Pro Evolution Soccer 2018

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7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 366 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 48 out of 366
  3. Negative: 68 out of 366
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  1. PPaul27
    Sep 12, 2017
    10
    The best football simulator in the world...the best sport game in the word. PES 2018 became perfect for the new animation, play rhythm, play mode, online mode, goalkeeper, cpu IA.. The problem of license is a not real problem: with a simple file and a usb key is solved in 5 minutes. fifa fan boy is a insecure peopl. they want a game ...we want football..and we plays PES
  2. Brentonico83
    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
  3. TyYes
    Sep 12, 2017
    10
    This is the best soccer game ever. Amazing graphics, amazing gameplay. Try if you do not believe me. Its just amazing. Option file system it gives you all licenses. So dont worry. King is back. The pitch belongs to konami and pes team.
  4. Juansith
    Sep 26, 2017
    10
    What a Game!
    From someone who has been playing fifa almost religiously for the past 9 years i decided to make the change as i have found little fun in the last fifa installments. I was iffy as PES doesn’t have licenses but I discovered you can install the files yourself and even play leagues lige the japanese, thai or chinese with the correct kits and players. But essentially what makes    What a Game!
    From someone who has been playing fifa almost religiously for the past 9 years i decided to make the change as i have found little fun in the last fifa installments. I was iffy as PES doesn’t have licenses but I discovered you can install the files yourself and even play leagues lige the japanese, thai or chinese with the correct kits and players. But essentially what makes PES 2018 so incredible is the controls and the overall gaming. If you come from fifa you will love it. I have never felt so excited in dribbling, shooting from outsiders the area... its just so satisfying. The commentary is bad but not that bad. The online isnt very good but hey, neither was fifa. Actually the spanish commentary is good (Argentina). The faces are incredibly similar and im not talking about Barcelona alone, but even players from other teams like monaco, fiorentina, bayern munich, chelsea, manchester united...
    Please, make the change, you won’t regret it.    … Expand
  5. Eds
    Sep 16, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. PES 2018 é surpresa em termos visuais, dando um gigante passo em frente em relação aos seus antecessores, no que ao gameplay diz respeito. O futebol virtual oferecido pelo título da Konami é fluido e muito mais interessante, deixando para trás todos os anteriores jogos da franquia. Os fãs de PES vão, certamente, adorar a versão 2018, que tem ainda o potencial de cativar novos jogadores.… Expand
  6. KingDonald
    Sep 12, 2017
    10
    Simply the best football game available. Very fluid game with a tendency for the unpredictable, PES always makes you feel like you are in control, if you make a mistake you know that you made the mistake rather than the game ripping you off on the basis of some dodgy AI.
  7. seenrac
    Sep 12, 2017
    10
    Nice gameplay, i like that game is a bit slower and you have more time to think about next action. Licenses and commentary are two weaknesses. AI is stronger than ever.
  8. Sherifshamy1989
    Sep 12, 2017
    10
    Very good game with amazing graphics or the best graphics in soccer games goal keepers are amazin and the ai amazing and i enjoyed playing it and i will play it till next year
    Konami thanks to you i enjoyed it very much
  9. gianmarcoroma
    Sep 12, 2017
    10
    just few words the KING is back ...
    amazing faces of players and graphism
    so great pleasure just to play football
    gameplay just ideal
    its so many years i didnt have so many pleasure to play a football game.
  10. adatene
    Sep 14, 2017
    10
    Amazing gameplay!!! the 3 vs 3 modes is fantastic...they imporved the faces the graphics and the keepers....if you install the patch for the teams without licence is the best football game
  11. P_R_S
    Sep 27, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The perfect soccer game in the world✌✌. Thank you konami for this awesome game. Fifa never can beat the pro evolution soccer… Expand
  12. Ducker
    Oct 12, 2017
    10
    Gameplay is good , graphic is perfect .. random selection match is astonished .. the is a lot of moods in the game that can make you play a lot and enjoy .. especially in the offline mode that many people like.
    Simply an awesome game you need to just download an option file and just play the beautiful game
  13. maria9999
    Nov 16, 2017
    10
    It may not have the look or unrealistic style of high scoring matches it's competitor has. But on the pitch, it matches what real football is played like. Not what arm chair opinions think
  14. presider35
    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 ...
  15. Mehrdad_4567
    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
  16. juniortiger
    Apr 7, 2023
    10
    I love feeling you in game haptic feedback control and graphic amazing and I recommend pick one up in store
  17. Pottsy
    Sep 22, 2017
    9
    It may not have the look or unrealistic style of high scoring matches it's competitor has. But on the pitch, it matches what real football is played like. Not what arm chair opinions think.
  18. maremas
    Sep 19, 2017
    9
    Gameplay is almost perfect, on the football pitch the game is a masterpiece. Online servers/connection is significantly better than last year, mods unfortunately stagnate. Best football game, a real simulation!
  19. vozao88
    Sep 12, 2017
    9
    I think Konami did a great job this year. The game is not perfect, we need improvements online like some punishment to players who gets the match cancelled when they're losing. Great Job Konami, good keepers (god bless us all), not the same mechanic game, the way players move without the ball is awesome. Great Game!!
  20. xxSxx
    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.    … Expand
  21. R-Zahn
    Sep 23, 2017
    9
    PES sigue creciendo, durante los últimos años Konami está haciendo un gran trabajo. Igual que PES17 son dos grandes juegos, jugablemente sobresalientes, en PES18 han mejorado los porteros enormemente, y visualmente han estilizado los jugadores.
  22. ABBAS20
    Nov 3, 2017
    9
    بازی واقعا نسبت به نسخه قبلی پیشرفت چشم گیری داشته ولی همچنان گزارشگر بازی رو اعصاب هستشو مشکل لایسنس هم داره که خدارو شکر با یه پچ مشکل حل میشه و بخش مستر لیگ و بی کام تو لجند هم توقع داشتم بیشتر تغییر کنه و در اخر تو بخش انلاین بازی خیلی خوبه مخصوصا بخش 3 به 3 که عالیهبازی واقعا نسبت به نسخه قبلی پیشرفت چشم گیری داشته ولی همچنان گزارشگر بازی رو اعصاب هستشو مشکل لایسنس هم داره که خدارو شکر با یه پچ مشکل حل میشه و بخش مستر لیگ و بی کام تو لجند هم توقع داشتم بیشتر تغییر کنه و در اخر تو بخش انلاین بازی خیلی خوبه مخصوصا بخش 3 به 3 که عالیه
  23. Bootlegger
    Sep 19, 2017
    9
    it takes a few games to understand the brilliance of PES 2018.Deep and utterly addictive MyClub and master league modes.Solid gameplay and passing the ball has never felt so good.
  24. Marckly
    Sep 13, 2017
    9
    Il miglior Pes che non se ne vedevano cosi' dai tempi di Psx e Ps2 coloro i quali recensiscono con 0/10 o 6/10 non sanno ne di cosa parlano ne di cosa giocano. Fatta questa premessa la Konami con un colpo di coda ,un po inaspettato, si riprende cio' che per tanto tempo le e' stata sottratta quasi impropriamente ,ovvero lo scettro e la corona di miglior titolo calcistico.
  25. Serba
    Sep 13, 2017
    9
    this game is pure football nice job konami amazing gameplay good keepers amazing faces of players great pleasure just to play football Great Game!! i like the slow realistic speed
  26. Motorokill
    Sep 14, 2017
    9
    The holy grail of gameplay experience, pretty straight forward, a punch in the face with the dynamics of the matches, the players ball reception, passes, shots, and obviously the ball physics are brutal .

    I'm impressed how a formation a change in position for a player can affect the result of the match and how you need to adjust in accordance with the rival, you can't play with only    The holy grail of gameplay experience, pretty straight forward, a punch in the face with the dynamics of the matches, the players ball reception, passes, shots, and obviously the ball physics are brutal .

    I'm impressed how a formation a change in position for a player can affect the result of the match and how you need to adjust in accordance with the rival, you can't play with only tiki taka against barcelona and the next match against borussia hoping the same result, yes for sure you can try but the IA will adjust it's formation to make you pay your insolence.

    Besides that the goalkeepers reactions this year are superb, the player likeness just amazing, and there's improvement in the ambiance atmosphere in the stadiums.

    Other than that the 3vs3 online feature is pretty good.

    I will add some of the bad points, licenses you know there'll be always this situation but you know in some way is part of the game, commentators this year as usual just good, nothing spectacular , the game presentation in general is just outdated, the fonts ,the menus , they need to improve this, is a tired UI.

    The stadium representation also is amazing, we miss the stadium creator option.

    So to round up

    The best soccer experience to shared with friends, enemy, or whoever you want.    … Expand
  27. sFantamax
    Sep 16, 2017
    9
    PES 2018 is simply an amazing football game, aiming at being the real football simulator. The gameplay is the closest ever seen to the real football, every action, pass, shoot and really every score is different, feels unique. Each match is unique. Playing without assisted passing and shooting, the so called full-manual, brings the game to a new level opening a game in the game, the realPES 2018 is simply an amazing football game, aiming at being the real football simulator. The gameplay is the closest ever seen to the real football, every action, pass, shoot and really every score is different, feels unique. Each match is unique. Playing without assisted passing and shooting, the so called full-manual, brings the game to a new level opening a game in the game, the real game. Like on the real pitch you need to carefully calibrate every pass and shoot and scoring gives great emotions. The graphics is superb, playing in 4K looks stunning with wonderful replays that will make you wondering if you are looking to a game or to a real match. The offline modes with Become a Legend and the Master League are historical foundations, they still offer plenty of content although a restyling would be appreciated for the future editions. Online is great, matches are super fun and the new coop mode, 2 vs 2 or 3 vs 3, is great. It feels really like playing in a team, with the option of creating clans with friends for endless fights around the world. Finally about licenses, it's known that KONAMI is weak on this side, missing many teams and entire leagues. Is this a real problem ? Only on XBOX, not on PlayStation and PC where community made option-files allow to basically edit all the game and adding all real kits and emblems. Also opening the door to amazing opportunities like making a league with all-time best classic teams. In conclusion PES 2018 is a must have for every football fan, it will fill your days and evenings with incredible moments jumping on the couch when scoring at the last minute!… Expand
  28. maximilion90
    Sep 19, 2017
    9
    FIFA will be a great game this year, and the solution would be to play both Football games. But if you can't do that, and you really love Football (in its essence), you will certainly enjoy Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 a lot more.
  29. Dacky85
    Sep 28, 2017
    9
    PES 2018 plays more like a realistic simulator compared to its football counterpart, Fifa 18.
    The graphics are more realistic but it is the gameplay where Pro Evolution really excels over Fifa this year.
    The lack of official licenses may deter some but they can be fixed via an option file (downloadable online). Maybe an inferior selection of game modes compared to Fifa 18 but if you    PES 2018 plays more like a realistic simulator compared to its football counterpart, Fifa 18.
    The graphics are more realistic but it is the gameplay where Pro Evolution really excels over Fifa this year.
    The lack of official licenses may deter some but they can be fixed via an option file (downloadable online).
    Maybe an inferior selection of game modes compared to Fifa 18 but if you dumb it down to the most important aspect of a game, the gameplay, then PES 2018 finishes on top.    … Expand
  30. Huevito0u
    Oct 13, 2017
    9
    Gran juego, el mejor simulador de futbol hasta la fecha, el realismo al pisar el balón es inigualable en cualquier juego de la saga o de futbol en si. Jugabilidad 10. Los porteros... fascinantes. He sido de Fifa desde el año 2009 hasta 2017, año en el cual también tenia el pro, y según mi humilde punto de vista la dinastía ha cambiado. El online funciona de manera muy correcta, gran mejoraGran juego, el mejor simulador de futbol hasta la fecha, el realismo al pisar el balón es inigualable en cualquier juego de la saga o de futbol en si. Jugabilidad 10. Los porteros... fascinantes. He sido de Fifa desde el año 2009 hasta 2017, año en el cual también tenia el pro, y según mi humilde punto de vista la dinastía ha cambiado. El online funciona de manera muy correcta, gran mejora respecto del año pasado, los modos de juego 2 vs 2 y 3 vs 3 son muy divertidos, sobretodo si juegas con un amigo o conocido. No debéis preocuparos por el tema licencias, los parches se pueden poner fácilmente y son muy buenos (escudos, nombres, pancartas, equipaciones...). Un pequeño problema es el cambio de jugador en ciertas ocasiones de defensa, pero es un detalle sin mucha relevancia. Definitivamente un juegazo si amas el futbol, ya que te sientes como si estuvieras viviendo un partido real!!… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 53 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 53
  3. Negative: 0 out of 53
  1. BaziCenter
    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.
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  2. Impulsegamer
    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.
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  3. PLAY! Zine
    Oct 18, 2017
    80
    PES stays ahead of its competition... if you don't ask for too much.
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