PES 2010: Pro Evolution Soccer

I am never usually one to leave product reviews, just happy to read everyone else's!
However, in this instance I wanted to set anyone's mind at rest who, like me, was deliberating between this and Fifa.
I am of an age where I have been playing Fifa since the Mega Drive days and Pro Evo since Playstation. Let's be honest Pro Evo always had it in terms of the gameplay.
Last year, following all the critics reviews, I swapped my allegiances to Fifa (on the Xbox) and in fairness was very impressed, not just with the presentation, but also with the gameplay.
This year, after the wife made me swap the Xbox for a more children friendly Wii, I was unsure which route to take.
I waited for a few reviews before taking the plunge with Pro Evo and the new Classic Pro Controller. The Result: Back to the glory days of Pro Evo and back to the highest of heights ever attained by this title. As great as Fifa undoubtedly was/is it can never quite attain the fluidity and the… more »

I am never usually one to leave product reviews, just happy to read everyone else's!
However, in this instance I wanted to set anyone's mind at rest who, like me, was deliberating between this and Fifa.
I am of an age where I have been playing Fifa since the Mega Drive days and Pro Evo since Playstation. Let's be honest Pro Evo always had it in terms of the gameplay.
Last year, following all the critics reviews, I swapped my allegiances to Fifa (on the Xbox) and in fairness was very impressed, not just with the presentation, but also with the gameplay.
This year, after the wife made me swap the Xbox for a more children friendly Wii, I was unsure which route to take.
I waited for a few reviews before taking the plunge with Pro Evo and the new Classic Pro Controller. The Result: Back to the glory days of Pro Evo and back to the highest of heights ever attained by this title. As great as Fifa undoubtedly was/is it can never quite attain the fluidity and the ability to sheer entertain and delight like the best Pro Evo title. And that, to my absolute amazement, is what this delivers in bucket loads.
Graphics also took me by surprise, somewhere between PS2 and Xbox/PS3.
In short I have no hesitation in highly recommending.