Pro Evolution Soccer 2013
Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 is a PlayStation 2 sports game released in 2012 developed by Konami. It centers on competitive sport controls, sport controls, and shifts between attack and defense, with controls and information arranged around the DualShock 2 twin analog sticks, directional pad, shoulder and face buttons, with a dedicated peripheral only where explicitly required.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.0 / 10
About this game
Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 is a PlayStation 2 sports game centered on competitive sport controls, sport controls, and shifts between attack and defense. Matches, challenges, and tournament goals give sessions clear boundaries, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Players, venues, animation, and score feedback establish the match atmosphere, while 3D scenes, streamed data, cinematics, surround audio, and interlaced television output need to preserve action and state readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that opponent ai, control precision, multiplayer accessories, and period-specific rosters can affect consistency. Platform conditions also include DVD loading, the 8MB Memory Card, analog sticks and pressure-sensitive buttons, Multitap, Network Adapter, dedicated peripherals, and retired online services affect present-day use. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in series
Pro Evolution Soccer is Konami’s football-game lineage, also known as Winning Eleven in Japan and later continued as eFootball. Its matches emphasize passing, movement and creating space, while modes such as Master League connect individual games to the longer task of building a team.
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Strong football and long-term modes endure, though new ideas and licensed coverage are limited.
The PS2 edition still draws its strength from football itself. Physical challenges, ball movement and building attacks reward watching opponents rather than constantly pressing buttons. Become a Legend focuses on one player's career, while Master League, the Champions League and Libertadores provide different long-term goals; local matches preserve competition with friends. Native animation and stadium presentation support reading the action, and menu music can be adjusted, although replays leave room for improvement. This is not a scaled-down version of the newer consoles' control overhaul. Much remains familiar from earlier PS2 entries, some licensed leagues and stadiums are absent, and later transfers require manual editing. Camera choices and training help establish a comfortable viewpoint and learn the controls. It suits traditional PS2 football, not expectations of new systems, complete licensing or online competition.
Strengths
- Contact, ball movement and attack construction support rewarding football.
- Career, league and cup modes sustain long-term play and local competition.
Weaknesses
- Limited novelty, incomplete licensing and uneven replays reduce completeness.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy traditional PS2 football and local matches.
Play notes: This is the original PS2 version, not PS3/Xbox 360 control changes; it has no online multiplayer and uses period rosters.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Substantial long-term modes are limited by incomplete licensed coverage. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Match satisfaction comes from reading play and execution. | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Readable match presentation contrasts with less polished replays. | Reviewed | 7.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Camera and training choices aid learning without borrowing newer-console controls. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Konami
- Publisher
- Konami
- Release date
- 2012
- Platforms
- PlayStation 2
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Sports · Primary genre
- Tags
- Sports-based PlayReplayableLocal Co-opThird PersonPlayer versus PlayerSolo-friendlyTop-downFast-paced
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
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- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Co-opSingle playerMultiplayer
- Perspectives
- Third personTop-down
Release editions
- PlayStation 2Worldwide2012
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