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Hey guys I'm looking to get some details on PES 2010.I'm a life long FIFA gamer and I've never actually owned a PES game and I've only played a PES game for maybe 30 minutes total in my whole life.To get this out of the way I'm definitely not a "fanboy (douche bags) but I could just never come to grips with not playing with all the licensed clubs and players.However I've been planning on buying both FIFA and PES this year for quite some time now.I was hoping that Konami would really step it up for this year but from the looks of things it didn't come out as well as I hoped.Supposedly it's still an upgrade over last years version but not as much a leap as I expected.

I've been playing FIFA for the last week or so and although it is a great game I definitely wouldn't be giving it a 9/10 like most of the reviewers have given it.I won't go into too much detail right now but there are so many little and not so little things that are wrong its a wonder how they let it ship that way without someone noticing.I don't really like to play online with any game really so the single player is where its at for me.Once again I'm super disappointed how the manager mode has turned out once again.Even after all the hype they were giving it they can't even get the weather right,but anyways that's for another post.

So for all you PES gamers out there I've been wondering a few things...

1.So whats the deal with the master league?I always hear about how its so addicting but is it pretty much like playing multiple seasons building up your club?Are their transfer windows,cups,etc?

2.One of my main gripes with FIFA the past couple of years has been the difficulty level.Even on legendary (the hardest level) its way too easy,I'm not trying to brag and no I don't use any cheap tactics/glitches.I even go as far as making a team with players not rated above 80 and still can win every game.I expect that if I put it on the hardest setting I want the cpu to play a ruthless game of football and put up a challenge.I remember a long time ago playing on Xbox like FIFA 05 or something that on legendary it was actually hard as hell and I loved it.So whats the difficulty like in PES?Does the AI actually put up a good challenge?

3.After glancing over the forums here I've been seeing talk of an option file and recommendations that North American users would be better off buying a European version,so what exactly are option files?I'm guessing that they're the files for the editing of all the clubs/players?I know that editing is a big part of PES and it would be a pain in the *** to have to edit everything on your own.Are all option files not available in NA?

Well I greatly appreciate anyone that took the time to read this and answer my questions.I thought what better place to go to get some answers about PES than the fans themselves.I'm sure theres a couple other things I'd like to know but can't think of them at the moment.Hope to hear back from some of you so I can get to know what PES is all about,thanks!