

Presentation has traditionally been the weak spot of the franchise, but that's not the case on PSP. Soon, many moves will become invaluable to your attack, like taking control of a player on a through pass that is about to be intercepted and cutting in front to receive the pass.


As always with Winning Eleven, it will take you a while to learn all the moves in the game and be able to use them intuitively. The game explains maneuvers in depth and teaches the best situations in which to use them. Of course, subtle refining is really where the series has always shined through the years.Ī great way to learn the long list of dribbles, passes, shots and traps is to go through the different training modes offered, which are set up very well. Again, these are subtle changes that further refine the best-playing soccer game out there. That's not to say you can't score on a cross, but you'll need to utilize different attack methods, like through balls, chip shots and shots from distance, in order to score consistently. It's more difficult to score from the wings and you can't rely on headers from a corner cross. There are a lot more dinky fouls this year. There's a bit more jostling and physical play off the ball. Each year as the series evolves, Konami keeps the core gameplay intact because, if it aint broke…Just as in WE8, gameplay changes in WE9 are very subtle.
