Konami's revealed a new feature for PES 2012 allowing users to move two on-filed players at once.
It explained today: "The Teammate Control system works in two ways, with users pressing the right analogue stick in the direction of the player they wish to control. The Assisted mode allows the user to activate a second player by depressing the R3 button, and allows users to get to grips with the greater level of control via effective running movements.
"Greater control is offered by the Manual mode, wherein the user has complete freedom of movement of the second player, and can make shuttle runs, find space, and shake off markers before calling for the pass from the player still with the ball.
"The player will then revert to computer control when the R3 button is released, and can also be used to override any AI runs the player wants to cancel. Both can be affected at any time, so players can make moves without waiting for a pass to be completed."
Konami also outlined a number of other changes to PES 2012. Penalties will revert to a behind the taker view, while shot feints and the Challenge Training mode are set to return.
"The addition of Teammate Control is something we have been working on for a while now, and we are delighted that it will make its debut in PES 2012," said PES European team leader Jon Murphy.
"We have been building to create a control system that truly lets the player do whatever they like on field, and the ability to manually control a second player while simultaneously running with the ball opens all kinds of attacking options.
"This is the start of a major new era for PES," he added. "In the coming weeks we will detail more on how the ever-popular Master League has evolved, and will be unveiling the new face of the series."
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wrightandrewjame on 20 Jul '11 said:
I said last time that I thought it sounded like FIFA 2004's "Off The Ball" mechanic and now it really is just that. Not exactly innovative is it? I can see this being far too powerful, like it was on FIFA 2004, causing havoc for the AI and probably 'breaking' the game. Again time will tell.
Triffic on 20 Jul '11 said:
I see...
*pre-orders FIFA12*
onezeon on 20 Jul '11 said:
was in Fifa like 5/6 years ago...then removed!
still pes this year is looking rather good finally!
p.p on 20 Jul '11 said:
I see cancelling pes..................ordering FIFA 12 ASAP
TheMid on 20 Jul '11 said:
And the best feature - no Man City tie in... PES wins!
Aaaaa feck it I have trouble controlling 1 player at a time, let alone 2??? I'm a man I'm a real man the only multi tasking I can do is standing up and pee'ing or smoking and drinking!!
funnyguy2001 on 20 Jul '11 said:
Your mum tells me you can't even do this right!!!
wiesniak193 on 20 Jul '11 said:
Having played WII versions for years I have always thought that being able to control other players on the field would be nice in HD versions.Don`t forget that Fifa on PS2 and XBOX was completely s**t,so no surprise here that "off the ball" was s**t too.And how can you say it isn`t good idea??More freedom on the field,better ideas and tactics.After all Fifa is for people who like COD fans like to play what the reviews prefer even if it is s**t.Strip EA of licences and we will see haw loyal all you Fifa fans are.Give the game bad reviews and "fans" will abandon it as soon as they can.It always makes me laugh ,this loyalty......
DAEDALUS79 on 20 Jul '11 said:
Or you know, you could just improve the AI so that the user doesnt need to try and control two players at once...
Tom tom tom on 20 Jul '11 said:
I was going to try this out this year because FIFA is terrible but this is just as bad.
Barca Azul on 20 Jul '11 said:
Sounds very Interesting to me!
jim2wheels on 20 Jul '11 said:
I just want R2 back to how it was. It's been broken since they changed it in 2008.
The_Jaster on 20 Jul '11 said:
Yes finally!
I said they should do this very same thing to my brother about 2 years ago, now to those who are saying this is the same as the FIFA off the ball feature that's not exactly true is it?
It has similarities yes but as I understand it you are getting full control over a second player in the new PES whereas in FIFA 04 you only got a choice of a second player making a pre-set run NOT full control.
boonattack on 20 Jul '11 said:
No, you did get full control in FIFA 2004. It was the last FIFA I bought too.
I loved the idea of having control of a 2nd player from dead ball situations but I really don't like the look of this. Sure it will definately be a huge advantage to get those wingers who should be making a run and don't to actually move, but as i read in an earlier post - this should be done by the AI. You can tell the difference between players on the game, some making more intelligent runs than others. Surely this will take away from that, making all your attacking runs similar.
FIFA had me intrigued this year, but after the Man City story popped up 'When filthy rich met filthy rich' I decided PES was the only one i am getting. This makes me wonder wether I should bother getting any.
Sure it will still be a day 1 purchase.
jim2wheels on 20 Jul '11 said:
@Boonattack
It's every other year for me these days.
I agree with you on the 2nd player control, it will surely take away any player characteristics thus making every player generic. It seems the more real these games get, the less enjoyable they become.
Just give me Pro Evo 6 with a lick of hd paint and a player editor. The community will do the rest.
verynaughtyboy on 20 Jul '11 said:
I remember the equivalent feature if Fifa a few years back. It was kind of tricky and it is very difficult to watch two players at once... but if they manage to incorporate it well and if we can get used to it then it might be a great thing. How many times in Fifa and PES have I cursed at the player who either does not run despite being in the perfect position or runs far to early and gets caught in the offside trap? The answer... lots!
One thing though... holding down the R3 button sounds a bit finicky. I always find it awkward to both move the analogue stick and have R3 pressed. Just me?
wrightandrewjame on 20 Jul '11 said:
I've found a video link to the FIFA 2004 trailer showing "Remote Receiver Control" (at the end of this post) which seems very similar to the what PES 2012's system is introducing. It shows how the player had an option of 4 controllable footballers, selected by pressing L2, then the corresponding face button, followed by movement on the left stick with button held down. Granted it was 8 years ago, but it didn't stop me ripping teams apart by 15 goal margins on the hardest difficulty because of how it easy it was to exploit. I just hope PES doesn't go the same way, especially with them introducing "Dummy Runs" this year....
http://youtu.be/CbWueNboFIs?t=2m23s
Cazy008 on 20 Jul '11 said:
We will see how good they can get it. I hope they can really improve over 11, which I thought was very bad..
boonattack on 20 Jul '11 said:
Ooh, i just re-read and noticed the challenge training is back, thats good - any chance of it being added back into master league too? Not entirely sure why they ever removed a free training session in ML...
On the subject of Master League, back on the ps2 there was a page where you could see all the games you had played that season with a diagram of where the assist and shot were taken. It's such a simple feature, but it was fantastic. I have wanted this back every year, and seeing as this is next-gen...wouldn't it make sense to have more features now than you did back on the PS2?
The_Jaster on 20 Jul '11 said:
My mistake, I was thinking of another Fifa feature.........I still think it will be implemented differently somehow, I also see it as optional as they have seemingly improved the AI as its was real annoying weh the AI didn't make an obvious overlapping run.