eFootball PES 2020

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1006 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 714 out of 1006
  2. Mixed: 83 out of 1006
  3. Negative: 209 out of 1006
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  1. Canadiandevil
    Aug 5, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is not realistic at all don't know any players that just stand in the middle of the field ref calls fouls on you but doesn't call fouls on the other team even though clearly you can see the foul and pushing in my 16 years of soccer was against the rules. So when you go to do your maintenance might wanna look at fixing those problems or I can garentu I won't be playing anymore nothing makes a he more frustrating that one that can't follow the rules lol this game is becoming the biggest piece of **** I've ever played I can play better than these **** idiots and there supposed to be pro **** me lmfao… Expand
  2. Kay133
    Jul 3, 2021
    3
    PES 2020 is better than FIFA in terms of ball physics, tackling, stadiums and the overall gameplay. However, PES 2020 is lacking incredibly simple but also essential features. One of my favorite things to do on FIFA was to create a custom tournament with my brother. We'd skip the boring matches and switch sides occasionally. Both of these features are not present in PES 2020. Why? ThisPES 2020 is better than FIFA in terms of ball physics, tackling, stadiums and the overall gameplay. However, PES 2020 is lacking incredibly simple but also essential features. One of my favorite things to do on FIFA was to create a custom tournament with my brother. We'd skip the boring matches and switch sides occasionally. Both of these features are not present in PES 2020. Why? This incredible game is ruined by the fact that PES developers either can't be assed or aren't competent enough to include features that have been present with the competition for years now. PES, I can forgive you for not including licenses, there is a fix for that. But for the love of god, don't make playing this game a hassle. Step up for god's sake. I quit playing PES due to the non-present features, and really hope that the developers will add these basics to the future games, otherwise PES won't keep up with FIFA.… Expand
  3. Jazzhands
    Jul 2, 2021
    0
    Pretty bad game, online is really laggy, no innovation whatsoever. Stick to superior developers like Rockstar or Ubisoft.
  4. Zaupa
    Sep 18, 2020
    0
    Arbitragem horrorosa, IA que dá nojo, poucos modos de jogo. Modos de jogo simplesmente insignificantes, menu vergonhoso. É impressionante como a Konami consegue jogar no lixo todo o potencial que o jogo tem!
  5. tonyneculai
    Oct 7, 2019
    0
    What I wrote below is my initial review. Forget about it. This is a 0 game. The lag you get online in this game makes it unplayable. I gave very detailed review each year about the PES about each thing that's positive and that's negative. I don't wast my time anymore. I saw also reviews and marks from other users and I don't understand them. The review of Silas - he gave a 5 is what I feelWhat I wrote below is my initial review. Forget about it. This is a 0 game. The lag you get online in this game makes it unplayable. I gave very detailed review each year about the PES about each thing that's positive and that's negative. I don't wast my time anymore. I saw also reviews and marks from other users and I don't understand them. The review of Silas - he gave a 5 is what I feel also and he gave more details.

    There are so many negative things that make this game the worst PES I ever played and I play since PES 5. I'll only write the 3 biggest flaws:

    1. We are in 2019 and they still don't have proper servers, and there is an insane amount of input lag, many times you can't enjoy the game anymore as you press a button now and the action comes tomorrow.

    2. The game is not responsive and that comes extra to the input lag, you can feel it even when playing offline- which means is in the games code and not from connection, sometimes you try to trap the ball, shoot or pass and the player takes 1-2 extra touches before performing your action. There are some frames in between on which you have no control.

    3. The game is too much AI assisted, it is not skill based anymore. it happens many time that the game does what it wants and not what you press. In all the PES versions until PES 2017 included if you were way better than opponent you could win with a 1 star team against a 5 star team, hard but you could. Now you can't beat with a 3 star team a 5 star team no matter how weak is the opponent as his players position alone, defend alone, intercept alone, even strikers do great runs. And AI plays fantastic with players above 85-86 rating.    … Expand
  6. Faxoriuss
    Feb 20, 2021
    0
    I like the game a lot, the gameplay is very good and the graphics too, the only bad thing is the licenses and the arbitration
  7. mGacina
    Jan 28, 2021
    0
    This game is biggest scripted piece of **** a game where Messi wins header over Maldini, where Pique is faster than Mbappe... where you get **** on by 20% win ratio and score 6 goals to 80% win ratio.
    Where D. Beckham can't do long ball... I don't know man... for a person who plays pes for a long time it is just frustrating
  8. Ruth_23
    Jan 16, 2021
    3
    Estupid IA.
    Handcap.
    Estupid IA.
    Handcap.
    Estupid IA.
    Handcap.
    Estupid IA.
    Handcap.
  9. Nokoteta2287
    Jan 7, 2021
    1
    The only thing good in the game is the grafics, the gameplay is trash, If I were one the creators of this version of the game I would be ashamed.

    I played soccer games in the playstore in my phone better than this CRAP.
  10. Victorhenriq
    Jan 4, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. pior jogo que ja joguei na minha vida, pessima mecanica, jogador faz tudo errado, nada funciona… Expand
  11. whatdoesit
    Oct 27, 2020
    1
    this game is horribly clumsy and so frustrating that it is nearly unplayable. this is my opinion, you may disagree. i have a lot of time put into this game and i regret everyone of them.

    the ball physics and the animations seem to be what people usually rate this game on, and they are quite great and feel good, however the frustrating aspects ruin the entire package. 1. terrible AI.    this game is horribly clumsy and so frustrating that it is nearly unplayable. this is my opinion, you may disagree. i have a lot of time put into this game and i regret everyone of them.

    the ball physics and the animations seem to be what people usually rate this game on, and they are quite great and feel good, however the frustrating aspects ruin the entire package.

    1. terrible AI. you will take in goals, and it will be because the AI defending just leaves their position. teammates will make runs that hide them behind opponents or just not make runs into the right positions for a pass.

    the opponents will do one of three things when attacking. pass directly to CF and score. dribble and change directions everytime you try to challenge, if not a foul then pass and try again. or cross. you have no control over the defence

    2. terrible commentators. They make statements that sound like a child´s comments on a game. they make contradictions within the same sentences, and seem to misunderstand the very basics of tactics.

    3. terrible career mode "story" it isn´t worthy of a ps2 game.

    4. poor graphics.

    5. scripting is worse than in fifa IMO. games either end 7-0 or 3-2 or something similar. very unrealistic and unappealing for someone who loves football.

    6. poor balance between players. the best players are unstoppable and the not so great players are useless (a result of money being involved in online games like FUT)

    7. useless referee. I was fouled and my teammate "went for the ball" which will always happen (it´s programmed to) and then the offside was called on him which is against the rules. often opponents will run directly into you while you have the ball and get a foul. sometimes murder attempts will get ignored as a glitch. etc just the beginning.

    8. very basic gameplay, very little choice in how you interact with the game and control it.

    to sum it up. the game has great animations and can feel good when passing it around but is frustrating in every aspect besides it, from the menu to the core gameplay, referee, GK, AI. It seems that there just won´t be a great football game any time soon.

    this comes from someone who have been playing football games since they were 8. many of the people giving this game above 6 or 7 haven´t played it enough for it to show it´s flaws, like most sports games do.    … Expand
  12. Julio987
    Oct 14, 2020
    1
    La misma mierda de siempre malos gráficos mala calidad y mi mal oñia konamo la peor empresa de videojuegos
  13. I3ordo
    Sep 3, 2020
    2
    Loads of problems and now we have to endure this garbage for one more year?

    Forget the cheesy a--holes that love this crappy unsportsmanship inducing garbage, this game literally punishes anyone who try to have some good football while rewarding the most sloppy, non-sense passing. 1: Defenders get confused, cant intercept even the most sloppy passes 2: Trap feint never rewards you a    Loads of problems and now we have to endure this garbage for one more year?

    Forget the cheesy a--holes that love this crappy unsportsmanship inducing garbage, this game literally punishes anyone who try to have some good football while rewarding the most sloppy, non-sense passing.

    1: Defenders get confused, cant intercept even the most sloppy passes
    2: Trap feint never rewards you a foul and even penalizes you for being taken down.
    3: Receiving balls with desired direction rarely works.
    4:When there is a ricochet ball, even though you realize and fix direction, the player just gets disabled.    … Expand
  14. b_henrique21
    Aug 20, 2020
    2
    Jogabilidade péssima, desbalanceamento entre a CPU e o jogador, muitas faltas marcadas contra e poucas a favor, inteligência artificial pífia.
  15. Chimex
    Aug 19, 2020
    4
    Aside from good graphics, player response as opposed to Cpu controlled is terrible. Also, the refereeing is absolutely laughable, I have played the master league for 5 seasons and i have been fowled in the 18 yard box countless times and i have never been given a penalty. 5 seasons and not a single penalty awarded.
  16. Vince87
    Aug 9, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awful game. I played loads of PES 2017 Myclub, master league and Be a legend. Enjoyed it alot. Skipped 18 and 19 and came back this year buying 20 at lauch. Despite buying it at launch and having loads of the best players I've still hardly played it as the gameplay is so bad. I don't know what happened since 17 but sometimes it feels like the devs don't even play football. Things like the CBs not being in the penalty area to defend corner kicks. You'll have your small full back matching up against the opp centre forward for an easy headed goal, feels very cheap. The AI feels really bad. It's sluggish and has gone backwards from 17. Often feels very scripted and you may aswell go and play FIFA as whatever made PES different and unique is gone. And of course no changes to the offline modes as usual. Stop releasing yearly games if this is the trash you come out with clearly you need more time.… Expand
  17. Blackcap66fkz
    Aug 9, 2020
    2
    Bad metagame. A slap in the faces of Pes fans. The change make the game too Hard to play defensive. The defenders usually make stupid mistake. Finese Touch is good but not enough to save the whole bad game
  18. Julius37
    Aug 2, 2020
    0
    Juego lleno de scripts; ya no es un juego imparcial.
    Los arqueros muy malo, todos los tiros tienen que ir a sus manos.
    Juego en línea es inexistente.
  19. Maestrojo
    Aug 1, 2020
    4
    A major dissapointment ...the demo was amazing but the released version was as usual a disaster.
    there's no freedom in dribbling, it's feels clunky, there's no atmosfere, the commentary is horrendous.
    The referee desicions are still a mess. There's no effort or changes in the career mode (become a legend) , its still the same like every year. I apreciate the fact the main focus lays on    A major dissapointment ...the demo was amazing but the released version was as usual a disaster.
    there's no freedom in dribbling, it's feels clunky, there's no atmosfere, the commentary is horrendous.
    The referee desicions are still a mess.
    There's no effort or changes in the career mode (become a legend) , its still the same like every year. I apreciate the fact the main focus lays on gameplay but at least make sure it's top notch then and not this...    … Expand
  20. destinyfan1
    Aug 1, 2020
    0
    Here it is the game that made me slam a hole in my desk (seriously,i can send a pic if u want) .It is one of the most overrated games of all time,the game is riddled with bugs ,bad ai and sloppy pass system,it does feel good and realistic,i'il admit that but often my players pass somewhere i don't want them to pass to and this happens whaaaaay to often.Also the commentary is awful ,itHere it is the game that made me slam a hole in my desk (seriously,i can send a pic if u want) .It is one of the most overrated games of all time,the game is riddled with bugs ,bad ai and sloppy pass system,it does feel good and realistic,i'il admit that but often my players pass somewhere i don't want them to pass to and this happens whaaaaay to often.Also the commentary is awful ,it literally has just a few lines and you probably heard them all in 3-4 matches.But i haven't even spoken about the worst thing about this game ,the game has an afwul bug where if you put pressure on the attackers for defence,your keeper comes out of the goal and also puts pressure on the opposite side,it is probably the most game breaking bug i have seen in a game and is the reason i give it a 0 .
    the you also have minor issues like ugly UI ,pretty poor music(my opinion) and sometimes sloppy defense.Ofcourse you got some good sides like myclub ,master league.But they don't make up for the awful issues that this game has an nobody talks about.    … Expand
  21. SchranzeR
    Jul 27, 2020
    1
    Najgorszy syf od lat..................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  22. FelipeMachado
    Jul 17, 2020
    3
    Game is horible, you can't cancel a action is just one of a million of problems, de mechanic of penalty is so horible, and the "brasileirão" (the only league they have all teams) is out of date.
  23. vladgunich
    Jul 14, 2020
    1
    The graphics in the game are excellent, the field, grass, the movements of football players. Cons - switching to the right player works crookedly, often not for the one you want. A long response - for example, you click on a pass, and the player makes a pass after a few seconds, when it is no longer needed. Selection of an opponent on the network - it is incomprehensible how, I have a lowThe graphics in the game are excellent, the field, grass, the movements of football players. Cons - switching to the right player works crookedly, often not for the one you want. A long response - for example, you click on a pass, and the player makes a pass after a few seconds, when it is no longer needed. Selection of an opponent on the network - it is incomprehensible how, I have a low rating, and he palms me with the strong, with whom I lose constantly 0-6, 0-8 and so on. There are very few online competitions, for some reason the matchday only takes place in the afternoon, when not everyone can be comfortable.… Expand
  24. Dimaster91
    Jun 14, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worst script game. I **** every developers mother many many times. Hate hate hate… Expand
  25. Nikodrako
    Jul 2, 2020
    4
    Definitely the worst way to end a decade. Offline modes like BAL and Master league are way to monotonous. Online, the scrip in the game is absurd, I've literally can be playing three games a day and I win, lose and tie one with the same team, in one match the players are making perfect moves, the other one if I score first, the players start losing the ball until the other guy ties, in theDefinitely the worst way to end a decade. Offline modes like BAL and Master league are way to monotonous. Online, the scrip in the game is absurd, I've literally can be playing three games a day and I win, lose and tie one with the same team, in one match the players are making perfect moves, the other one if I score first, the players start losing the ball until the other guy ties, in the other one, the passing starts being awful, the defense loses the ball passing in front of them, don't move, nothing. The stickers can't hold the ball, shoot the ball close wherever they want, starts being awful till the other team scores. A game that could have been the best sports game, ends up being a frustrating game where the IA decides who wins… Expand
  26. Rust07
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Конечная серия, хуже не было, играю с 2008 , ужасно разочарован. Невозможно играть, одни скрипты. Нет в этой игре ни логики, ни последовательности, ни честности, ни соответственно каефа. Абсолютно не управляемая, не предсказуемая хрень.… Expand
  27. nafgtss2
    Jun 27, 2020
    1
    le pongo un 1 por que es lo máximo que se merece, incompleto en modos de juego, que no vale el precio que costo de lanzamiento(mas comprando la versión leyenda que no tenemos nada), online pesimo, bug y errores por todos lados. Con las licencias Latino Americanas no hicieron nada, Absolutamente nada un desperdicio de licencias, ADEMAS ELIMINAN A REUS!!
    JUEGO BASURA DE UNA EMPRESA BASURA.    le pongo un 1 por que es lo máximo que se merece, incompleto en modos de juego, que no vale el precio que costo de lanzamiento(mas comprando la versión leyenda que no tenemos nada), online pesimo, bug y errores por todos lados. Con las licencias Latino Americanas no hicieron nada, Absolutamente nada un desperdicio de licencias, ADEMAS ELIMINAN A REUS!!
    JUEGO BASURA DE UNA EMPRESA BASURA.
    que mas queda decir.    … Expand
  28. jarielortiz
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    Un auténtico despropósito si es que a esto se le puede llamar juego. Muchos alaban su "jugabilidad" que con cada actualización va de mal en peor, no se puede dar un solo pase decente, movimientos lentos de los jugadores, minuto 80 y tu rival corre como si nada mientras los tuyos jamás llegan. Con esto es un clavo más al ataud de Konami que no hace nada por complacer al jugador en el únicoUn auténtico despropósito si es que a esto se le puede llamar juego. Muchos alaban su "jugabilidad" que con cada actualización va de mal en peor, no se puede dar un solo pase decente, movimientos lentos de los jugadores, minuto 80 y tu rival corre como si nada mientras los tuyos jamás llegan. Con esto es un clavo más al ataud de Konami que no hace nada por complacer al jugador en el único trabajo que tienen. DIVERTIR al jugador.… Expand
  29. presider35
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Game fast.But pass system is very bad.This game is maybe tennis game.I couldnt feel football.Konami killed game this year.Next year ı dont play pes anymore.Look like Bot game.Metacritic point is not true.Dont deserve 82.Game point 50.According to me,Pes 2020 is the worst pes version .
  30. MCShootsa
    May 31, 2020
    2
    Trash for kids. Even worst then fifa. So sad, because this one has great past
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82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 54 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 48 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 54
  3. Negative: 0 out of 54
  1. Riot Pixels
    Jan 16, 2020
    74
    eFootball PES 2020 keeps all the merits of the series but lacks any significant breakthroughs. Still, it’s a good sports sim, especially in multiplayer.
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  2. CD-Action
    Oct 25, 2019
    80
    The 2020 edition is the most realistic virtual football I have ever encountered. After learning the gameplay’s basics you get a lot of fun and each passing hour makes it even better. Shame that after finishing the career, checking out the multiplayer and playing a few exhibition matches there is nothing left to do here. [12/2019, p.64]
  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Oct 22, 2019
    90
    Fantastic improvements on and off the pitch, from licences to new gameplay refinements and a visual upgrade, ensure this year’s PES is the best it’s been for a generation. [Issue#168, p.82]
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