



That’s a PES fan-favourite career mode where many (including me) have historically found their enjoyment – and it would’ve been welcome here even if that would mean playing the anaemic AI endlessly. There’s no edit mode where you can change players and teams (a staple option in past eFootball/Pro Evolution Soccers).You can play against a friend offline, but are limited to only nine licensed teams to pick from.There are still no online lobbies in which you can choose to play against a friend.For a 1.0 release there’s still a baffling lack of ways to play available, with a long list of omissions that you’d expect as minimum:

Your options in where to do this are limited, though, as are most of eFootball’s modes. Playing online adds to the excitement, providing welcome spontaneity to proceedings. One moment you’ll be jinking past a defender and curling one in the top corner, the next you’ll be trying to dribble only to find your player has a turning circle more at home in Euro Truck Simulator. In fact, the only real consistency with eFootball’s gameplay is its inconsistency. Some passes will be laser-focused and threaded through the eye of a needle, while others slowly roll along the floor begrudgingly towards a teammate – without feeling clear about what caused the difference. If you do get a shot away, though, there’s a decent chance of it going in as goalkeepers seem more balanced now, no longer reacting like Daredevil hearing a brick smash through a window.įrom time to time there are flowing moves to marvel at, but they happen all too rarely, with satisfying passing coming at a premium. Although these do occasionally result in a spectacular goal, you are far more likely to get the ball pinched from your toes as your player takes half a century to wind his leg up. “Stunning kicks” are a new quirk that allow you to hold down the right trigger and apply extra power to passes and shots.
