eFootball PES 2021

 PC
Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Worth Playing
    Oct 27, 2020
    78
    For eFootball PES 2021, all of this adds up to a soccer game that feels great to play, even if it is slightly lacking in other areas. The $40 price tag makes that pill easier to swallow, though. Depending on what you're looking for on the virtual pitch, that will determine whether PES is the right option for you. If you're like me and enjoy playing through a season with some random teams that you've never heard of, then PES may be exactly what you're looking for. With solid controls and decent AI, PES 2021 is a competent alternative to FIFA from a gameplay perspective, but those who get excited about seeing their favorite teams succeed against their biggest rivals may want to pass on PES.
  2. Multiplayer.it
    Oct 1, 2020
    78
    PES 2021 is a solid title, but on the whole, is the same as last year's game with few updates.
  3. Areajugones
    Sep 19, 2020
    77
    eFootball PES 2021 is an update to last season's title that comes at a reduced price with very little news. A title with few incentives if you arrive since last season, but excellent if you enter the series for the first time with a more than adjusted price.
  5. Jeuxvideo.com
    Sep 16, 2020
    75
    PES 2021 retains the same qualities and defects as its predecessor while waiting for the new generation of consoles.
  6. IGN
    Sep 18, 2020
    70
    Aside from a handful of updates, PES 2021 is ultimately the same as last year's game. So if you already have it, it's not worth the upgrade. But this release asks an important question of us, as gamers and as consumers: are we prepared to tide ourselves over on off-years with packages like this while developers strive for bigger innovations between major releases? Even in normal life, and without new console hardware on the horizon? It certainly seems a more honest business practice to clearly delineate season updates from true new main releases. Ultimately, an evaluation of - deep breath - eFootball PES 2021 Season Update is a review of the IP's business model as much as the football itself. And for the promise of greater leaps forward to come, I’m cautiously in favour.

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User Score
4.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 117 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 117
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 117
  3. Negative: 59 out of 117
  1. murtcnn
    Sep 24, 2020
    10
    It is a really good game especially for its price. Gameplay is nearly same as last year except it is more responsive. Game mods are exactlyIt is a really good game especially for its price. Gameplay is nearly same as last year except it is more responsive. Game mods are exactly same as last year and graphically nothing new but that is what the company promised for. They announced couple of months before release that they will be working on PES 2022 for two years instead of one to adapt to the new engine to prevent another PES 2014 and there won't be nothing new for PES 2021 except new squads and kits and therefore it is half the price of what it used to be. It is more honest than doing this and asking full price like what FIFA does every year and despite anything else it is good game and it is fun to play with.… Full Review »
  2. moha36
    Sep 23, 2020
    0
    I would give it like -10 if I could, It is a terrible game, unrealistically slow, AI is a jock, goalkeeper animations like Spiderman, and manI would give it like -10 if I could, It is a terrible game, unrealistically slow, AI is a jock, goalkeeper animations like Spiderman, and man the scripting, handicaps or whatever you wanna call it is there all the time and will f*** up your nervous system constantly, it`s a fake fake fake game.
    Don`t pay for this Konami is the same as EA.    … Full Review »
  3. beeezoli
    Sep 23, 2020
    10
    It is as good as a videogame can be in 2020. They took the base game and polished it. So it is now even more fluid, exciting and realistic. ItIt is as good as a videogame can be in 2020. They took the base game and polished it. So it is now even more fluid, exciting and realistic. It is not an arcade rushfest. It is a realistic paced, tactical and skillful football game.… Full Review »
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