Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 Reviews

Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 is ranked in the 89th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
GameCrate
Top Critic
8.7 / 10.0
Sep 29, 2015

PES 2016 lives up to the hype and is a wonderful tribute to 20 years of hard work from Konami and PES Productions.

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9 / 10.0
Sep 29, 2015

Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 is going to be fierce competition for any soccer games coming up. This is currently the definitive vision and version of how being on a real teal should feel.

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8.5 / 10.0
Sep 28, 2015

در نهایت به همه فوتبالدوستان ، چه کسانی که در گذشته دوران شکوه PES را تجربه کرده اند و چه کسانی در سالهای اخیر به جامعه گیمرها اضافه شده اند توصیه می کنیم که تمامی پیش زمینه های منفی PES را از ذهن خود پاک کنید . PES بار دیگر در مسیر درستی قرار گرفته است ، مسیری جدید اما با حفظ اصالت و ارزش های قدیمی خود و این رویکرد ، رویکردی ارزشمند و قابل احترام است . گذشته ی موفق PES را دوست بدارید و با ارزشمند بودن آن تجربه ، به سراغ خلق آینده ای جذاب با PES 16 بروید . بازگشت PES بدون شک می تواند باعث رقابت نزدیک تر بین FIFA و PES شود و خروجی این رقابت جذاب و نزدیک باعث پویایی سبک شبیه سازی ورزشی خواهد شد .

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9 / 10
Sep 28, 2015

PES 2016, while not being perfect, feels true to its title - it's an evolution. Master League has been revamped and fine-tuned into an excellent mode that only suffers thanks to the lack of licenses, MyClub is growing well and differs enough from Ultimate Team, and the gameplay feels refined and balanced enough to make every game a challenge but not a chore. Thanks to all of these factors, PES 2016 currently feels like it's in a league of its own.

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Drew Leachman
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Sep 28, 2015

While not for everyone, PES 2016 is actually a very well done game. I learned a good amount, but am by no means an expert. I was able to get a good feel for the game and was able handle some matches on the easier difficulty. This is still very much a soccer fan's game, and while it has the tutorials, the game is not very beginner-friendly. At the same time, what it does, it does very well and looks great while doing it. Any fan of the sport should definitely check it out.

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8 / 10
Sep 28, 2015

So has PES finally staged a winning comeback? The answer is almost. The gameplay is faster and undoubtedly easier to get into. It's let down by inconsistent defensive AI and poor menus, which keep it from achieving perfection. Nonetheless, it's a step in the right direction. We can't wait to see what Konami do with PES 2017.

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Sep 26, 2015

The Pro Evolution Soccer series has been steadily improving over the past few years, and with PES 2016 it seems the dev team has finally cracked that winning football formula, despite some rough edges.

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4.5 / 5.0
Sep 24, 2015

Side by side, Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 doesn't stack up to FIFA 16 in licenses, game modes, or team selection, but Konami's annual soccer series once again positions itself as a more complex and realistic soccer experience than EA's flashy, but predictable, offering. With individualized players, explosive tactical potential and unparalleled realism, PES 2016 redefines what a soccer game can be.

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4.5 / 5.0
Sep 24, 2015

Ultimately, though, PES 2016 does its best where it counts, which is the action on the pitch. Players who prefer the style and familiarity of FIFA along with all its bells and whistles still may not prefer PES' different feel. For folks who crave more dialed down mechanics, more responsive controls and something that feels less arcadey, however, Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 takes the crown on consoles this year.

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Recommended
Sep 22, 2015

PES's legacy problems remain, but the football itself has never been better.

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9 / 10.0
Sep 22, 2015

The football is sublime in PES 2016. There are small improvements made to other areas of the game, and some are still needed, but on the pitch the series is in title-winning form once again.

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85%
Sep 22, 2015

PES 2016 is undoubtedly a great football game, as good as it's been in years. Sure, it's better on the pitch than PES 2015, but it's let down somewhat by some cavalier keepers who couldn't catch a cold.

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5 / 10
Sep 22, 2015

An open, responsive football title with a lot of individual player freedom, but one that also has dodgy keepers, absent fouls, and the usual iffy online environment. The PC community may bring it up to scratch, but at release it's an ugly port that does a disservice to the game within.

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8 / 10.0
Sep 21, 2015

Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 is a big step forward for the series and manages to show the complexity and the beauty of football while also emphasizing the hard work that's required from a team looking to put together a string of victories.

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9 / 10.0
Sep 21, 2015

Thanks to the smooth, physical gameplay, the amazing animations, and the various and strategic game modes,  PES 16 is easily the best title in the franchise. To go one step further – PES 16 is likely one of the best sport games out today, and despite a few minor annoyances, it is a must buy for anyone with even a remote interest in soccer.

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Sep 21, 2015

For Pro Evolution Soccer, its 20th anniversary brings in 2016 with a bang. The improvements and expanded gameplay comes as a bit of a surprise. Konami is showing that their push to the top of football greatness is fully in effect. It is safe to say PES 2016 is one of the best sports releases to the genre in recent years.

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Sep 21, 2015

A new physics system allows Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 to feel and play more like its real-life counterpart. Although this change results in a lack of foul calls, it complements a fantastic game that delivers a great-feeling version of interactive soccer and builds upon what was the best soccer title ever made.

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Ken Barnes
Top Critic
7 / 10
Sep 20, 2015

Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 is a strange entry in the series. The improvements are obvious and clear to see from the outset but the areas in which it has taken a step backward take a lot longer to actually uncover. You don't realise that you haven't conceded a free kick for ages until you've played more than a handful of games. You don't realise that the keepers pretty much can't save low shots until you've conceded a dozen goals in the bottom corner. This means that your time with PES this year will be spent playing for an hour or two and then putting the controller down in frustration. It's to Konami's great credit that it somehow always calls you back to it.

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8 / 10.0
Sep 20, 2015

Despite problems with fouls, this year's PES is very close to being the best in series history.

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9 / 10.0
Sep 19, 2015

Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 überzeugt wie jedes Jahr in Sachen Gameplay und Realismus. Die neue Kollisionsabfrage liefert zwar teilweise nicht unbedingt das Ergebnis, was man sich erwarten würde, aber ansonsten überzeugt der Titel durchgehend mit realistischen Dribblings und Spieler Animationen. In Sachen offline Modes und MyClub hat sich auch einiges bei PES getan, trotzdem hat hier FIFA weiterhin den Vorsprung durch FUT und den großartigen Karriere Modus. Wer den höchsten Grad an Realismus möchte, sollte dieses Jahr wieder einmal auf Pro Evolution Soccer setzen.

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