Pro Evolution Soccer 2016

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  1. Emilio200
    Aug 17, 2023
    6
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  2. Ardho
    Aug 29, 2021
    9
    Finally playable after bad pes 2014 and pes 2015 , awesome update , easy to score , balanced ai , very well
  3. rojasraboloko
    Nov 12, 2020
    9
    Calidad gráfica y visual: 9/10
    Jugabilidad: 8/10
    Música, efectos de sonido, comentarios: 8/10 Otros: 9/10 Buen juego, excelente gráfica, lo juego en 2020 y le hace competencia a juegos actuales de fútbol. Tienes mucho margen para editar tanto jugadores como competiciones. Eso sí, echo de menos que al copiar base de otro jugador te dejen añadir barba/bigote. Algunos otros pequeños detalles    Calidad gráfica y visual: 9/10
    Jugabilidad: 8/10
    Música, efectos de sonido, comentarios: 8/10
    Otros: 9/10
    Buen juego, excelente gráfica, lo juego en 2020 y le hace competencia a juegos actuales de fútbol. Tienes mucho margen para editar tanto jugadores como competiciones. Eso sí, echo de menos que al copiar base de otro jugador te dejen añadir barba/bigote.
    Algunos otros pequeños detalles detractores del juego son: la complejidad de los traspasos y el desorden en el equipo cuando hay fichajes, la gráfica de los espectadores en el estadio, y algunos fallos en los comentarios. Por lo demás muy muy buen juego.    … Expand
  4. Grippz
    Sep 9, 2020
    6
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  5. arnan34official
    Feb 21, 2018
    6
    Here the change began! PES is approaching its competitor in leaps and bounds! Great Job.
  6. wigclyne
    Sep 3, 2017
    9
    PES is now the undeniable king. What a great game, the most complete football game in 10 years. The only bad thing is still getting official rights but other than that this is a solid football game.
  7. 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
  8. Gamercritic777
    Jun 14, 2017
    10
    I am a fan of football games. PES i tried, had a good run but ultimately i did not have "a run" at all. Won League, cup, champions league to find out YOU don't play the game, PES/Konami plays for you. It is to obvious. Like i said i like football games, mainly as i control the players. In PES you don't control them, sadly. The management system is very nice hence i gave a 2 score. TheI am a fan of football games. PES i tried, had a good run but ultimately i did not have "a run" at all. Won League, cup, champions league to find out YOU don't play the game, PES/Konami plays for you. It is to obvious. Like i said i like football games, mainly as i control the players. In PES you don't control them, sadly. The management system is very nice hence i gave a 2 score. The actual gameplay lets it down and after all that is most important. Rubber band well let's not even start....(UPDATE) I have now found out much off the rubber banding can be overcome with ensuring full fitness, motivation and different tactics being used. Rubber banding still there but less of an issue. No injuries and no fouls is a big let down making me believe Konami does not test their game before issue. I cannot score higher than a 5… Expand
  9. robinzvak
    Mar 10, 2017
    8
    Dear konami please can you tell me why your referee not whistle fauls? Big false. Sountrack is badly too, with only +-14 songs.
    + gameplay good
    + uefa licences
    + usb transfer licences
  10. 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
  11. 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.
  12. 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
  13. 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!
  14. 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
  15. drlowdon
    Jul 19, 2016
    8
    Even at its lowest point during the Xbox360/PS3 days I've always preferred the Pro Evolution Soccer series to EA's FIFA games but, in the last couple of years, PES has really started to find its feet again to the extent where there really is just no comparison as to which is the best in my mind. The 2016 iteration builds upon last years excellent effort by improving the fluidity andEven at its lowest point during the Xbox360/PS3 days I've always preferred the Pro Evolution Soccer series to EA's FIFA games but, in the last couple of years, PES has really started to find its feet again to the extent where there really is just no comparison as to which is the best in my mind. The 2016 iteration builds upon last years excellent effort by improving the fluidity and removing a few of the frustrating elements (such as the slight delay when passing and unstoppable rainbow flick) and, whilst its still not quite perfect, it is certainly the best football game money can buy.… Expand
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. aquilas42
    Apr 15, 2016
    9
    The game would be perfect for me, if not for goalkeepers who occasionally let the team down, and the fact that scripting is sometimes more of a factor than quality of play here. I have programming experience, so I understand the need for scripting, but the fact is, sometimes the opponent's quality of play doesn't matter as much as the various things that PES adds up to create a uniqueThe game would be perfect for me, if not for goalkeepers who occasionally let the team down, and the fact that scripting is sometimes more of a factor than quality of play here. I have programming experience, so I understand the need for scripting, but the fact is, sometimes the opponent's quality of play doesn't matter as much as the various things that PES adds up to create a unique in-game opponent. It just isn't very realistic at times, and while the randomness can be fun, it can also be a real stressfest. Negative comments aside, this game has the best outfield play that I've ever experienced in a footballing sim, and the defending is actually fun and rewarding when you get it right. Offense is fast, inventive, and merciless on the break, and scoring a quality goal is a rewarding experience. The pace really feels natural, and congrats to PES for outscoring FIFA in this department of footballing "tempo". It matters to us as players and footballers.… Expand
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. hovigisg
    Mar 23, 2016
    10
    This game is really something good. You feel like you are in a real stadium playing real games. The fact that you can play UEFA Champions league is very satisfying, and makes this game better than EA Sports Fifa 16. Looking forward to play the 17th version of PES, & wondering what new features will be in it.
  22. 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.
  23. ursynhu
    Mar 10, 2016
    10
    Este jogo é incrível! Eu recebi e ainda não posso parar de jogar. Os gráficos são tão detalhadas para um game e é desafiador, mas divertido e terá que jogar por horas! A história é complexa e profundamente pensado. O melhor jogo que eu já joguei de forma
  24. popeupinyagrill
    Feb 28, 2016
    9
    Pes 2016 is a footie game for people who actually want to play a very life like football sim. Tactics and skill are as important as the other and any fifa player who steps into pes will instantly hate it because skill moves mean nothing on this game. All the bad reviews are probably from idiots who assume all games should take a leaf out of fifa's which thankfully pro evo haven't. Awesome game!!
  25. 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
  26. th3bigrau_8
    Jan 27, 2016
    10
    dont be put off by the lack of licencing - it can be fixed in minutes ;-) beautiful graphics and seamless game play. simply the best football game to be developed to date, period.
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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.
  30. baltowolf
    Jan 3, 2016
    10
    I swear I tried to have fun, but the game is simply a mess, our players are confused and stupid, not know how to rebound, run and not in 4 attacks from the opponent were 4 goals, while I get some 15 to 2 or fewer goals, this game is a cheat in normal mode and just buggy in commands, terrible waste of money
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 54 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 53 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 54
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  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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