lost in games

To be honest i had completely forgotten that PES 2008 was even coming out on the Wii. My attention was completely drawn to FIFA and PES battling it out on 360 and PS3. When i saw this trailer explaining how PES 2008 controls will work on Wii with motion sensing i was completely taken by surprise. Although i have some concerns, this game does look promisin. At least it is trying something new.

For example, passing looks like it could be fantastic. Just pointing to a player and depending on the distance of the recipient player the pass will be a short, low one or a long ball. How many times did the game on 360 and Playstation pass the ball to a player you never even considered passing to instead of the one on you wanted to? This control promises to fix things a lot. I also like that you can point the pass into empty space.

Players who are off the ball can also be controlled by clicking on them and pointing to where you want them to go. Think of it like RTS games. This means you can have important off the ball movement in single player sessions or versus to open up the opponent’s defence. The game becomes very tactical.

There are some actions which i do feel that they might be unecessary like shaking the nunchuck to shoot. Tradition tells me that it would be more comfortable and intuitive to have a button for it. Also all the new controls seem to benefit the attacking team which may result in high scoring matches and the more defensive players or teams may be at a disadvantage.

PES 2008 on the Wii may prove to be a very good game depending on how all the controls are implemented in the game and how intuitive they are. Also crucial is online play. For the time being i have to say i am on the optimistic side.

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