Pro Wii-volution

I couldn't resist. Everyone else and their dog seems to make a pun at some point and I felt Games Verdict was missing this aspect. So there you have it...Pro Wii-volution; get it? get it? aahh never mind.

Pro Evo Wii is a tad behind it's console counterparts but it has just received one of it's first reviews online. The review comes from IGN US and, judging by the review, the game looks really promising: http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/860/860254p1.html
IGN gave it 8.6 overall but expect UK and european reviews to be higher given the love of the sport. Even so, that is a very good score along with comments such as "The first sports game on Wii to revolutionise the experience rather than dumb it down".

I'm so glad that finally someone had bothered to take the time and sit down thinking properly about how to best implement the controls. It's ironic that Fifa 08 is awful and rushed on the Wii yet fluid, innovative and (arguably) better than Pro Evo on the 360 and PS3. Whereas Pro Evo has not advanced as much as Fifa did this year on the hi-def consoles, it has made a huge leap in terms of gameplay with the iteration on the Wii. The use of IR control seems obvious but Konami have done a great job. Being able to control more than one player simultaneously is brilliant. After all, that's how football works...a team effort rather than just one player steaming down the wing and scoring a seemingly impossible goal.

I'm not sure how the multiplayer works other than online. That is if there is local multiplayer. Being able to see what your opponent is doing on screen in the same room would defeat the object of it. However, this game is released on the 28th March in the UK. I'm promptly selling my copy of Fifa 08 and getting Pro Evo. Expect a review soon after. Long live the Wii-volution! (sorry :D )