

- PES PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 4 PC
- PES PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 4 PLUS
- PES PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 4 SERIES
- PES PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 4 FREE
Overall, I’d probably had the most balanced experience of number 4, which explains the choice. The earliest incarnation released on the PC, PES 3 (2003) was mainly a single-player affair for me, while versions subsequent to this one, PES 5 and PES 6 (20 respectively) were mainly digested in furious bouts of multiplayer action. As for the main reason for choosing this one from the series, the decision was based largely upon a loose recollection of the proportion of play-time I’d historically spent experiencing both single and multiplayer modes. The title of the review says Pro Evolution Soccer 4, so it will be Pro Evolution Soccer 4 that we cover here, and rest assured that I’ve spent many hours getting reacquainted with this particular version.
PES PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 4 PLUS
Plus I waded through this first, so I feel like I’ve earned it.

And, as I mentioned, it’s probably the most significant game in my personal gaming history, and seeing as this is my 100th review for the site (I promise I won’t mention that again) it seems like a fitting way to mark the milestone. So Pro Evolution Soccer from a few years ago is probably the way that I’ll always remember the series. Even if it does get back on track, it’s unlikely that I’ll ever be able to pump quite the same number of hours in, or enjoy extended multi-player sessions in the way that I used to.

PES PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 4 SERIES
Whatever happens in the future, the current blip or decline for the series does seem to represent a chance to look at what made it so great back when it was the undisputed king.
PES PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 4 PC
By popular consent, something’s gone a bit wrong in recent years, and although critics have been quick to push the claims of the latest FIFA games on current-gen consoles, many remain unconvinced – and if you’re a PC gamer, you’re fucked anyway, because EA can’t be bothered to port the game over and the best you get is a lazy knock-off based on the Playstation 2 version of FIFA, which regularly – and deservedly – came a distant second to Konami’s efforts back in the day. Unfortunately, though, at the time of writing, said series isn’t in the rudest of health, and if you were to acquire a copy of the latest version, you might very well ask yourself what the hell happened. In fact, I’m pretty sure that I once boldly declared that when it came to looking for a decent football game, you may as well just buy the latest in the Pro Evolution series and be done with it. Even by the fairly ropey criteria we have for inclusion on this site, simply having spent a large amount of time playing a particular game doesn’t necessarily cut the mustard, particularly if – and this is pretty common when it comes to sports games – a once-enjoyable title has since been made to look rather silly and outdated by more recent releases. It was so serious I even lost my appetite for casual midweek drinking, lest a couple of beers should cause a fatal drop in reaction time.īut then we’ve kind of been through all of this before. By now a fairly unhealthy multi-player rivalry had developed with a good friend/sworn enemy, and at the peak of our habit we were subjecting ourselves to at least five matches a night, with the echo of defeat ruining any chances of a good night’s sleep, as well as casting a shadow over the following day at work, for the loser.

As the series progressed onto the next generation of consoles, I broke the habit of a lifetime and made sure I had one, and a copy of the latest version of the game whenever it was released.
PES PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 4 FREE
Starting with the old ISS Pro Evolution games on the original PlayStation, my addiction began at university, where – as you might know if you too studied an arts-based course – you get plenty of free time to indulge in extra-curricular activities that have absolutely no value to your future life or career. Running into a crowd of defenders isn’t a great idea.
