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PES 2015 Available Now
El Segundo, CA, November 11, in the year of our Lord
2014 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today
released its Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 title for the
PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, the Xbox One, the
all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, the
PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360 games and
entertainment system from Microsoft, available now in North and
South America. The new installment in the annual series is
released on the back of huge critical acclaim and a host of
international awards.
PES 2015 boasts German international Mario Götze as its pack
star in a move that reflects the focus on all-round performance
in the game. “PES 2015 is the most realistic football title
there is,” said the Bayern Munich striker. “It truly reflects
the way games ebb and flow, and I am delighted to be working
with KONAMI on such an exciting project.”
‘The pitch is ours’ is the ethos that dominates PES 2015.
Through the combined efforts of the Tokyo and Windsor, UK-based
PES Productions team, the aim has been to recreate the drama and
tension associated with a vital match. PES 2015 marks a
concerted return to core PES values of total control, utterly
responsive controls and unrestricted gameplay, where the user
has complete control over how they play. Every pass, shot or run
is finely balanced to give maximum player satisfaction within
PES 2015’s on-field action.
By looking at key facets of modern football, the PES Productions
Team has completely reworked how the game performs all over the
field. The shooting and goal-keeping mechanics benefit from a
new system that allows precise aim and control over a shot’s
power and also unlimited shot styles. Similarly, the
goal-keepers intuitively close angles and are capable of a
variety of ways to react to any situation. Passing, and the
final ball to the front line, has also been expanded, allowing
for little knock-ons and powerful daisy-cutter passes that use
new physics routines to ensure the ball realistically behaves as
it would. Close control also steps up a gear, with the player
governing both the positioning of a player, but with greater
options of how to dribble into space or beat your marker.
Central to the new game’s realism is PES ID, a system that
ensures that all the world’s greatest players both look and
behave like their real-life counterparts. Teams are
automatically set-up to play as they would in real life, while a
weekly update download will reflect the current form of players
on an ongoing basis. PES 2015 is also supported by all-new
presentation elements which include a specially created menu
system that remembers the player’s preferred options and makes
them instantly available. Likewise, a new training mode takes
the player through the incredible array of moves and skills the
game contains, while a licensed soundtrack featuring artists
such as Cold War Kids and Morning Parade has also been included.
There are also many more ways to enjoy PES 2015’s incredible
on-field action, with online and offline play bolstered with an
incredible array of leagues, competitions and ways to play. The
game’s ‘myClub’ mode offers an exhaustive overhaul of the
eternally popular Master League, with the attitudes of players
being included, dealings with agents, and a wealth of other
factors affecting the player’s preparation and development of
their side. KONAMI has also implemented a new play feature
called ‘Role Control’ wherein three players can divide the
defensive, midfield and attacking roles between them for more
structured multi-player action for a new competitive slant to
the game. Online play is also slick and easier to use, with
simpler ranking games, new Online Divisions with relegation and
promotions, dedicated 11-vs-11 lobbies and all-new cheat
measures in place.
PES 2015’s license roster has also been improved, introducing
second-tier teams for the first time, with Spanish Liga Adelante
represented in its entirety, as is the French Ligue 2. The team
rosters have also been extended to English and Italian
second-tier teams, albeit not in licensed form but with real
players. These supplement the full Dutch Eredivisie, French
Ligue 1, Spanish La Liga and Italian top-flight leagues, which
are long-standing PES inclusions. The cream of European club
sides are also licensed, and include pack star Mario Götze’s
Bayern Munich; Portuguese giants FC Porto, Benfica and Sporting
SP; and the likes of Anderlecht, Manchester United, Zenit St
Petersburg, CSKA Moscow and Galatasaray.
This compliments the existing exclusive licenses, headlined by
UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Super Cup. The Copa
Libertadores and Asian Champions League return, with new
additions Copa Sudamericana and Recopa Sudamericana adding to
the top club competitions only playable in PES 2015.
KONAMI has also prepared a day one download for PES 2015, which
will ensure that 93 new kits will appear authentically in the
game, while eight (8) more licensed teams have been added
including Sparta Praha, FK Partisan, and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Additionally, the Brazil league will have six of its teams
(Santos, Internacional, Vasco da Gama, Vitoria, Criciuma, and
Chapecoense) updated to include an additional 109 of the
athlete’s real names. An additional digital download will be
available in December that will add 11 of the athlete’s real
names to the roster for Flamengo; the December update will also
include yet more teams in other leagues and bolster the stadia
roster for the current generation of gaming systems. The day one
download will reflect all transfers and loans, and new boots
from Puma and Nike will be added. Continuing KONAMI’s dedication
to ensure the stars resemble and act like their real life
counterparts, the day one update will include over 80 player
feature updates as well.
PES 2015 is available now for the PlayStation®4 computer
entertainment system and the Xbox One, the all-in-one games and
entertainment system from Microsoft for an SRP $59.99, and for
the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360 games
and entertainment system from Microsoft for an SRP of $39.99.
The PC (digital download version) will be available from
November 13 for an SRP of $39.99, coinciding with the global
Steam launch of the game.