<s>
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
2008	I-Application
(	O
PES	B-Application
2008	I-Application
)	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
World	O
Soccer	O
:	O
Winning	O
Eleven	O
2008	O
in	O
Asia	O
and	O
sometimes	O
called	O
World	O
Soccer	O
:	O
Winning	O
Eleven	O
11	O
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
association	B-Application
football	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
series	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
title	O
is	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
games	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
of	O
a	O
year	O
and	O
not	O
a	O
version	O
;	O
this	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
EA	O
Sports	O
 '	O
FIFA	O
series	O
naming	O
their	O
titles	O
with	O
two	O
digit	O
numbers	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
And	O
mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PES	B-Application
2008	I-Application
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
2009	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
internationally	O
available	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
home	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
PES	B-Application
2008	I-Application
(	O
named	O
Winning	B-Application
Eleven	I-Application
Play	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
2008	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
differs	O
radically	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
is	O
centered	O
around	O
pointing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
at	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
directing	O
players	O
by	O
dragging	O
them	O
with	O
the	O
on-screen	O
cursor	O
,	O
and	O
passing	O
is	O
done	O
by	O
simply	O
pointing	O
to	O
the	O
desired	O
space	O
or	O
player	O
and	O
pressing	O
a	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
does	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portugal	O
and	O
(	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
Manchester	B-Application
United	I-Application
player	O
Cristiano	O
Ronaldo	O
is	O
included	O
on	O
all	O
PES	B-Application
2008	I-Application
covers	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Newcastle	O
United	O
striker	O
Michael	O
Owen	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
Juventus	O
goalkeeper	O
Gianluigi	O
Buffon	O
in	O
Italy	O
,	O
West	O
Ham	O
United	O
defender	O
Lucas	O
Neill	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
Chelsea	O
F.C.	O
</s>
<s>
Jon	O
Champion	O
and	O
Mark	O
Lawrenson	O
provide	O
the	O
English	O
commentary	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
replacing	O
long-time	O
commentary	O
team	O
Peter	O
Brackley	O
and	O
Trevor	O
Brooking	O
,	O
who	O
commentated	O
from	O
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccers	I-Application
2	B-Application
to	O
6	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sales	O
were	O
very	O
close	O
to	O
rival	O
FIFA	B-Application
2008	I-Application
,	O
which	O
sold	O
units	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
83.60	O
%	O
and	O
83	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
82.58	O
%	O
and	O
82	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
;	O
79.74	O
%	O
and	O
80	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
78.50	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
;	O
75.53	O
%	O
and	O
76	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
73.46	O
%	O
and	O
74	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
and	O
58.57	O
%	O
and	O
58	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
releases	O
of	O
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
2008	I-Application
each	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
per	O
version	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
2008	I-Application
sold	O
approximately	O
104,654	O
copies	O
since	O
its	O
debut	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
awarded	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
by	O
IGN	O
in	O
its	O
2008	O
video	O
game	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
by	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
