Carlos Tevez, Rio Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Edwin van der Sar to feature custom animations.
Konami has announced it has reached an agreement to feature Manchester United, the current English and European champions, in its forthcoming video game PES 2009.
Manchester United will appear fully licensed in all versions of the game and Konami promises the most detailed likenesses of the champions, including full use of the their kits and club crest. PES 2009 will also feature bespoke animations for Carlos Tevez, Rio Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Edwin van der Sar, ensuring they move just like their real-life counterparts.
Advertisement"Konami is continually striving to add key licences to the PES series, and the capture of the English game's most successful club is another major step forward," said Jon Murphy, PES Team Leader for Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH. "The team has worked hard to recreate the skill and pace of Manchester United, and their fans will be delighted with the most realistic recreation of their squad in any video game."
PES 2009 is scheduled for release on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 on October 17, followed by PS2 on October 30 and PSP on November 6. The Wii edition will launch in 2009.
Karlius wrote at 10:08 on 11 September 2008
Well done on getting the best teams approval konami!
wyp100 wrote at 10:30 on 11 September 2008
The best teams? Where's Chelsea?
Rogue Soul wrote at 11:18 on 11 September 2008
Who the hell wants to play with the poorest team in Manchester ;)
TM-Manc wrote at 01:49 on 22 September 2008
Poorest team lol, you know nothing.
United are what they are today through hardwork, some random arab comes along with his billions and thinks he can buy success.
Manchester United are the most successful team in British Football history.
My team are the only team that has alot of history to be proud of, the only other team that can do that is liverpool.
Poorest team in Manchester? Yeah thats true but all that happened is someone stepped in with a huge wod of notes, why be proud of that ?
Manchester United - True Champions! Double Winners 2007-2008
li wrote at 11:17 on 29 September 2008
yup - i bet united are crapping themselves that man city got beaten twice this week by much poorer teams :)
once by brighton - lmfao!