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Non-League
- 11 December 2023
In case you didn't know, Konami released the Wii ports from the year 2008 to 2013 and they play and look like a weird mix of PS2-gen and PS3-gen games.
Overall, they lean towards the PS2 engine, however, there are a bunch of really interesting additional elements that are brought from the PS3 engine and also tweaked and different gameplay stuff compared to other consoles of that era which makes these series a really unique package. I'll recall a few:
- An additional and unique WiiMote-equiped gameplay. The usual control scheme is also still there.
- 360 degree movement (I think they implemented it in later games, probably starting from 2011)
- Noticeably slower gameplay than the PS2 games, which heavily reduces the arcadiness.
- Almost the same graphics of PS2, but everything looks cleaner, more colorful and vibrant. It has that "Remastered" feel compared to the PS2 games.
- Blur effect in cut scenes and replays.
- Reduced amount of "fade to black" before transitioning to the next scene. On a lot of occasions, the PES or UCL logos pop up in a fashion similar to the PS3 games.
- Champions League is there starting from the 2009 installment. On PS2, They added it from 2010.
- Totally different menus and sound effects.
- And much more stuff that you'll notice while watching videos on YouTube or playing for yourself.
In case you're looking for a series of PES games with different gameplay and elements than what you've already experienced, look no further than these underrated Wii ports.
Overall, they lean towards the PS2 engine, however, there are a bunch of really interesting additional elements that are brought from the PS3 engine and also tweaked and different gameplay stuff compared to other consoles of that era which makes these series a really unique package. I'll recall a few:
- An additional and unique WiiMote-equiped gameplay. The usual control scheme is also still there.
- 360 degree movement (I think they implemented it in later games, probably starting from 2011)
- Noticeably slower gameplay than the PS2 games, which heavily reduces the arcadiness.
- Almost the same graphics of PS2, but everything looks cleaner, more colorful and vibrant. It has that "Remastered" feel compared to the PS2 games.
- Blur effect in cut scenes and replays.
- Reduced amount of "fade to black" before transitioning to the next scene. On a lot of occasions, the PES or UCL logos pop up in a fashion similar to the PS3 games.
- Champions League is there starting from the 2009 installment. On PS2, They added it from 2010.
- Totally different menus and sound effects.
- And much more stuff that you'll notice while watching videos on YouTube or playing for yourself.
In case you're looking for a series of PES games with different gameplay and elements than what you've already experienced, look no further than these underrated Wii ports.
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