Key Highlights:
- Konami releases two PES 2014 tutorials covering ball control and team attacking.
- The first video demonstrates shielding the ball, retaining possession and avoiding challenges.
- The second focuses on coordinated attacking movements involving multiple teammates.
Konami has released two new tutorial videos for Pro Evolution Soccer 2014, demonstrating individual ball control and coordinated team attacks. The footage shows how players can retain possession under pressure before building attacking moves with supporting teammates.
The first tutorial demonstrates how to shield the ball from approaching defenders, maintain possession and look for an available teammate. In PES 2014, protecting the ball and choosing when to release a pass are important parts of the revised control system.
These techniques build on Konami’s previously announced TrueBall Tech, which gives players greater freedom over first touches, ball movement and close control using the right analogue stick.
The second tutorial shifts the focus towards attacking as a team, particularly when opportunities arise to launch a counter-attack. Konami’s Team Play system allows three or more players to combine through planned movements and off-the-ball runs, creating additional passing options as an attack develops.
I would start with the ball-control tutorial because those coordinated attacking runs become much more useful when you can protect possession long enough to pick the right pass.
Beyond individual control and attacking movement, Konami has also outlined its Heart system, which introduces the influence of player confidence, morale and crowd support on performances during matches.
Konami has confirmed that PES 2014 will launch on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in North America on 24 September 2013. However, the UK and European release date has yet to be officially announced.
