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  1. Apr 7, 2023
    10
    I love feeling you in game haptic feedback control and graphic amazing and I recommend pick one up in store
  2. Jun 20, 2022
    7
    El juego cumple su función, lo mejor del juego es armar torneos y jugar con amigos, una jugabilidad que no decepciona y que gracias a OPTION FILE podes tener a todos los equipos.
    También es buenísimo que puedas editar con libertad aunque no es como sus antecesores de la PS3.
  3. Sep 1, 2021
    10
    In technics this is a best choice but it has a low graphics but playing is so fast and without any problem
  4. Nov 18, 2020
    7
    Pes 13 sonrası fifa'yı pes'e tercih etsem de aslında beraber oynayacağım kişi hangisini oynarsa onu oynarım. Benim için o kadar da mühim değildir. Pes 18 de askerlikte arkadaşlarımla oynamak zorunda kaldığım, 13'ten sonra aradaki küçük pes deneyimlerini saymazsak uzun süre sonra pes'e döndüğüm oyun oldu. Bence o kadar da fena değildi. Liverpool bomba gibiydi.
  5. Mar 29, 2020
    0
    the worst soccer game ever played. changing to fifa definetly...konami please shut down everything.your doing.its.terrible
  6. Jun 8, 2019
    9
    Been playing football games for years, and I have to say this is one of the best ever, its weak points: the AI and fouls in general, everything else is almost perfect.
  7. Feb 24, 2019
    7
    Personally I’ve always preferred the Pro Evolution Soccer series to FIFA and I’ve certainly got my money’s worth from this 2018 edition having played the MyClub mode, especially the co-op, for a good couple of months. The key is of course the gameplay. Yes, it may only be a refinement of previous iterations but, as ever, it plays a more realistic and entertaining game than its main (only?)Personally I’ve always preferred the Pro Evolution Soccer series to FIFA and I’ve certainly got my money’s worth from this 2018 edition having played the MyClub mode, especially the co-op, for a good couple of months. The key is of course the gameplay. Yes, it may only be a refinement of previous iterations but, as ever, it plays a more realistic and entertaining game than its main (only?) competitor from EA. The addition of online co-op is also a huge addition allowing you to play with mates even when not in the same room, and this did help to negate a few of the games flaws.

    Unfortunately however the more I’ve played the more frustrated I’ve become with these flaws. I can put up with the missing licenses but issues such as chipped through balls being far too easy to play, defenders taking an age to clear the ball and getting caught in possession and far too frequent lag in online games has eventually, worn me down to the point where I’ve all but stopped playing it now.

    This makes it a difficult game for me to review and mark really as I can’t say I haven’t had a good time with PES2018 but sat here right now the overriding emotion is disappointment at how close this title is to being outstanding. Can 2019 finally be the year when Konami get everything right?
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  8. Oct 24, 2018
    1
    Это самая плохая часть! Отвратительная физика, всё на скриптах как в fifa, но fifa хотя-бы весёлая. Скучная!!!!!!! Унылая!!!!! Не покупвйте это.
  9. Aug 4, 2018
    5
    I am commenting on certain game points which are irritating me, or where I see the room for improvement. did not go through the entire game, only stuff/modes I find to be fun.

    **Become a legend - terrible camera options, cannot chose if you want with each camera option to follow a ball or the player **Players sliding tackles - players are aiming for the player not the ball, if you go
    I am commenting on certain game points which are irritating me, or where I see the room for improvement. did not go through the entire game, only stuff/modes I find to be fun.

    **Become a legend - terrible camera options, cannot chose if you want with each camera option to follow a ball or the player

    **Players sliding tackles - players are aiming for the player not the ball, if you go for it and your player sliding is over (no more power in it, if you know what I mean) but barely touches the opponent, they immediately go 'Neymar'

    **Skills/dribbles/tricks - too complicated and a lot of them unusable, make it simple for once. Every PS4 player uses one, two or three tricks, well make it so with the pressing of one button, let's say L2 and wanted direction of the arrows - controlled player performs one trick and so on.

    **Goalkeeping - Jesus, where do I start. Goalkeepers when facing an easy ball, they act like they are drunk and I really mean it. An opponent manages to receive a cross in 5 yard box, and then we have a goalkeeper being late when holding triangle button, or even the opponent receives the ball on chest and is about to perform a volley shot, well GK can do whatever, but he chooses to wait for the volley - happens a lot (to add players also wait for that volley as well, where the logic would be they run over this player who is receiving the ball on chest instead of head shooting or passing). Shooting, powerful shots especially from shorter distances like 10-12yards, GK defends without a problem; while on the contrary we have head shots from 5-8yards distances that are slow, too slow - this is where is drunk GKs - they can catch the ball without a problem but hey this doesn't happen, goal usually happens.

    **In-match replays - they show you a replay for every boring, unimportant stuff that happens, they also don't offer you feature which would turn those unnecessary replays off or at least a quick skip option, and yes that press OPTIONS button is too slow for me

    **Player AI - it is what it is, not to happy about it but not disappointed at the same time

    **Game updates - while those are great, whenever being in main menu and going around it, it always checks for updates and tests network environment, its completely unnecessary and it makes the game slow

    Thats all.
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  10. Jul 5, 2018
    2
    This is the worst PES game of all time! Passing, shooting, defense and the speed of the players is a completely wrong. Badly implemented and full of bugs.

    The passing system is totally crap. Passes will go to any direction the CPU wants. I even though my controller was broken! It's not. Passing is bugged. If there are two players inside the area, there is absolutely no way to send a
    This is the worst PES game of all time! Passing, shooting, defense and the speed of the players is a completely wrong. Badly implemented and full of bugs.

    The passing system is totally crap. Passes will go to any direction the CPU wants. I even though my controller was broken! It's not.

    Passing is bugged. If there are two players inside the area, there is absolutely no way to send a command so the computer understand who to pass to. This is a programming error. A mistake not corrected even with new patches.

    Passes will go to a direction up to 90 degrees different to the one you are pointing your controller. It's not reliable even with good players.

    Shooting accuracy is ridiculous! Always too high, or to the left/right. Any direction you point your controller ends up with you missing the target. Even near the gol. A lot of times the player tries to do a trick shoot and it's just ridiculous.

    They completely screw up finesse shot. Instead of pressing R2 after gauge, now you have to press at the same time. It's difficult to do and there's no good result.

    What about the defense? A bug will ALWAYS make your stupid player leave an opponent totally free on both sides of the field. You have to manually control the players to avoid that. But, of course, you can only control one player, and the other side will be left unguarded.

    What about the speed? All players seem to have the flu of something. They are incredibly slow. With such a bad passing it's just impossible to play counter attack.

    The game is full of bugs and errors. Looks like Konami does not really care about this franchising. I can prove it! Even after a year of "patches" they still did no correct a bug that makes the CPU team go full offense even if they are winning a knock up stage match! This sucks!

    To sum up: this is, by far, the worst experience I had playing PES. I play this game since before 2000 and I've been through bad versions, but not as bad as this one.
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  11. Jun 7, 2018
    8
    Combine Fifa and Pes and you will get the perfect game every year. This time the main contribution comes from "PES" with it's super fluid and convincing gameplay that please the fans of the sport.

    The presence of Fifa ofcourse makes you demand more as Fifa's new ball shileding, no touch and team mate contain features are sorely missing in the PES but you will enjoy the time you have
    Combine Fifa and Pes and you will get the perfect game every year. This time the main contribution comes from "PES" with it's super fluid and convincing gameplay that please the fans of the sport.

    The presence of Fifa ofcourse makes you demand more as Fifa's new ball shileding, no touch and team mate contain features are sorely missing in the PES but you will enjoy the time you have untill the next one, casually.

    This also means the game is far from being an "E-sport ready"as defending is trivial and you almost feel the "scripting" that tries to have both players enjoy their time. No matter how dominant you are on the field there is always a chance that a sloppy blind pass might make it into your net.

    Most of the things are random especially the defense in this game and you are actually both playing and watching the game , and this definitely keeps things exciting.

    The bad:

    The menus are terrible as usual, you can almost feel how isolated the PEs developers are. You hop onto Co-op only to see your player cursor's color change everytime , one match you are purple , the other green. And frustratingly you team mate and you might end up with very similar colors like red and orange on green. Definitely not for the colorblinded...

    Also, you can not forfeit a match where the 5 bar network connectivity did not do it s job at all and you either quit and lose points or suffer through as lagfest with seeing the worst parts of the human nature..

    Pes developers should get out of their caves and start developing according to real world conditions. This might also help with their decision about defense...

    Defense demands perfect timing and just alittle bit of latency will make even the safest interceptions a nightmare. ıt is really sad to watch minutes of effort of both teams resolve upon a mistake that has nothing to do with gameplay or football at all.,,

    Also there are bugs when trying to select players , especailly on loose balls no matter how many times you change the cursor it does not and you stare at the players staring at the ball.

    ALso there is big incosistency on interceptions, game has it idea about when it should intercept or just pass through, espcially when you are up in goals , game does not let you intercept passes regardless or your position or pace. It just wants the other player have chances.

    Overall it looks smooth and detailed at times but competetively it is a test or patience.

    Currently i am going through online divisions and low rated players are the biggest concern as they are at bad at attacking and as the game tries to let them have chances , no matter how good your defense they get to score goals as all they try is "key " passes and no build up play.
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  12. Jun 4, 2018
    8
    This game for the PS4 is far superior than its counterpart on Xbox One. Option file editing is a major draw and changes everything. Graphics are superb and gameplay is slightly superior than FIFA 18.
  13. Jun 4, 2018
    10
    superstar mode very difficult...ai system prevent you doesnt learn game.actually you cant learn or yu play 4-5 year for superstar mode.The designers should work on training mode for teaching newbie players and if they balance myclub this game is better ...
  14. May 2, 2018
    0
    ESTE JUEGO ES UNA PORQUERÍA. TODOS LOS EQUIPOS JUEGAN IGUAL. LA COM CON TRES PASES TE LLEGA A TU ÁREA Y TE METE GOL. NO LO RECOMIENDO PARA NADA.
  15. Apr 24, 2018
    7
    Is a fun game but need more teams and leagues, the graphics are ok, the master league mode is always good but need innovation i think, the become a legend mode needs too, the gameplay is a thing that most off people complain, but pes is an arcade game no a simulator, so is satisfactory play pes, is not great, but is fun and ai thin thats the most important thing in a football game
  16. Apr 22, 2018
    0
    Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 is nothing more than an obnoxious fruit machine. Unlike the critics I have played this game extensively.

    Setting aside the throw money at screen nature of getting better players the biggest problem is that results are totally out of your control. Your opponent's goal keeper will dave point blank bullet headers in the bottom corner, your keeper Buffon will let
    Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 is nothing more than an obnoxious fruit machine. Unlike the critics I have played this game extensively.

    Setting aside the throw money at screen nature of getting better players the biggest problem is that results are totally out of your control. Your opponent's goal keeper will dave point blank bullet headers in the bottom corner, your keeper Buffon will let in a 35 yard piffed pea roller. Once you are a goal down your players may improve or you'll have wait until you are 2-0 down, don't equalise to early though because it will be your turn to have players running out of position, stuttering, mis placing passes, not creating any passing options and generally be mongs. Your ability means nothing, the players you have mean nothing and your enjoyment is totally meaningless to Konami. I certainly won't ever be buying PES ever again until it is skill based rather than luck based.
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  17. Mar 7, 2018
    4
    I've been Pro Evolution fan since before it was even called Pro Evolution (ISS on SNES). Always loved this game for its realism and freedom. In FIFA you were never able to create so many different ways of playing. So what happend to that freedom, Pro Evo?? What have you done??
    At the beginning everything looks perfect. I'm not a child so I didnt expect all the teams, names and awesome
    I've been Pro Evolution fan since before it was even called Pro Evolution (ISS on SNES). Always loved this game for its realism and freedom. In FIFA you were never able to create so many different ways of playing. So what happend to that freedom, Pro Evo?? What have you done??
    At the beginning everything looks perfect. I'm not a child so I didnt expect all the teams, names and awesome commentary. That's PES and PES never was and probably never will be good in this field. For me whats on the pitch matters. And at the start it all looks great. Shots are great, goalkeepers saves are amazing, everything seems fluid and really good. Unfortunately the longer you play the worse it gets. Im not even going to talk about online play, which is an absolute joke with all the lags and bad server and cheaters. I'm going to focus on offline. So I was 4 seasons into Master League. I've had 1 (ONE!!!) Injury, handfull of fouls and never (NEVER) had a penalty. Gameplay is arcade and after a while you are finding yourself repeating same actions and same goals over and over again. Realism, the thing I loved about PES is none existent this year.
    On top of that game is scripted to bits. People are complaining about FIFA being scripted (i ended up buying both. First FIFA since 98) but if they are looking for scripts it will be much easier to find them on PES. In fact after a while you notice that there is less matches that actually let you play than the scripted ones. I ended up winning with AC Milan 8-2 (top player level) just to loose right after to some crap team just because it was a derby match (in derby matches EVERY team plays like Barcelone on stereoids).
    This year PES is just frustrating, unrealistic, scripted arcade mess. Im only giving 4 stars out of sentiment and for shots and keepers animations.
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  18. Feb 28, 2018
    2
    PES2018 is a mediocre game and it seems that with each passing year Konami makes even less to improve it. Only improvements seem to be to update player database. The same problems we know from previous releases persist even with all fan feedback they must have gotten. It's somehow bearable when you play offline against the CPU although still not great, however online play is awful: wePES2018 is a mediocre game and it seems that with each passing year Konami makes even less to improve it. Only improvements seem to be to update player database. The same problems we know from previous releases persist even with all fan feedback they must have gotten. It's somehow bearable when you play offline against the CPU although still not great, however online play is awful: we still have lag play and the system do a poor job to detect them so sometimes you must play a full game with one or two bars of signal barely being able to do anything and the system does not care. A lot of the same exploits that existed on previous versions are still here, a lot of these are related to actions such as quick ball recovery (which just transforms the game into a button mashing competition, lousy player control on loose balls, keepers AI is awful, referee AI is worse, and we can continue for a long time. Gameplay is in a lot of ways not football, is something similar, but it fails to achieve what it's supposed to be. Expand
  19. Feb 26, 2018
    9
    If you were a player who preferred PES over fifa before this is the year you should switch back to PES. I did and I am extremely happy about it. Visually and on the field it plays as the best soccer game so far. you can beat the best players just by smart tactics and good passing, you do not need unrealistic street ball skills. don't get fooled by fifas presentation and commercials, justIf you were a player who preferred PES over fifa before this is the year you should switch back to PES. I did and I am extremely happy about it. Visually and on the field it plays as the best soccer game so far. you can beat the best players just by smart tactics and good passing, you do not need unrealistic street ball skills. don't get fooled by fifas presentation and commercials, just download the free PES for ps4 and you will see you can build a badass Myclub/FUT team within a couple of months without purchasing any coins. games main problem is the licenses which can be solved easily by finding legit edit files online and uploading them with a usb. who needs a story mode? we want plain fun rewarding soccer! Expand
  20. Feb 21, 2018
    8
    This time the king of football undoubtedly surpassed FIFA! Great game in all aspects!
  21. Jan 28, 2018
    0
    I gave football a try again after many years. I chose PES between two and was huge disappointment. I just care more or less about gameplay. I expected that game became more realistic after years but is even more arcade as it used to be. Most of goals I receive is garbage balls and from crosses which always end on the head of player and in goal. No personal input rewarded. It is justI gave football a try again after many years. I chose PES between two and was huge disappointment. I just care more or less about gameplay. I expected that game became more realistic after years but is even more arcade as it used to be. Most of goals I receive is garbage balls and from crosses which always end on the head of player and in goal. No personal input rewarded. It is just important to buy as many as possible good players and winnng is guaranted. No creativity in game. One or two passes, cross ..goal. When passing, you do not even have time to create the attack. Superheroes just need part of part of second and jump on you. Then pass pass run run... cross goal....ehhhh football for dumbs. Never again. Do not waste money on this. Expand
  22. Jan 25, 2018
    0
    the worst football game i've ever played. KONAMI? omg wtf. i can't believe you release such games in the year 2018. you have no soul at all. it only can get better!! and i'm not judjing the grapics or licenses.
    such a waste of money. you even have a LITE version of myclub!? for free. that means you don't give a **** about this game and want more people to play this crap.
  23. Jan 23, 2018
    8
    A série Pro Evolution Soccer vem sofrendo para entrar nos eixos desde o catastrófico PES 2014.
    Com a mudança de engine, e grande dificuldade de adaptação a nova tecnologia, a Konami viu seu maior concorrente FIFA dominar o posto de melhor jogo de futebol.
    Porém, esse domínio está seriamente ameaçado com o lançamento do PES 2018. Esse jogo da a sensação de que estávamos presos desde
    A série Pro Evolution Soccer vem sofrendo para entrar nos eixos desde o catastrófico PES 2014.
    Com a mudança de engine, e grande dificuldade de adaptação a nova tecnologia, a Konami viu seu maior concorrente FIFA dominar o posto de melhor jogo de futebol.
    Porém, esse domínio está seriamente ameaçado com o lançamento do PES 2018.
    Esse jogo da a sensação de que estávamos presos desde 2014, e agora finalmente fomos libertados.
    Os dribles finalmente funcionam.
    As críticas podem ter elogiado PES 2017, porém, sabemos o quanto era triste toda vez que se acertava um drible, ficar uma sensação de que aquilo mais se parecia com um bug dentro do game tamanha a lentidão e feiura dos movimentos ( problema que repito, vem desde PES 2014 ).
    Hoje isso acabou. Os dribles ( apesar de alguns ainda serem lentos como a pedalada por exemplo ) ocorrem de maneira fluída, realista e divertida. O que antes estava no jogo apenas por ter que estar, agora pode de fato ser usado como recurso, o que dá uma dimensão nunca antes vista na série PES.
    Somado a isso temos novidades e situações ainda mais realistas dentro de campo como:

    - expressões faciais cada vez melhores de raiva, alegria e dor por parte dos jogadores;
    - sistema apurado de chutes, passes, e cobranças de bola parada ( você realmente percebe nesse jogo a diferença entre o bom jogador e o grande craque );
    - goleiros mais realistas com diversas animações novas ( ainda precisando de ajustes na hora de encaixar as defesas mais fáceis onde erram inexplicavelmente podendo estragar uma partida por causa disso )
    - movimentação e corpos dos jogadores completamente reformulados;

    Infelizmente o jogo utiliza da mecânica do Handcap em diversos momentos, não sendo tão absurdo quanto o seu rival FIFA, mas ainda assim manchando negativamente o game.

    Na parte estética do jogo, a ausência de diversas licenças pesa a favor do concorrente FIFA, porém com o uso de um bom option file pode-se brevemente resolver esse problema.
    Podemos também criar o uniforme do nosso time para encarar os clássicos modos my club e master league ( onde infelizmente não temos tantas novidades assim ) utilizando de diversas opções de personalização oferecidas dentro do próprio jogo, ou com a ajuda de sites especializados em personalização de uniformes, criar um arquivo de imagem onde não há nenhum limite para sua imaginação.

    A conexão dos jogos online também está muito melhor, e com a adição do modo Coop, a diversão está garantida também nesse quesito.

    PES 2018 é sem sombra de dúvidas o melhor jogo da série.
    Ainda que não seja perfeito por alguns motivos técnicos e de polimento, merece um 9, tendo em vista de que a sensação que ele proporciona supera qualquer um desses problemas.

    Os amantes de futebol só tem a comemorar.
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  24. Jan 15, 2018
    4
    i dont care about licences or the graphic .
    this game need a revolutionary of a.i and a new player movements .
    and wow you can play the game with the d-pad i was shocked by that , this game its still out of the era , u cant play it in 360° movements till now .
    unresponsive cursor .
    unresponsive player .
    a.i cheating all the time .
    funny collision system
  25. Dec 30, 2017
    3
    After investing some money several times to buy me the coins to sign players I managed to win a bunch who are highly rated in the real life(I trained them to be at their maximum level too). Team strength is around 2150 and spirit is 99 but still harder to beat a team at a superstar or professional level. The tackle button is useless when once you reach that level to play off superstarAfter investing some money several times to buy me the coins to sign players I managed to win a bunch who are highly rated in the real life(I trained them to be at their maximum level too). Team strength is around 2150 and spirit is 99 but still harder to beat a team at a superstar or professional level. The tackle button is useless when once you reach that level to play off superstar teams. This is so frustrating. It has nothing to do with my skills or loosing the match. It's just the buttons are so hard to respond at those levels. the defeat is not so convincing. Especially when after signing a keeper like M. Neuer who is supposed to be the best but don't have a different skill level from any keeper with a lower rating/stamina. Expand
  26. Dec 26, 2017
    9
    Nice gameplay, nice, i like that game is a bit slower and you have more time to think about next action. Licenses and commentary are two weaknesses.
  27. Dec 26, 2017
    0
    ESTE JUEGO ES UNA PORQUERÍA. TODOS LOS EQUIPOS JUEGAN IGUAL. LA COM CON TRES PASES TE LLEGA A TU ÁREA Y TE METE GOL. NO LO RECOMIENDO PARA NADA.
  28. Dec 20, 2017
    5
    Pes 2018 is only an ok' ish game( better than Fifa 18), bt still an average soccer game. At the beggining , first matches that you play, you have the feeling that the game is very nice, but as you progress and get more into it, you realize more cons than pro's.
    pro: good gameplay, realistic passing, shooting, scoring and that it!
    cons: horrible online, lag, few players with more that 3
    Pes 2018 is only an ok' ish game( better than Fifa 18), bt still an average soccer game. At the beggining , first matches that you play, you have the feeling that the game is very nice, but as you progress and get more into it, you realize more cons than pro's.
    pro: good gameplay, realistic passing, shooting, scoring and that it!
    cons: horrible online, lag, few players with more that 3 stars connection rating, the defending is absolutely horrible( defenders go to far away from the attackers and the ball, goalkeepers makes stupid mistakes in key moments), My Club is a pure P2W game mode as contracts are very expensive( a strategy from konami to make people buy coins with real money), very similar to Star Wars Battlefront 2 , online divisions rating system is useless as is nowhere explained( in MY Club is realistic with 3 point per win ). As a personal conclusion , the game doesent deserve more than a 5. Konami must fix at least the defending and to cut down the contracts cost.
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  29. Nov 23, 2017
    10
    really an amazing game....I tried to play FIFA, but is impossible after PES...FIFA is just speed, speed, and speed... all matches the same...in PES you have to have some stragegy...best player are better but still human and you have to deserve to score. just a really good game
  30. Nov 16, 2017
    9
    PES 2018 is great.
    By now, I have played 2015 through 2018 and this truly is the best. Almost every player is recognizable to me.
    The only downpart is the commentary, it is very slow. When I start the second half I hear "And we are back for the second half"...after 10 minutes of playtime. But the game is amazing, every attack is fantastic and different. Except if you play on the easiest
    PES 2018 is great.
    By now, I have played 2015 through 2018 and this truly is the best. Almost every player is recognizable to me.
    The only downpart is the commentary, it is very slow. When I start the second half I hear "And we are back for the second half"...after 10 minutes of playtime.
    But the game is amazing, every attack is fantastic and different. Except if you play on the easiest modes, of course.
    But if you play on the highest difficulty, like me, you get to play some real football.
    Besides, I mostly play career mode, and to start off small and end up big is just an amazing thing to do.
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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 53 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 53
  2. Negative: 0 out of 53
  1. Oct 25, 2017
    80
    Inside the pitch, PES 2018 simply rocks as it is one of the best football experiences ever made. But outside, same old problems with licenses and sound design issues prevent it from becoming a complete football game. If you just want to play football and have fun, PES 2018 is your choice.
  2. Oct 23, 2017
    92
    Overall, what PES 2018 lacks in authenticity, it more than makes up for in gameplay. Bettering its predecessor on the pitch, PES 2018 is another fantastic entry in the series.
  3. Oct 18, 2017
    80
    PES stays ahead of its competition... if you don't ask for too much.