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The best football game ever made finally came to my gladness, and straight away my gaming urges got the better of me. Pro Evolution for the PS2 of course - the reincarnation of the previous ISS. I have always been the king of all ISS games and I knew that once again I would dominate- against my brother! Yes, the evil killjoy who always breaks my winning streak with sudden periods of luck.
I began my fulfilment to once again conquer the king of all footie games. I chose England and my opponents (com) were Germany. I knew I would win even though it was my first go.
Seeing as this was the first time I had ever played or saw such a class football title I was breathtaken by the whole appearance. The graphics of stadiums, players, crowds and the surroundings were fantastic, but once again ISS has continued its reputation of crap commentary. Nevertheless, I thrashed Germany, 5-0 with great ease to my surprise. Players were very skillful, responsive and their touch is absolutely brilliant. At first-play it didn't disappoint at all, even with the cheesy commentary.
After reading the game instructions booklet I still had difficulty getting used to fancy tricks and tactics on the pitch, so I made my way to the Practice Mode. Once again Pro Evolution caught me by surprise! I was expecting the usual Fifa or old ISS practice mode beginning, but instead I saw the camera show a huge view of the training ground, then my players jogging round the training ground. It was all amazing. After getting over this amazement I finally started training with a normal training mode. I soon got bored of this, so whilst checking the menu I found an insight on how to activate certain functions during the game.
When I selected a tactic, a movie example cropped up showing me with detail how to do certain moves. This turned out very useful indeed and with more practice I was assured of my crown once again.
I was finally at home with Pro Evo, then suddenly the evil being came into my room and demanded a match - he thought he could beat me again! I laughed right in his face with great assurance of victory.
Since I'm such a kind person and I knew I would be victorious, I let the opponent (my brother) choose which teams - club or national teams. He decided he wanted Club teams. I wanted to give him a fair chance so he wouldn't be put-off from the game so I chose Valencia; he chose Barcelona, I wasn't worried though!
Finally, the battle begun and a smirk arose from my face, whilst aggression and determination rose from his. At first I thought I would give him a chance since he was new to it and he wasn't playing that well, but soon I changed my mind and turned fully determined to score the first goal. To my surprise I couldn't! He was actually giving me a difficult match - I couldn't believe it! He took it past one then two, then the unthinkable happened, he scored!!! In the 78th minute in fact and I was totally devastated. My morale dropped, but somehow I was determined to draw level. There was no way I could let him beat me on his first go when I've been playing it all day!
79-80-81-82-83-84-85-86-87-89 minutes passed and still I hadn't managed to reply the compliment from my brother. 90mins and now I felt I was about to explode. The tension was sooo high, just desperate to at least equalise. The whistle blew and it was obviously too late. I slowly bowed my head in shame and disgust - beaten by my own brother! His ego grew rapidly and I just had to have revenge...I eventually won.
Even though I beat him I was still overwhelmed by the defeat. I vowed to be unbeaten on Pro Evolution, but I failed to keep my promise. Obviously he won by fluke and I even told him that, but he denies it.
I hate being beaten at my own game, especially if it's one of my favourite, it seems to bring out the soar-loser feeling in you that you thought you never had. I still see myself as the 'daddy' of Pro Evolution, one defeat isn't going to stop that, but I cannot help the thought of what if I wasn't beating? I've put it all behind me now and my shrink has recently told me to look ahead, so I thought I'd take up that offer.
Since that unforgettable event I have never been defeated, and don't intend to.
I'm still the Pro Evo king!!!
I began my fulfilment to once again conquer the king of all footie games. I chose England and my opponents (com) were Germany. I knew I would win even though it was my first go.
Seeing as this was the first time I had ever played or saw such a class football title I was breathtaken by the whole appearance. The graphics of stadiums, players, crowds and the surroundings were fantastic, but once again ISS has continued its reputation of crap commentary. Nevertheless, I thrashed Germany, 5-0 with great ease to my surprise. Players were very skillful, responsive and their touch is absolutely brilliant. At first-play it didn't disappoint at all, even with the cheesy commentary.
After reading the game instructions booklet I still had difficulty getting used to fancy tricks and tactics on the pitch, so I made my way to the Practice Mode. Once again Pro Evolution caught me by surprise! I was expecting the usual Fifa or old ISS practice mode beginning, but instead I saw the camera show a huge view of the training ground, then my players jogging round the training ground. It was all amazing. After getting over this amazement I finally started training with a normal training mode. I soon got bored of this, so whilst checking the menu I found an insight on how to activate certain functions during the game.
When I selected a tactic, a movie example cropped up showing me with detail how to do certain moves. This turned out very useful indeed and with more practice I was assured of my crown once again.
I was finally at home with Pro Evo, then suddenly the evil being came into my room and demanded a match - he thought he could beat me again! I laughed right in his face with great assurance of victory.
Since I'm such a kind person and I knew I would be victorious, I let the opponent (my brother) choose which teams - club or national teams. He decided he wanted Club teams. I wanted to give him a fair chance so he wouldn't be put-off from the game so I chose Valencia; he chose Barcelona, I wasn't worried though!
Finally, the battle begun and a smirk arose from my face, whilst aggression and determination rose from his. At first I thought I would give him a chance since he was new to it and he wasn't playing that well, but soon I changed my mind and turned fully determined to score the first goal. To my surprise I couldn't! He was actually giving me a difficult match - I couldn't believe it! He took it past one then two, then the unthinkable happened, he scored!!! In the 78th minute in fact and I was totally devastated. My morale dropped, but somehow I was determined to draw level. There was no way I could let him beat me on his first go when I've been playing it all day!
79-80-81-82-83-84-85-86-87-89 minutes passed and still I hadn't managed to reply the compliment from my brother. 90mins and now I felt I was about to explode. The tension was sooo high, just desperate to at least equalise. The whistle blew and it was obviously too late. I slowly bowed my head in shame and disgust - beaten by my own brother! His ego grew rapidly and I just had to have revenge...I eventually won.
Even though I beat him I was still overwhelmed by the defeat. I vowed to be unbeaten on Pro Evolution, but I failed to keep my promise. Obviously he won by fluke and I even told him that, but he denies it.
I hate being beaten at my own game, especially if it's one of my favourite, it seems to bring out the soar-loser feeling in you that you thought you never had. I still see myself as the 'daddy' of Pro Evolution, one defeat isn't going to stop that, but I cannot help the thought of what if I wasn't beating? I've put it all behind me now and my shrink has recently told me to look ahead, so I thought I'd take up that offer.
Since that unforgettable event I have never been defeated, and don't intend to.
I'm still the Pro Evo king!!!
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Pro Evo wrote:
> A decent post there, however i am none too happy with the final comment.
> :D
May we see a grudge match here....dam..isounded like craig charles.
> A decent post there, however i am none too happy with the final comment.
> :D
May we see a grudge match here....dam..isounded like craig charles.
Mattyboy wrote:
> Yep - Top european clubs, but strangely West Ham are included!!
its good to see games makers have a sense of humour
> Yep - Top european clubs, but strangely West Ham are included!!
its good to see games makers have a sense of humour
Pro Evo wrote:
I have heard this too, but not sure if its true. But then, ISS
> games only feature top European club teams, and that is not a status set by
> leicester.
True...true!
I have heard this too, but not sure if its true. But then, ISS
> games only feature top European club teams, and that is not a status set by
> leicester.
True...true!
Reload wrote:
I'm not sure about this,
> but I think you can unlock more club teams!
I have heard this too, but not sure if its true. But then, ISS games only feature top European club teams, and that is not a status set by leicester.
I'm not sure about this,
> but I think you can unlock more club teams!
I have heard this too, but not sure if its true. But then, ISS games only feature top European club teams, and that is not a status set by leicester.
Kid Rock wrote:
> does it have club teams in then? i might get it now is leicester in it?
game
> to look out for now.
I'm not sure about this, but I think you can unlock more club teams!
> does it have club teams in then? i might get it now is leicester in it?
game
> to look out for now.
I'm not sure about this, but I think you can unlock more club teams!
Yep - Top european clubs, but strangely West Ham are included!!
nah if leicester were in it i would definetly get it
Only top European clubs, so no Leicester then. :D
Still, get it!
Still, get it!
does it have club teams in then? i might get it now is leicester in it?
game to look out for now.
game to look out for now.
A decent post there, however i am none too happy with the final comment. :D
Today, i finished my first master league season with AS Roma, and of course finished top. I straight away started playing on 4 stars and through out the season only lost one game, due to having 4 players in one game injured in 80 mins and i had already used all 3 subs in 70 mins. DOH!
Anyway, with the first game of the new season in hand my team boasts two new players, Reberto Carlos and Ronaldo.
My aim, to be unbeaten in the season.
The True Pro Evo king. :D
Today, i finished my first master league season with AS Roma, and of course finished top. I straight away started playing on 4 stars and through out the season only lost one game, due to having 4 players in one game injured in 80 mins and i had already used all 3 subs in 70 mins. DOH!
Anyway, with the first game of the new season in hand my team boasts two new players, Reberto Carlos and Ronaldo.
My aim, to be unbeaten in the season.
The True Pro Evo king. :D
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