In comparison, Konami have simply grabbed what they can, but done a damn good job of them. Only having one English Premier League club licensed – Manchester United – could even put some fans off, particularly the younger generation, as they cannot play fully as their favourite team. Although this has been the picture of PES and its licenses for years now, it’s fortunate that it’s expected of current PES fans. This year’s cover star Mario Gozte, scorer of the World Cup 2014 winning goal, is the focus, and his team Bayern Munich are one of the licensed teams, yet there is no Bundesliga in the game. FIFA of course has the luxury of most football teams licensed kits and various leagues around the world. Adding to the already seamless animations, they really look the genuine article.īut then comes the usual issue – particularly in the UK – licenses. Overall team tactics are the same, but of course you can tinker with these should you wish, to play your style.
But it doesn’t stop there the players and teams they play for are acutely tuned to behave exactly how they would in reality, whether it’s attacking-minded, a specialist in wing play, and so on. The likenesses on offer are far superior to that of FIFA’s latest effort, and should you score with Cristiano Ronaldo, the celebrations are recreated to perfection. It was a welcome reminder of the PES of yesteryear, where single player was as much fun as multiplayer, which is rare in a sports game.Ĭoupled with the improvements above, with use of the Kojima Productions-built Fox Engine, most players have been re-created to replicate their real-life counterpart, and the results are fantastic. I lost 0-2, but was actually left admired having been bested, not frustrated and aggrieved. Poised at 0-0 with Lazio myself, my attempt to pass through the middle, drawing out the opposition then using the flanks was sucker-punched by the A.I doubling up both in the middle and wide, then launching a quick counter-attack, exploiting gaps left in the middle. Unlike FIFA, whose possession-frenzy approach can prove frustrating and one dimensional, PES reacts to the way you are playing, and attempts to plug holes in defence that you may be exploiting. There is also a great sense of balance to the CPU matches of PES 2015, which reflects who you’re playing, where you are playing (home/away), and what’s at stake at the time. Too many shots from distance on PES 2014 were sky high for no reason, even with the likes of Messi and Ronaldo.
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Finally, the ball appears to have the freedom it had back from the PS2 days, leaving you free to aim freely with or without, add after-spin, control the height of the shot, etc. One of the biggest improvements is the shooting. Passing flows much better also, so if that’s your game (as is mine) then you can string together a range of passing that the Brazil side of 1970 would envy.
Where last year’s players felt like they were running through treacle, this time there is much more freedom of movement, thankfully ending the all too common ‘running into a brick wall’ syndrome of PES 2014 players. So it really is pretty much down to one element – the football – to decide which one is king.Ĭompared with last year’s effort, the football in PES 2015 is very much improved. The creation of m圜lub, disappointingly unavailable for review at this time, is PES’s attempt at FIFA’s Ultimate Team create your own side to face against other AI or online opponents, with microtransactions aplenty to assist speeding up the process (and of course, make profit). The training modes offer bronze, silver or gold awards depending on performance, just like FIFA’s, but with far less depth. A first glance at the interface shows an Xbox dashboard-esque menu system that looks modelled on FIFA 15’s.