The soccer game will include a new co-op mode, enhanced control, and Mii support. http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=16997 Konami recently revealed new details about Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 at an event held in Rome. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 will feature improved control, smarter AI, and a co-op mode.
Returning from last years edition is the innovative control scheme that allows the player to issue commands to teammates using the IR functionality of the Wii Remote. The game has been tweaked to give the player a higher level of control. Computer-controlled players will behave more intelligently thanks to improved AI. Other additions include a new targeting system that lets players guide the soccer ball when a shot is taken and an updated defense system.
Players who would prefer to use a more old-fashioned (i.e. pre-Wii) control set-up can use the Classic Controller or the Wii Remote held horizontally. This year's iteration includes a Co-Operative Play mode which allows one player to use the Wii control system with IR while the other uses the traditional control scheme.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 will include the UEFA Champions League, the Master League, and the Champions Road competition. There will be a Mii Training sub-game system and an improved Edit Mode. Players can also expect upgrades to the online mode.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 will be released in Europe and North America next spring. A new trailer for the game is embedded below.
PES 2009: First Wii version details
New AI, more control and modes galore as PES 2009 warms up for Wii
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has revealed key gameplay additions to its forthcoming PES 2009 title for Wii. Scheduled for release in Spring 2009, the new game will retain the intuitive 'point and click' interface used to control both the player in possession of the ball and to send those around him on to runs into space. However, a new 'traditional' control system using either a Wii Remote or Classic controller has also been implemented.
Producer Akiyoshi 'Greyhound' Chosogabe detailed his plans for the new game at a special event in Rome:
A New Level of Control: Players will once again point and drag team mates into space to make runs, but Greyhound and his team has worked to improve the movement and level of control available to the player.
An improved defense system will allow players to close down their opposition with more precision using the Z button, while a new targeting system sees the player steering where they place the ball when shooting. Coupled with better AI for the CPU-controlled players and opposition, the result is a more free-flowing and faster paced simulation. Set pieces have also been reworked, with more precision on free kicks and a wider range of corners than in the previous game.
Co-Operative Play: Greyhound is keen to emphasise the teamwork ethos of the PES series, and has added a second control system for co-op play. One player will use the familiar Nunchuck and Wii Remote system to control their player and drag players into space, with the second adopting a more traditional PES controller to control individual players.
Using a Wii Remote held sideways or a classic controller, the secondary player can control the game in a manner familiar to existing versions of PES for other formats. Thus, they can control using familiar PES controls while their co-op player orchestrates their player and the rest of the team using the bespoke Wii system.
Additional Modes: In keeping with versions for other formats, PES 2009 for Wii will also feature the UEFA Champions League, the addition of the ever-popular Master League for the first time on this format plus the return of an enhanced Champions Road competition, an enhanced Edit Mode, more online gameplay possibilities, and a Mii Training sub-game system.
PES 2009 will be released for Wii in Spring 2009.
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