Become Your Own Pro Evo Manager
If you're not getting enough realism out of Pro Evo, why not give the management tie-in a go? First spreadsheettastic screens.
Football fans with a penchant for realism have long hailed the Pro Evolution Soccer series as the footie game to get. Konami has decided to take the experience to the next level, announcing a new management game that will tie in to the upcoming Pro Evolution Soccer 5.
Appropriately titled Pro Evolution Soccer Management, the game is being made by members of the main series' development team. It affords you all the usual manager sim gameplay choices, allowing you to micromanage everything to do with your team.
What the game lacks in breadth relative to its competitors (you'll only be able to choose clubs from six European leagues), Pro Evolution Soccer Management makes up by letting you work on teams that can be exported for on-the-pitch action in Pro Evolution Soccer.
Management fans can start learning the nuances of their players come later this month with the release of Pro Evolution Soccer 5 ahead of Pro Evolution Soccer Management's release sometime in 2006.
Alex Wollenschlaeger
Editor, Kikizo Games
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