Pro Evolution Soccer 2016

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4.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 321 Ratings

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  1. JJ-CZ
    Sep 20, 2015
    5
    Long time PES fan, did not play last two version due to family reasons. Now tried the PES 16 on PC, it is very good gameplay, but the graphics are really insult to PC players, not much of a difference against the 13 version I played last. Shame on Konami, Fifa has quite good gameplay this year and the graphics are far superior...do you really want all your PC fans to go away??
  2. Koushyar
    Sep 22, 2015
    5
    The game itself isn't bad, but it is hard to detect any changes compared to the previous release. The thing that bugs me the most is that they haven't incorporated most of summer transfers (unless you do the updates). And the player ratings are really weird. I am not a Ronaldo fan at all but him being tied with Robben at 92 for the 2nd best player is ridiculous! Ronaldo and Messi are milesThe game itself isn't bad, but it is hard to detect any changes compared to the previous release. The thing that bugs me the most is that they haven't incorporated most of summer transfers (unless you do the updates). And the player ratings are really weird. I am not a Ronaldo fan at all but him being tied with Robben at 92 for the 2nd best player is ridiculous! Ronaldo and Messi are miles ahead anyone else in the world… Expand
  3. papirnehezek
    Sep 18, 2015
    6
    PES 16 on the PC is once again a subpar experience compared to consoles. The graphics are washed-out, with strange lightning and with an overall strange, blurry result. Many of the main points listed on steam along with screenshots are not for the pc version. Many people says that gameplay is much more important than the looks. I am too believe in this. With the little bit better masterPES 16 on the PC is once again a subpar experience compared to consoles. The graphics are washed-out, with strange lightning and with an overall strange, blurry result. Many of the main points listed on steam along with screenshots are not for the pc version. Many people says that gameplay is much more important than the looks. I am too believe in this. With the little bit better master league and the multiple second leagues introduced last year this year I might finally have some fun after all.
    But, this is just like last year. I do not feel, that the pc version performs well gameplay wise. Moreover, I feel it is closer to fifa than ever before. CPU does not do anything, only scores goals and intercepts passes. I do not feel, that it is struggling getting the ball into my box. When it wants it scores with the least number of attacks. I have the feeling that the cpu is playing with me, letting me score some, passing a bit, but in the end it is laughing in my face as it is scoring from a 5 second attack. This is the reason I do not play fifa anymore. The predictability. When I feel that I cannot do anything to avoid conceding a goal, it is beyond my control. And, it happens a lot of the time, and it gets frustrating very quickly. Top class defenders leave their positions often under the cpu control, on the attacks the automatic cursor changer switches to wrong player, etc. It is not smooth, not perfect, it is far from it. I played a few dozen matches, but none of them was 0-0. Usually, 5 goals at least being scored. Defense is useless in this state.
    Overall, this game in its current version is bugged mess. Also, I did not play the PS4 version of the game, but if the gameplay is the same, then this is my opinion on that one too.

    My points:
    + Nice face textures
    + New physics engine with dynamic player contacts
    + Better master league
    + ML negotiation system is better than the old ones, and harder than last year's
    - PC version is subpar
    - Gameplay is still unfair and frustrating at times
    - Too easy to score goals from a few positions
    - Keeper performance and animation is bad at close range
    - Control and AI bugs
    - ML is still far from great, nowhere close to the level of fifa 08
    - I do not like the old, ugly, badly named ml youth players
    - Many (many) outdated transfers on release    … Expand
  4. Barnews
    Sep 19, 2015
    5
    I decided to give Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 a chance and I played its DEMO.
    I wanted PES 2016 to be very good, but unfortunately I have to say I'm a bit disappointed. I was expecting more.
    The gameplay itself, animations, passes, shots, players movement, etc ... are all good. In PES 2016 the players are not so mobile like in FIFA, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Matches are    I decided to give Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 a chance and I played its DEMO.
    I wanted PES 2016 to be very good, but unfortunately I have to say I'm a bit disappointed. I was expecting more.

    The gameplay itself, animations, passes, shots, players movement, etc ... are all good.

    In PES 2016 the players are not so mobile like in FIFA, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Matches are more strategic. Worse it is with the pace of the game. The pace of play in PES 2016 is almost always the same. Not too fast or slow. It is only normal. In FIFA this year, you can play quickly, slowly, carefully, etc... and your players will fit your gameplay automatically.

    On the other hand, the players in PES their contact with the pitch and the ball is more heavy and realistic.

    Big disappointment for me is that, like last year, this year the PC version of the game is technically and graphically much worse than the PS 4 version for example. PC version is more of a clone PS 3 version.
    This is unacceptable and it is one big betrayal from KONAMI. It will definitely not support the saleability. For me personally, it is one of the decisive factors why not buy the game.

    I do not recommend you buy PES 2016 because FIFA 16 is better in vast number of game aspects.

    PROS
    - Gameplay is generally good and fun
    - The players on the pitch and their contact with the balloon is heavy and realistic
    - Sound, Stadiums and atmosphere of matches is very good

    CONS
    - Some aspects of the game are not very good (very short passing, centers, penalties, the pace of the game is constant rather than dynamic)
    - Lack of licenses (For example Premier League) greatly detracts from the overall quality of the game. Earlier years, the PES had better gameplay than FIFA and we could close both eyes over the licenses . But nowadays licences are great weakness of PES
    - The PC version is a port from the Playstation 3 version
    - Menus are ugly    … Expand
  5. Monkus
    Oct 14, 2015
    7
    Best football game ever player. There is always room for improvements though, I think Konami could take some ideas from NBA 2K Sports for ML mode, they should also get Gary Neville for commentary... I think we need a database to work with for players, D.O.B, Contract, Loans etc. should be updated like real life, aslo the overall price of players should be realistic
  6. Zaferkskn
    Nov 4, 2015
    7
    myclup berbat istediğimiz oyuncuyu parasını basıp almak daha mantıklı olurdu. GP kasması bi dert kasılan GP ile oyuncu getirmesi ayrı bir dert. saçmalık dönuyor.
  7. Ajeya-Rajk
    Dec 7, 2015
    5
    Celebrating 20 years PES has come a long way.Though it does not have any team or stadium license like FIFA,it surely has captured our attention with its world class graphics.Peter Drury & Jim Beglin have done a fairly good job with the commentary.Shooting,passes,tackling,crosses are good but most of the time players tend to hit volleys when they should have headed the ball in front of theCelebrating 20 years PES has come a long way.Though it does not have any team or stadium license like FIFA,it surely has captured our attention with its world class graphics.Peter Drury & Jim Beglin have done a fairly good job with the commentary.Shooting,passes,tackling,crosses are good but most of the time players tend to hit volleys when they should have headed the ball in front of the goal.Players are slow in getting to the ball after stealing balls from the opposition players. Pre-game formalities are beautifully showcased.Goalkeepers are sometimes good sometimes pretty horrible while shot stopping.More celebrations should be added to the existing ones. MyClub is a very good feature in PES with its news page & transfer window graphics during the managerial mode.All in all PES 2016 has done an okay job but should do away with the existing problems to overtake FIFA.… Expand
  8. Red5Alive
    May 18, 2016
    5
    I feel compelled to write this about the in game AI behaviour, which is absolutely RIDICULOUS! Let me explain with an example: I'm on master league, 2nd season, with UD Almeria on the Spanish Primera Division. I've been playing on Top Player, and with about 22 or 23 games gone, I'm in 5th place, fighting for a place in the UCL. When I play against a team in the Top 10, I usually end upI feel compelled to write this about the in game AI behaviour, which is absolutely RIDICULOUS! Let me explain with an example: I'm on master league, 2nd season, with UD Almeria on the Spanish Primera Division. I've been playing on Top Player, and with about 22 or 23 games gone, I'm in 5th place, fighting for a place in the UCL. When I play against a team in the Top 10, I usually end up winning or fighting for it and making great games, at least. Barcelona had 19 wins in 19 games (!), 3rd best attack, best defence, and I beat them on their home ground 3-1! Real Madrid is in 2nd place with the 2nd best attack (the best attack is mine) and I drew on their home ground 1-1. However, when I play against a team from the 2nd half of the classification, it's guaranteed that I'll have a hard, hard time. It's almost impossible to draw against them, let alone win. I played against Levante, in last place, I lost 3-1. Played against Villareal, 19th place, lost 2-1, without almost touching the ball. Played against Sevilla, 14th place, I lost at home 3-0 and they had 69% ball possession!!! Barcelona (Barcelona, for God's sake!) only had 53 when they beat me 3-2 in my first game against them. Against Barcelona I had a close game, with plenty of shots and attacks. Against Sevilla I only got the ball when they failed a shot! Literally! It was absolutely impossible to take the ball away from them. They passed it around as if they were Barcelona or Bayern Munich. It's ridiculous. I find myself in a position where everytime I play against a team in 15 or 16th, I know I'm going to lose points, and everytime I play a team in 3rd or 4th place, I know I'll probably win the match. Besides, when I'm playing against "normal" teams (teams against which I can actually play and touch the ball), they are pretty easy to handle and to score against. However, immediately after I score my 1st goal, they start playing like they are possessed or something, and it doesn't stop untill they score a goal. They win every rebound, they get every pass right, they intercept all of my passes... Sometimes it genuinely looks like the game is programmed so that it is impossible for me to play normally, because the ball ALWAYS ends up on their feet, no matter what I do. It seems like they are a completely different team. Then, after they score, all goes back to normal. But then, when I score another goal... madness once again. And I didn't even speak about the useless goalkeepers and the close to useless defenders... But I think everyone will get my point.

    They should correct this for the next game. I want to do my best against teams like Barça, Madrid, Manchester City, Juventus. If I lose the game and if they trash me, fair enough. But if those teams don't do that, and instead I get trashed by teams like Eibar, Cordoba, Frosinone or something like that, it's not nice nor realistic.    … Expand
  9. Dyarkulus
    Feb 13, 2017
    5
    All problems (graphics, licenses, bad referees) are compensated by the awesome master league and the good gameplay. Finally playing against Real Madrid has a different difficulty than playing against Reading.
  10. eraybeycik
    Dec 7, 2020
    7
    Düz futbol oyunu pes 2016. Otur oyna öyle. My Career modu iyiydi. :)))))))))))

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76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Games.cz
    Nov 4, 2015
    70
    Quick and dynamic football game with incomplete licenses and (for PC version) ugly visuals with a few technical problems. Even a couple of regrettable changes in gameplay can’t cover that PES 16 offers a unique football experience.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Oct 29, 2015
    64
    While other developers of sports video games (namely EA and 2K) develop for PC alongside PS4 and Xbox One, Konami decided to port a past-gen version. So, PES 2016 is pretty much the same as its predecessor — it’s not a piece of old junk yet, but it should have stayed on the sidelines.
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Oct 22, 2015
    80
    Thankfully, the Pro Evo becomes a competitive series again this season. If you do not care of licenses or crappy referees then you can expect a great football game. [Issue#257]
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