PES 2011: Pro Evolution Soccer

Cover star

The cover star is Lionel Messi, in his final appearance on a PES cover until a group shot in PES 2017 with four other FC Barçelona players. As of FIFA 13, Messi has been a regular cover star of EA Sports' FIFA games, the main competitor of the PES series.

References to classic titles

Most of the unlockable content in the game is based on classic Konami titles, some of them from very known games (Castlevania, Contra, Gradius, Frogger), others from less known ones (TwinBee, Ganbare Goemon), and also from some relatively unknown titles (Pooyan, Wai Wai World)

Some of these content includes:

• Music tracks from all games previously mentioned
• Elements for the Create a Stadium mode also based on those games, plus elements from other games, such as Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa
• One of the headgear available is based on the Moai heads from the Gradius series

It's important to note that this is only present on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC versions of the game.