

I did, however, tried out the system by conceding a penalty and changing sides to take the kick. This time, it is easier to execute the dive, by pressing LEFT and RIGHT analog stick together, though i believe it is still hard to convince the referee.įree kicks and corner kicks remain largely unchanged in PES 2011. I guess there’s nothing much for them to improve, but it seems most of your free kicks will appear to be just close to scoring, as long as your power is somewhere in the middle. Probably PES’s way of providing us with the ‘Ooooh’ moment.Īre you asking about penalties? Well, I have not been awarded one yet so far, in the PES 2011 demo version. Divingĭiving is still present in PES 2011. However, there is always the Link Feint, which we will touch on soon. Players perform tricks by pressing L2/LT and moving the right analog stick is a series of directions, similar to FIFA, which means we have to relearn the entire series of dribbling tricks all over again for PES 2011. Directional buttons no longer perform tricks. Dribblingĭribbling trickery in PES 2011 now requires the use of analog sticks. You can produce interesting attacking moves with the pass and move options, leading to a satisfying team goal.

After passing the ball, players will move forward into a good position to carry on the attack, instead of just dumbly charging forward to an offside position. Players in PES 2011 are able to make more intelligent runs during the build up of your attack.

Improved animations and player intelligence allows players to make more snap shots and volleys, whereas in the past they will just ignore your commands. However, players are able to take shots from more angles and in tight situations. These are generally unchanged in PES 2011. Image credit: Konami Crossing and Shooting I’ve played a couple of games, and after a few initial wayward passes, the passing moves look more realistic and helps in spraying passes through the smallest of gaps in defence. You have to take more care in finding your target, and it also gives you the freedom to make unpredictable passes to your teammates making forward runs. There is less assistance from the AI on through passes, meaning you have to manually guage the direction and power required. The power guages are now above the head of every player, and every single pass requires the use of the guage. The controls are sharper, you can feel more control in your passes. The players are smaller, more proportionate to the field. In PES 2011, you can definitely feel an improvement in the game engine. This post is a review from the PES 2011 demo.
