Pro Evolution Soccer 4 revealed
Number four in the series dribbles into shooting distance...
As surely as night follows day, Konami have today officially confirmed the latest instalment of the best-selling Pro Evolution Soccer, marking numero four in the venerable series, held by many as the finest example of virtual football. Coming later this year, the biggest news for the series has to be that as well as debuts on the PS2 and PC, the Xbox will also be getting Pro Evo 4, something which will no doubt please the console's owners and the house of Gates in equal measure.
Of course, better visuals, controls and heightened realism are all touted, and we've no reason to feel this will be any worse than previous outings with Shingo 'Seabass' Takatsuka and his team at Konami Tokyo once again in charge. New moves and tricks as part of fluid, realistic football are promised in this "quantum leap forward for both the Pro Evolution franchise and the football genre as a whole."
A new indirect free-kick move has been implemented to spice-up set-piece action, whilst new free kick and penalty techniques will be implemented. Sadly, I think we're once again going to miss out on many real player and team names, but Konami have offered something in the way of compensation through more accurate and individualised player looks and animations. Likewise, more detailed player statistics will now have a greater impact in match situations: "how well players can bring a high or fast ball under control, hit it first time past an encroaching defender, or flick the ball on to a team-mate," being examples mooted.
Crosses and cut-backs will be more accurate now, with a new dribbling system being introduced also allowing more control in one-on-one situations. International and club players featured are said to bare an almost photo-realistic likeness to their real-world counterparts too, and kits which get dirtier as matches progress will no doubt heighten immersion further.
A referee will be present on screen for the first time in the series too, and our little 'friend' in black will be stepping-in to break up trouble, though hopefully not to disallow perfectly legitimate goals. Ahem. Different refs will also include varying temperaments, which will impact the flow of play, especially as the new dynamics will include playing the advantage in certain circumstances.
Fortunately, an 'expanded' roster of clubs and international sides will be available in Pro Evo 4 (though we've no specifics on this at the moment), and new formation options will also add greater tactical depth to the experience. The Master League has also been expanded with the ability to save world-beating sides as 'My Best Eleven' and new player retirements through injury during the league. This will force players to find replacements and work around star retirements in a more realistic fashion.
We'll bring you more on this game as it nears release on the PC, Xbox and PS2 later this year - in fact, the only question we're really dieing to know the answer to concerns the multiplayer side of the title on which Konami have been strangely quiet. Perhaps online multiplayer all-round? We hope to find out soon.
Comments
but what about the vital ingredient? presentation! fifa is luring the innocents to its tired arms with a fancy face. or something like that. and please, better music for goodness sake! o and why did the pes3 AI defenders become impossible to get around on three star? unrealistically irritating and wrecks my nut!! sort it out and i will have seabass's babies (thats a lie).
this is realy a masterpiece.i realy need a copy but i dont have accses to your market.if you could supply copies to our local market i will buy.i am a cameroonian.i realy love the game.
congratulations konami
oooohhhhhhh
im exited like a boby
when is pro evo out!!!!!
am so happy and exited about wot i jus read,it sounds gud nd looks pretty gud,hope theres more skills dat realy works and luk relistic .wen is the release date 4 uk
i can see u pro evo fans are in distress pro evo 4 will be out on october the same time that fifa 2005 and grand theft auto st andreas comes out so spend carefully gamers if u have any more questions leave them here for me.
from pro evo's no1 fan
I sooooo cant wait. These are like the best games ever. i have had every single addition, and i recon i could whip all of you!!! i win 6-0 on average on a 5 start 25 minute master leugue. bring on internet play so i can show the world my skillz!!
I cant wait until its released!
I read that the game iz due 2 be released nxt month, on the the 5th of august 2004
pro evo rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pro ROCKS!!!!!
Pro has been a true gift to the people of this world, however, it has to be said that there are many annoying things about the game that could easily be fixed if only the (KFRB) Konami Foundation For The Really Bored, would ask a few intelligent people about what is wrong with the game. Damn I hate the throw-ins, the half time delay (even though its only three or four seconds) and the vertical camera angle doesn't allow you to see far enough down the pitch --> Pro evolution one had it just right... pro 2 was worse and pro 3 is impossible to play on. I hope they fix it on pro 4... I have playing with a horizontal screen.
JOE HARD U SUCK. I AM BETTER THAN U AND SO IS RICHIE AND HE SUCKS 2
DO U THINK YOUR GOOD ENOUGH FOR A CHALLANGE. WE CHALLENGE U CALL 0857108909
5 stars on PES3 is as easy as piss. U want a real challenge, then take me on!
joel hard i'd kick your ass and any bodies ass i come across ive gone though a season an half unbeaten conceding just 8 goals im the man! on a serious note why is zidane never as good as he should be,on every edition he's got the stats but is never as good as them?
This game looks nang and id like to no does it have new boots and kits and r the names done already for us
R celtic going to have there real badge and sponsers on there shirt and is celtic park going to be in the game
and to all you posers- you wouldnt stand a chance against me or my mate so keep dreaming ; )
pro evo 4 will be da best game ever
THANK YOU KONAMI FOR MAKING THE BEST SOCCER GAME
P.E.S. FOREVER
will the names of players be proper or will it be like 3 where u have to get a cheat disk?
will some teams have the real kits ect
I think this is what every Pro Evo fan has been waiting 4, on-line will take the game into another world!! So many people will wanna make their mark when it comes to a game like this.I hope you are all ready to rumble!!!
im a big fan od this series but i hope they improve the goal keepers on this one cuz they spoilt most games on pes3 with sh!t attempts to save shots. do anybiody agree?????
This better contain Jon Stead.....
i want to know what kind of cheats there is gonna be.
yo, I have always been a fifa fan but pes3 got me hooked and on lock down. but it sounds like pes44 is gonna be better
I'm so exited about this masterpiece.it's going to be huge. Pro evolution soccer 3 was amazing 10/10,so imagine what pro evolution soccer 4 will be like. Plus in pro evolution soccer 4 it's been announced that theres going to be actual team names and kits,not sure about player names. So instead of North London it'll be Arsenal,and instead of Trad Bricks it'll be Man United,Merseyside red will be liverpool .etc. When this game comes out it'll top the charts and make the upcoming Fifa 2005 look pants. Do you guys agree???
yeh it'll whoop fifa 2005 so bad! if they put internet play on any of the future pro evo's it will make it so much better as i would get the chance 2 whoop all ur asses!!!!
this is gonna be so awesome!!!
Long Live PES!!!!!!!!!!!!
pes 4 is gonna have real kits 4 teams in spain, holland nd italy nd u can do the ronaldhino skill the 1 in der nike ad, theres lots more trust, dis game is dat boom,u also c the subs enterin the picth,special 3 kicks nd corners 4 alot of star playas.ders more trust
Hope you can playonline with this cuz it would make the game on to a different level... if any1 heres anything about this please e-mail at jayc1471@yahoo.co.uk it would be great to know.
cheers
na jay there isn't any online play this time but konami say that they are working on it 4 future games. there also already woroking on a game for the playstation3 which is due for release next autumn. will be awesum!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hi pro evolution 4 will be outstanding when it is come out for ps2 pc and xbox. but i have found out the british teams like man u and arsenal all the other british teams will not have sponsors . maybe the o2 sign and the arsenal badge and vodafone.but it is going storm through the market it will be the best seller in uk. donnt you guys agree?????????
hello
hello
we wanna fight wit da irish.
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I am a computer geek and i do not like pro evolution soccer it is a geekier than me
Masterful, a brill creation. Wonder if Bolton Wanderers will be on this edition
pro is rubbish
I DONT CARE -BEST FOOTBALL GAME EVER
pro evo is gon bepure quality man, ya no wit a mean? pure amazin teams noat. and some quality fittie kits like inter and juve. pure cum on the gers. ftp
It seems that there are quite a few people who don't know the facts so, if nobody else has written in, I'll fill in the gaps. There are no official names or licenses in england. It's all about italy and holland etc. at the moment. Also- online on x-box- possibly on PC- not on PS2. This is all working on what I've heard from the interent and magazines so don't shoot the messenger.
wow gets so much beta every time i jus cant stop playin it
why is there a rubbish camera view if you have it on tv view it gos down the pitch in pro evo soccer 4 but in pro evo soccer 3 on the tv view the camrea view was in the middle of the pitch
Can I have a list of the proper team names
please could i have the real team names and the players names
I want to find out the real team names.
wits the real name of the teams and the player in pro evo 4? its well the best game out man
Best football game ever
hey guys, with pro evo 4, whats all the real team names for all the teams????
Please could you tell where i could buy the PRO EVO 4 update disk from, so that i can up date date the team names, team kits,stadiums etc.
Please could you get back to me a.s.a.p
Thanks
Jo
best team buffon
cafu nesta ferdinand carlos
beckham ronaldihno veira robben
ronaldo henry
i've just bought the game and i think is great, the only thing that i didn't like is that the players look very stupid when they are running with and without the ball
anyone know the real names of players on pes4
will celtic park be in pro evo 5?
its a good game but the teams are not whit ther proper names
how do i get the real kits and names of clubs
how do i get the real kits and names of clubs
how do you get the real football boots on pro evolution 4
i dont know how to get the real logos and banges tell me and pro evo 5 will be yours
the best
how do i get the real kits in the game
i dont know how to get the real logos in pro 4 plz tell me