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7.7
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Score Breakdown Based on 2197 ratings
  1. 10 (449)
  2. 9 (548)
  3. 8 (590)
  4. 7 (289)
  5. 6 (104)
  6. 5 (57)
  7. 4 (29)
  8. 3 (25)
  9. 2 (34)
  10. 1 (72)

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  • Rating:9

    PES 2009 achieves the balance between the theatre of realism and arcade gameplay.

    The challenge of designing a football game is to achieve the balance between the theater of realism and arcade controls. Actual football can be very cagey. Not to mention that it ebbs and flows over 90 minutes - not the ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    PES shows us that football is still a beautiful game.

    PES shows us that football is still a beautiful game. PES is a fantastic game full of action, beautiful graphics and incredible gameplay. Obviously PES 09 is not the best in the series, however, when it was released ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    Cool

    Although Pro Evolution Soccer fans bought last year's game in droves, it was unfortunately an all-time low for the series on the Xbox 360. Poor graphics, dreadful presentation, and basic online play failed to make the mo... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    This game is much more effective than it's rival when it comes to take fun out of football... And goals!

    I've been playing the Pro Evolution series' since the 3rd and this game was, to this date, the best football game I've experienced in many years. You can't say that it doesn't have it's flaws - every game has them - but... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:5

    What Konami to that soccer game we all loved so much!?

    I'll be quite direct: PES 2009 is disastrous. The only good things, are things that were already good at the previous games, with no changes at all. The problem is that, not only Konami didnt changed a thing, like in 08,... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5

    The Gameplay is better than FIFA 09.

    PES 2009 gameplay and realism are far more better than FIFA 09. I returned FIFA 09 to buy PES 2009 since I already bought FIFA 2010 which are almost the same. PES 2009 features, fans displays, gameplay, realism, editi... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:4

    A very low amount of teams

    Review for PES 09 Well i decided to rent this game and i could not be more horrified, all style but no substance, You get about 8 teams to play with and few stadiums. Most teams are missing from here and makes it wort... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5

    Though the game still has some tweaks and improvements to be worked out, they won't stop you from fully enjoying it.

    Pro Evolution Soccer for the Wii might be one of the very few examples on when a franchise actually fitted better on the Nintendo's console than the others. As we can see, not by much tweaking, more because of convenienc... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5

    great game but having no license's brings it down a notch.

    PES 09, a great game but there are things about it that just bring it down a notch. the gameplay is great, the graphics are great but the fact that the license's arnt on it can get annoying. but by buying an update or do... Read Full Review

    2 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:1

    Fails Miserably.

    Ive been a huge fan of the Konami series since International Super Star Soccer pro and in fact it was the best Soccer simulator. Since PES 06 no progress was made and in fact its getting worst and worst. I ve become a FI... Read Full Review

    1 of 3 users found the following review helpful