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Pro Evolution Soccer 2012
Platform(s)	PC, PSP, PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
Release date (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)	UK: 14 October EU: 27 September North America: 27 September South America: 27 September
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	PEGI: 3+
Media	DVD, Blu-Ray, Nintendo Optical Disc, UMD, Nintendo Game Card
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Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 (PES 2012), also known as Winning Eleven 2012, is the sequel to PES 2011 that is developed and published by Konami.

The game was announced on 13 May 2011, along with the first trailer (found here), and is set to be released on the PC, PSP, PS2, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360. The release has been set for 27 September for North and South America, and 14 October for the UK.

On 30 May, the first collection of screenshots, found here, were released. Some of the players featured include, Jermain Defoe, Robinho and Wesley Sneijder.

Prior to the E3 video game conference, a trailer showing early footage of the gameplay (found here) was released to the public on 2 June 2011. Seabass talks through some of the new features while showing off some of the new graphics, movement and animations in this video (at the 10:38 minute mark).

Five days later on the 7 June, the second batch of screenshots were released, which can be found in the gallery here. The players that can be found include: Esteban Cambiasso, Samuel Eto'o, Frank Lampard, Florent Malouda and Pepe.

On 20 July, it was announced that Lionel Messi will no longer feature as the cover star, replaced by Cristiano Ronaldo. Additionally five new screenshots were released.

Six new screenshots were released on the 3 August showing off the new zonal marking and off-the-ball movement during set-pieces.

Contents 1 Cover 2 Demo 3 Game Modes 4 Licensing 4.1 Licensed Cup Competitions 4.2 Fully Licensed Leagues 4.3 Partially Licensed or Unlicensed Leagues 4.4 Unlicensed Cup 5 New Features/Improvements 6 Teams 6.1 Clubs 6.1.1 Leagues 6.1.1.1 English League 6.1.1.2 La Liga 6.1.1.3 Serie A 6.1.1.4 Ligue 1 6.1.1.5 Primeira Liga 6.1.1.6 Eredivisie 6.1.1.7 Other Leagues (Europe) 6.1.1.8 Other Leagues (Latin America) 6.1.2 Fictional Clubs 6.1.3 Club Changes 6.2 National Teams 6.2.1 Europe 6.2.2 Africa 6.2.3 The Americas 6.2.4 Asia/Oceania 6.3 Competitions 6.3.1 Copa Libertadores 6.3.2 Champions League 7 Stadiums 8 Footballs 9 Extra Content 10 Commentators 11 Videos 11.1 Trailers 11.2 Gameplay Features 11.3 Off The Ball Controls 11.4 Penalty Kicks 11.5 Gamescom Trailer/Gameplays 12 Gallery 12.1 Game Covers 12.2 30 May 12.3 7 June 12.4 20 July 12.5 3 August 12.6 11 August (Winning Eleven) 13 Updates 14 Useful Pages 15 External Links

[edit] Cover

On 17 August, it was announced that Cristiano Ronaldo will feature as the cover star for the game.

On the North American cover, it features Neymar alongside Ronaldo. The Winning Eleven cover features Shinji Kagawa.

[edit] Demo

The demo was announced at gamescom and the first is set to be released on the 24 August. There will be two demos that will be released:

• The first demo will be released on August 24th and will be based on a preview build of the game. While there will be areas that are refined, KONAMI wants PES users to try out the game’s many new Teammate Control elements prior to launch and experience the realism that Active AI brings to PES 2012, and which have been singled out for extensive praise by the media. The demo will also showcase the individuality of the many teams in the game, and users will be able to pick from six teams and their playing styles – Manchester United, AC Milan, FC Porto, Napoli, Santos FC, and Penarol – and pit them against each other in 10-minute matches. The demo will also showcase key Challenge Training elements, where fans can practice the new control systems to fully enjoy the game. ^[1]
• The first PES 2012 demo will not be truly representative of the final game, so KONAMI will issue a second free demo (released 14 September) reflecting the final version’s feel and gameplay in mid-September for the same formats. This will also offer 10-minute matches, but with a different team roster of Tottenham Hotspur, FC Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Rangers FC, Club America and Sport Club Internacional. ^[2]

It was released as planned on 24 August for PC and PS3, however the Xbox 360 version was delayed until the second release date of the next demo (14 September).

[edit] Game Modes

Current confirmed game modes on the main menu:

• Exhibition
  
  
• Champions League
  
  
• Copa Libertadores
  
  
• Football Life
  • Master League
  • Become a Legend
  • Club Boss
• League/Cup
  
  
• Community
  
  
• Online
  • Master League Online
• Training
  
  
• Edit
  
  
• Extra Content
  
  
• Gallery
  
  
• Personal Data
  
  
• System Settings

[edit] Licensing

This section will tell you the current licensings and leagues in PES 2012. The Primeira Liga is a new league featured in the game.

[edit] Licensed Cup Competitions

• UEFA Champions League
  
• UEFA Europa League
  
• UEFA Super Cup
  
• Copa Libertadores

[edit] Fully Licensed Leagues

• La Liga
  
• Ligue 1
  
• Eredivisie
  

[edit] Partially Licensed or Unlicensed Leagues

• Premier League - 2 teams licensed (Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur). League logo and name is fake.
• Primeira Liga - 3 teams licensed (Benfica, Porto and Sporting Lisbon)
• Serie A - All teams are fully licensed but the logo and name is fake.
• PES League - The league and all clubs are fictional.
• D2 League - The league and all clubs are fictional.

[edit] Unlicensed Cup

• FA Cup
  
• Coupe de France
  
• Coppa Italia
  
• KNVB Beker
  
• Taca da Portugal
  
• Copa del Rey
  
• PES Cup
  

[edit] New Features/Improvements

• The AI engine has undergone a major overhaul, with attacking emphasised as the cornerstone of play affording a more open approach to play.

• AI players, your team mates, will now make intelligent dummy runs off-the-ball to open up the defence, move into space, all reacting to your moves – the whole team now reacts far more dynamically to the actions of the player, moving strategically during passing.

• Defence has had some changes too, however, with zonal marking and positional defending both enhanced. The Active AI system ensures that players track attackers more effectively, but without compromising the shape of the team, while one-on-one situations offer greater control as defenders press and jostle to win the ball, as attackers can use upper body feints and movements to bypass and wrong-foot their man.

• A new player switching system allows users to change to any player on the field using the right analogue stick. On Free Kicks, players will have far more control with lots more scope for pulling defenders out of position.

• The jostling system introduced in the last game has also been extended, making for a far more physical experience. It offers proper bodily contact and physical reactions.

• Graphics have been improved, (see Gallery) with new animations, visual enhancements and control elements. Player facial expression are more detailed while lighting effects are more natural. New cameras show off the huge variety of pitch-side movement, with more detail on and around the game than ever before. Such is the level of graphical finesses that you can see players sweating, their neck muscles tensing as they call for the ball and bark orders to each other, and the muscles in their mouths and around their eyes contract to show the emotions the players are experiencing.

• Referees are also crucial to general game flow and their AI has been greatly enhanced to ensure fewer interruptions to play. Decisions are improved, and advantage is played much more regularly in offside and free kick scenarios. As such, refs will only intervene when truly necessary, but they will show cards if necessary once play has broken down. ^[3]

• Pass Support allows users to determine the level of AI assistance when passing the ball. Players can opt for one of five settings from full support, right up to full veteran setting which switches off all assistance so that the direction, weight and speed of every pass is at their disposal. ^[4]

• Teammate Control gives users complete control over secondary players while the runner has the ball – represent an astonishing advance for the series. 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. ^[5]

• Challenge Mode makes a return to the game. It gives the player a series of tough tests which they can use to hone various skills. The mode allows users to work hard on their attacking and defending skills to improve their main game. Similarly, there are dribbling tests and set-piece challenges that necessitate hitting a series of targets, and punishing shooting tasks are used to push the player as they put in the hours that will make all the difference on field. ^[6]

• Superstar Difficulty is a new difficulty for experienced gamers, a step higher than top-player.

• Club Boss is a new game mode that offers the player a chance to become the chairman of your chosen club.

[edit] Teams

[edit] Clubs

These are the clubs that are featured in PES 2012. In the brackets are the fake name of said club.

[edit] Leagues

[edit] English League

Arsenal (North London) Aston Villa (West Midlands Village) Blackburn Rovers (Lancashire) Bolton Wanderers (Middlebrook) Chelsea ( London FC) Everton (Merseyside Blue) Fulham (West London White)

Liverpool (Merseyside Red) Manchester City (Man Blue) Manchester United Newcastle United (Tyneside) Norwich City (Northluck City) QPR (North West London) Stoke City (The Potteries)

Sunderland (Wearside) Swansea City (Swearcle) Tottenham Hotspur West Brom (West Midlands Stripes) Wigan (Lancashire Athletic) Wolverhampton Wanderers(Wolves)

[edit] La Liga

Athletic Bilbao Atletico Madrid Barcelona Betis Espanyol Getafe Granada

Levante Malaga Mallorca Osasuna Racing Real Madrid Real Sociedad

Sevilla Sporting Valencia Villarreal Zaragoza Rayo Vallecano

[edit] Serie A

Atalanta Bologna Cagliari Catania Cesena Chievo Fiorentina

Genoa Inter Milan Juventus Lazio Lecce AC Milan Napoli

Novara Palermo Parma Roma Siena Udinese

[edit] Ligue 1

Auxerre Ajaccio Bordeaux Brest Caen Dijon Evian

Lille Lorient Lyon Marseille Montpellier Nancy Nice

PSG Rennes Saints-Etienne Sochaux Toulouse Valenciennes

[edit] Primeira Liga

Academica (Aratalcao) Beira Mar (Befmaxao) Benfica Braga (Bresigne) Feirense (Forceilho) Gil Vicente (Gavorence)

Maritimo (Maseadeira) Nacional (Nardimcol) Olhanense (Osquancha) Pacos Ferreira (Podefteza) Porto

Rio Ave (Rovaneche) Sporting CP Uniao Leiria (Uqueidol) Guimaraes (Viscutao) Vitoria Setubal (Verfolcao)

[edit] Eredivisie

ADO Den Haag Ajax AZ Excelsior Feyenoord De Graafschap

Groningen Heerenveen Heracles NAC Breda N.E.C. PSV

RKC Waalwijk Roda JC FC Twente FC Utrecht Vitesse VVV-Venlo

[edit] Other Leagues (Europe)

Genk Standard Liege NK Dinamo Zagreb AC Sparta Prague F.C. Copenhagen HJK Helsinki Bayer Leverkusen Bayern Munich AEK Athens F.C. Olympiacos F.C.

Panathinaikos PAOK F.C. Rosenborg BK Wisla Krakow Otelul Galati CSKA Moscow FC Rubin Kazan FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Celtic F.C. Rangers F.C.

AIK Fotboll FC Basel Besiktas J.K. Fenerbahce S.K. Galatasaray S.K. Trabzonspor FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Dynamo Kyiv

[edit] Other Leagues (Latin America)

Boca Juniors River Plate

[edit] Fictional Clubs

PES League

Almchendolf 3 Ehrenhofstadt 3 Fineseeberg 3 Theeselvargen 3 Xakoulagos 3 Herismakhgia 3

Marguaparrena 3 Serignaluca 3 Celuvaris 3 Tedloghec 3 Waryamosuk 3 Nakhqachev 3

Saintragler 3 Blookrows 3 Mrabspor 3 Trunecan 3 Nelapoltsk 3 Gharnetova 3

D2 League

Wondengine Town 3 C.S. Squanoer 3 Ganzoraccio 3 FSV Sarmtonburg 3 Johachnaard V.V. 3 S.D. Quaztolla 3

C.D. Raltonvegua 3 FC Nortovka 3 Cantlesir Spor 3 K.S. Szelawce 3 Jorudberg FF 3 Hjorwesland BK 3

FK Odersteich 3 KVC Meirkugaurt 3 CS Iolceanicu 3 A.C. Nitsaloskis 3 PES United 3 WE United 3

Notes
³ – Squads have fictional players

[edit] Club Changes

These are the club changes between full leagues.

Clubs in: Queens Park Rangers Norwich City Swansea City Evian Ajaccio Dijon Atalanta Siena Novara RKC Waalwijk Real Betis Rayo Vallecano Granada CF

Clubs out: West Ham Blackpool Birmingham City Arles RC Lens AS Monaco Bari Brescia Sampdoria Willem II Almeria Hercules Deportivo La Coruna

[edit] National Teams

The following teams will appear in the game:

[edit] Europe

Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England Finland France Germany Greece

Hungary Ireland Israel Italy Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Romania

Russia Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

[edit] Africa

Algeria Angola Cameroon Cote d'Ivoire Egypt

Ghana Guinea Mali Morocco Nigeria

Senegal South Africa Togo Tunisia

[edit] The Americas

North/Central Canada Costa Rica Honduras Mexico Panama 2 United States

South Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela

[edit] Asia/Oceania

Australia Bahrain China Iran Iraq Japan

Jordan 2 Kuwait North Korea Qatar Saudi Arabia South Korea

Syria Thailand United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan New Zealand

Notes
¹ – Fully licensed team
² – Team new to the series
³ – Squads have unlicensed named players

[edit] Competitions

[edit] Copa Libertadores

Club America San Luis Jaguares Argentinos Juniors Estudiantes Velez Sarsfield Godoy Cruz Independiente Jorge Wilstermann Oriente Petrolero Bolivar Internacional Santos Fluminense Cruzeiro Corinthians Gremio Universidad Catolica Colo-Colo

Union Espanola Junior Once Caldas Deportes Tolima LDU Quito Emelec Deportivo Quito Club Libertad Guarani Cerro Porteno Universidad San Martin Leon de Huanuco Alianza Lima Penarol Nacional Liverpool Caracas Deportivo Tachira Deportivo Petare

[edit] Champions League

These are the teams that are playable under the Champions League game mode.

[edit] Stadiums

PES 2012 contains 30 stadiums, 17 licensed, 12 unlicensed, and 1 that is entirely fictional.

Licensed Old Trafford Wembley Stadium Camp Nou Santiago Bernabeu Stade de France Stade Louis II Giuseppe Meazza San Siro Stadio Olimpico Juventus Arena Estadio da Luz Estadio do Dragao Estadio Jose de Alvalade El Monumental Amsterdam ArenA Saitama Stadium 2002 Allianz Arena

Unlicensed The real names of these stadiums appear in brackets Konami Stadium (Munsu World Cup Stadium) Estadio Amazonas (Estadio Defensores Del Chaco) Estadio de Palenque (Toyota Stadium) Estadio De Escorpiao (Maracanã) Nuevo Estadio del Triunfo (Estadio Cornella) Bristol Mary Stadium (Veltins Arena) Burg Stadion (BayArena) Mohamed Lewis Stadium (Stade Mohamed V) Ville Marie Stadium (Estadio Azteca) Rose Park Stadium (Villa Park) Royal London Stadium (Emirates Stadium) Stade de Sagittaire (Stade De Gerland) Stadio Orione (Stadio Angelo Massimino)

[edit] Footballs

These are the footballs that will feature in the game:

Classic Plain WE-PES 2002 WE-PES 2003 WE-PES 2007 WE-PES 2008 WE-PES 2009 claw

WE-PES 2010 WE-PES 2011 WE-PES 2012 Adidas Speedcell Adidas Predator X-ite Nike Seitiro Nike Seitiro Hi-Vis

Puma v1.10 Puma King Ball Puma Powercat 1.10 Ball Umbro Neo Pro High Visibility Football Umbro Neo Pro

The official Champions League, Europa League and Copa Libertadores balls will also remain for their respective gamemodes.

[edit] Extra Content

Extra Content is a mode part of PES 2012 where you're able to unlock new content. This is similar to the PES Shop of older PES games.

• Hairstyles (Add to your choice of Hairstyles in Edit Player) - GP100
• Physique (Unlocks new physique styles) - GP100
• Balls (Unlock new balls for you to choose in Ball Type) - GP100
• Stadium parts (Add to your choice of Parts in Stadium Edit) - GP100
• Mode Expansion Kits (Extra features which expand each mode, including Club Boss) - GP300
• Teams (Buy these classic teams to give yourself an even bigger range of teams to choose from!) - GP100
• Players (Unlocks 4 random Classic Players - 40 packs) - GP10
• Sounds (Unlock new tracks to add to your playlist) - GP100
• General Settings (Unlocks Super Star difficulty) - GP100

[edit] Commentators

• English: Jon Champion and Jim Beglin.
• French: Grégoire Margotton and Christophe Dugarry.
• German: Wolff Fuss and Hansi Kupper.
• Italian: Pierluigi Pardo and Luca Marchegiani.
• Latin America: Luis Garcia Postigo and Christian Martinoli.
• Brazilian Portuguese: Silvio Luiz and Mauro Beting
• Turkish: Emin Zevkliler and Ercan Ayan.
• Greek: Christos Sotirakopoulos and Yiorgos Thanailakis.

[edit] Videos

[edit] Trailers

[edit] Gameplay Features

[edit] Off The Ball Controls

[edit] Penalty Kicks

[edit] Gamescom Trailer/Gameplays

Showing off the new game modes, player likenesses and off the ball movements.

[edit] Gallery

[edit] Game Covers

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  Japan

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  North America

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  Europe

[edit] 30 May

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  An early screenshot showing Robinho with new facial expressions of anger.

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  A screenshot showing Daniele De Rossi and Wesley Sneijder in a tackle. Indicates new facial expressions.

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  Jermain Defoe lobs goalkeeper Iker Casillas.

[edit] 7 June

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  Andres D'Alessandro takes on Rodrigo Brana.

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  Showing off the stunning visuals from behind the goal.

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  Maicon looking for the through ball off Esteban Cambiasso.

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  Introductory visuals of England and Spain before a match.

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  Samuel Eto'o takes a shot against AC Milan

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  Frank Lampard takes a shot from distance.

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  Miroslav Klose shields the ball to allow Lukas Podolski to attack.

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  Florent Malouda celebrates scoring a goal with his national team.

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  Pepe argues a decision.

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  Robinho takes on a defender.

[edit] 20 July

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  Andres D'Alessandro dribbling the ball for Internacional.

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  Nani calling out orders to his teammates.

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  Lukas Podolski takes a shot for Germany against the Netherlands.

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  Portugal versus France.

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  Lampard, Walcott and Young walking out of the tunnel against Spain.

[edit] 3 August

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  Karim Benzema jumping for a header.

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  The new off-the-ball movement during Free Kicks.

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  Arjen Robben passing a through ball onto Robin van Persie.

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  England's Ashley Young taking a shot against Iker Casillas.

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  Fabio Coentrao crosses the ball for Portugal.

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  The new zonal marking introduced into the game.

[edit] 11 August (Winning Eleven)

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  Nagatomo playing for Inter Milan, with van Persie running onto a through ball.

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  Kagawa dribbling 1-on-1 with a defender and Honda taking a shot.

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  Uchida running onto a through ball and Portugal's goalkeeper punching clear a cross.

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  The ever returning Master League on the left, with new game mode Club Boss on the right.

[edit] Updates

The most important update for PES 2012 was PES 2012 DLC 3.00, or the March update.

[edit] Useful Pages

• Recommended Players in PES 2012
• Unlockable Players in PES 2012
• List of New Presets in PES 2012

[edit] External Links

• WENB
  
• PESFan
  
• Only Pro Evolutions
  
• PES NeoWiki on Twitter.

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