3DS Review – 'Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 3D'
Phil Lelyveld
Entertainment Technology Center
[WorthPlaying.com]
… In PES 2012 for the 3DS, there are 10 different gameplay modes. The first is a simple exhibition mode, allowing you to pit two teams against each other from the dozens of teams featured across multiple leagues. You can alter settings to affect camera placement, player fatigue, substitutions, the time of each round, and so on. The game doesn’t suffer from a lack of customization, that’s for sure.
Next up is the Network Match mode, or online play. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the online mode worked extremely well on the 3DS; I had no trouble locating opponents or keeping a solid connection going. Another big plus is the fact that the game penalizes quitters with a loss. You can also opt to play in ad-hoc mode in case you have some local friends with a copy of PES. …
The 3-D effect that’s exclusive to the 3DS doesn’t add much to the gameplay, but again, I wasn’t expecting much from it. It’s neat to enable it here and there, but I found it more distracting than useful. It is devoid of that pesky ghosting effect, and that’s nice. …
See the full review here: http://worthplaying.com/article/2012/3/13/reviews/85451/
