Pro Evolution Soccer 2016

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  1. Tubey
    Sep 24, 2015
    8
    I've been a FIFA guy since Pro Evolution Soccer 6 on the PS2. Every year since then, PES has been well and truly awful, whilst FIFA saw gradual improvement.

    This year, all that has turned around. PES2016 is a remarkable return to form from out of nowhere, and is the first game since PES6 that has actually delighted me while playing a football game. It does have flaws though - I think    I've been a FIFA guy since Pro Evolution Soccer 6 on the PS2. Every year since then, PES has been well and truly awful, whilst FIFA saw gradual improvement.

    This year, all that has turned around. PES2016 is a remarkable return to form from out of nowhere, and is the first game since PES6 that has actually delighted me while playing a football game.

    It does have flaws though - I think the 'keepers need a minor fix, and the lack of licencing really hurts the immersion (but it's patched easily enough by the user, just a bit of effort required). Not only that, the menu system could have been better, but you pick it up after a while and it becomes second nature. The other drawback is the online feature, which is very convoluted (the tutorial was rocket science to me!) - it doesn't have a patch on Ultimate Team by FIFA.

    FIFA remains the more polished game of the two, but PES is comfortably the better game of simulated football - by some distance.    … Expand
  2. das9125
    Aug 29, 2017
    8
    Konami are back on top! Finally a game that is on par with the PS2 era games. Such a long wait.

    Ok. I preloaded the game and have been playing for several hours since the release. The game is actually better than the demo. You can lower the speed of the game which seems a bit quick on default. GAMEPLAY: This PES just works. The dribbling and passing is very very good. The game is    Konami are back on top! Finally a game that is on par with the PS2 era games. Such a long wait.

    Ok. I preloaded the game and have been playing for several hours since the release. The game is actually better than the demo. You can lower the speed of the game which seems a bit quick on default.

    GAMEPLAY: This PES just works. The dribbling and passing is very very good. The game is responsive and the shotting feels good. The animations helps to bring the game closer to life. You never score the same goal twice. I have been playing FIFA for the past few years, but I can confidently say that this year PES is the much better game. 2015 was good, but not great. PES 2016 is a much better one. It is so responsive, like PES 5/6. I played the FIFA 16 demo, and the players feel clunky and the game feels so linear compared to PES.

    PRESENTATION: On the presentation side, this game is a bit of a disspointment. The Menus are bland and confusing, and the English commentary is very poor, and sometimes behind the game. Fortunately I play with Argentine Spanish narration, which is much much better. Konami needs to work on presentation for 2017, these menu's with tiles just dont work in my opinion. Please Konami, new menus, and what happened to the amazing opening videos of the past?

    GRAPHICS: The Fox Engine is helping PES become a better looking game. While not on par with MGSV graphics, it is quite an improvement to PES 2015. Particularly the pitches look much better, finally Konami focused on this, and I hope they do so more and more for next year. In closeups, it looks fantastic. From distance, it is a good looking game. Not a fantastic one, but does not subtract from the gameplay. About licences, same as always with PES. But once the community option files to patch the license issues are out, the game will be quite amazing.

    In conclusion, this couild probably be the best football game in 10 years. Good job to Konami and keep working hard for next year. This years game is a solid 9/10. This game is much closer to a 9 than any football game has been this decade. While it feels like FIFA does not know how to improve their game anymore, PES' future looks very bright. If you are on the line, buy it. You will have a lot of fun.    … Expand
  3. GamerBhoy89
    Jan 9, 2016
    8
    The last game in this series I enjoyed "to the max" was Pro Evolution Soccer 6 on Playstation 2. When the series made the jump to the 7th generation of video games, it appeared to have fallen from grace, while FIFA just done something completely right, all of a sudden. I go for the football game that I enjoy the most each year, I don't have an allegiance and I enjoy whatever game clicks toThe last game in this series I enjoyed "to the max" was Pro Evolution Soccer 6 on Playstation 2. When the series made the jump to the 7th generation of video games, it appeared to have fallen from grace, while FIFA just done something completely right, all of a sudden. I go for the football game that I enjoy the most each year, I don't have an allegiance and I enjoy whatever game clicks to me.

    PES 6 was where the series just got it right. It was just, near-perfection.

    For me, though, between 2007 and 2013, the games just fell flat on their back side. I got my first bitter taste of the series when I played PES 2008. It was just not as good as PES 6 was and since I no longer had my PS2, I didn't really have a good football game to enjoy.

    I just bought FIFA 08 out of impulse and I loved it. It was such an improvement over the last 3-4 FIFA games, and I have bought every FIFA game since, I even have FIFA 16 and it is brilliant, still.

    During these times, I did still try out every PES game that was released, just to see if it was any better.

    While they were..... okay.... they weren't as enjoyable as they used to be for me. PES 2009 was an improvement from 2008 but I believed it still had a long way to go.

    When PES 2016 was announced, nothing really grabbed my attention until I heard that you could, once again, customize your kits/leagues/emblems, etc. on PS4. (I know it's an obviously permanent feature on PC but I'm in no position in my life to always play my PC. I take my console(s) everywhere I go).

    This alone sparked my interest, because it was the first feature I was introduced to with PES 3, and it is my most favourite feature of the series between PES 3 and PES 6. As I write this review, I have PES 2016 in my PS4 library, and I absolutely love it. While I do love FIFA 16 for different reasons, PES 2016 is just a bit special this year, for me. I have barely played much matches due to relaxing and customizing/updating/editing everything. I love it. I can make the game look and feel how I want it to. If I want to , I can edit any league I want, I can delete one league and replace it with an entirely new, and different league. I can do anything I set my mind to in PES 2016 and that is what makes this game so different to that of it's EA counterparts.

    I don't "hate" FIFA. I don't "hate" rival games, I think that's silly. I love all games for what they are and I don't hate games for not being what I want them to be. A game is what a game is.

    FIFA 16 is what FIFA 16 is. Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 is what Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 is. It's the football fan's football game. It has so many deep gameplay aspects and tactics. It has the beloved Master League, which is even better now with the likes of the UEFA Champions/Europa leagues embedded into it. I know it was always there with "WEFA" but having the license there just gives it some identity, for lack of a better term.

    The only game mode I have not touched and probably never will is MyClub.

    It's not an anti-PES, "I-prefer-Ultimate-Team" opinion - I don't like Ultimate Team that much, either - I'm just not an online gamer as much as I used to be, so I don't pay attention to it.

    Enough reminiscing.

    PES 2016 is, by leaps and bounds, much better. The series has seemingly came out of it's dark cave and it looks to be a strong competitor once again. And competition is damn healthy. Why? Because if you have competition, you will strive to make your game be ten times better than the supposed opposition. And that means PES can only get better from here, if the developers keep their ideas bucked up.

    Personal highlight for me, and the best PES game in such a long time.

    8/10

    PROS
    -Faster-paced gameplay than previous instalments.
    -File Importing is back! (on PS4)
    -Commentary is much improved thanks to Peter Drury
    -Seemingly endless customization opportunities
    -Gorgeous animations
    -Official Tournament Atmosphere (UEFA CL etc.), making them actually stand out.

    CONS
    -No Option File sharing, making customizing your kits/leagues/emblems a bit tedious for some.
    -It's a nit-pick, but replays are still a bit slow-paced for my liking. (probably shouldn't include this as a factor into my rating)

    If there are any more Pros and Cons I missed, it's because these were all that stood out for me and I'll probably see more the more I play, I doubt there's anything remotely worse than the issues I stated, though.

    Call this a rose-tinted review or whatever, but I am so happy this game is fun for me once again.

    PES 2016 is brilliant, and I highly recommend anyone who has been ignoring the franchise for a while to come back and try it. I do not think you will be disappointed.    … Expand
  4. AnonJ
    Nov 11, 2015
    8
    Not perfect, but still magnitudes better than FIFA

    I've been playing PES 2016 for a while now and I've never had again the "this game is ****ing retarded, I'll quit and just delete the game" rage which I constantly felt when playing FIFA 16. Sure it has its flaws but overall it's still a much better use of your money than FIFA. The following are details pros and cons: Cons:    Not perfect, but still magnitudes better than FIFA

    I've been playing PES 2016 for a while now and I've never had again the "this game is ****ing retarded, I'll quit and just delete the game" rage which I constantly felt when playing FIFA 16. Sure it has its flaws but overall it's still a much better use of your money than FIFA. The following are details pros and cons:

    Cons:

    Throughballs are still a kind of ridiculous and many players would just spam through balls all the game. Tackles are extremely easy to make and almost no fouls will get called whatsoever. I've not even got one single penalty (both sides) up to now which is in sharp contrast with FIFA 16. Though to be honest I'd rather there be less fouls/cards than way too many.

    The online season mode matchmaking has a huge flaw: having no option to limit your opponent's team to a similar level as yours is incredibly dumb. The whole world is just spamming Real Madrid/PSG/Bayern and playing long balls to death, and thus you can hardly enjoy your favorite team. The idea of earning more points if you win with weaker teams is a nice one but in reality it doesn't work because you mostly don't stand a chance to win at all and thus always get 0 points! Though I'd say playing with a 4-4.5 star team is still passable.

    Pros:

    Despite the above, it's still massively more coherent and much less frustrating than FIFA 16 where the whole game mechanics is just hopelessly broken. PES might have overdone some stuffs but it's much better than FIFA's broken ones. In FIFA you easily dribble the whole pitch at kick off yet after that your every move will be a struggle because of the incredibly frustrating passing AI and the otherworldly GKs; also every move from you towards the opponent becomes a yellow card/penalty which is nuts. I don't see the "dumb GK" issue in PES: They save about the right amount of goals AFAIK. Maybe it's because I bought the game just now and they made some patches. The only issue is corners where the GKs are basically doing nothing and they're a bit too easy to score from IMO.

    The commentary is actually OK and I don't get why many people say its commentary is much worse than FIFA. IMO FIFA's commentary is bland as hell and says a lot of incredibly useless and stupid things. In PES while the commentary frequency is not as high, they at least show some proper passion and don't sound much perfunctory/stupid.

    Sure the game doesn't have Bundesliga and some other licensing. But for me, I mostly follow PL and mostly play online season mode so that's not really a concern for me. National teams are always available to choose from and they should already help you plenty. Sure if you want a truly immerisve experience in the footballing world such as single player master league or "become a legend" PES is not as good as FIFA. But for those things I'd be playing Football Manager instead of these games whose focus is just not on these non-game aspects anyways. For me the only point of these games is the match engine itself, and on this one PES wins totally, hands down.    … Expand
  5. jelikey
    Oct 31, 2016
    8
    Well i like this better than fifa games playability wise thats wat matters anyway but the music tracks and commenarty are rubbish i have the music off and the volume down low lol but overall a great footie game ;p
  6. ryuzo7980
    Sep 18, 2015
    8
    Pro Evolution Soccer is back! Again! After bad 2014 installement and good 2015 installement, PES 2016 looks and feels much better. Series countinue stepping forward. Good job.
  7. soltane7posh
    Sep 21, 2015
    8
    Has made very good progress, but the graphics really fancy it is a little depressing
    Also online, could be better
    And could accommodate more options
    In general, it is really much better than the version of 14 and 15
  8. Big_Bear
    Oct 9, 2015
    8
    Finally, Pro Evo is better than Fifa again. If you prefer slick gameplay over having licensing then this is for you. I always preferred Pro Ev to Fifa back in the Ps1 & 2 days and nowhaving returning after a 10 + year break, its still my fave.

    Good - The gameplay, this is what any football game is about. Ball control feels like it should; its not easy to beat a man, but then it    Finally, Pro Evo is better than Fifa again. If you prefer slick gameplay over having licensing then this is for you. I always preferred Pro Ev to Fifa back in the Ps1 & 2 days and nowhaving returning after a 10 + year break, its still my fave.

    Good - The gameplay, this is what any football game is about. Ball control feels like it should; its not easy to beat a man, but then it shouldn't be should it. It also offers a decent variety in ways of scoring, from one touch passing, through balls, long shots to crosses. Graphics are good, as are most player likenesses, although some look a little cartoony. Editor can be fun making players etc. The master league is very addictive.

    Bad - The worst part is the AI/difficulty levels, they just don't scale very well. Like even on anything above 'Regular' difficulty every time in the entire game close down frantically in the exact same way so every AI team has identical tactics. You can easily win 8-0 on normal but the step up is just too annoying to be fun. The passing is also annoying and relates to bad AI; its too literal, like passing straight forward will do just that, even if its directly to an opposing player, imo there should be at least a little of correction. Its the same with through balls, about two thirds of the time its never to the player you actually wanted to play in. The lack of a license for teams and competitions can be a pain, but the editor allows you to compensate a little.

    Verdict - not perfect by any means but a good, addictive football game. If you have always preferred Pro Ev to Fifa, you will do so again with this. 8/10.    … Expand
  9. bugalugz
    Nov 15, 2015
    8
    Well i like this better than fifa games playability wise thats wat matters anyway but the music tracks and commenarty are rubbish i have the music off and the volume down low lol but overall a great footie game ;p
  10. Rorbag
    Oct 6, 2015
    8
    PROS
    Fluid, organic and responsive game-play.
    Game-play feels non-scripted and so many different scenarios can occur giving user satisfaction. Editing available to import authentic strips, emblems & competition logos, although I was not expecting so much manual input into this process. Improved commentary. Graphics upgraded. Some of the scanned faces look amazingly realistic i.e    PROS
    Fluid, organic and responsive game-play.
    Game-play feels non-scripted and so many different scenarios can occur giving user satisfaction.
    Editing available to import authentic strips, emblems & competition logos, although I was not expecting so much manual input into this process.
    Improved commentary.
    Graphics upgraded. Some of the scanned faces look amazingly realistic i.e Pogba, Neymar, Tevez
    Champions League presentation is great.
    Master League more user friendly.

    CONS
    Poor goalkeeping stands out.
    User Interfaces / Menus still behind the times.
    MyClub is a poor mans FIFA Ultimate team.
    Squad rosters are out of date - A massive oversight by Konami & should have been advised.
    Game Plan editing is a convoluted process.
    Online play is not up to scratch almost unplayable.

    Will I still be playing it in 6 months? Probably with the time it takes to be editing and importing of images.

    Still a lot of work to be done but a big step in the right direction. PES 2017-2020 will be an interesting time ahead.    … Expand
  11. dchavezodar
    Jan 16, 2016
    8
    Great game overall, We can say this year PES2016 is much better than FIFA16 in terms of gameplay . The gameplay in PES2016 is miles ahead of FIFA16 but its not perfect. The game still lacks of licenses and leagues, online games can sometimes be frustrating because of the lag and you can notice at times a 1 second delay, goalkeepers give weak goals and allow way too many rebounds, highGreat game overall, We can say this year PES2016 is much better than FIFA16 in terms of gameplay . The gameplay in PES2016 is miles ahead of FIFA16 but its not perfect. The game still lacks of licenses and leagues, online games can sometimes be frustrating because of the lag and you can notice at times a 1 second delay, goalkeepers give weak goals and allow way too many rebounds, high scoring games are pretty frequent because of inconsistent goalkeepers,Myclub mode missing transfer market and I am not a fan of spending money to get random players

    Not all is bad I like the graphics and the fact that we are able to import kits for unlicensed teams which makes them look better than in FIFA    … Expand
  12. Ashra12
    Oct 29, 2016
    8
    Good game with amazing graphics and authenticity. Really enjoyed Myclub. However lacks in licensing, transfer updates poor and online matches often affected by glitches allowing users to cheat.
  13. joaopontesvaz
    Mar 22, 2016
    7
    Graphics: 7.8 Sound: 8.2 Gameplay: 7.5 Fun/Story: 7.2

    Not as good as described by media. Overall is a good improvement but it lacks some veracity either in fictitious teams and players, either in gameplay. The way to score goals is identical as much as you play. Like Fifa 2016, is just a good game but a revolution is mandatory in both of them.
  14. me5ut
    Oct 12, 2015
    7
    very good at the beginning and after updating licensees/kits for premier league, however you feel annoyed after play a while.. referees do not give fauls at all, scoring is too easy especially with big teams even you defense so good - each game can be ended 5-6 goals which is not realistic. also most disappointing thing is player growth on master league .. some players can increase so fastvery good at the beginning and after updating licensees/kits for premier league, however you feel annoyed after play a while.. referees do not give fauls at all, scoring is too easy especially with big teams even you defense so good - each game can be ended 5-6 goals which is not realistic. also most disappointing thing is player growth on master league .. some players can increase so fast although some players can decline surprisingly even they play so good or they are young and you cannot change in edits player growth.. master league is the most important thing for PES for me, and it is a bit frustrating.. the game play is good but still in overall game experience I think Pes is still to much behind of FIFA , needs still improvements..… Expand
  15. aaronb0209
    Sep 16, 2015
    7
    this is a very big improvement over PES2015. the commentary does sound better, but still continues to struggle in that area. the gameplay is fantastic. would have given it a 9/10 but the servers are unavailable and couldn't play online. not 1 match. never connected to server. also the squads are the same as last years and still not updated!!! you would expect for them to update the squadsthis is a very big improvement over PES2015. the commentary does sound better, but still continues to struggle in that area. the gameplay is fantastic. would have given it a 9/10 but the servers are unavailable and couldn't play online. not 1 match. never connected to server. also the squads are the same as last years and still not updated!!! you would expect for them to update the squads in the new game but no we have to wait for an update .lol… Expand
  16. justdoit
    Sep 17, 2015
    7
    I don't know about you guys...,
    But, I just play it for the kicks.
    Also PC version sucks major dinac
    Shame the state it's being released in over there
  17. Thigu
    Sep 19, 2015
    7
    PES 16 es un gran juego , las fisicas estan bien , los graficos son buenos , la jugabilidad es comoda PERO tiene un gran fallo ,se hace llamar pes 16 pero usa los mismos jugadores y plantillas de pes 15 ,ni se molestaron en actualizar los jugadores , siendo facil ya que cuentan con menos de 15 licencias de ligas/copas.
  18. kitohiro
    Sep 20, 2015
    7
    Used to play PES in the good old days, I've decided to buy this one because all review were so good about it. What a disappointment.

    The gameplay is good, physics is good but : * to easy to score * L1 + triangle to effective as well as R2 + square to score * my club is like FUT but with a crapy interface and design * online season match making doesn't work, i play as monaco ...    Used to play PES in the good old days, I've decided to buy this one because all review were so good about it. What a disappointment.

    The gameplay is good, physics is good but :
    * to easy to score
    * L1 + triangle to effective as well as R2 + square to score
    * my club is like FUT but with a crapy interface and design
    * online season match making doesn't work, i play as monaco ... every time my opponent has Real Madrid
    * Crowd and commentary suxx and are repetitive

    conclusion : the game is fun, physics good, but that's not a simulation. Too many high score like 7/2
    People who says that this is THE football simulation has never played FIFA more than 2 hours... this is a fun football game, with great gameplay but bad content.    … Expand
  19. Vicendius
    Sep 25, 2015
    7
    So, we've got a new Pes here. I'll write down my experiece with it the first few days, playing on the Master League mode. Yes. On hardest mode of course. So here we start.
    - First of all, the good things. Gameplay has improved a lot, and there's a very nice feeling about how the game flows, and how easily you can build up an attack, and how nice you can control all of your players. Yes.    So, we've got a new Pes here. I'll write down my experiece with it the first few days, playing on the Master League mode. Yes. On hardest mode of course. So here we start.
    - First of all, the good things. Gameplay has improved a lot, and there's a very nice feeling about how the game flows, and how easily you can build up an attack, and how nice you can control all of your players. Yes. Also, very nice graphics, and improved responses from the AI to your attacks (except the fact that you can still run along the side line and nobody catches you. Ever.)
    - Maybe I forgot some good facts I had in mind, but the review isn't writen about them. It's about the very bad feeling I've had while playing my Master League team (with the master league players, not the team's default players). So, first of all. Awful Goalkeepers. And when I say awful, I don't mean that they can't catch some shots they should, or something like that. I mean the whole package. They lose the ball while trying to catch it, they rush out like retards, they never catch the ball on one-on-one situations, and their reflexes are like I am the goalkeeper, not them.
    After this, AI of the COM team. Yes... Just one thing. If the AI decides that it has to make a goal, you can do nothing to stop it. And I mean nothing. And before you all go like "you don't know how to defend, you can also pressure them, blah blah" believe me, I'm not new at PES, and I've got some experience on this game. The AI seems to decide when it makes a goal or not, and even if you try your hardest not to, then something "accidentaly" happens, so your player stops running, or the cursor changes the player you control, and etc. Yes, I've actually tried many times to do this, and all of them I've failed to defend when these decisions are made by the COM.
    Finally, you can score your goals either on the start of the game, or at the start of the second half. the AI seems to let you score goals more often at these early minutes than any other time in the match. Beh.

    My conclusion. That's not fun. And before you say anything about it, I'm not a FIFA fan, on the opposite. But this season't PES is far from what I call fun.    … Expand
  20. Titi77
    Dec 21, 2015
    7
    I was a huge fan on PES on PS1 and PS2 and I have to say that I was almost unbeatable on it (:)), but then as all PES fans I was very disappointed by the game on PS3. I just bought a PS4 and PES 2016, and I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. I won't say that it's as good as it used to be on PS2, but definitely much better than on PS3. The freedom of play is back which was myI was a huge fan on PES on PS1 and PS2 and I have to say that I was almost unbeatable on it (:)), but then as all PES fans I was very disappointed by the game on PS3. I just bought a PS4 and PES 2016, and I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. I won't say that it's as good as it used to be on PS2, but definitely much better than on PS3. The freedom of play is back which was my favorite aspect. I'm just reeducating myself to the game but I'm getting really frustrated by two big aspects of the game though. The first one is that the keepers are definitely a joke! Konami didn't work at all on that aspect. Basically it's 1 shot on target = goal, almost 9/10! So as soon as you make a mistake in defense, it's a goal conceded! Then the second aspect is the computer players in your team (which you can't control) lack intelligence. When you are the player having the ball and want to give it to another player, the player almost stays still unless if it's a striker. For example if my center mid has the ball, my other center mid or my wingers barely propose solutions, I'm force to look for my strikers.
    Apart from these two aspects, I think the game itself has improved a lot. One other downside I've also noticed is in the Master league where it's not realistic. For example, teams like West Ham signing Lewandoski or Southampton signing Rooney. It's way too easy to sign players. Once again I think that they have improved a lot compared to when they were on PS3 but there is still lots of room for improvement.    … Expand
  21. MediaFreak
    Oct 1, 2015
    6
    Not better than FIFA, just different.

    I'm not quite sure why PES has got so much hype this year, but make no mistake this is not the best football game to date, and if it is that speaks volmues about how bad football games are. You wont score scorchers in this games, pretty much every goal you see with be a finess shot around the terrible goal keepers. And theres no value in a goal    Not better than FIFA, just different.

    I'm not quite sure why PES has got so much hype this year, but make no mistake this is not the best football game to date, and if it is that speaks volmues about how bad football games are.

    You wont score scorchers in this games, pretty much every goal you see with be a finess shot around the terrible goal keepers. And theres no value in a goal and the default matches are so long that you can expect to at least 6 per match.

    FIFA has gone overboard with ball control in recent years, but PES makes you feel like your trying to play in a pair of clogs. Try and hold up the ball and you'll be dispossessed with ease, with players having no strength. And every single tackle results in the same tired animation and your player unneccassarily out of action for too long.

    If your bored of FIFA lack of improvements in the past 3-4 years then i'm sure PES will feel new and exciting, but its not the new king, its just a football game thats flawed differently.

    Lack of a roster update is the biggest slap in the face by this game. Clesrly rushed into shops to try and best it's rival to be out first have cost it dearly. No one who gets a new football game every season wants to olsy with last years teams, not even the early transfers like Gerrard have been address.

    Fifa fans will tell you thats better, PES fans will tell you this is better. Football fans will tell you they want something new, and neither franchise can offer a better game than something that came out 5 years ago.

    Reviews tell you its a win for PES but its yet another loss for football.    … Expand
  22. mearlam
    Oct 26, 2015
    6
    Goal keepers are broken, you can score passed them without trying. Don't get this as the developers of this game think they are fine.

    No point reviewing it properly as it is unplayable when the main art of football (scoring) is a joke.
  23. jonbates123
    Sep 21, 2015
    6
    My review is from the perspective of someone who played all the PS2 version of Pro Evo, but switched to FIFA 09 until FIFA 15.

    FIFA 15 was a massive let down for me, someone who loved the previous FIFA games. It felt as thoug they were not making enough progress and I wasn't having fun playing it anymore. I decided to give Pro Evo 2016 a chance after reading all the positive reviews and    My review is from the perspective of someone who played all the PS2 version of Pro Evo, but switched to FIFA 09 until FIFA 15.

    FIFA 15 was a massive let down for me, someone who loved the previous FIFA games. It felt as thoug they were not making enough progress and I wasn't having fun playing it anymore. I decided to give Pro Evo 2016 a chance after reading all the positive reviews and I was really excited to play it when I received it last week. Since then I've found that the game, while almost brilliant, is massively flawed by one or two very important failures by Konami.

    I've now played around 15-20 matches across offline and online modes so I feel as though my initial impressions are based on enough time in the game.

    Shooting is ridiculous. Every game is a 7+ goal thriller and this is by far the worst aspect of the game. There is no realism to it, it's out of hand and this is the number one reason why I'm not inclined to continue playing the game. Shots fly in from all angles, rarely missing the target even with low-rated players.

    Tackling, in particular slide tackles, are almost always perfectly executed, even by players who have low rated tackling. I don't find this to be a gamebreaker but it isn't particularly realistic and it's not much fun either.

    I could go on about the positive things because there are a number of them, as seen by the generally high scoring reviews, but I can't give this game a higher score until the shooting is fixed. It's a real shame because the game is almost there, so I hope Konami listen to feedback and address this as necessary.    … Expand
  24. ippo16
    Sep 10, 2016
    6
    For me was the referee, this is the worst part, you can not do a nothing because is yellow card, if you see the scene again it is not, but always yellow card. Also why if someone takes the ball the other player does not react, it takes some delay because players are slow to know he is not with the ball.... so stupid gameplay
  25. elads
    Sep 23, 2015
    6
    I will start and say that Konami did a good job this year. in a compare to last years there is defiantly a big improve.

    But, as a person who most of the time play against CPU, i think that Carrer's mode of Fifa have big advnagets over Masterleague, you can't ignore of the facts that Fifa have all the licens, big choise of teams and leagues, real staduims.. so in this area Konami isn't    I will start and say that Konami did a good job this year. in a compare to last years there is defiantly a big improve.

    But, as a person who most of the time play against CPU, i think that Carrer's mode of Fifa have big advnagets over Masterleague, you can't ignore of the facts that Fifa have all the licens, big choise of teams and leagues, real staduims.. so in this area Konami isn't close.

    If i'l compare the gameplay only, as a PES player (until 2012), i think PES 10 years ago was a groundbreaking game. Konami games over the years have gone backwards - and this year they went forward again. so there is an improve in the game, but i still feel that i can't go back from Fifa to PES,
    Fifa have better gameplay, he isn't perfect, but for my opinion it's very clear.

    Konami are in the right way, and i hope for all of us that maybe next year they will success to do the big jump and return to be a rival to Fifa's gameplay.    … Expand
  26. bosrahul
    Oct 11, 2015
    6
    very catchy gameplay in the beginning but when you play for a while, you begin to feel annoyed. No fouls for obvious calls from referees means players crash and roll about like a rugby field. Overpowered shooting means you end up scoring 5-6 goals a game with ease if playing with the big teams such as Real, Barca. No penalties for blatant challenges inside the box. You could defend likevery catchy gameplay in the beginning but when you play for a while, you begin to feel annoyed. No fouls for obvious calls from referees means players crash and roll about like a rugby field. Overpowered shooting means you end up scoring 5-6 goals a game with ease if playing with the big teams such as Real, Barca. No penalties for blatant challenges inside the box. You could defend like champions for 89 minutes and then, boom, the defenders suddenly scatter off and AI scores. No varieties in goals from AI.

    I mean this is a good game to play for a day or two but when you are playing on the longer run, it just doesn't feel like authentic football. That said, gameplay is better in PES while overall football experience is better in FIFA    … Expand
  27. arnan34official
    Feb 21, 2018
    6
    Here the change began! PES is approaching its competitor in leaps and bounds! Great Job.
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  30. Viscari
    Sep 23, 2015
    5
    Game is terrible.... I have never played a football game with so many bad passes.... its more like pong than football... Also taking so long to update roster = konami dont know wtf they are doing. It should be called PES Last Season.

    i hope Konami stop making console games for the good of humanity.
  31. I3ordo
    Nov 4, 2015
    5
    PROs:
    Great animations
    Convincing build up play Enjoyable offline play against AI. PES series are doing alot of things right. Their procedural animation system is getting more fluid and varied by each year. Team management is getting innovative and practical by each year. The AI is very intelligent to play against, it uses very nice build up play and tricks to get through.    PROs:
    Great animations
    Convincing build up play
    Enjoyable offline play against AI.

    PES series are doing alot of things right.
    Their procedural animation system is getting more fluid and varied by each year.

    Team management is getting innovative and practical by each year.

    The AI is very intelligent to play against, it uses very nice build up play and tricks to get through.

    CONs:
    Bad defence design overall.
    Team mate pressure is arificially nerfed
    Not enough "counter measures" against sloppy plays, spammers and network latency.

    The game, simply can not prevent brute force gameplay tactics and does not even let you counter act the dirty deeds of the opposing losing team even if you anticipate everyone of them.

    The defense problems of this game are very obvious and it would take the devoper team only a couple of PvP matches to observe for pin point the flaws.

    The real problem in Pro Evo series is NOT the developer's inability to adress and fix but their prefererence not to.

    According to the PES developers, each match should be exciting for both of the players and to create that feeling , game dynamically changes success rates of both teams to create tension. It goes to such extremes that it even disables your whole defensive meeasure just to create some last minute tension.

    For me , it is very frustrating seeing, my all perception, experienced defence rendered effectless as the game shamelessly try and boost the other team just because of their score disadvantage.

    PES series is not and will never be mature enough for the world of competitive gameplay as long as it tries to be fun for everyone.    … Expand
  32. hlyro
    Sep 23, 2015
    5
    Feeling really sorry for buying this game.At first it looks promising but as i play i realize it is so bad.
    The goalkeeper is useless.Almost every shoot without pressing on you its a goal.
    Referee is useless . Almost no fault and cards Huge response delay in online matches. Shoot from the half as soon as you start with almost full power = congrats you just won a corner kick. Most of    Feeling really sorry for buying this game.At first it looks promising but as i play i realize it is so bad.
    The goalkeeper is useless.Almost every shoot without pressing on you its a goal.
    Referee is useless . Almost no fault and cards
    Huge response delay in online matches.
    Shoot from the half as soon as you start with almost full power = congrats you just won a corner kick.
    Most of the players online will play passes in their own half in they got score advantage... because your team just wont press them enough to lose the ball .
    Im a Pes fun since i know myself but i had more fun playing fifa 16 demo then pes 16 full    … Expand
  33. KING8281
    Oct 9, 2015
    5
    The King is back they say....Well no..he is not.But he is on the way..That is the first thing that i thought when i was playing this game.It's definitely better than PES2015 but in no way,in no universe,in no galaxy far away or up close,this is the best footy sim of all time.I wonder why people still believe that.I am an avid player of the PES series, i am buying them regularly sinceThe King is back they say....Well no..he is not.But he is on the way..That is the first thing that i thought when i was playing this game.It's definitely better than PES2015 but in no way,in no universe,in no galaxy far away or up close,this is the best footy sim of all time.I wonder why people still believe that.I am an avid player of the PES series, i am buying them regularly since 1995,i miss the Ps1 and Ps2 days like all the veterans do,but at least i can finally see some effort in a next gen PES game.On the up side now

    -the gameplay is good.Not great,but good.Nice collision system,nice animations,nice ball physics i believe it's better in the gameplay department at least than FIFA 16 in the sense that it does not feel clunky.Still room for huge improvement though.

    -The ML mode is better than last year.It is not so good as FIFA's equivalent but at least it is improved in every area.Yes the transfers and the scouting system are waaaay below par and not realistic imo, but it's a step forward.
    -Dynamic weather adds a nice touch to the fell of the gameday and the new camera is pretty good.
    -Most of the high flying players play and feel a lot like their real life counterparts i believe that KONAMI did a better job than EA in this area.
    -Edit mode is really good.If you find the right patch and the time to apply in the game you get a new dimension on the unlisensed teams.
    And now the bad...
    -The licenses are a problem once again.I understand that the budget might be limited or that may be a deal between EA and the Premier League or the Bundesliga but when you name a team LONDON FC at least have the blue as the base colour,so the players that don't want to patch it up know that this team is Chelsea.Also,there are countless champioships around the world.Put some more in!!It's a same that some teams are fully licensed and some others are not, in the same competition.That goes for the international sides too.I can't get why it's so hard to have them right,proper kits and all.It's 2015 and it's nt cult anymore.It's rubbish.
    -The stadiums are too few.When your main "rival" has so many stadiums you need,as a company that is, to at least try to match it.IAgain it's 2015.Twenty stadiums are too few.It's not the PS2 days when they were enough.It's a shame when FIFA has so many,PES has so few.
    -The sound is way below par.Bad and repepetive commentary and the game does not do a single thing to make the player feel like he is on the pitch on the game day.Again FIFA has the edge this year on this department.
    -It's easy.I am playing on the Superstar difficulty whith Rotheram and so far the cult figure of Mat Derbyshire has scored 45 goals on 30 league matches.Not to mention the other players like Bowery.(24 goals so far).Also the AI has one or two ways to attack.Once you sniff them out there is now way that you ll conceed more than one goal.
    -It seems that every through ball,lofted or not,will find it's target regardless of who is passing the ball (You should see Frecklington,pure poetry..) and the AI defenders stumble or backtraking or watching stoically as the attacker nestles the ball in the back of the net.
    -GKs are horrendous.I dont believe that i can add to that statement.
    -BAL is underdeveloped,outdated and it seems that it found it's way in the game fro no reason.KONAMI should really look on the 2K guys and try to make something like that,instead of a bad game mode that is pretty much unchanged since it's first installment.

    And that will be all.To sum it up with few words,i would say:good gameplay,good edit mode,mediocre ML and bad presentation,almost no realism,bad sound,underdeveloped BAL and lastly the rosters from the previous season without the latest transfers..This is lazyness.It seems as an unfinished product especially when your rival gets a 10/10 on this department.And a patch on 29/10 it's not going to cut it.It's pure lazyness.Excuse my english,my grammar,my spelling and i hope that you'll find this reiew helpful.I don't play on the web so i don't have a clue what mClub is or how it's played out,so the score is without the internet gaming factor.Good day to everyone.    … Expand
  34. Egorych
    Nov 7, 2015
    5
    PES become better at graphics, physics and gameplay.
    But, goalkeepers is piece of ... and normal score is 10-10 or like this. Also PES have problems with license for many leagues. WHERE BUNDESLIGA AND MANY REST OF EUROPE TEAMS? Well, all good in PES is nothing, because PES have very big minuses
    P.S. Sorry for my bad English (maybe), because I'm from Russia
  35. joeohare1975
    Nov 12, 2015
    5
    How ANYONE can give this game a review of 8 or 9 is beyond me. I made the decision to move from FIFA to PES based on others reviews of this game, and it has made me very wary of listening to others again!

    It's not unusual for Master League games to end 7-5 or 8-3. This is supposed to be a realistic simulation of top level football. It certainly isn't that. The licences (or lack of    How ANYONE can give this game a review of 8 or 9 is beyond me. I made the decision to move from FIFA to PES based on others reviews of this game, and it has made me very wary of listening to others again!

    It's not unusual for Master League games to end 7-5 or 8-3. This is supposed to be a realistic simulation of top level football. It certainly isn't that. The licences (or lack of them) are a joke. And being used to FUT, the PES equivalent is extremely poor. I perservered for a couple of weeks with this game, but couldn't take it any more.

    Graphics are poor, commentary is OK, not great. The loading times between screens are pitiful. This isn't a game you can pick up and play in 30 seconds.

    Not many plus points for me.

    Traded in for another game (not FIFA either, think I'll give both football titles a miss until they make major improvements).    … Expand
  36. rkbig
    Apr 11, 2016
    5
    It absolutely doesn't deserve high praise. It's a dumbed down Pes 2015, that was already a dumbed down version of a great Pes. Gameplay is too basic, some flaws are present since Pes 2014 yet worse. It's too easy to score, too easy to run past defenders and score at least 3-4 goals every match this way. GKs are not good enough, their animations are not good, some are really terrible. PaceIt absolutely doesn't deserve high praise. It's a dumbed down Pes 2015, that was already a dumbed down version of a great Pes. Gameplay is too basic, some flaws are present since Pes 2014 yet worse. It's too easy to score, too easy to run past defenders and score at least 3-4 goals every match this way. GKs are not good enough, their animations are not good, some are really terrible. Pace is too high.

    Definitely more than a step down compared to Pes 2015.    … Expand
  37. MaxPayneIsGod
    Nov 30, 2015
    4
    Periodically I try to get in to football games, be it PES or FIFA and no matter how hard I try I just can't. The time it takes to master these games, the intricacies, controls, tricks and commands; its just not worth it unless these are the only games you want to focus on for the next year.
    The team mate AI is hopeless, I can't understand why after all these years players run toward the    Periodically I try to get in to football games, be it PES or FIFA and no matter how hard I try I just can't. The time it takes to master these games, the intricacies, controls, tricks and commands; its just not worth it unless these are the only games you want to focus on for the next year.
    The team mate AI is hopeless, I can't understand why after all these years players run toward the ball in open space, get a metre away from it then turn round and run in the opposite direction. Players are also to stupid to make runs into space to receive a through ball.
    Controlling, first touch, dribbling, contesting for the ball in the air are all totally random. Shooting is still an absolute horror and remains as broken as it was 10 years ago.
    The lack of official teams and competitions is a joke. Konami, if you can't get the licenses why do you bother?
    Yeah, it looks ok but I could be better.
    Load times are too long.
    Menu music is repetitive and unvaried.
    Personally I think the people that rave about this game have low expectations when it comes to football, fun and enjoy bashing FIFA.
    I don't play FIFA, I don't really play PES but as someone who played Football/Soccer competitively for 18 years all I can do is fault this and pick it apart as the flawed sporting sim that it is.    … Expand
  38. DannyDPS4
    Jul 18, 2016
    4
    Thought I'd give this a go having moved from PES to Fifa in 2010. It gets marks for better soundtrack and the gameplay in general is better than Fifa 16 but unfortunately there are just too many bad points which makes it an unenjoyable experience.

    The Menus look good but the difficulty in doing basic tasks massively lets it down, updating national teams is a chore, no thought seems to    Thought I'd give this a go having moved from PES to Fifa in 2010. It gets marks for better soundtrack and the gameplay in general is better than Fifa 16 but unfortunately there are just too many bad points which makes it an unenjoyable experience.

    The Menus look good but the difficulty in doing basic tasks massively lets it down, updating national teams is a chore, no thought seems to have gone into transfer negotiations, players stats dropping significantly if played slightly out of position, inconsistent player ratings, most of the premier league having names like East London and player faces from those teams being wildly generic, West Ham have 2 kits that look nothing like the real thing (one is white and yellow striped?!). The commentators are so tediously boring and often sound out of place. The pitch is just a lifeless dark green with no real vibrant colours that stand out.

    I found it impossible to get immersed in the career mode (master league) experience with so much that was taking away from it, it didn't feel like I was managing my club, it felt like I was managing a randomly generated team that shared no similarities with the real club other than the player names.

    It's a shame because the gameplay was an improvement on Fifa 16, but the whole thing just seems lifeless.    … Expand
  39. Hazey86
    Sep 26, 2015
    4
    I think konami paid a lot of money for all the good reviews this game has got. Ill start with the negatives, the ball ping pongs around in the area due to horrific computer AI and the keepers just slide around not knowing what to do! The passing is hit and miss and you may aswell just keep tapping X to get it up field with ease and forget about the power bar for sweeping it around.I think konami paid a lot of money for all the good reviews this game has got. Ill start with the negatives, the ball ping pongs around in the area due to horrific computer AI and the keepers just slide around not knowing what to do! The passing is hit and miss and you may aswell just keep tapping X to get it up field with ease and forget about the power bar for sweeping it around. Graphics are hit and miss, some players look amazing and others look the complete opposite of what they look like in real life! No 3D grass, no 2 v 2 online CO OP!!!! lofted through balls just magnatise to the forward no matter where the midfielder is passing from. Online is a joke with everyone using real and bare and no option to choose a like wise team.
    Positives:
    The game is open and faster than a game of fifa, The edit mode is a joy as you can import proper kits and badges, although the default kits are a joke (chelsea home kit yellow and liverpool black and red stripes???) which for people who don't know where to get the kits from is a pretty poor default colour.
    Shooting is more defined and you find yourself creating different types of goals although keepers are very hit and miss.
    people have complained about the refs but i find they are very lenient which i like.
    overall its very poor and in no way deserves the scores from the critics.    … Expand
  40. Tbd16
    Sep 24, 2015
    4
    PES16 - great gameplay and a great idea for MyClub.. Thats why it only gets a 4 from me, because thats the only positives.
    Let my try to list some of my complaints:
    - 2014 squad rosters. Won't be updated until 29. oktober. Don't expect to play with any of the new players for your favourite club. - Barely any licenses and clubs. No Bundesliga. Alot of the bigger european teams not in    PES16 - great gameplay and a great idea for MyClub.. Thats why it only gets a 4 from me, because thats the only positives.
    Let my try to list some of my complaints:

    - 2014 squad rosters. Won't be updated until 29. oktober. Don't expect to play with any of the new players for your favourite club.
    - Barely any licenses and clubs. No Bundesliga. Alot of the bigger european teams not in the game. Don't expect to play with your favourite team if it's not in BBVA, Ligue 1 or Serie A.
    - The fake clubs (Premier League) are very poorly made. As an Arsenal supporter i don't want to see them wearing all orange.
    - Editing not an option - you'll be spending (atleast) 10-12 hours editing Premier League if you don't want fake managers and the supporters in the stand wearing pink if you are playing with Chelsea.
    - No in-game atmosphere, disappointing commentary and sound. You'll have the sound turned off after 2-3 games.
    - The menus look like something from a 90's indiegame. Ugly outdated clunky design.
    - Tutorials are horrible, for new players it's very hard to figure out how PES16 actually works. I still don't know how to bump up the Team Spirit, which is pretty important for MyClub.
    - Master League doesn't feel like managing a club, the transfer system is lackluster.
    - Almost no variety in stadiums.
    - The online gameplay is completely broken, with keepers not working properly - expect 10-12 goals a game. Not realistic at all.

    When the goal of a football simulator game is to sell the fantasy and feeling of playing your favourite team, PES 16 does a horrible job. You won't get the real clubs with real emblems, kits, current rosters, real stadiums or a meaningful career mode (master league).

    There have been alot of positive reviews focusing only on the gameplay, and i acknowledge that the gameplay is good - but everything else is absolutely rubbish. The game feels unfinished, maybe they will correct it after 29. oktober, but i can't wait for that.
    After playing for about 20-25 hours, trying to edit the Premier League (i'm not putting that many hours into fixing a lackluster game!) i decided to sell PES16 and buy the always safe Fifa16 instead. And even though the gameplay is not as good in Fifa as PES16, it's 90% as good - unless you're a real nerd you won't notice it, everything else being miles ahead, FIFA16 is the football game to get this year.

    Sorry PES - i really want you to succeed but you're still miles behind the competition. Maybe it's time for a better developer than Konami for the PES-franchise.    … Expand
  41. Alexandros11
    Sep 25, 2015
    4
    Pes used to be brilliant untill 2010 then something just went completly wrong.. Pes is no where as good as fifa at the moment even tho fifa is a let down this year.
  42. Cooper78
    Nov 4, 2015
    4
    Used to play PES in the back in the old days, I've decided this will be the last football game i ever buy mainly because of the amount of scripting which seems to be a core element to both fifa and now sadly PES . This plays ok at first but after while it starts to grate at how difficult it is just to simply pass this ball to your own team members.I don't know who play tests theseUsed to play PES in the back in the old days, I've decided this will be the last football game i ever buy mainly because of the amount of scripting which seems to be a core element to both fifa and now sadly PES . This plays ok at first but after while it starts to grate at how difficult it is just to simply pass this ball to your own team members.I don't know who play tests these games but they need sacking as they are not doing a very good job.… Expand
  43. AM0N
    Jul 24, 2016
    3
    The PES 2016 demo and trailers initially seemed like worth enough of a buy for me to ditch FIFA this year, but the game has since then successively let me down, over and over... And over.
    First of all, when the game was released it seemed highly unfinished and a lot of key details were missing, like team updates, functioning online modes and things along those lines.
    As you play the    The PES 2016 demo and trailers initially seemed like worth enough of a buy for me to ditch FIFA this year, but the game has since then successively let me down, over and over... And over.
    First of all, when the game was released it seemed highly unfinished and a lot of key details were missing, like team updates, functioning online modes and things along those lines.

    As you play the game more and more, you notice how wildly inconsistent it is. For example, sometimes your players play well, and at other times the AI is so **** your defenders just stand there like they've seen a ghost when the opposition is literally right next to them, ready to take a shot. Or your midfielders just run with the ball in a straight line until they eventually lose possession. (This is the mode where you control one player on the field)

    Another extremely annoying inconsistency are the animations in the game, for passing, shooting, dribbling, etc. Sometimes they look really realistic and neat, and other times they look super jerky and robotic. Speaking of dribbling, the controls for it are really impractical. It can be compared to doing the most advanced fatalities in Mortal Kombat while at the same time keeping your eyes on the pitch and players.

    Goalkeepers are one of the most ridiculous features in the entire game. They are utterly **** horrendous. The way you take shots in 1 v 1-situations often looks and feels bad, so you think, "wow that was a bad finish, literally in the center of the goal with little to no power in it", but still they go in like 9/10 times because the goalkeepers are so **** bad. SO BAD. My first games or so I just thought it was another one of the consequences for releasing the game at a highly unfinished stage, but nope. They're still absolutely retarded, and Konami seems to be quite content even after thousands of people have complained about it.

    The last thing I want to take up are the referees. I can find no other explanation for the absolute abomination the referees are, other than that the development crew, was watching the UFC or the WWE or something one night, and thought: **** it. We'll just incorporate these types of referees into to our game, that doesn't give out yellow cards until players are either unconscious or dead."

    This game had a lot of promise. Sometimes it has golden moments where the gameplay flows and the animations look pretty, and the AI isn't acting up - but unfortunately and ultimately, those moments are like spotting a falling star. I would not recommend buying this game.

    (No, I don't feel the need to mention the licensing thing since that is pretty much out of their hands. They can't compete with EA. Such is the industry.)    … Expand
  44. bklols
    Sep 20, 2015
    3
    Read the reviews and was super excited that PES was back. Generally, the game play is fantastic and fun to play and makes up for the lack of licenses (which you can just address by uploading option files...).

    But after 30 mins, it was apparent that the goalkeeping was horrendous. 9/10 shots on goal end up in the back of the net, and it really ruins the entire experience. If they    Read the reviews and was super excited that PES was back. Generally, the game play is fantastic and fun to play and makes up for the lack of licenses (which you can just address by uploading option files...).

    But after 30 mins, it was apparent that the goalkeeping was horrendous. 9/10 shots on goal end up in the back of the net, and it really ruins the entire experience. If they could fix that, this would be a top notch game.    … Expand
  45. MirkoSamojlovic
    Oct 15, 2015
    3
    If you want to play it only offline, it’s good, even though you have the rosters from 2014, no real team names, etc. But if you want to play it online, the game is like always totally different and after a few games, you just want to throw away the CD and never buy PES again.
  46. Pesisboring
    Nov 17, 2015
    3
    Pro Evolution Soccer is in many aspects a good game, but for me, it isn't nearwhere good enough. Game physics are great, and graphics are good when the sun is shining. Unfortunately, almost every master league match is played at night.. Which makes the game look like a PS2 game. I wont reccomend u to buy this game unless u want to spend way to much money in a game you will find boringPro Evolution Soccer is in many aspects a good game, but for me, it isn't nearwhere good enough. Game physics are great, and graphics are good when the sun is shining. Unfortunately, almost every master league match is played at night.. Which makes the game look like a PS2 game. I wont reccomend u to buy this game unless u want to spend way to much money in a game you will find boring after only playing it a week or so. It is alot of potential in the PES series, but they are way behind fifa and many other sports games when it comes to animations, replays, highlights, commentators, match screens, menus, music, game modes, loading time... In general, there are to many things that makes me feel that this game is unfinished and not good enough considering we are in 2015.

    + player models, likenes and faces ( some faces are absolutely stunning!)
    + cut scenes, they are really cool, so i wish there was more of them
    + gameplay, better than FIFA, even though there are way to few animations

    - the game is dull from the very first moment you play it. Few songs, boring menus and colours and meaningless game modes (u wont earn any money or experience points..., and where the heck is the communication with club owner, players etc?!)
    - bad graphics, even though it looks stunning in replay sections
    - it isn't worth the money, because many of the transfers are undone, and you cant import more than 250 kits which is to few. Editing takes way to long time, but you have to do it if you want to play a realistic master league. The game is unfinished, and i reccomend you to skip pes 2016    … Expand
  47. Delpiero23
    Sep 25, 2015
    2
    Um dos piores PES de todos os tempos. Cada vez mais a Konami se esforça para ser igual ao FIFA e com isso, arruinou o jogo que todos amávamos. A solução é reformular toda a equipe que trabalha nesse jogo, pois claramente eles não sabem o que estão fazendo.
  48. prince_warhero
    Sep 25, 2015
    2
    Don be fooled by the high review scores this game is getting.. at first the gameplay may look great, animations may look great, collisions may be good.. but if you play more, you will realize how sloppy the game is !! the players wont even stand still for a moment, its too tough to control them will all the scripted animations.. this makes controlling the ball soo much difficult.. when youDon be fooled by the high review scores this game is getting.. at first the gameplay may look great, animations may look great, collisions may be good.. but if you play more, you will realize how sloppy the game is !! the players wont even stand still for a moment, its too tough to control them will all the scripted animations.. this makes controlling the ball soo much difficult.. when you pass, cross every place the animations will be coming, and you will never have the ball where you want.. from the outside the gameplay may look great , smooth.. in reality ball control is totally lacking..

    next the licensing..i dono about others, but seriously too much less stadiums, still no premier league, no bundesliga.. even with the spanish, italian leagues the stadiums are not there.. the commentatory is downright boring.. and those who think it can be fixed using the editor well, i spend my money to play the game not spend hours on boring editing, that too with awful UI..

    online connectivity is dumb.. i have to wait 10 minutes to just find a quick match.. though lags are not there, the wait time is irritating.. stay away from PES, its not better this year.. its all marketing trick by konami..    … Expand
  49. muffc23
    Sep 23, 2015
    2
    I don't like to criticize a game which has had so much hard work put into it, but this is just utter garbage.

    Like many i purchased the game because of the high amount of good reviews it was getting. Anyone planning on doing the same thing i advise you not to because you will be utterly disappointed with this attempt at a football game. I'll start with the goalkeepers, what a joke,    I don't like to criticize a game which has had so much hard work put into it, but this is just utter garbage.

    Like many i purchased the game because of the high amount of good reviews it was getting.
    Anyone planning on doing the same thing i advise you not to because you will be utterly disappointed with this attempt at a football game.
    I'll start with the goalkeepers, what a joke, did konami not test them before releasing the game?
    You will find that most matches will end 8-4 or some unreal scoreline.
    The defending is pathetic, no skill needed here, player stats hardly matter as you will soon notice when Phil Jones catches Theo Walcott down the wing.
    The Gameplay is utterly ridiculous at times.
    Myclub is an attempt to challenge Fifa's ultimate team mode and fails miserably.
    Master League is just a time consuming bore.
    And the facial graphics sometimes seem like they were designed by a comedian.
    How anyone can rate this a 10/10 is absolutely beyond me and makes me think i have purchased an entirely different game.
    20th anniversary and hopefully the last because the evolution part of the title just doesn't seem to be working.    … Expand
  50. OldGamer24
    Jan 8, 2016
    2
    Worst online game I have ever seen. Offline is perfect, but online....
    Sorry Konami but this is my last PES. Do it something with online, or bye bye bye.
  51. katal
    Sep 21, 2015
    1
    ENOUGH OF THIS HOAX

    How to make a game which will make us rich: -hey ! let's simplify things: less number of player statistics, you cannot cover individually with your defender (online) -hey ! let's make more scripting and momentum, even more than in fifa -let's increase ability to run with one player the whole pitch. It will be even better for casual players because momentum works    ENOUGH OF THIS HOAX

    How to make a game which will make us rich:
    -hey ! let's simplify things: less number of player statistics, you cannot cover individually with your defender (online)
    -hey ! let's make more scripting and momentum, even more than in fifa
    -let's increase ability to run with one player the whole pitch. It will be even better for casual players because momentum works great with the simplest actions !
    -cool ! if we apply bunch of momentum and srcipting there will be no point in tactical gameplay, so even the most talendet gamers won't outplay our casual monkeys

    PS. I was 800 from 32 000 player in ranking moment i wrote this review. So this text is not rage. It's all just sad true. I stopped playing because such games insult my intelligence.

    Bye PES ... this time forever.    … Expand
  52. rsnell97
    Sep 21, 2015
    1
    I have been a fifa player for a long time, and have never previously brought a pes game before. However, after seeing very positive reviews for this years edition, I decided to give it a try. WARNING TO FIFA PLAYERS: This game is completely different to the fifa series, so if you haven't played a pes game before, I would highly recommend borrowing this game before buying it.

    Some    I have been a fifa player for a long time, and have never previously brought a pes game before. However, after seeing very positive reviews for this years edition, I decided to give it a try. WARNING TO FIFA PLAYERS: This game is completely different to the fifa series, so if you haven't played a pes game before, I would highly recommend borrowing this game before buying it.

    Some reviews have stated this as being the best football game ever made. I must be playing a different game to everyone else. I even found fifa 15 more enjoyable than this, and that is probably the worst fifa title ever released. Pes 2016 has the worst defensive AI I have ever witnessed in a football game, and the passing and dribbling feels very clumsy, which has led to the game having a very arcade like feel.

    After reading the positive reviews, I was really looking forward to playing this game, but I'm disappointed to say that I really hated it. If you're a pes fan and love this game, then fair enough, but it simply wasn't for me. If (similarly to me) you are new to pes, maybe try it round your mates house first    … Expand
  53. andre27
    Oct 4, 2015
    1
    Ah e atenção comprei o PES 2016 mas após vários jogos não dá.POO é rematar e é golo fogo,tou revoltadissimo.PENSAVA que este ano pes ia ser muito bom mas os erros continuam.Cartões vermelhos não aparecem as lesões mal existem.
  54. Richcraft
    Dec 22, 2015
    1
    Its a good thing they released free PES 2016 myclub. My excitement quickly turned into furastration and anger at just how bad this game is. The controls are awkward, making you feel as if your controller is not respobsive and you end up pressing buttons harder than usual with no improvement in responsiveness. The goalkeepers are programmed to rarely catch the ball. They often punch theIts a good thing they released free PES 2016 myclub. My excitement quickly turned into furastration and anger at just how bad this game is. The controls are awkward, making you feel as if your controller is not respobsive and you end up pressing buttons harder than usual with no improvement in responsiveness. The goalkeepers are programmed to rarely catch the ball. They often punch the ball towards opposing players making for the most ridiculous goals. Thats just the beginning. I do not want to ever hear of pro evolution soccer ever again. Avoid this game, do not be fooled by the high critic reviews on this site.… Expand
  55. Satus
    Sep 17, 2015
    0
    Gameplay is not so great, too many bugs and flaws. Referee is a joke. No Red Cards any more so the gameplay is more Wrestling than football. Perfect game for Chuck Norris. No 2vs2 local together vs online Players ab badlaw PES6 ha all of this. My team ist for loser.
  56. renegade213
    Nov 3, 2015
    0
    I can't believe how ugly this game looks compared to FIFA 16. The gameplay is fine but the animation is not nearly as good as FIFA. But the real deal breaker is the dumbest refs ever in sports game. You cannot get carded for any fouls. You can tackle and abuse recklessly. Goalies are pretty dumb too.
  57. brianodom
    Sep 20, 2015
    0
    Offline this is one hell of a game. Online is PURE crap. They still haven't introduced a solid star system that would prevent having to play a stat padder who uses a 5 star team with some unorthodox formation designed to exploit the computers defending. People in competition mode is hot garbage too how do you have a tournament where everyone picks Madrid, Bayern, Spain, Chelsea, City, ManOffline this is one hell of a game. Online is PURE crap. They still haven't introduced a solid star system that would prevent having to play a stat padder who uses a 5 star team with some unorthodox formation designed to exploit the computers defending. People in competition mode is hot garbage too how do you have a tournament where everyone picks Madrid, Bayern, Spain, Chelsea, City, Man U and advance when the rules clearly state the lesser picked team advances. Players often play the opposing team onside so it becomes a speed show hence why everyone picks Madrid and that finesse finish is completely the cheapest thing I've seen. I've addressed this on the Pro Evo fb page and nothing. They have one more year and I'll just call it quits on footie until something is changed. Offline is beautiful especially being able to add kits, logos, etc.… Expand
  58. m0uk1ss
    Sep 22, 2015
    0
    Awful graphics and a very clumsy gameplay.
    It is unbelievable that in most parts of the game, the grass is just a 2d texture without 3d feeling.
    The gameplay is very arcade. The goalkeepers are just occupying space...
    Total waste of time and momey...
  59. SmashingMelons
    Oct 4, 2015
    0
    PES started off pretty well for me, it feels great and plays great... unfortunately, as what all football games have come to in this present age, the scripting just doesn't sit well with me. Please don't deny the scripting as it is obvious! your players turn into tanks and the computer that are a lower rated team than me pass it round like barca and score on sight. So much potential wasted
  60. CarlosKlsOne
    Sep 23, 2015
    0
    Boring, arcade, and 0 innovating game like pes 15, 14, 13, etc The king came back!!!! is not really. And too many bugs with the ball physics. Online Multiplayer is a joke!!
  61. clakpst
    Sep 23, 2015
    0
    El online de este juego es un autentico joke,lag ,lag y mas lag,yo no se de donde se sacan esos analisis de 8 para arriba,debe ser que no han probado el juego en la version online
  62. Gunmandan
    Sep 29, 2015
    0
    I never feel compelled to write reviews on any site, however PES 2016 is the rare exception as I feel that it's my duty to warn others who are considering an update and are still on the fence. Speaking of updates, the squads feature the roster of the 2014-15 season, something which is shameful ( Cech is still on the Chelsea team, Falcao at Man. U, ect). One can expect many unlicensedI never feel compelled to write reviews on any site, however PES 2016 is the rare exception as I feel that it's my duty to warn others who are considering an update and are still on the fence. Speaking of updates, the squads feature the roster of the 2014-15 season, something which is shameful ( Cech is still on the Chelsea team, Falcao at Man. U, ect). One can expect many unlicensed teams, but to not even have strips that are the same colour as the real teams is appalling. There are even fewer desirable teams than other versions of PES, with the exclusion of Bundesliga (except for 3 teams), particular Borrusia Dortmund being the most notable. Certain leagues are present (unlicensed may I add) that would not interest the average player, such as the Chilean league and the Championship. The game is also lacking many playable features, something which Fifa is not lacking. However, the actual gameplay and matches feel more engrossing and intense than Fifa but even that is stress inducing. It is way too easy to score and concede and sometimes feels like an arcade, scoring straight from kick off via a through ball is not uncommon. Goalkeepers are atrocious, they parry almost any ball into the box and any hard shot which is on target normally result in a goal. This was also present in the last iteration of PES I have played, 2008. The AI also seems to be lacking, as defenders fail to pick up runs and attackers are slow to react when in offiside positions. The only major positive in the whole game was the training modes, both skills and free training are enjoyable and improve your overall game. To summarize, this is an outdated, frustrating game that gets tiresome quickly. Do not think for even a second that Konami are any different from EA, they both share a common disregard for quality. At least EA have a glossy game that feels fully realised.… Expand
  63. jsenacas
    Feb 8, 2016
    0
    There are a few things that make this game unplayable. First of all, this looks like an UFC game, everything is valid and nothing is a fault. The AI for the defenders that are not selected is terrible, they literally stay still doing nothing, and even the switching the players using "L1" is terrible.
    No one said this here, and that is probably my fault then, but i don't know how to    There are a few things that make this game unplayable. First of all, this looks like an UFC game, everything is valid and nothing is a fault. The AI for the defenders that are not selected is terrible, they literally stay still doing nothing, and even the switching the players using "L1" is terrible.
    No one said this here, and that is probably my fault then, but i don't know how to receive a pass in this game, i tried everything and every single time the receiver just advances the ball to much i don't know how is that possible.
    Lastly, and one of the most annoying things is the fact that an action stays for ever in memory. I never reviewed a game before but i felt an urgent necessity to review this game. Don't know how people can rate this game higher than 5.    … Expand
  64. chiefkan
    Apr 3, 2016
    0
    Game sucks, i have been a big fan of pes but it seems to get worse every here and this is the last of the pes versions am getting
    Game sucks, i have been a big fan of pes but it seems to get worse every here and this is the last of the pes versions am getting
    Game sucks, i have been a big fan of pes but it seems to get worse every here and this is the last of the pes versions am getting    Game sucks, i have been a big fan of pes but it seems to get worse every here and this is the last of the pes versions am getting
    Game sucks, i have been a big fan of pes but it seems to get worse every here and this is the last of the pes versions am getting
    Game sucks, i have been a big fan of pes but it seems to get worse every here and this is the last of the pes versions am getting
    Game sucks, i have been a big fan of pes but it seems to get worse every here and this is the last of the pes versions am getting    … Expand
  65. joaowolfb
    May 14, 2016
    0
    I played a match against chelsea on a hard difficulty , they made three first half goals without my team to touch the ball and my only goal this it to jump for nothing , I decreases the difficulty and reniciei the match, Chelsea made ​​3 goals in the first time again, the same way and well fast , restarted the game 5 times and all this repitiu , this game is programmed to win and you canI played a match against chelsea on a hard difficulty , they made three first half goals without my team to touch the ball and my only goal this it to jump for nothing , I decreases the difficulty and reniciei the match, Chelsea made ​​3 goals in the first time again, the same way and well fast , restarted the game 5 times and all this repitiu , this game is programmed to win and you can not beat the player this game makes our team stop playing , the catch defenders , goalkeeper does nothing and their defense is unbearable , this game is a thief and never foul , hated this PES2016… Expand
  66. salamanca1992
    Aug 20, 2016
    0
    I am a huge fan of PES 2006, PES 2010, PES 2013. But truly, this is the worst PES ever!
    Hard to control, no innovation from Konami, players move like robot, such a wasting time and money. Don't buy this game!
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 54 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 54
  3. Negative: 0 out of 54
  1. Brash Games
    Feb 2, 2016
    80
    PES 2016 is a fantastic game that has clearly sent a message to it’s rival and all around the world that the series has made a comeback. Everything about the game has been tweaked and perfected when you compared this year’s game to it’s predecessor (PES 2015)
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  2. DarkZero
    Nov 22, 2015
    80
    Sure, it is a game riddled with issues and raises more gripes and tantrums than a game should. But once you whittle down all the issues, bugbears and negatives, PES 2016 manages to be a wholly comprehensive footballing experience and the best available this year.
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  3. CD-Action
    Nov 14, 2015
    80
    PES 2016 is a football simulation for gamers, not for football enthusiasts, because in terms of realism it falls way behind EA Sports FIFA. Pro Evo simply chose another path and doesn’t even try to convince you that what you see is an attempt to recreate the real thing. It goes back to the roots – to wonderful PES 6 – and that’s why I had so much fun with PES 2016 and fell in love with it. [11/2015, p.34]
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