Over on the Winning Eleven blog they have posted their reactions to a gameplay session on PES 2009. They seem very happy with it and are comparing it to PES 5 & 6.
They say the gameplay has slowed down a lot and it isn't as easy to dribble past players. Also praised new animations and weather effects but mainly they are just happy with how it plays.
In bad news for PES, EA have announed an exclusive deal for La Liga licences. Does this mean that La Liga in PES 2009 will be just like the Premier League from the last game? A couple of real teams and the rest are made up. I hope not but it looks likely.
Quote:
“Today, EA also announced it has secured an exclusive licensing agreement with the Spanish Liga BBVA and Adelante. The exclusive partnership with the Spanish La Liga grants EA SPORTS sole rights to include every Spanish La Liga club and enables the EA SPORTS FIFA franchise to deliver the most realistic and up-to-date game with current kits, squads and player likenesses.”