eFootball PES 2021

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If you own PES 2020, don’t bother with PES 2021, as it makes barely any changes to the previous entry.

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If you own PES 2020, don't bother with PES 2021, as it makes barely any changes to the previous entry.

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4/5 stars

Barry O’Halloran (GamesRadar+)

A new approach for the sports genre, with welcome results: this offers more than a roster update, and at a very appealing price.

September 18, 2020 |

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Nothing less or more than what was promised. Still the best football game around but its problems feel more glaring a year later.

September 24, 2020 |

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7/10

Jay Jaffa (Metro GameCentral)

7/10

Phil Iwaniuk (IGN)

Aside from a handful of updates, PES 2021 is the same as last year’s game.

September 18, 2020 |

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Barry O'Halloran (GamesRadar+)

4/5 stars - (Read Review)

A new approach for the sports genre, with welcome results: this offers more than a roster update, and at a very appealing price.

Jay Jaffa (Metro GameCentral)

7/10 - (Read Review)

Nothing less or more than what was promised. Still the best football game around but its problems feel more glaring a year later.

Phil Iwaniuk (IGN)

7/10 - (Read Review)

Aside from a handful of updates, PES 2021 is the same as last year’s game.

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Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
BaziCenter	Amin BalaZadeh	6.5 / 10	09-20-2020	eFootball PES 2021 share the same core components as its predecessor, the 2020 version, and other than some minor improvements in gameplay, there is no point in upgrading to the new version. If you really care about new kits, faces and updated line-ups, this seasonal update might make sense, but if you don’t care about all this then you wouldn’t miss much if you stick with the 2020 version.	Read review
Bazimag	Bahram Bigharaz	7 / 10	09-20-2020	eFootball PES 2021, as an annual update and priced at $ 30, still can not be a good option to buy. The game has been released in most parts without any changes compared to before, and in the parts that we are witnessing changes, these changes have been to the detriment of the game experience. The lack of licenses of Milan and Inter is also considered as one of the new shortcomings of the game. Finally, buying the new game is not recommended for 2020 owners at all, but if you have not experienced last year’s version, the $ 30 eFootball PES 2021 could be a good option to experience the latest version of the series in the eighth generation of consoles.	Read review
Chicas Gamers	Alba Nausicáa	Recommended	09-18-2020	The late version of the PES saga, eFootball PES 2021 Season Update is what we already expected, an update with slighty playable improvements, a facelift especially in color, but keeping all the good (and the bad) of the previous game. Fans will be pleased, but they deserve a 2022 title that breaks with everything.	Read review
Critical Hit	Jarred Milner	8 / 10	09-30-2020	at the cheaper price and all the updates, this is the definitive version of PES for the current-gen, and a great way to move into the next game.	Read review
Cubed3	Neil Flynn	8 / 10	10-07-2020	Don’t go into eFootball PES 2021 Season Update thinking that it is different game from the previous iteration, it’s not. However, if PES 2020 is not already in your game library then PES 2021 is a sublime football game that benefits from all of the tailored updates that PES 2020 received. Konami perhaps missed a beat and could have been a tad bit more generous by making this an even more budget-priced game than what it is being sold for to capture any FIFA players who are on the fence, but it is still worth the price of admission. If fluid, tactical and sublime football is what you are looking for then look no further than eFootball PES 2021 Season Update.	Read review
Cultured Vultures	Michael Glover	6 / 10	09-18-2020	PES 2021: Season Update is a great football game if you’re new to the series, but veterans should just update their existing copies of PES 2020 with this season’s squads and kits. Mid-table finish for me, Clive.	Read review
Eurogamer	Wesley Yin-Poole	Not Recommended	09-16-2020	Don’t bother with PES 2021 if you can option file PES 2020, but if you’re coming in fresh, PES 2021 is a decent shout at a decent price.	Read review
FingerGuns	Rossko Keniston	9 / 10	09-21-2020	his Season Update experiment makes you wonder why this hasn’t been the norm for football games for years. If this is the future of the genre, sign me up. EA should be looking over their shoulder. PES has retaken the crown.	Read review
Gameblog	Alix Dulac	8 / 10	09-16-2020	eFootball PES 2021 Season Update does the job, namely ensuring continuity with the previous opus but still offering a more pleasant gameplay, more responsive and with less structural problems than in recent months.	Read review
Gamefa	Saeed Aghababaie	8.5 / 10	09-21-2020	Releasing PES2021 as an updated version of 2020’s PES with lower price is a good decision from Konami and i think this should be the way for 2-3 years. Gameplay quality and simulating players is really awesome and if you love football simulators, you should definitely play PES2021. Beside fans, It is also the best time to play PES for new-comers.	Read review
GamesRadar+	Barry O’Halloran	4 / 5 stars	09-18-2020	A new approach for the sports genre, with welcome results: this offers more than a roster update, and at a very appealing price.	Read review
Hobby Consolas	Redacción Hobby Consolas	75 / 100	09-16-2020	Konami decided to release an updated version of last year (excellent) game. So we find the same game modes (added UEFA 2020 National Teams) and great controls, and we also find the same problems with teams, stadiums and players licenses.	Read review
IGN	Phil Iwaniuk	7 / 10	09-18-2020	Aside from a handful of updates, PES 2021 is the same as last year’s game.	Read review
Impulsegamer	Jamie Kirk	3.1 / 5 stars	09-23-2020	eFootball PES 2021 Season Update is last years game at a cut price with mostly up to date rosters. It’s a beautiful game to play, marred by significant presentation issues and the lack of any killer game modes.	Read review
Merlin’in Kazanı	Ahmet Özçilingir	72 / 100	09-26-2020	It is appreciated that Konami releases PES 2021 as an update rather than releasing the same game every year.	Read review
Metro GameCentral	Jay Jaffa	7 / 10	09-24-2020	Nothing less or more than what was promised. Still the best football game around but its problems feel more glaring a year later.	Read review
New Game Network	Alex Varankou	70 / 100	09-21-2020	eFootball PES 2021 Season Update offers a rather plain scenario. Returning fans will find nothing new here, except for rosters that still manage to be out of date, and thus present poor value for the purchase. But perhaps newcomers will use this opportunity to finally jump in at a reduced price and see what the franchise is all about.	Read review
NoobFeed	Sarwar Ron	75 / 100	09-28-2020	For being almost the same as PES 2020, eFootball PES 2021 Season Update is still an enjoyable game.	Read review
Operation Sports	Kevin Groves	Not Recommended	09-19-2020	Unfortunately, all of the positives that stem from better gameplay are diminished a little by stale modes and lackluster online play. If you enjoyed eFootball PES 2020 last year, you’ll have some fun with this update as it improves on gameplay. However, if you skipped last year’s game and have to pay full price, I’d probably pass. There’s just not enough improvements off-the-pitch to warrant $60.	Read review
PSX Brasil	Thiago de Alencar Moura	80 / 100	09-21-2020	eFootball PES 2021 is, ironically, much more than just a small roster update, bringing some very important gameplay adjustments that keep making the series one of the best sports simulators on the market, even though the lack of licenses and the games modes that feel frozen in time can hamper the fun.	Read review
Push Square	Sammy Barker	6 / 10	09-16-2020	Konami is effectively taking a year off because it knows it has the basis of something special here and it wants to ensure it makes an effective transition to the PlayStation 5; we can respect that. But with barely any changes and the abovementioned licensing shortcomings, we’d recommend you just pick up last year’s game for a couple o’ quid instead.	Read review
SomHráč.sk	Martin Bago	80 / 100	10-07-2020	eFootball PES 2021 is purely an update to the last year’s installment, so don’t expect any dramatic changes. However, we appreciate the publisher’s honesty to simply just focus on the next-gen version and the game still remains the best football simulation there is.	Read review
SpazioGames	Paolo Sirio	7.5 / 10	09-21-2020	eFootball PES 2021 Season Update feels incomplete even as a simple update, however it retains the golden standard set by PES 2020 and makes some slight improvements	Read review
Sports Gamers Online	Jake Jacobson	8.5 / 10	10-01-2020	If PES 2021 were a $60 game I could not recommend it to people who weren’t already fans of the Pro Evolution Soccer series. However, it’s a $30 game, and if you’re looking for an affordable single-player soccer experience, PES 2021 could be the game you’re looking for.	Read review
The Games Machine	Claudio Magistrelli	8 / 10	09-18-2020	On paper the idea of turning this edition of PES into a mere update is a good idea. Football blew up, the two seasons almost piled up and the pandemic stopped development for too many months. It is better to focus on the next edition, provided that at least the minimum trade union commitment is devoted to this package, which has not happened. The absence of a partial update of roses and teams at the time of launch is unacceptable, as is the ugliness of the inter and Milan uniforms, although what PES 21 proposes always remains the best kick on the square (IMHO, eh, I do not want to be beaten by FIFA supporters).	Read review
WayTooManyGames	Leonardo Faria	8.5 / 10	09-16-2020	If anything, eFootball PES 2021 Season Update is very upfront and very honest. It offers almost nothing new when compared to last year’s PES 2020, besides some very minute (but still welcome) gameplay tweaks and some roster updates. However, it does feature a much more honest price tag as a means to compensate for that.	Read review

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The eFootball PES 2021 Season Update features the same award winning gameplay as last year’s eFootball PES 2020 along with various team and player updates for the new season. Also comes with the UEFA EURO 2020™ mode – all at a special anniversary price!

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