Special management. Special control New mechanics of standards execution

Positioning (riding)

You can change the position with, while holding.

SWITCHING ADDITIONAL GAME STYLES

Press the Directional Buttons together with to turn ON / OFF additional play styles.

Additional play styles include 9 offensive styles and 6 defense styles. Try to find a strategy that best suits the strengths of your players and takes into account weak spots and the nature of the opponent.

SWITCHING THE ATTACK / DEFENSE LEVEL

You can switch the attack / defense level by pressing the UP and DOWN direction buttons. The higher the level, the more players tend to take attacking positions, and vice versa. * Also, the setting can be changed while running standards.

When the value of the "Attack / Defense Level" parameter is at maximum, the central target can move forward and pose a threat to the opponent's goal. Also, when taking corners, even the main committee can join the attack.
On the other hand, when the value of this parameter is at its minimum, the whole team goes on the defensive. Switch the level according to the situation and the remaining time. Right choice will make the game more dramatic at the right moment!

CAMERA SWITCHING (FIXED CAMERA)

This week Konami officially announced the launch of the PES 2018 project, on the same engine that was introduced several years ago and which is progressing very much from year to year.

This year Konami promised that in PES 2018 will be the biggest changes in the series in the last decade and that not a single part of the game is left untouched, literally everything has changed, from graphics to various functions.

Gameplay of the game

As you would expect, PES 2018 has tweaked many elements, taking the best from different parts of this series of games, this is done with the aim of adding more authenticity to the game. Dribbling has been completely overhauled to give the user more control over the players. At the same time, the developers have simplified the manual control functions so that players can play on this control without any difficulties. The developers also talked about realistic movements and animations of football players, in PES 2018 there are smooth movements, allowing players to get more options for guiding their feet.

Presentation

In this version of the game, the presentation of the match was completely redone, we can say the time has come to evolve in this direction. The experience of the developers has shown that it's time to do something new that will play an important role in every match. A completely new design will appear, user interface and the menus will also change in such a way that many will be surprised.

PES league integration

PES 2018 will build on the continued success of esports competitions, which in last years are gaining immense popularity. Esports will continue to integrate into the game itself. We remind you that the PES league now has new modes, including online mode MyClub, random qualifiers and online co-op match, where very interesting.

Online

Many of you have agitated for the implemented plan of the corporate regime and now it is finally returning. The new mode will be dedicated not only to the 2v2 game cooperative game, but also 3v3, and will also receive a number of additional features to improve the balance of the game. There will also be support for local guests. This means that you can play with friends or just play completely alone.

New modes and functions

We all know the popular Master League mode, this year it will receive a significant improvement, which includes an improved transfer system and new presentation elements, there will be much more and they will be longer. This mode also further immerses users in the life of a professional manager with pre-season tournaments and new presentation elements, including pre-match interviews and locker room scenes. Probably many people immediately remember the good old versions of PES, where there were similar graphic elements.

Improved visual reality

It seems to be where to improve the visual part of the game, it has grown very much in recent years, but the developers are working on this element so that the graphics keep up with modern consoles and personal computers. Absolutely new system Real Capture recreates the authenticity of football in PES 2018, right down to the smallest detail, where players will even see wrinkles in their skin.

The advantage of the FOX engine is that it has enormous graphical potential. Including real colors, correct stadium lighting for day and night matches, shadow mapping, and tunnel rendering, which have been recreated from over 20,000 pieces of authentic data collected from different stadiums.

Significant improvements to the PC version

Probably the most important message from the game's developers that will delight most of the PES community. The PC version of Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 will receive significant improvements in terms of graphics and overall content. This will give a huge parity over the PS4 versions and Xbox one it could even be said that the PC version for the first time in four years will bypass the console versions in terms of graphics. But we warn you right away, for a great picture you must have a modern personal computer, and not a dusty box of 2014.

There are at least two games in each genre, which compete strongly among themselves for the attention of gamers. In shooters, these games are Call of Duty and Battlefield, in Gran Turismo and Forza races, in fighting games. Mortal kombat, Street fighter and Tekken, and in the football simulators Pro Evolution Soccer and FIFA. From year to year, Konami and Electronic Arts release new versions of these games, offering players all the new features and improvements. In this review, we will look at and try to find out whether the game is deservedly called a new part in the series, or whether it is just a slightly improved one.

Graphic arts

The first thing you notice in a football simulator right after launch is the graphics. Every year it is extremely interesting to see how the developers have improved the animations, the realistic models of football players, the detailing of objects in the stadium, weather and other components of visual elements. Looking at Pro Evolution Soccer 2018, unfortunately, it is impossible to see a revolutionary or at least just an excellent picture, at least not everywhere.

The animation of the characters' faces still looks very unnatural. Football players sometimes make such grimaces that, upon detailed study, it is completely difficult to understand whether they are happy with a goal scored or angry. However, oddly enough, facial animation does not look bad for all models of football players, but only for a certain number of “chosen ones”.

When watching the football players on TV, the graphics look pretty good. It is easy to see that Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 has become really more beautiful than the previous part, but unfortunately, such a development in the visual component cannot be called revolutionary. In some moments, the game has become much more beautiful, in others everything has remained almost unchanged. For example, the field looks much better, and the ball has more realistic physics of behavior. However, the fans, the players' uniforms, hair and many other small details remained unchanged.

Perhaps, if Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 were the only football simulator on the market, then the picture would be perceived much more freshly, but due to the fact that there is FIFA with its Frostbite Engine and more elaborated models of football players, the difference is on the face, and it is clearly not in favor of a product from Konami.

Modes and licenses

With the modes of PES, everything has always been good, but this is "not bad", unfortunately, has not changed in any way and has not been supplemented by any new things for several years. The situation remained exactly the same in the case of PES 2018. It can be seen that the developers are walking along the knurled and very carefully introducing some innovations. Konami chose the path of improving the old rather than inventing the new.

The online mode in the game still falls short of what EA offers in recent games FIFA, but it has received some improvements. The search for rivals is quite fast on the PS4 Pro, the stability during the game is high, and the selection itself is carried out much more thoughtfully than before. However, the game is still more single player than multiplayer, in particular due to the lack of a sane career with licensed teams, but more on that later.
Fortunately, cooperative mode got much better. Players have access to two-by-two and three-by-three modes in local co-op. In addition, you can play a mode with a random selection of a player, with whom it will happen joint game against a particular team. All this has been accomplished excellently.

Unfortunately, the licenses in PES 2018 are still very bad. The game still does not have many clubs, stadiums and the most popular leagues, although, of course, the in-game editor allows you to correct the situation, but it certainly cannot be considered a worthy replacement for the license.

Gameplay

The Pro Evolution Soccer series of football simulators has always been mediocre graphics, no licenses and simply amazing game process on the field. In PES 2018, everything is still a great overall match experience. A very important advantage of the game is that the style of many teams is completely individual. Due to this, the product requires the player to constantly experiment with combinations.

In PES 2018, you won't be able to learn the same tactics well and play with it against all teams in the same scenario. In the match, some unforeseen moments constantly occur, which are the core that allows the game to be called a real football simulator.

Football players also behave very differently, which is felt from the very first minutes of the match. Each player on the field is individual, with his own strengths and weaknesses which makes the matches very realistic. Every footballer wants to study and watch what he does on the field. Konami has proven once again that it knows how to make football virtual.

Control, interface and sound

The tactile sensations from interacting with each football player are very high. Thanks to the sophisticated controls in PES 2018, it's very easy to capture every detail that happens during a match. Tackling the ball, dribbling, dribbling, feints - all this is done extremely responsive and flexible. In addition, ball control versus previous part became a little more realistic, and the behavior of the ball on the field now allows you to believe for a second that you are watching real football.

With all the advantages of responsiveness of control, it is impossible to praise the interface of the game. When you start PES 2018 for the first time, it is very difficult to remember where which menu is located, etc. In addition, the interface is inconvenient not only in the main menu, but also in the in-game one. Even a simple substitution and viewing of a football player's fatigue in Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 is very inconvenient, especially when compared to FIFA.

Sound can be divided into two parts: good and bad. The good one is the large number of soundtracks and a good simulation of the shouts of the fans, which has a very positive effect on the atmosphere. However, the sound is bad because of the commentators. Firstly, commentators still do not know how to speak Russian, and secondly, even in English they get it in a very similar way and somehow unnatural. As a result, sometimes it seems that the game was commented on by ordinary guys who are somewhere in a pub with a bottle of beer while watching football.

Outcomes

Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 has not taken a long step forward again. In the game, you can again observe problems with commentators, lack of licenses and unrealistic animation of the players' faces. In addition, another unpleasant moment is Neymar with Barcelona on the front cover of the game. For those who don't know, Neymar has recently played for PSG. It seems to be a trifle, but unpleasant.

Despite the fact that the game did not take a long step forward, it did a few short ones in the right direction. Konami has worked on a lot of details, including ball physics, co-op and stability in multiplayer matches. However, the main advantage of Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 is truly its mechanics of real, genuine and very diverse in terms of football playing styles. Fans of the series will surely love the game, but gamers from the neighboring camp of innovations, most likely, will not be enough to fully wean themselves from FIFA.
A copy of the game for review was provided by SoftKlab.

There was a time when the series (hereinafter - PES) has won sparring among the best football simulators on PC and consoles every year. It was always believed that it was in PES the developers managed to bring the simulation as close as possible to real football, which was not available for the licensed product EA Sports. However, there is a HUGE drawback to which you can hardly close your eyes - most clubs and leagues are not licensed and therefore developers have to use fictitious names from year to year.

FC London instead of Chelsea, Merseyside Blue instead of Everton, etc.

Unfortunately, the same licensing problems will apply to, but do not rush to condemn the project harshly. PES could and can offer something that is constantly lacking FIFA, despite the presence of almost perfect and close to ideal models of Jose Mourinho and other players. We are in a hurry to please you that Konami has unveiled the veil over its new project, and now we can tell you about what to expect in the new iteration of the football series.

The cover features Barcelona stars

Konami has previously entered into a premium partnership with Barcelona. For several years the company has been cooperating with "blue-garnet" and, it should be noted, this year everything will happen again. After EA Sports decided to use Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo on the cover, PES struck back, stating that there would be at least five Barça players on the cover of their CD.

Luis Suarez, Andreas Iniesta, Neymar (although this fact is in question due to his transfer to PSG), Rafinha and, of course, Lionel Messi. Looks like Konami is trying to fight FIFA by stuffing as many big-name players on the cover as you can fit. However, this thing isn't entirely new to the franchise. PES usually exhibits more than one player on the cover of a game.

But looking ahead, I would like to note that the partnership agreement with Barcelona is not limited to these five players and the possibility of using the real name of the club.

Camp Nou will be exclusive to PES

Start up, choose Barcelona and be prepared to be disappointed. The Camp Nou's unrivaled ambience went beyond EA Sports' play, which was a real shame considering Barça are one of the most popular teams on the planet. Nowadays, "Nou Camp" is only in the open spaces PES is a real revolution for Konami.

In a sense, this fact poses a choice for football fans and fans of simulators. They can choose FIFA, play for Messi and Neymar, but do it in some kind of universal stadium for many teams, which is definitely not leaving the Nou Camp, or choose PES... The problem with the latest title is that virtually all of the Spanish La Liga teams will not have an official stadium. As you can see, the scales are constantly tipping one way or the other.

Perhaps this whole superficial shell is completely different from what attracts you to football. Nowadays, many people enjoy playing at the real stadiums of their favorite club, so the impossibility of using the Nou Camp in FIFA undoubtedly a blow to EA Sports and their title.

PC version will be equivalent to console

This fact for PC owners with powerful machines may become something repulsive. The bright and unrivaled lights of the Nou Camp on PC will look the same as on console versions... Indeed, last year Konami really turned pale from not being able to figure out what happened to the PC version. The game looked exactly the same as on older consoles - PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

This is unforgivable since PC gamers spend a lot of money on upgrading their devices to ensure the most realistic gaming experience... Konami will address all of these shortcomings and promises that PES 2018 will not suffer from such disadvantages. The developers now claim that PES 2018 in terms of optimization will be the same for all formats.

The game will appear before the release of FIFA

This can be a real treat for football fans and fans of digital versions. As a reminder, the release date is set for September 29, but Konami decided to take a step a couple of weeks earlier and release PES 2018 already on September 12 in the USA and on September 14 in the rest of the world.

Obviously, Konami wants to skim the cream off at the start of sales and entice gamers into buying their project in the first place. It looks like a smart strategy because PES cannot compete because of the hype and PR campaign that the creators are satisfied with FIFA... Konami will be able to benefit from the increasingly impatient gaming community every year.

These two weeks can very well be a huge amount of time for PES... If the game is successful, the PC version will work without friezes and other problems, there will be even more teams with real names, then those who buy FIFA due to the license, may well be satisfied with the product from Konami.

Game not coming to Nintendo Switch this year

One thing Nintendo Switch owners are looking forward to is a digital copy PES 2018 on their new console. While EA is busy talking about the uniqueness of the version FIFA 18 for this console, Konami hasn't announced anything about the Switch version of the game.

This does not mean that PES will never appear on this console, but you can definitely say that it will not happen this year. The game hasn't been featured on Nintendo consoles since launch. PES 2014 at 3DS in 2014.

If the Switch shows signs of durability, proves that the console will be in use for several more years, then the release of the corresponding version PES will become real. For now PES 2018 will appear on the following platforms - PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.

Usain Bolt will be in the game

For those who don't know, myClub is a unique version of Ultimate Team from FIFA created under PES... The mode is practically no different from what it was before, but in PES 2018 will give players a completely random soccer pre-order bonus. For the first time in history, Usain Bolt will appear in the game.

Fans of the Jamaican sprinter, who professes to be a huge fan of football, should be delighted! It is included in the pre-order bonus long-awaited game... Moving away from fanaticism, it is worth noting that Bolt will be the FASTEST footballer in the game. Yes, even faster than Ronaldo, Messi and other stars.

Usain Bolt in PES 2018

The athlete has repeatedly stated that he would like to play football in the future and even trained with Borussia Dortmund. However, it is rather strange to hear Peter Drury say in the trailer about Usain as if he were a football veteran. At least with this, Konami wants to emphasize its uniqueness.

You can also play as Diego Maradona

After all this madness associated with Bolt, it seems more reliable information that in PES 2018 Diego Armando Maradona will be included. The Argentinian ball loving boy won't be the only legend to enter football simulator, but he, nevertheless, appears in the series for the first time. And since in the past he is one of the two best football players in the world (Pele and Maradona), this fact is justified.

Maradona will also assist in promoting PES 2018 acting as the game's ambassador, which is another strategy that highlights the differences between FIFA and PES... Whereas EA prefers modern stars like Ronaldo talking about the game, Konami respects the history of football and is a thing of the past. Perhaps this is wise as the company cannot offer the same as FIFA(take the same Ronaldo).

Playing for Maradona in PES 2018 should be a great pleasure as he becomes a fairly cunning and agile attacking midfielder with unrivaled dribbling and powerful and accurate shots. Unfortunately, we cannot say for sure if he will be playable outside of myClub.

New mechanics for fulfilling standards

Those who have perfected the technique will argue that there is nothing wrong with the system used in PES 2017, did not have. Corner kicks were much more accurate and realistic than in FIFA... Bye FIFA did not use " dead balls", At PES had the best free kick mechanic. This year Konami decided to take a step back.

It is not clear right now what this means, but we know exactly what in PES 2018 the mechanics of free kicks and corners will be significantly different from what we are used to seeing. Besides, PES will also add a new kick-off from the center of the pitch with the presence of one player, as it has become a common practice in real football.

The "Master League" mode will be updated

Career mode in FIFA has its own problems, but it is much more polished and well-developed than the "Master League" in PES... That doesn't mean Konami's "Manager Mode" is too bad - it just looks a lot more archaic next to EA's product and requires some attention. This year, the developers finally figured it out.

The old system of transfer restrictions has been replaced with a new, more realistic, completely redesigned presentation. There is now a pre-season feature that will allow aspiring managers to work with tactics. There will surely be a lot more changes that we just don't know about!