The best PS3 game at Leipzig was a soccer game

by Andrew Yoon { Aug 27th 2007 at 5:30PM }

The Leipzig Games Convention has come and gone, and the critics agree: Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 is the best PS3 game on the show floor. What? I guess Sony made a big deal about FIFA for no reason. The jury stated "Football is coming home: the best current football game celebrates its PS3 premiere with diving, wall building and complete online support - including leagues and rankings."

The game is apparently so good that it also won an award for being the best PS2 game at the show. We knew that Germans loved their soccer, but we didn't know that they'd prefer this game over all the other games at Games Conference! A shock victory, perhaps?

Tags: lgc07, proevolutionsoccer, soccer

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Desmond @ Aug 27th 2007 5:40PM

Ever since FIFA was made into a huge deal, I haven't been paying attention to games like Pro Evolution Soccer, this makes me want to read a bit more about that game. But anyways, if the Germans are choosing Pro Evolution over FIFA, than it probably is a worthy try.

Andy @ Aug 27th 2007 5:41PM

I hope they are both worthwhile experiences on the PS3. I will go with FIFA 08 though. A worthwhile EA experience...I'm there.

rockinrodrigo @ Aug 27th 2007 5:47PM

PES is the better franchise as far as actual gameplay goes, FIFA has all the glitz and glamor, the changes in this years FIFA should make it a better game, but I dont know if it will beat PES, ill eventually buy both

Paul @ Aug 27th 2007 6:04PM

Pro Evolution or Winning 11 as we have called in the states has, in my opinion, always been the best Soccer franchise on the Playstation. I I'm very excited for this game to drop.

Popfrogs @ Aug 27th 2007 6:36PM

Finally, Europeans get a game that justifies their PS3 purchase. From what I've read, Euros are all over soccer games and they move systems.

Europe @ Aug 27th 2007 6:41PM

yep, we do love our soccer games..

adamevex @ Aug 27th 2007 6:57PM

PES is the best soccer game on any console. Anyone who knows the game and is really into it (meaning you call it football) will tell you this. PES or winning eleven has the gameplay down to a science. FIFA has all the trimmings that makes for an okay experience like the commentary, menus, music, and graphics. The germans don't lie, they know PES is the best and is best played with a Playstation controller.

Sam @ Aug 27th 2007 7:30PM

Man, football games.

How many years ago did they stop getting new features and start becoming a nearly 100% yearly roster update game? It was like 2002 right?

/yawngasm.

miglaugh @ Aug 27th 2007 9:29PM

Is it possible these days to do crazy stuff like bicycle kicks? I was playing the Winning pro game with my friend, and it ended with a 0-0 score and went to overtime with the penalty kicks or whatever. It wasn't much fun but was plenty frustrating. So much so it was returned shortly after. You pretty much have to be a pro at the game to get anything done. Definitely not a pickup game. I wonder if either of these mentioned games will be any better for people who aren't die hard soccer fans but liked playing the game as a kid.
Knock the baseball games for realism all you want (only complaint i can see against them), but it's possible to pick the game up and be pretty competitive right out the gate (and it's exciting and fun).

Where's the excitement with the soccer games? If I could make an analogy it'd be "all pumping no orgasm"

lachlan @ Aug 27th 2007 10:19PM

PES is the most fun you can have on a virtual football field.

FIFA has always been way too easy to score. I've heard some pretty ordinary things about this version compared to last years especially graphics-wise. (not a big leap in many things.)

Please don't make it another PS2 port. PC/PS3/360 all want more!

Brian Spence @ Aug 27th 2007 10:47PM

Maybe I'm being dense tonight, but where is the original source for this story? I can't find it...

Andrew Yoon @ Aug 27th 2007 11:20PM

The source is a press site that's password protected, unfortunately.

Phil @ Aug 28th 2007 6:46AM

Its all about pro, can't wait for 7

Roman @ Aug 28th 2007 9:50AM

Pro Evo has the best game play, however Fifa looks better, and has everything nice and licensed.

Something Konami could spend ALOT more time on.

I hope they've fixed the list of annoyances from the last pro evo and can give us some proper refereeing aswell.

I'm not happy about the new commentators though, the old ones were absolute idiots, but Mark Lawrenson... Sucks that cnut is now involved in the game.