PES Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 release date is October 22, 2009

8 July 2009

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Posted by:Josh

Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) 2010 is the next installment in Konami’s popular soccer simulation series. It will release on October 22nd for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. PlayStation 2 and PSP versions arrive on November 5th. And finally, a Wii version is also coming on November 19th, 2009.

Konami promises that “every element” of the game is being improved in this new version as they strive to create “the most realistic football simulation available.”

PES 2010’s new visual realism brings the beautiful game to vivid life, with unique skin textures for individual players, and a level of detail that allows users to see the different weaves used in the various kits, their animated faces, and even the hairs on their arms! The game also boasts an all-new dynamic lighting system, wherein shadows are cast in real-time, creating a photo-realistic look to the new game.

At the center of PES 2010, however, is an amazingly close representation of the pace and skill of top-level football. The PES Productions team has worked to recreate the pace and tactical approach of a top-flight game, with mature skill and vision needed to create space and scoring opportunities. No longer can users score soft goals via overly-familiar means, instead PES 2010 counters such play and constantly forces the user to spread the ball around as they would in a real match.

To this end, an all-new tactical system has been implemented. A new ‘Power Gauge’ system features an easy-to-use sliding bar system with several categories; half for defence, and the others for attacking play. These allow users to change their overall style of play with ease, and adopt strategies related to support for the player in possession, the space players leave each other, how often players change position, and the pressure put on the opposition when they have the ball.

It’s also interesting to note that this will be the first Konami game that supports online play without using the Konami ID system. So just connect and play. The servers this time around will also be maintained by Microsoft and Sony respectively (and I assume Nintendo for the Wii version if that version includes online play) instead of by Konami themselves.

Here is the debut trailer for the new footy game.