Its not FIFA, its not serious, its PES
The new modes are a great addition to the series.
The champions league mode doesnt consist of all the teams but so what! You can just pick which one you want to be, just because its not on the champions league section doesnt mean its a terrible game...it just comes down to who's lazy or not. The game mode is fun and more difficult then any other mode in the game, Top Player wise. The opposition is much improved in the game mode and the graphics look better too.
Become a Legend mode = better then Be a Pro, and before you FIFA fans get angry at this let me say why. Firstly WE began the one man season mode and PES 5 introduced the third person camera view so if you think about it FIFA copied PES. The entire jist of Become a Legend is better too as you can actually get substituted and you start from the very bottom. Contract signing is much better the FIFA and the difficulty is even better as it takes dedication and consistency to stand out from the others. There is a point system but it doesnt take points away for not running 40 yards in 2 seconds like in FIFA. And for those people who complain saying they never get the ball its because you have to work for it. In reality people dont always pass it to you if you tell them to, like FIFA, and when they do its because your playing good or you are good. There is more editing options then FIFA and there are more stats to look at for your player.
The masterleague is the same as last years but with a better negotiating system and better navigation.
Online mode has improved but is still not 100%...unlike FIFA. However gamespot go on as if it takes years for you to get started when it only take 1 minute to get into a match. This year the only thing saving online gameplay is Legends mode which puts 4 people against a computer...so online is still not great.
The graphics are good and better then last years but for the 100% graphics dont make a game. Yes it would be nice if the game looks better but its the football which makes a footballing game, something FIFA has to realise, although there AI is better.
The layout of the menu is 1000 times better then PES 08 but the music is still terrible.
Now the major downs:
1. Your team mates hardly make runs.
2. the game is trying too hard to be hard.
3. The shooting is more realistic but its not PES anymore.
4.The music.
5. Online play
6. Konami is one step behind - improvment should be made and will be made but Konami have to work twice as hard to win over FIFA fans and win back most PES fans because for some reason when i ask someone what do you like more they say FIFA...wht? because it has better graphics and PES copied FIFA...
1. graphics dont make a footballing game football does.
2. Everything which made PES good FIFA took
eg holding down a trigger to run.
BAL mode.
freedom free kicks
and many many more...thank you