New features
Numerous new licensed teams
Teamvision: a new proprietary adaptive AI system
Improved graphics such as facial animation and shirt creasing
15 Stadiums for next-gen versions: modelled from scratch with incredible detail
24 Stadiums for PS2 version
Increased on-the-ball dribble techniques
Diving & shirt pulling
New set pieces system, allowing gamer to make taller players come up for corners and free kicks and full control of the wall
Database will be accurate until 31 August
Facial import as in Virtua Tennis 3 using USB Webcam[8]
Scenario mode for the PS2 version[9]
Confirmed Teams
Confirmed licensed leagues
The leagues below are fully licensed, and all teams from these leagues will be licensed:
Spanish La Liga
French Ligue 1
Italian Serie A
Dutch Eredivisie
Confirmed un-licensed leagues
Only two teams from the English Premier League will be licensed but all will include real player names:
English Premier League
Confirmed licensed clubs
Teams below are fully licensed:[10][11]
Bayern München
Anderlecht1
Club Brugge1
Dinamo Zagreb1
Copenhagen
HJK Helsinki1
Olympiacos
Panathinaikos1
AEK Athens1
Rosenborg
Wisła Kraków1
Benfica
Porto
Sporting Lisbon
Spartak Moscow1
Lokomotiv Moscow1
Red Star Belgrade1
Celtic
Rangers
AIK Solna1
Hammarby1
Helsingborg1
Göteborg1
Beşiktaş1
Fenerbahçe1
Galatasaray
Dynamo Kiev
Basel1
Boca Juniors1
River Plate1
Internacional1
São Paulo1
Newcastle United1
Tottenham Hotspur1
Legend
1 - These teams are making their first appearance as a fully licensed team in the Pro Evolution Soccer series.
Confirmed national teams
Teams in bold newly licensed for PES 2008:[11][12]
Africa
Angola
Cameroon
Côte d'Ivoire³
Ghana³
Nigeria
South Africa
Togo
Tunisia
Asia
Australia³
Iran
Japan³
Saudi Arabia
South Korea³
Europe
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia³
Czech Republic³
Denmark
England³
Finland
France³
Germany
Greece³
Hungary
Republic of Ireland³
Israel²
Italy³
Netherlands³
N.Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal³
Romania
Russia
Scotland³
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain³
Sweden³
Switzerland
Turkey³
Ukraine
Wales
South America
Argentina³
Brazil³
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
North America
Costa Rica
Mexico
Trinidad & Tobago
USA
Legend
² - Israel making their first appearance as a team which can be played as, replacing Latvia.
³ - Teams fully licensed [13]
Stadiums
Confirmed stadiums for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. [14]
# Stadium Real Name Place Flag Team Screenshot
1 Konami Stadium Fictional Asia None
2 Estádio da Luz Europe Benfica
3 Estádio do Dragão Europe FC Porto
4 Estádio José Alvalade Europe Sporting Clube de Portugal
5 Bristol Mary Stadium ? Europe
6 Ville Marie Stadium ? Europe
7 Mohamed Lewis Stadium ? Africa
8 Antlion Colisseum El Monumental South America Club Atlético River Plate
9 Teatro Blanco ? South America
10 Orange Arena Amsterdam Arena Europe AFC Ajax
11 Catalonia Stadium Camp Nou Europe FC Barcelona
12 Santiago Bernabeu Europe Real Madrid
13 Stadio Olimpico Europe AS Roma & SS Lazio
14 San Siro Europe AC Milan & Inter Milan
15 Stade Louis II Europe AS Monaco
Confirmed stadiums for PS2 [15]
# Stadium Real Name Place Flag Team
1 Red Cauldron Anfield Europe Liverpool FC
2 Magpie Park St. James' Park Europe Newcastle United
3 Lutecia Park Parc des Princes Europe Paris St. Germain
4 Massilia Stadium Stade Vélodrome Europe Olympique de Marseille
5 Borussia Stadium Westfalenstadion Europe BV Borussia Dortmund
6 Hauptstadtstadion Berlin Olympiastadion Europe Hertha BSC Berlin
7 Blautraum Stadion Schüco Arena Europe Arminia Bielefeld
8 Orange Arena Amsterdam Arena Europe AFC Ajax
9 Rotterdam Stadion Feijenoord Stadion Europe Feyenoord
10 Catalnonia Stadium Camp Nou Europe FC Barcelona
11 Estadio Palo Estadio Mestalla Europe Valencia CF
12 Stockholm Arena Råsunda Europe Sweden
13 Cuito Cuanavale Vodacom Park Africa Bloemfontein Celtic
14 Diamond Stadium Newlands Stadium Africa None
15 Estadio Gran Chaco Estadio Alberto J. Armando South America Boca Juniors
16 Amerigo Atlantis Estadio Nacional de Chile South America Chile
17 Nakhon Ratchasima Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium Asia Albirex Niigata
18 Kanji Dome Sapporo Dome Asia Consadole Sapporo
19 Dietro Monte Stadium Kashima Stadium Asia Kashima Antlers
20 Porto Folio Nissan Stadium Asia Yokohama F. Marinos
21 Queens Land Park Nagai Stadium Asia Cerezo Osaka
22 Haze Hills Olympic Stadium Asia None
23 Occhio Del Mar Ōita Stadium Asia Oita Trinita
24 Ayase-Nakano Stadium Saitama Stadium Asia Urawa Red Diamonds
Demo Information
Choose from six fully licensed teams:
Argentina
Brazil
France
Portugal
Spain
Turkey
Camera View: Long
Match Length: 5 minutes
Stadium: International Arena (Japan)
Covers
Cristiano Ronaldo will be included on all PES 2008 covers,below are a list of players that will also be included on the cover beside Ronaldo.[16]
UK - Michael Owen
France - Didier Drogba
Germany - Jan Schlaudraff
Italy - Gianluigi Buffon
Australia - Lucas Neill
Commentators
UK - Jon Champion and Mark Lawrenson[17]
Spain - Julio Maldonado & Juan Carlos Rivero [18]
France - Christian Jeanpierre and Laurent Paganelli[19]
PC Specs
Minimum System Requirements:
Windows XP
Intel Pentium IV 1.4GHz or equivalent
512 MB RAM
DirectX 9.0c video card
64MB Pixel Shader 1.1 (NVIDIA GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon 8500 video card)
DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
DirectX 9.0c or higher
6.5GB free memory
8x DVD-ROM drive
Recommended System Requirements:
Windows XP
Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz /AMD Athlon 64 or better
1GB RAM
DirectX 9.0c video card
256MB Pixel Shader 3.0 (ATI x1600 / NVidia 6800 GT/GS or better)
DirectX 9.0c Soundcard
DirectX 9.0c or higher
Windows USB Gamepad
1280 x 720 resolution
Supported Chipsets:
NVIDIA - GeForce 6600, 6800, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, GeForce FX (5950, 5900, 5800, 5600, 5200), GeForce4 Ti, GeForce3
ATI - Radeon x1600, x1800, x1900, x800, 9800, 9700, 9600, 9500, 9200, 9000, 8500
References
^ a b c 'Pro Evolution Soccer 2008' revealed. Digital Spy.
^ 'Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 release date' confirmed. Digital Spy.
^ WENB Announces Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 North America release delayed. WinningElevenBlog.
^ Playstation Australia.
^ PES 2008 set for Wii. gonintendo.
^ PES 2008 Xbox 360 demo now online!. Konami.
^ PES 2008 PS3 Demo. WinningElevenBlog.
^ Facial import
^ October 26th kick off for PES 2008. Konami.
^ PES 2008 signs up new talent. Konami.
^ a b PES 2008 Current Clubs Teams List. WinningElevenBlog.
^ Full National Teams List From PES 2008. WinningElevenBlog.
^ Screenshot of PS3 Magazine article on PES '08.
^ Next-gen Stadiums List in Screenshots.
^ PS2 Stadiums List.
^ PES 2008 covers
^ UK commentators. WinningElevenBlog.
^ Spanish commentators. WinningElevenBlog.
^ French Commentators.
External links
SoccerAccess - Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 page
PES Tube - replays, videos, trailers
Official Konami PES 2008 Homepage
PESFan - Pro Evolution Soccer Fansite
Konami Europe Website
Winning Eleven Next-Gen Blog
Trailers and Gameplay Videos for Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
Preceded by
Pro Evolution Soccer 6 Pro Evolution Soccer Series
2008 Succeeded by
N/A
