PES 2008 ps2 is one of the version that run on PCSX2 without too much trouble, probably better optimised than some older title. Some frame skipping but less (but enough to annoy me, because there isn't those things on PS2).
The PES 2008 PC i got is similar as the one i gotted on X360... Personnally i don't hate it that much, i replayed all possible game the 10 last days, defending is harder but i retried PES 2010 for example : it's easier to score and get in front of goal, but it's a bit slower and fun to play, like a PES PS2 with some added stuffs.
PES 2009 is probably the worst PES released, too fast and weird to play overally, and defending is inexistant, forget about it. And i can confirm too, PES 2013 is easier to score and the ball is floaty in comparison to PES 2011, but the AI is more dynamic, that's probably why many people here like it.
And i was also surprised about PES 2014, with the last patch and the good way to play with the right stick while running/dribbling. I don't know why, but i didn't feeled that much the input lag, perhaps because i've applied in the past the "no catch-up bug"... Don't know how to remove it to check the difference.
Or i missed something and there's a PS2 like version on PC? I didn't understood your post completely
@Keith Houchen , as it's similar. Well, i didn't got it on PS3 but on Xbox 360. PS3 was that badly optimised or the game was, even with the same graphisms, moves etc. a bit different?
If "yes" about a PC version like PS2, i would buy it without hesitation.
But honestly... My favorite will always still WE9/PES5, after retried every version. Even if there's perhaps less special moves or i don't know than PES 6 or PES 2008 PS2. And i really liked PES 6 X360 too, there's few differences, it seems a bit slower than PES 6 PS2, the feeling is different and players models were pretty cool, aswell as faces for that time.