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PES 2010 for PlayStation Portable
PES 2010 for PlayStation Portable lets you lead club teams and national sides on the football pitch. You move the ball around, draw a defender out of position and look for an opening with a through pass or cross. The power and angle of your shot determine whether an attack produces a goal. When defending, you switch players and try to close the route towards your own goal. Friendlies and training help you improve the timing of passes and shots.
The official UEFA Champions League has its own tournament with the familiar presentation of the European club competition. Master League lets you build a team across several seasons through transfers and player development. Become a Legend follows one footballer trying to earn a place in the side. The editor lets you change various team and player details. The original squads belong to the football period in which the game was released.
Alongside matches against the computer, you can play locally over wireless with a second player. Using your own copies on two PSP systems with wireless networking, you establish a direct ad-hoc connection. Each player uses their own screen. These local matches do not run through an internet server. For longer careers and edited data, you use a Memory Stick Duo to save your progress and continue later.
Region and language
Our PlayStation Portable games are European editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
You receive the physical UMD edition. You need a PSP with a UMD drive to play it; a PSP Go cannot play this disc.
Manual
PES 2010 for PlayStation Portable includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of PES 2010
PES 2010 was released in 2009 as part of Konami's annual Pro Evolution Soccer series. PES Productions in Tokyo worked on the series, which grew out of Konami's earlier football games. The PSP edition followed in autumn alongside the PlayStation 2 adaptation. It used that generation's familiar structure, while PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC received a different technical version. Sharing a yearly title therefore did not mean every version had the same controls and presentation.
A major addition for PSP was the playable UEFA Champions League tournament. Konami had already used the license in the series, but now brought the recognizable European competition to this handheld adaptation too. This added a separately licensed tournament to the existing friendlies, cups and careers. It did not automatically give every club in the game an official name and kit. The editor remained a way to change elements of the available teams and players yourself.
Master League and Become a Legend continued the longer formats of earlier PES editions. The former follows a team and its development, the latter an individual footballer. PSP added local matches between handhelds. The 360-degree controls Konami announced for larger systems were not carried over to this version. The PSP edition therefore remained closely linked to the established football game on the older PlayStation generation, supplemented by the Champions League presentation.
Similar games for PlayStation Portable
FIFA 10 on PSP shares the combination of club matches, a team career and one footballer's career. FIFA uses Manager and Be a Pro: Club and Country, while PES offers Master League and Become a Legend. FIFA's scouting reports give advance tips about your opponent. PES 2010 presents its licensed European tournament separately in UEFA Champions League. Both call for passing and formations, but organize long-term progress differently.
FIFA Street 2 takes famous footballers to small street pitches on PSP, where tricks and spectacular combinations shape attacks. It does not offer a conventional eleven-a-side competition like PES 2010. In PES, you build a team for longer matches, maintain defensive positions and play with offside and set pieces. Street football mainly lets you show up a direct opponent; PES spreads the work across a whole eleven and a much larger pitch.
World Tour Soccer 2 on PSP offers football challenges where good passes, possession and polished play earn points. World Tour and Medal turn matches into individual tests with their own objectives. PES 2010 combines longer competitions, club building and player careers. Where Sony rewards completing a specific task, Master League brings you back to the same team and asks you to think about developing the squad across different seasons.
Virtua Tennis 3 on PSP, like Become a Legend, lets an individual athlete develop. You train your own tennis player, improve skills through minigames and face famous professionals. PES 2010 places its footballer in a team, where finding space and helping defend matter even without the ball. Tennis requires good positioning for every shot; the football career teaches you how your role connects with the movements of ten teammates.
SSX on Tour on PSP shares the idea of building a sporting career and unlocking further challenges. On skis or a snowboard, you alternate races and tricks on a mountain. PES 2010 uses league matches, transfers and a footballer's assessment instead. SSX rewards fast descents and big jumps, while PES demands more attention to teamwork. In both, progress grows as you become better at the chosen sport.
