Pro Evolution Soccer 2009

 Xbox 360
User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 79 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 79
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 79
  3. Negative: 16 out of 79
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  1. JohnH
    Oct 18, 2008
    4
    The worse pes game ever played, yeah this is almost as shit as pes 08 and konami keeps on fucking with us by saying we are gonna have huge improvements and at the end delivers same shitty online and modes and no license and same arcade shit game play, WTF, WE deserve better i am gave fifa 09 a try and i am hooked so fuck Konami, i give this shit a 4 because i was a huge pes fan otherwiseThe worse pes game ever played, yeah this is almost as shit as pes 08 and konami keeps on fucking with us by saying we are gonna have huge improvements and at the end delivers same shitty online and modes and no license and same arcade shit game play, WTF, WE deserve better i am gave fifa 09 a try and i am hooked so fuck Konami, i give this shit a 4 because i was a huge pes fan otherwise it will get a 0… Expand
  2. ALLAN
    Oct 19, 2008
    4
    This is worst pro ever,me and my mates have been die hards ever since first one came out,the animation is a joke its impossible to defend anymore,and it feels like your kicking a medicine ball about rather than a light football,shame on you seabass for ruining a once great franchise,me and my mates are going back to play pes 2008 the best pro ever.
  3. PhilliusF.
    Oct 22, 2008
    2
    Good god, what have they done? The game play is as baffling dull as any Fifa from the last ten years. It all just smacks of laziness. A case in point is the summer transfers, or lack of. With the European window closing on the 31st of August, it shouldn't be too hard to squeeze in a few transfers. But if you can forgive missing off last minute deals like Berbatov and Robinho, why is Good god, what have they done? The game play is as baffling dull as any Fifa from the last ten years. It all just smacks of laziness. A case in point is the summer transfers, or lack of. With the European window closing on the 31st of August, it shouldn't be too hard to squeeze in a few transfers. But if you can forgive missing off last minute deals like Berbatov and Robinho, why is David Bentley still at Blackburn? His transfer went through on the 31st of July. Oh and all of the commentary was used on last year's game. I know kits and team names aren't the be all and end all, and with PES you expect the lack of licensing, but in the past you've always been able to use their excellent edit modes to create the Premier League yourself, making near reasonable enough replicas of kits and sponsors. Not so this year. With a game so unwilling to look after such insignificances as detail, the least you should expect is to be able to do it yourself. Dreadful effort. Lazy, lazy, lazy and insulting. This used to be a connoisseur's game compared to the point-and-click of Fifa. Not so any more.… Expand
  4. NikB
    Oct 24, 2008
    4
    This is the first FIFA I have preferred over PES. Pro Evo is continually putting out similar versions each year and being left way behind. The graphics have been updated a bit, but very little else has changed. There are even less licensed teams and leagues than last year! Would never have thought I would change to FIFA, but there are absolutely no doubts that FIFA is the superior This is the first FIFA I have preferred over PES. Pro Evo is continually putting out similar versions each year and being left way behind. The graphics have been updated a bit, but very little else has changed. There are even less licensed teams and leagues than last year! Would never have thought I would change to FIFA, but there are absolutely no doubts that FIFA is the superior football game this year.… Expand
  5. joep
    Oct 17, 2008
    2
    Simply a terrible game fifa 2009 outshines it in everyway i was willing to give konami one last chance after the travisty what was pro evo 2008 but they have fixed nothing , online play is still broken , offline is filled full of frame rate bugs an glitches do not waste your money on this trash , not even a die hard pro evo fan could say this game is worth full price do yourself a favor Simply a terrible game fifa 2009 outshines it in everyway i was willing to give konami one last chance after the travisty what was pro evo 2008 but they have fixed nothing , online play is still broken , offline is filled full of frame rate bugs an glitches do not waste your money on this trash , not even a die hard pro evo fan could say this game is worth full price do yourself a favor an grab fifa 09 an never look back.… Expand

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#79 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2008
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#48 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2008
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#86 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2008

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Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. 3DJuegos
    69
    Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 seems to be, again and lamentably, a lost opportunity. This could have been a great chance to vindicate the lost football throne, to demonstrate to the skeptics that they are cappable to make a great game, and to bring some light to a saga that is suffering, overwhelmed by new titles.
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  2. IGN UK
    85
    For all its problems off the pitch, there’s no doubting that PES 2009 is the most fun football game on the market.
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  3. Maxi Consolas (Portugal)
    85
    In this effort to regain the title, PES plays it safe and recovers the classic gameplay that conquered the players in the last decade. But while it can be enough to hold on the fans, the reused formula and the comeback of the same old flaws can be a growing problem for the future. [Oct 2008]
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