The PES games are amazing and they have easily been my most played games since ISS pro evolution soccer came out on the PS1.
They play just like real football and have just the right feel - that is what makes them stand out from the crowd of FIFA and TIF games. Strategies, formations and player choices are cruicial for each game as even the most skilled player will struggle with an inapropriate formation etc.
The AI has always been great (although due to it's complexity over other games it has also been prone to the odd bug) but the latest version PES4 is scarily realistic!
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If you are a hardcore gamer, I think that you can appreciate the gameplay PES recreates but for sheer gaming thrills there are better titles out there.
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Not too sure I agree with this. Yes it obviously appeals to footie fans, however a mate that I play PES with very regularly isn't much of a footie fan at all but is a HUGE fan of PES. I am a reasonable footie fan although Rugby league is my first sport these days. The reason I play PES though is purely for it's amazing gameplay genius. No game (or series of games) that I have ever bought have had the play that the PES games have had. When I was younger I could play games for longer periods without getting board but these days there is only one game that I could constantly play all day and that game is PES.
I did love ISS64 on the N64, it was a great game! As was Kick off & Sensi Soccer. Match day 2 and Emlyn Hughes Soccer were decent in the 8 bit days and FIFA was pretty good on the Megadrive.
For the last 5 years or so there has only really been once choice for me though - the Pro evolution soccer series on PS1 & 2.