It does seem to be a bit more difficult to attract those star players if you're in the lower league, no matter how much you offer them, but that's the way it should be. The menus are tidier and slightly prettier, but will be familar to players of PES5. As far as the Master League goes, there aren't a huge number of differences to note. Blasting the ball from the edge of the area with a defender is more than likely going to send the ball sailing into the stands. At first the passing can seem slow and laboured, but after a bit of practice you'll notice that a lot of that comes down to the individual player's skill. Also, passing and scoring have been noticeably fine tuned hitting and hoping doesn't really get you anywhere now. For example, the ref will not call every niggling little foul anymore, a source of much frustration in the previous title. Many of the shortcomings of PES5 have been fixed in version 6. If, like my friends and I, you have mastered PES5 to the point where you are scoring 4-0 against opponents on the six-star setting (which was stragely easier than three-star) then get this game.

It is better than its predessor by a margin that's worth paying for. If, PES6 is, without a doubt, the finest football game to date.

PES6 is, without a doubt, the finest football game to date. New gameplay modes have been added and features like the much loved Master League mode also returns, together with a host of new tricks, feints and animations that can be used to bamboozle your opposition. PES 6 also has a number of new teams licensed for inclusion, with the International roster now featuring the official kits for Argentina, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and Sweden.

The physical aspect has also been beefed up, with strikers using their sheer presence to turn defenders and likewise, the defenders stepping a yard away to enable them to force players away from goal and not letting them spin into dangerous positions.

For example, players now make more realistic runs into space, often pointing where they would like the ball played. The intelligence of players has seen a marked improvement. The shooting system has been the subject of extensive retouching, now enabling players to pull off much more accurate snap shots as well as being able to exert a much larger feeling of control when going for quick half volleys or difficult full volleys. The shooting system has been the subject of extensive retouching, now enabling players to pull off much more accurate snap shots as well as being PES 6 once again features the graphical and gameplay tweaks that enable each new title to play completely differently from previous incarnations.

Summary: PES 6 once again features the graphical and gameplay tweaks that enable each new title to play completely differently from previous incarnations.

Game winning eleven 2002