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Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 - A Whole New Ball Game
Individuality and Full Control are Key as Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 Moves the Goalposts
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—April 24, in the year of our Lord
2012— Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today revealed
that the fan-favorite Pro Evolution Soccer will return to the
field this fall. Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 is returning to its
roots, with emphasis on the individual skills of the world's
best players, giving the player total freedom to play any style
of ball, to any teammate, anywhere on the pitch, including full
control over shots, for the first time ever.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2013, which is endorsed by renowned soccer
player Cristiano Ronaldo, continues to maintain the skill and
grace of top level soccer that fans of the sport and the video
game desire and expect. This will be the most faithful
recreation of modern day soccer, with players modeled to match
the running motions, the abilities and playing styles, and the
flicks and turns of their real-life counterparts.
"We're excited to take Pro Evolution Soccer back to its roots,
which is all about freedom and control." said Tomoyuki Tsuboi,
President of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. "Pro Evolution
Soccer 2013 is created, in part, by the vocal PES community, and
with them, along with some new faces within the development
team, we're bringing in new features and gameplay mechanics that
will invigorate the soccer community as a whole."
Three key elements form the basis of Pro Evolution Soccer 2013's
innovations, with all new additions falling within the fields of
Pro Evolution Soccer, which include FullControl, Player ID, and
ProActive AI.
The first element, FullControl (PES FC), offers a level of
control that has never before been used in a soccer game. The
features of PES FC include:
• Total Freedom of Control: Pro Evolution Soccer introduced the
concept of freedom of movement. The new 'PES FC' in Pro
Evolution Soccer 2013 goes further with total freedom over ball
control.
• Dynamic First Touch: Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 introduces
subtle ways to receive the ball, from traps to gently lifting it
past an attacker to run on to or a variety of other moves. First
Touch is everything, and players can trap the ball using the R2
button, killing the speed of a well-hit pass and bringing it
instantly under control, or using the momentum of the pass to
turn a defender.
• Full Manual Shooting and Full Manual Passing: Pro Evolution
Soccer 2013 offers fully manual passing and, for the first time
ever, manual shooting, allowing users to determine the height
and power of each. Long, low passes can be sent skimming across
the pitch. While shooting, the user has total control over where
the shot is placed. Skill and precision are needed to master
these, but passes can be made into open areas, allowing lone
strikers to thrive, while offering an unrivalled variety in ways
to score.
• Dribbling: The speed with which a player moves with the ball
has been slowed in line with real matches, but using R2 allows
players to add various styles to their close control. Players
can vary the speed of their dribbling and cushion the ball as
they move freely within a 360-degree circle. The new system
allows players to knock a ball past a player and collect it,
nutmeg them, or hold up play by shielding the ball as teammates
find space and make runs.
• Full Manual One-Two: Active one-two passes can be made, with
the second player being moved in any direction, facilitating
various tactical movements.
• Response Defending: Countering the attacking options the new
dribbling system offers, is a beautifully-balanced defense
system. Players can use R2 and X to slow an attack, with a
double-tap of the X button prompting a perfectly-timed
challenge. Full 360-degree control means that players can check
runs and steal the ball from a parallel position, while the
individuality element will see world renowned defenders using
aerial dominance of physicality to win the ball.
• Goalkeepers: Even the game's keepers benefit from more
control. Their distribution is more precise thanks to the
addition of a power gauge when they throw the ball, creating
opportunities for new, quicker counter attacks.
The second key element of Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 is the
Player ID, which focuses on the individual characteristics and
movements that each player boasts. The components of the Player
ID include:
• Player Individuality: The very best players in Pro Evolution
Soccer 2013 will be instantly recognizable via signature
attributes, skills and tricks that bring them to life. The way
they run, turn, trap and move the ball, shape to shoot, and even
celebrate will be noticeably different during play.
• Individuality to Goalkeepers: Goalkeeping has been totally
invigorated via new animations and play styles. New varieties of
saves and reactions have been added to ensure the game's keepers
are in line with the efforts of real shot stoppers. This level
of realism also extends to the game's top-rated goalkeepers,
with their moves to close attacks down, fling themselves to tip
a shot past the post, and in-goal acrobatics benefiting from all
new animations and AI.
The third element is the ProActive AI, which unites the control
and realism, with players that will respond and find space as
befits those at the top of their games.
• Balance of Play: The development team has worked closely with
the Pro Evolution Soccer fan base to eradicate any illogical
elements to the way players move and run in Pro Evolution Soccer
2013, with the 'ProActive AI' system enhancing the speed and
balance, resulting in a more realistic game experience.
• Enhanced Goalkeepers: Improvements to the goalkeepers was
voted the key advancement football fans wanted to see in Pro
Evolution Soccer 2013, and the team has worked hard with real
life goalkeepers to ensure the AI decision process has been
vastly improved. Keepers now respond with better reactions,
clear their lines more effectively, and push the ball safely out
of play rather than into dangerous areas.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 will also boast better connectivity
and atmosphere. The popular myPES application will extend the
connectivity and communication between Facebook-using PES fans,
while the game's audio effects are being tied closer to the
on-field action to provide the kind of buzz seen at top-tier
matches, with crowds growing in excitement as their team starts
to exert pressure.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 will be available Fall 2012 on the
PlayStation®3, Xbox 360®, Windows PC, PlayStation®2, PSP®
(PlayStation®Portable), Nintendo 3DS™, and Nintendo Wii™.