Pro Evolution Soccer 2011

Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 (officially abbreviated as PES 2011 and known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 2011 in Asia) is a football video game in the Pro Evolution Soccer series being developed and published by Konami with production assistance from the Blue Sky Team. The game was announced on 9 February 2010 and is set to be released on the PlayStation 3, PC and Xbox 360 on 30 September 2010 in the EU, 8 October 2010 in the UK. With Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2 and PSP being released soon after, in October to November. The UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League will feature within the game; and for the first time CONMEBOL’s Copa Libertadores and UEFA Super Cup will be fully licensed. The first trailer was released on 4 May 2010, while an E3 trailer was released in June 2010, showing some of the new features of the game. The game will also see the return of Lionel Messi as its cover star.

ITV’s Jim Beglin has been implemented as new co-commentator to Jon Champion for PES 2011.

A demo of PES 2011 was released for PC & PS3 on 15 September 2010. The demo allows users to play 10 minute games with 4 teams available: FC Barcelona and Bayern München or Copa Libertadores pair Chivas de Guadalajara and Internacional. A video presentation is also included after each match outlining the full game’s content in readiness of the game’s UK launch on 8 October 2010.

New features

• Total Control: PES Productions has enhanced the 360-degree passing ratio, offering unprecedented levels of control over every pass, shot, throw-in, through ball and lofted through balls. This allows users to pass the ball into space, and move their play with total freedom. Players must precisely weight their passes and second-guess the runs of their team-mates and exploit their movement. Players even can apply pressure on opponents to force them off the ball.
• Shot & Stamina Gauge: In addition to the generic power gauge, the Shot & Stamina meter details the player’s exact level of fitness. Constantly sprinting will affect the player’s movements and will have an adverse affect on his stats, with passes going awry and a loss of pace.
• New Defender AI: Defenders now hold their positions naturally, no longer chasing any ball that enters their area; preferring to close down the attacker and force them into a mistake.
• Improved Goalkeepers: In keeping with the basis of total freedom of movement, players now have more control over their keeper. This greater control allows for quick roll-outs, instinctive saves, pinpoint accuracy with goal kicks, and precision ball distribution to make quicker breaks or playing down the clock easier.
• Animation and Player Physics: PES Productions has totally reworked every element of in-game animation. These additions will become clear before even kick-off, with the players enjoying fluid, natural movements, with more realistic acceleration and inertia than ever before. The physicality between players is also improved, which was a priority requested in PES forums. Jostling and blocking now looks stunning, while there is a larger variety of convincing tackling styles. Ambient animation also adds immensely to the in-game atmosphere, as players behave realistically when off the ball, and walk and run with a variety of individual styles.
• Stadium Editor: The stadium editor will allow you to create your own stadiums. You will be able to choose capacity (between 1,000-100,000), seat colours, edit the adboards and hoardings, edit the turf style (similar to PES 2008), edit the nets (loose or tight, shape and colour), edit the architecture and roofing to a certain extent including tunnel placement and choose whether there is a running track, plain ground, or grass around the pitch. You can also choose to bring the stands closer to the pitch and choose to have a cage similar to certain stadia present in Germany and other parts of the world. Once all that has been put together – you can now choose the setting for your stadium. You are given the option to specify a background layout, with a variety of both urban and rural backdrops. After that, you can also add a background image, with stock items including city scenes – and a mountain range that looks similar to the one seen in the background on the PES 3 intro. With this tool it should be possible to recreate many different stadiums from all over the world with lots of variation in style. There are currently around 25 stadiums in PES 2011 (not all licensed ones). This is 3 more than PES 2010 which had 22. There will be a total of 25 slots to create stadiums giving you a grand total of around 50 possible stadiums.
• Speed of Play: The new level of control means that PES 2011 enjoys a more considered pace of play, which varies dependent on situations. The game will burst into life as counter-attacks come into play, but players can dictate the pace via slow build up or exploiting available space to surge forward. It is harder to make long runs from midfield, and successful play will depend on making quick passes to make room.
• Aesthetics: PES 2010 showcased the best likenesses in a football game, and PES 2011 ups the ante further. Facial animation has been enhanced, but the key advances are over 1000 all-new animations which have been recreated from the ground up using over 100 hours of motion captured footage. Every aspect of player movement has been reworked, with more organic runs, turns, throw-ins, tackles, and interaction. The way players speed up and slow down is also more natural, while replays display elements of motion blur that bring your saved goals to vivid life.
• Tactical and Strategy: The sheer number of options available in the PES series has established it as a remarkably flexible simulation, allowing players to stamp their playing style on each match. The PES Productions team has implemented an all new ‘Drag and Drop’ mechanism that can be used in every aspect of team management, not just substitutions or formation changes. These settings are also animated to promote better understanding of the plays that have been altered.
• Feint settings: PES has always offered a wide range of subtle skills, feints and turns, but PES 2011 allows users to map their favourite move sequences to the right stick, making them more accessible than ever before.
• Master League Online: Master League will offer an all-new challenge, as users are invited to try their hand against other managers online. PES 2011 will mark the online debut for its much-loved Master League element, with players bidding against each other for the world’s best players, and attempting to build a squad that can compete with the best against online peers all over the globe.
• Other Edit Features: PES 2011 does not feature a boot editor. Boots and balls will be added by Konami through updates like PES 2010 but in a more consistent manner. You will be able to create teams, stadiums and even full leagues (for use with offline game modes such as Become A Legend, League/Cup and Master League) with qualification structures. In addition you will be able to edit the league emblems too. This is all on top of the current edit mode system thats present in PES 2010.

Content

With an exclusive deal with UEFA, both the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League and, for the first time, the CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores and UEFA Super Cup are fully licensed. The tournaments are integrated into the Master League mode, and for the first time in the Master League On-line mode, however the Europa League and UEFA Super Cup is only available on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 versions.

National teams

The following national teams are listed in the order that they appear in the game.

Europe Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Fict. Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Republic of Ireland Israel Italy Montenegro Fict. Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Fict. Slovakia Fict. Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Fict. Wales Fict.	Africa Algeria New Fict. Angola Fict. Cameroon Côte d’Ivoire Egypt Ghana Guinea Fict. Mali Fict. Morocco Fict. Nigeria Fict. South Africa Togo Fict. Tunisia Fict. Americas Canada Fict. Costa Rica Fict. Honduras Fict. Mexico Fict. Trinidad and Tobago Fict. United States Fict. Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Fict. Peru Uruguay Venezuela Fict.	Asia/Oceania Australia Bahrain Fict. China Fict. Iran Fict. Iraq Fict. Japan Kuwait Fict. North Korea Fict. Oman Fict. Qatar Fict. Saudi Arabia Fict. South Korea Syria Fict. Thailand Fict. United Arab Emirates Fict. Uzbekistan Fict. New Zealand New Classic England Fict. France Fict. Germany Fict. Italy Fict. Netherlands Fict. Argentina Fict. Brazil Fict.

Notes
Bold – Fully licensed teams
^New – Teams new to the series
^Fict. – Squads have fictional players

Leagues

The following leagues are fully licensed.

• Ligue 1
• Eredivisie

The following leagues are partially licensed.

• Premier League — 2 teams licensed: Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur^New.
• Serie A — 19 teams licensed: Bari, Bologna, Brescia^New, Cagliari, Catania, Cesena^New, Chievo Verona, Fiorentina, Genoa, Inter, Juventus, Lazio, Lecce^New, Milan, Napoli, Parma, Roma, Sampdoria and Udinese.
• Primera División — 14 teams licensed: Almeria^New, Athletic Club, Atlético Madrid, FC Barcelona, Deportivo La Coruña, Espanyol, Getafe^New, Mallorca, Racing Santander, Real Madrid, Sporting Gijon^New, Valencia, Villarreal and Zaragoza^New.

Unlicensed league teams

Premier League North London (Arsenal) West Midlands Village (Aston Villa) West Midlands City (Birmingham City) Lancashire (Blackburn Rovers) Booktale (Blackpool) Middlebrook (Bolton Wanderers) London FC (Chelsea) Merseyside Blue (Everton) West London White (Fulham) Merseyside Red (Liverpool) Man Blue (Manchester City) Tyneside (Newcastle United) The Potteries (Stoke City) Wearside (Sunderland) West Midlands Stripes (West Bromwich Albion) East London (West Ham United) Lancashire Athletic (Wigan Athletic) Wolves (Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Serie A Xavrenaguel (Palermo) Primera División Hecioguel (Hércules) Zelvantez (Levante) Mlg Blanco/Azul (Málaga) Pamp Rojo (Osasuna) Sev Blanco (Sevilla) Ssfb. Azul/Blanco (Real Sociedad)

Other teams

The following club teams are listed in the order that they appear in the game. Internacional of Brazil, is part of Other Teams, which also includes the Copa Libertadores mode. SV Werder Bremen and Bayern München of Germany, and FC Rubin Kazan of Russia are newly licensed to the game.

RSC Anderlecht Club Brugge KV NK Dinamo Zagreb SK Slavia Praha Sparta Praha F.C. Copenhagen HJK Helsinki SV Werder Bremen New Bayern München New A.E.K. Athens F.C. Olympiacos Panathinaikos PAOK F.C. Rosenborg Ballklub SL Benfica S.C. Braga FC Porto Sporting

Dinamo Bucureşti CFR Cluj Unirea Urziceni Spartak Moscow FC Rubin Kazan New FC Zenit St. Petersburg Celtic FC Rangers Football Club FK Crvena Zvezda AIK FC Basel 1893 Beşiktaş JK Fenerbahçe SK Galatasaray A.S. Shakhtar Donetsk FC Dynamo Kyiv C.A. Boca Juniors River Plate

Generic teams

Like previous versions, there is also a separate 2 leagues with 18 empty teams (PES League and D2 League), each of which can be edited fully. Since its introduction, it has become very popular amongst the PES community, and as a result, they are usually made into the Bundesliga or another league of one’s preference by patch makers.

PES League Almchendolf Fict. Ehrenhofstadt Fict. Fineseeberg Fict. Theeselvargen Fict. Xakoulagos Fict. Herismakhgia Fict. Marguaparrena Fict. Serignaluca Fict. Celuvaris Fict. Tedloghec Fict. Waryamosuk Fict. Nakhqachev Fict. Saintragler Fict. Blookrows Fict. Mrabspor Fict. Trunecan Fict. Nelapoltsk Fict. Gharnetova Fict.

D2 League Wondengine Down Fict. C.S. Squanoer Fict. Ganzoraccio Fict. FSV Sarmtonburg Fict. Johachnaard V.V. Fict. S.D. Quaztolla Fict. C.D. Raltonvegua Fict. FC Nortovka Fict. Cantlesir Spor Fict. K.S. Szelawce Fict. Jorudberg FF Fict. Hjorwesland BK Fict. FK Odersteich Fict. KVC Meirkugaurt Fict. CS Iolceanicu Fict. A.C. Nitsaloskis Fict. PES United Fict. WE United Fict.

Copa Santander Libertadores Mode

The following club teams are listed in the order that they appear in the game^[11][12]

Chivas de Guadalajara New Monarcas Morelia New Monterrey New Club San Luis New Estudiantes Tecos New C.A. Banfield New C.A. Colón New Estudiantes de La Plata New C.A. Lanús New Newell’s Old Boys New Vélez Sársfield New C. Blooming New Bolívar New Real Potosí New

S.C. Corinthians New Cruzeiro New Flamengo C.R. New Internacional São Paulo F.C. New Universidad Católica New Universidad de Chile New Colo-Colo New Once Caldas New Atlético Junior New Independiente Medellín New Deportivo Cuenca New C.S. Emelec New Deportivo Quito New

Cerro Porteño New Club Libertad New Nacional New Alianza Lima New Juan Aurich New Universitario New Club Nacional New C.A. Cerro New Racing Montevideo New Caracas F.C. New Deportivo Italia New Deportivo Táchira New

Notes
Bold – Fully licensed teams
^New – Teams new to the series

Stadia

The following stadia appear in the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 versions of the game. The San Siro and Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (the official name of the San Siro), although the same stadium, represent Internazionale and Milan separately.

Licensed[13] # Stadium Country Team 1 Old Trafford England Manchester United 2 Wembley Stadium England England 3 Camp Nou Spain FC Barcelona 4 Santiago Bernabéu Spain Real Madrid C.F. 5 Estádio do Dragão Portugal FC Porto 6 Estádio José Alvalade Portugal Sporting 7 Estádio da Luz Portugal SL Benfica 8 Amsterdam Arena Netherlands Ajax 9 El Monumental Argentina River Plate 10 Saitama Stadium 2002 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 11 Stade Louis II Monaco AS Monaco FC 12 Giuseppe Meazza Italy Inter 13 San Siro Italy A.C. Milan 14 Stadio Olimpico Italy A.S. Roma and S.S. Lazio

Unlicensed Konami Stadium Estádio do Amazonas Estadio de Palenque (Estadio Azteca) Estádio de Escorpião Estadio del Nuevo Triunfo Bristol Mary Stadium (Veltins-Arena) Mohamed Lewis Stadium Ville Marie Stadium Rose Park Stadium Stade de Sagittaire Stadio Orione

Commentators

Bold – New to the Pro Evolution Soccer series.

• Brazilian Portuguese: Silvio Luiz and Mauro Beting.
• English: Jon Champion and Jim Beglin.
• French: Grégoire Margotton and Christophe Dugarry.
• German: Wolff-Christoph Fuss and Hansi Küpper.
• Greek: Christos Sotirakopoulos and Georgios Thanailakis.
• Italian: Pierluigi Pardo and Jose Altafini.
• Japanese: Jon Kabira, Masahiro Fukuda and Tsuyoshi Kitazawa.
• Mexican Spanish: Christian Martinoli and Luis García.
• European Portuguese: Pedro Sousa and Luís Freitas Lobo.
• European Spanish: Carlos Martínez and Julio Maldonado “Maldini”.

Soundtrack

PES 2011 contains 24 licensed songs.

Apples — “Theo” Azymuth — “Roda Piao” Babasonicos — “Microdancing” Balkan Beat Fox — “Marcha De La Vida” Black Blood — “A.I.E A MWANA” Coldrain — “Die tomorrow” Crystal Castles — “Celestica” Data — “Aerius Fight” Democustico — “Pera” Destine — “In Your Arms” Elite Force — “The Law Of Life” Fever Ray — “When I Grow Up”

JABBERLOOP X SOFT LIPA — “Dental Driller” Keane feat. K’Naan — “Stop For A Minute” Konono Nº1 — “Wumbanzanga” Nina Zilli — “50mila” Nina Zilli — “L’Inferno” Passion Pit — “The Reeling” Phoenix — “Armistice” Shihad — “Sleepeater” The Temper Trap — “Sweet Disposition” The xx — “Crystalised (Rory Phillips remix)” Vampire Weekend — “Cousins” Whitley — “Head, First, Down”

Updates

Version 1.01

On 30 September 2010, the first update for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 added 3 new features to the Online mode: Legends, Community and Competition.

Reception

Review scores
Publication	Score
Computer and Video Games	8.5/10
Eurogamer	7/10
GameSpot	8.0/10
IGN	9/10
PSM3	89%
VideoGamer.com	7/10

PES 2011 so far has received a rating of 89% from PSM3 and also a rating of 9 out of 10 from IGN.