As befits a game endorsed by Cristiano Ronaldo – a player who embodies the
skill and grace of top level football – PES 2013 sees the series returning
to its roots, with the emphasis on the individual skills of the world's best
players, and giving the player the total freedom to play any style of ball,
which includes for the first time full control over shots.. This follows further
consultation with both football and PES fans alike, and the result is the most
faithful recreation of modern day football to date, with players modeled to
match the running motions, abilities and playing styles, and the flicks and
turns of their real-life counterparts.
Three key elements form the basis of PES 2013's innovations, with all new
additions falling within the fields of PES FullControl, Player ID, and
ProActive AI.
Features:
- Total Freedom of Control: Pro Evolution Soccer introduced the concept of
freedom of movement, the new ‘PES FC’ in PES 2013 goes further with total
freedom over ball control.
- Dynamic First Touch: PES 2013 introduces subtle ways to receive the ball,
from traps, gently lifting it past an attacker to run on to or a variety of
other moves. First touch is everything and players can trap the ball using the
R2 button, killing the speed of a well-hit pass and bringing it instantly under
control, or using the momentum of the pass to turn a defender.
- Full Manual Shooting and Full Manual Passing: PES 2013 offers fully manual
passing and for the first time ever manual shooting, allowing users to determine
the height and power of each. Long low passes can be sent skimming across the
pitch, while shooting the user has total control over where the shot is placed.
Skill and precision are needed to master these, but passes can be made into open
areas, allowing lone strikers to thrive, while offering an unrivalled variety in
ways to score.
- Dribbling: The speed with which a player moves with the ball has been slowed
in line with real matches, but using R2 allows players to add various styles to
their close control. Players can vary the speed of their dribbling, and cushion
the ball as they move freely within a 360-degree circle. The new system allows
players to knock a ball past a player and collect it, nutmeg them, or hold up
play by shielding the ball as team mates find space and make runs.
- Full Manual One-Two: Active one-two passes can be made, with the second
player being moved in any direction), facilitating various tactical
movements.
- Response Defending: Countering the attacking options the new dribbling
system offers, is a beautifully-balanced defence system. Players can use R2 and
X to slow an attack, with a double-tap of the X button prompting a
perfectly-timed challenge. Full 360-degree control means that players can check
runs and steal the ball from a parallel position, while the individuality
element will see world renowned defenders using aerial dominance of physicality
to win the ball.
- Goalkeepers: Even the game's 'keepers benefit from more control, while their
distribution is more precise thanks to the addition of a power gauge when they
throw the ball, creating opportunities for new, quicker counter attacks.
- Player Individuality: The very best players in PES 2013 will be instantly
recognisable via incredible likeness and signature attributes, skills and tricks
that bring them to life. The way they run, turn, trap and move the ball, shape
to shoot and even celebrate will be noticeably different during play..
- Individuality to Goalkeepers: The individuality of movement has also been
extended to between the posts. Goal keeping has been totally invigorated via new
animations and play styles. New varieties of saves and reactions have been added
to ensure the game's ‘keepers are in line with the efforts of real shot
stoppers. This level of realism also extends to the game’s top-rated goal
keepers, with their moves to close attacks down, fling themselves to tip a shot
past the post, and in-goal acrobatics benefiting from all new animations
and AI.
- Balance of Play: The development team has worked closely with the PES fan
base to eradicate any illogical elements to the way players move and run in PES
2013, with the ‘ProActive AI’ system enhancing the speed and balance
resulting in a more realistic game experience.
- Tactical Precision: The balance of play has also been enhanced in the play
between defences and the front line, with greater organisation as the teams
track back or pelt forward, setting a harder to beat defensive line, teams
adjusting faster to ball gain or loss, allowing for quicker counters.
- Enhanced Goalkeepers: Improvements to the goal keepers was voted the key
advancement football fans wanted to see in PES 2013, and the team has worked
hard with real keepers to ensure the AI decision process has been vastly
improved. Keepers now espond with better reactions, clear their lines more
effectively and push the ball savely out of play rather than into
dangerous areas.