The feature that has left the greatest impression in our early match-ups though has been one of the simplest: the return of the Game Speed option. There are five speed settings in PES 2011, from the lumbering -2 to the zippy, frenetic +2, and they make a world of difference. Opportunities are much harder to fashion at slower pace, as players are given longer to dwell on the ball and marshal defences, while turnover is faster and tactics more aggressive at the other end of the spectrum. Top speed is our favourite; PES 2011 at top speed is more exciting than it has been since the end of the last console generation.