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PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 5 (PES5)

I am currently playing this game now. It was introduced to me by Paul, the PS2 guy in Labuan. I was telling him about how I enjoyed Winning Eleven (W-11) v.9 when he told me PES5 is the English/US version of it. I got PES5 for my PS2 and did not stopped playing it. The PES5 official website is good.

The gameplay is great and realistic. It is played by many real-life players, including Thierry Henry and John Terry who appear on the cover. The cool thing is that I can create a player who looks like me when I have enough PES points. Brilliant.

I prefer PES5 than W-11. Mostly because I understand the menus and instructions.However, the W-11 has better gameplay. It is damn addictive and will keep on at it until the World Cup 2006 in Germany is over.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted

I am currently playing Need for Speed: Most Wanted on my PS2. Started Xmas last year and made my way up until rank #6 on the Blacklist at the time of this blog. The game is unique in a sense that you need to perform and win races, collect bounty and chase by the police. The police is soft if the car has a Level 1 Heat. More police are going to get the car if the heat increases.

I like the gameplay because the speed is fast and furious. Total concentration. I should be able to be #1 and beat Razor in no time. I did not use a Steering wheel. Feel very comfortable on the PS2 gamepad. So far I have all the cars of the Blacklist drivers. You see, when you beat a blacklist guy, you have a chance to take his pinkslip if you guess the correct marker.

Until then, i got a need for Speed.