

Big players can get all up in your face to steal the ball, whilst the weaklings can just avoid contact and leave you in their dust with a little shimmy.

On the topic of running, I’m rather pleased at the fact it doesn’t play a major part in winning games you’ll find no pace abusing, instead there feels as if there’s a focus on physicality. There’s no limitation on passing Barca style first touch to your team mate and make the opposition run around in a similar vein to headless chickens as much as you want, although the clever A.I.

The new ball control techniques can be magical, and there’s a real buzz to be gotten by simply shifting a player’s body to shimmy past an on-rushing defender.Įvery movement, and pass, is smooth like melted chocolate. They’ve done this by continuing down the more arcade style football route, with an emphasis on keeping it relatively easy to pick up and play for newcomers and veterans, which I completely applaud as they do it so well. In a sports game, gameplay can ultimately make or break the success of a title, and PES needs to stand out from behind the behemoth that is FIFA.
