Pro Evolution Soccer 2016

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  1. bakarbek
    Sep 15, 2015
    10
    i was big fan of PEs 2004,2005,2006. but from that time ps3 come out I was disapointed every year when pes come out on ps3. so I was forced to buy fifa for they were much better from the time ps3 come out. Nw I have ps4 and finally pes is back. im so happy for that. Ladies and gentlemen now is time for PES
  2. Snowdude
    Sep 15, 2015
    10
    Best football game of all time, the fox engine makes it stunning. And the gameplay is so much better than pes 15. Also the impact engine is great looks like real football 10/10
  3. majed202
    Sep 15, 2015
    10
    PES has huge improvements comparing to fifa 16 demo which fifa not showing any improving or changes only some fixes and adding woman teams I consider as add on not new game
    really this year I am on PES side
  4. Alanebner
    Sep 15, 2015
    10
    Congratulations konami pes 16 best football game ever made bk to the ps2 days finally .Fifa has no chance this year am afraid .Played fifa for a while so arcadey ,pes on other hand real football .
  5. KazzPT
    Sep 15, 2015
    10
    The king is back!

    As a long time PES player since the Psone, i have to say that PES is back from the ashes. The gameplay remembers the PS2 games where control was superb. Ronaldo plays like Ronaldo, Messi plays like Messi and many others have lots of animations that resembles the real ones (body movement, dribble style, shots etc). The Master league is different with a few nice    The king is back!

    As a long time PES player since the Psone, i have to say that PES is back from the ashes. The gameplay remembers the PS2 games where control was superb. Ronaldo plays like Ronaldo, Messi plays like Messi and many others have lots of animations that resembles the real ones (body movement, dribble style, shots etc). The Master league is different with a few nice additions but the UI is still ugly, i think they nedd to fix that in 2017.

    Overall is the best football game of the last years with great gameplay. Im returning to PES after playing FIFA for the last 3 years.

    I would give it a 9/10 but since there are people giving it a 0 ( the game is more closer to a 10 than even a 5) i give it a 10.    … Expand
  6. Eienkei
    Sep 15, 2015
    10
    I am not a fanboy of FIFA or PES, I used to play FIFA 12 and 14 on my PS3 and I was really happy with them at the time but I gave PES 2015 a try and then PES 2016 demo this year and I was really hooked. After playing the demo for a while I couldn't resist anymore and bought the full game, I also played the FIFA 16 demo, comparing two demos buying PES was a no-brainer, FIFA has all theI am not a fanboy of FIFA or PES, I used to play FIFA 12 and 14 on my PS3 and I was really happy with them at the time but I gave PES 2015 a try and then PES 2016 demo this year and I was really hooked. After playing the demo for a while I couldn't resist anymore and bought the full game, I also played the FIFA 16 demo, comparing two demos buying PES was a no-brainer, FIFA has all the licences and blah-blah but inside the pitch, PES is king! PES 2016 has the ability to import custom Kit files so in a couple of weeks you can enjoy all teams like it is fully licensed!

    I must tell, I have never enjoyed a sports game this much, even playing with CPU is great and full of surprises and two matches never play and feel the same. I keep playing different teams just to discover how different players do magic and I am not a bit disappointed!

    I am gonna play PES for a long time to come, either with friends or with AI, if you haven't tried it yet, just do yourself a favor and grab the demo, you won't regret it! See you soon in online games!    … Expand
  7. amuro
    Sep 22, 2015
    10
    This is best football game ever . this game is the best game of the series franchise and is certainly much better than fifa. Improvements to the game (quality of defending, game speed & ...) is very well done and very high quality score.
  8. Kasey502
    Sep 22, 2015
    10
    Last year's game was good but this one is great not perfect but hey no game is perfect and the most exciting thing is its got a lot of potential to be even far better so pes future is looking very bright. I would give it a 9 but some seem to think this game is a 0 lol ridiculous
  9. Shoryuken
    Sep 22, 2015
    10
    PES 2016 is the game KONAMI promised all of us since year 2013, at last all they have made a game that is totally awesome and made me feel exited for playing a match. The only thing i can say is: KONAMI, You own the pitch!
  10. Bery223
    Sep 23, 2015
    10
    Best Pes ever .Just needs more stadiums and more goal keeper animations, Please everyone should atleast give it a try.Great tactical feeling with the new collision engine makes it more realistic.Even all the players run different and they say fifa uses motion technology,also the offline career mode is also improved. So everyone just give it a try please.
  11. Kmack
    Sep 22, 2015
    10
    PES 2016 is by far the most realistic representation of footy to date.

    I decided to write a review after reading some of the ridiculous reasons some users have given this game negative scores. It is very simple, if you feel like the slide tackling is over powered or that the game is simple, UP THE DIFFICULTY!!! This game is not for Fifa fan boys, it represents the tactical nature of the    PES 2016 is by far the most realistic representation of footy to date.

    I decided to write a review after reading some of the ridiculous reasons some users have given this game negative scores. It is very simple, if you feel like the slide tackling is over powered or that the game is simple, UP THE DIFFICULTY!!! This game is not for Fifa fan boys, it represents the tactical nature of the game very accurately in my opinion.

    Pros:

    - On higher difficulties opponent AI closes space and presses (depending on the tactics they choose) wonderfully.

    - Fluid gameplay

    - Finally some injuries

    - Amazing animations and accurate depictions of elite players (not like those weird alien looking robots over at Fifa)

    - Excellent physicality and jostling in long ball situations (first game to attempt to represent this aspect of the game

    Cons

    - As usual licenses, but again, not Konami's fault (EA is a market giant and bosses licenses)

    - Lack of boots and stadiums (no excuse for this one)

    All in all this game best represents the true nature of footy as it exists today and blows Fifa out of the water in every aspect other than licenses. If you like footy soccer etc... BUY THIS GAME!!!    … Expand
  12. Ta44
    Sep 23, 2015
    10
    Best gameplay with advanced collision engine which makes the game more physical. But needs more goal celebration and more stadiums. Really feels boring playing with the same stadiums over and over again and also good commentary.
  13. TyYes
    Sep 25, 2015
    10
    Pes 2016 is one of the best sports game of the last 5 years and definitely....the best pes game since ps2. Its a new ERA.
    Dozens of improvements on gameplay. Better this year in gameplay (and thats all matters in a soccer game) than FIFA.
  14. Boudz
    Sep 23, 2015
    10
    I was the first person to bash PES when they were bad. I boycotted them for three years during PES 12,13,14 and switched to FIFA. I've played at least 2000 games on FIFA in those years and not once was I completely satisfied with the game but it was a better game than PES. When PES released the first game on the new PS4 last year I gave it a shot and haven't looked back.

    PES 2016 is    I was the first person to bash PES when they were bad. I boycotted them for three years during PES 12,13,14 and switched to FIFA. I've played at least 2000 games on FIFA in those years and not once was I completely satisfied with the game but it was a better game than PES. When PES released the first game on the new PS4 last year I gave it a shot and haven't looked back.

    PES 2016 is even better! THE KING IS BACK!!!!    … Expand
  15. wkhalil
    Sep 30, 2015
    9
    Playing full manual in PES 2016 is such an enjoyable experience. With some fixes this game can the best football ever made.............................
  16. paolylo
    Oct 1, 2015
    10
    The PES/WE series has been a huge disappointment in the previous generation of consoles where EA Sports left Konami stuck in the early 2000's. Pro Evo Soccer '16 is a game changer. Players didn't mind the lack of licensing in the PS2 era because the gameplay was much more realistic compared to FIFA, now it's back making true supporters of the beautiful game (not casual videogamers whoThe PES/WE series has been a huge disappointment in the previous generation of consoles where EA Sports left Konami stuck in the early 2000's. Pro Evo Soccer '16 is a game changer. Players didn't mind the lack of licensing in the PS2 era because the gameplay was much more realistic compared to FIFA, now it's back making true supporters of the beautiful game (not casual videogamers who don't follow football) enjoy a more free-flowing experience with better animations for one-on-one play, a collision system, and player reactions in the course of a game.… Expand
  17. kafkanian
    Oct 3, 2015
    10
    I've been playing FIFA since 2009, but after so many good reviews I decided to give a new chance do PES. And I'm glad I did!

    The series is better than ever now, with great and thrilling gameplay, gorgeous graphics and a good variety of game modes! Bravo, Konami.
  18. FactualFindings
    Sep 24, 2015
    10
    The greatest football game ever made.
    Words aren't needed, just play and enjoy the blissfulness of the best representation of football.
    Going back to FIFA it makes it feel like FIFA is the furthest thing from a football. I'm disgusted at how little retailers were stocking this game and when they were it wasn't on the shelf! FIFA is like cancer, it's everywhere and it's destroying the    The greatest football game ever made.
    Words aren't needed, just play and enjoy the blissfulness of the best representation of football.
    Going back to FIFA it makes it feel like FIFA is the furthest thing from a football.
    I'm disgusted at how little retailers were stocking this game and when they were it wasn't on the shelf!
    FIFA is like cancer, it's everywhere and it's destroying the integrity of the game.
    PES is more like Marijuana, the best plant resource to man kind but yet, it's not in the spotlight it deserves.    … Expand
  19. Tarekderbas
    Sep 25, 2015
    10
    Best football sim I have ever played. So many modes. Great AI when playing against the com or even the players you are not controlling when playing normally. Become a legend is great this year. My club is ok too. Stunning graphics and individualized gameplay for each player. Top notch commentary. PES ftw.
  20. Hewbs
    Sep 24, 2015
    10
    The game leverages last year's solid foundation to improve gameplay even further. Player animations and control are fine tuned and increased variations on movement and reaction make the game feel closer to perfect than ever before. The most notable improvements are noticed when playing 1vs1 or 2vs2 on the same machine as the emotion and back and forth of a football game are genuinely recreated.
  21. hazmifly
    Sep 27, 2015
    9
    Almost perfect...just need a licence to become greatest game ...yeahh...keep it up konami... 2017.....nice...nice...nice....nice...nice....nice...nice.
  22. bryanmartin
    Sep 28, 2015
    9
    Every games have be enjoy... This PES is absolutely addict, not is a perfect game but, is too better than rival (FIFA) a game too slow and bored. I think that every people that want play a real football game should choose PES2016
  23. respectthenet
    Sep 28, 2015
    10
    Anyone who is looking for the best playing football game this year, look no further! It's taken Konami a long time to get back in this fight, but this year they didn't just get back in the fight they knocked the opponent clean out. PES this year is very polished, running on the fox engine, the gameplay is slick & smooth, visually it looks fantastic, animations are expressive and notAnyone who is looking for the best playing football game this year, look no further! It's taken Konami a long time to get back in this fight, but this year they didn't just get back in the fight they knocked the opponent clean out. PES this year is very polished, running on the fox engine, the gameplay is slick & smooth, visually it looks fantastic, animations are expressive and not static. Licensing is no longer an issue for PS4 owners at least, yeah it takes some time to change team, Stadium & Manager names took me a few hours to update everything ( the work the community have done for the updates is simply outstanding) but it was easily worth that time.

    I have bought Fifa since 2007 and every year it got better and better, this year that is not the case. Very little improvements this year.    … Expand
  24. JUDGMENT83
    Nov 11, 2015
    10
    Hey, Fifa fan boys, stop reducing our PES user score here. You can't just accepted that you lost this time. PES is here, best gameplay experience, stunning visuals, improved commentary. PES IS EVERYTHING YOU WANT ON TO SEE ON FOOTBALL SIMULATION GAME. We will, we will ROCK YOU!!!! The Pitch is ours.
  25. endisni
    Nov 2, 2015
    10
    I really enjoyed pes 2015. This has surpassed it. Everything that worked has been kept. Everything that needed work, like offsides, too many fouls given, poor graphics and user interface have been given an overhaul and, dare I say this game is now perfect. Every aspect is brilliant and you must change tactics for different teams, formations and players and adjust on the fly.
    Greatest    I really enjoyed pes 2015. This has surpassed it. Everything that worked has been kept. Everything that needed work, like offsides, too many fouls given, poor graphics and user interface have been given an overhaul and, dare I say this game is now perfect. Every aspect is brilliant and you must change tactics for different teams, formations and players and adjust on the fly.
    Greatest game I have ever played. I will be playing this for years and now that the teams and kits have been updated, it is even better.
    Brilliant game, enjoy.    … Expand
  26. HenriqueV
    Nov 17, 2015
    9
    Im not going as far as saying this is the best football game ever, but its easily the best I've played since the old PES 2016.

    PES 2015 was also a pretty solid game, and in terms of gameplay was already the best game of the current generation. PES 2016 is even better in that aspect. The gameplay is more fluid, and you get that old feeling you have full control of what is happening on    Im not going as far as saying this is the best football game ever, but its easily the best I've played since the old PES 2016.

    PES 2015 was also a pretty solid game, and in terms of gameplay was already the best game of the current generation. PES 2016 is even better in that aspect. The gameplay is more fluid, and you get that old feeling you have full control of what is happening on the pitch.

    For someone who love tactics, there is no football game that is better in that aspect. The customization options is pretty amazing. The best feature is fluid formation, that let you create two differente approachs when you are with or without the ball.

    While FIFA series is fasting moving torwards the arcade territory, PES is really a football simulator. Playing PES 2016 I remembered what a good football game is about. Its not emulating tv presentation, or online game modes where you buy or sell players. Football game is about gameplay.

    In terms of gameplay there is one problem: while in PES 2015 the referee was way too rash, here is too lenient.

    Graphics received a huge improvement from the last entry, and the Fox Engine can produce here more realistic models and kits textures than EA's Ignite engine. In FIFA the players look like wax models, and the kits look plastic, but the pitch, stadium and crowd are still behind EA's game.

    Master League is improved in terms of presentation and now after each month you receive detailed stats about your team.

    PES series always lacked the mamoth lincenses of FIFA, but now PS4 players can add kits and badges to unlicensed teams. There are more stadiums available, and now you can even use licensed stadiums as the home for any team. Thats a big improvement, since in PES 2015 we were basically stucked with 4 generic stadiums, and two of them had that South American feel, so if you were playing Master League with a english team, for example, you were basically playing every season game in the same stadium. Now Liverpool's new home might be Allianz Arena.

    My Team is a poor attemp to emulate the FUT, so if the major FIFA's for you is FUT, you won't be happy with PES. The mode feels too restrictive with RPG elements and you can't even change your team's tactics, instead you must hire a manager that uses specific tactics that can't be change. If you manager to build a decent squad, you must hire a manager with a specific level, otherwise your team chemistry will drop to 1, and that means you are going to lose every match you play.

    Konami servers are still far from stable, so its not uncommon experiecing delay that makes the game unplayable.

    Despite not being the perfect football game, PES 2016 renewed my desire to play a football game again. Instead of get pissed, even during my defeats I still enjoyed playing this game. This football for you.    … Expand
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. Toxic7
    Sep 24, 2015
    10
    PES is back ! it features amazing football, smooth tactical gameplay, and amazing graphics thanks to FOX Engine.. everyone is comparing PES 16 to FIFA 16.. Well, we all can see that PES got a great improvement
    FIFA on the other side is still pretty much the same, If PES continues to improve like this..
    Then, by the year 2018/19 it will rule the game again !
  30. ddenon
    Sep 23, 2015
    10
    I'ts amazing game fluid and beautifull, but KONAMI need to make the best goalkeepers and take care of your post sales support (This is still poor).

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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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