Konami Introduces Pro Evolution Soccer 2013: A Whole New Ball Game

Individuality and Full Control are Key as Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 Moves the Goalposts.

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today revealed that the fan-favorite Pro Evolution Soccer will return to the field this fall. Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 is returning to its roots, with the emphasis on the individual skills of the world's best players, giving the player the total freedom to play any style of ball, to any team mate, anywhere on the pitch, including full control over shots, for the first time ever.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 , which is endorsed by renowned soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo, continues to maintain the skill and grace of top level soccer that fans of the sport and the video game desire and expect. This will be the most faithful recreation of modern day soccer, with players modeled to match the running motions, the abilities and playing styles, and the flicks and turns of their real-life counterparts.

"We're excited to take Pro Evolution Soccer back to its roots, which is all about freedom and control." said Tomoyuki Tsuboi, President of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. "Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 is created, in part, by the vocal PES community, and with them, along with some new faces within the development team, we're bringing in new features and gameplay mechanics that will invigorate the soccer community as a whole."

Three key elements form the basis of Pro Evolution Soccer 2013's innovations, with all new additions falling within the fields of Pro Evolution Soccer, which include FullControl, Player ID, and ProActive AI.

The first element, FullControl (PES FC) offers a level of control that has never before been used in a soccer game. The features of PES FC include:

• Total Freedom of Control: Pro Evolution Soccer  introduced the concept of freedom of movement. The new 'PES FC' in Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 goes further with total freedom over ball control.
• Dynamic First Touch: Pro Evolution Soccer 2013  introduces subtle ways to receive the ball, from traps to 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: Pro Evolution Soccer 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