


Whether you're having a game between West Midlands City (Birmingham City) and West Midlands Village (Aston Villa), or Tyneside (Newcastle) and East London (West Ham), it can seem a little bit strange to begin with, but unless you're the kind of football nut who demands authenticity from his football games, it won't really make much of a difference once you've managed to figure out which team you want to play as on the match select screen - and the teams all have their correct players, anyway. The only minor problem is, due to a licensing issue, where FIFA have the exclusives on many of the teams, some of the names in the English League (represented strangely by a Union Jack), can seem a bit odd. In terms of teams, PES 3D 2011 has all the usual niceties you'd expect, with a variety of teams and leagues on offer for you to play with, from Internation sides, to club teams from the major European leagues, and even a few hand picked from the rest of the world. When the time comes, ramping up the difficulty level does seem to make a huge difference to how the game plays, so we found ourselves treading water amongst the lower two, while only occasionally venturing towards the "default" setting, which was actually rather difficult. While there's no interactive tutorial to help you get into the "beautiful game", and some of the terminology on the controls screen may not be much help if you don't really follow football, you should be able to make a decent attempt at it by just sticking to the two buttons you have to use (pass, and shoot). With five difficulty levels to choose from, with the lowest, Beginner, meaning the other team barely move around the pitch, it's a game that most people should be able to pick up and play. Being on a handheld - and a Nintendo one at that - means that games usually have to bring a certain level of accessibility with them, and PES 3D 2011 is no different.

The first football game takes to the pitch on the 3DS.įor those who are a bit more on the fence, however, PES 2011 3D still has a lot to offer.
