GameSpot Reviews - Pro Evolution Soccer 2014

Marks dives into PES 2014 and finds that as the series moves ever closer towards simulation, it simply isn't as much fun.

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[ComboBreakah]

You guys screwed up on your thumbnail it says "PES 2013".

[raphamt]

"Ball not going to play you want."

Konami already mentioned their "MASS" feature countless times, which separates the ball from the player to add realism, meaning the ball won't automatically find the player. You just got to pass better.

[ThePicaretoKid]

Guys, what I've learned with PES is to buy the PC version, and get yourself a USB controller.
Why you ask?
Mods. Instead of having "Man Blue" or other non licensed games, there will always be a big modding community for PES, which provides you with EVERY single licensed team that is on PES, and some even add new leagues, and second divisions, as well as updated rosters and faces, and many other things.

[serzivorad]

I don't care what reviews are saying. I'm getting the game no matter what because I'm a PES player since PES 5.

[REDALPHA]

FIFA is currently the pinnacle of football games. It is right for him to compare PES with it as most people play FIFA and want to know how it compares to a game that they know and love. It is the same as when comparing a random fantasy book with game of thrones. People often compare things to the more popular pieces of it's genre as more people can relate to it, therefore they get a better understanding of what it is like.

[DukeofBlasphemy]

Letting a fanboy of any game comment on any review is always a recipe for disaster.

[barcawatch]

as a fifa fan, pes 2014 is the best football game as a GAMEPLAY until this moment.
hope that fifa 14 on next-gen to take the lead again.

[Achiez-z]

The thing that I like so much about GameSpot is that they say what they believe in. They don't go around giving 10's when the game is full of hype.

[InstrumentalsBander]

Although I think the Pes 14 demo is better than the Fifa 14 demo, I still think Fifa would be a better game this year especially on the next gen. Pes 14 isn't coming for next gen, so this year they have more time than EA for the next game. Pes 14 pushed the consoles to the limits and is catching up to Fifa. I loved a lot of things like: gameplay, AI movements and especially the way the players run, and dribble. What I hated was that some players like Rooney didn't have real faces and glitches.

[A_Selim]

The PES version is disappointing this year. You can't deny that! This is totally a fair and reasonable review by gamespot.

[_MJ_]

Pes is definitely the more realistic game animation wise. I think the fact that i also got top comment off such a simple comment means people agree with me.

[xYellowFlashx]

Really hard to find some good objective reviews these days. This is why I always rely on Gametrailers.

[TomaANDcLay]

PES 12 and 14 are by far the best in my opinion

[TheAndredal]

It's the history of PES always getting the lower score for some reason

[SanjarTheKingOfKings]

How is passing in Pro evo 13 more free than in Fifa? Does everybody play everything on assisted? Me and my friend switched to fifa because we wanted everything to be manual and pes is anything but.

[ilisamsa]

i've been going back and forth between fifa and winning eleven since around 1995. started with fifa again in 2012. i'll probably go with fifa again this year. but of course I want we/pes to succeed as well. rivalry in the gaming industry is a good thing.

[Ploppetypoop]

This is the best football game I have played in the last few years, mostly because of the new engine. It's so smooth and just feels great, no more robotic movements. Just passing the ball around is fun and feels realistic.

[REDALPHA]

You are missing the point. FIFA is the most popular football game out there it has the sales to back it. The sales PES makes are measly in comparison. People will always compare a game, book, movie, musician even technology with the most popular of it's genre. It has been and always will be like this.

[joshgates]

You know it, I know it. Fifa is an arcade game apart from fifa08 09 and maybe up till 10. 12 was atrocious. It was so broken I couldnt believe they even released it. Fifa 13 was better, but its all arcade fun. PES has been coming back since 2011. Good foundations and depth, but brought down by its outdated engine. Same with 12 and 13. This years, they unleased a true football simulation, and anyone who is so stuck up with fifa to not see that, youre missing out big time.

[rajvoSA]

IGN – 8.4/10
Eurogamer – 9/10
CVG – 8/10
Videogamer – 9/10
Digital Spy – 4/5
ShopTo – No Score
Games.ch – 90/100
OPM – 8/10
Games.it – 8.8/10
GamesVillage.it – 7.5/10
GamerGen – 15/20