PES 2013 gets second demo on August 28

PES 2013 gets second demo on August 28
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A second demo of PES 2013 will be released on August 28 for Xbox 360 and August 29 on PS3, Konami has announced. A PC demo will be released in September.

The demo promises to showcase the continued evolution of the game.

The free demo will offer 11 fully-licensed teams, and claims to feature a raft of subtle but important gameplay improvements since the first demo was released in July.

“We wanted to show our hand early with PES 2013 as, frankly, there is a lot to enjoy,” commented Jon Murphy, European PES Team Leader for Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH. “However, we are constantly refining the game and this second demo will show fans that we are always striving for perfection, and they will notice many additions and enhancements that bring PES 2013 even closer to matching the grace, unpredictability and skill that top-level football displays.”

The new demo offers six difficulty settings, and allows the user to play ten-minute matches.

The game’s balance between offence and defence has been equalised, and the targeting of passes using the game’s manual control system has been improved. Similarly, the trajectory of passes has been refined, as has the blocking by defenders, shot speed, and the ways referees officiate – including the overseeing of offside situations.

The new demo also offers a selected number of training trials.

PES 2013 will be released later in September for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.