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2017 · Konami Digital Entertainment · Association football · Simulation

Pro Evolution Soccer 2018

Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 is a football simulation game developed and published by Konami in 2017. It features updated teams, players, and competitions with a focus on realistic gameplay and presentation. The game introduces improved ball control, dribbling mechanics, and enhanced player animations. Modes include Master League, Become a Legend, online multiplayer, and licensed tournaments such as the UEFA Champions League.

Released: 2017
Platforms: Android PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Windows Xbox 360 Xbox One
Genres: Association football Simulation Sports
Developers: Konami Digital Entertainment
Publishers: Konami Digital Entertainment Konami
Modes: Co-op Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Non-fiction
Engine: Fox Engine, Havok
Country: Japan
Age ratings: PEGI 3 ESRB E
Languages: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal) and 4 more

About

Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 (abbreviated as PES 2018) is a sports video game developed and published by Konami for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Android and iOS. The game is the 17th installment in the Pro Evolution Soccer series and was released worldwide in September 2017. This was the final PES game released for PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 consoles and the last to feature UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Super Cup licenses and the Borussia Dortmund partnership. To mark its occasion, Konami recreated the "Ultimate Stage" stadium, as shown in the UEFA Champions League 2015-18 brand.

A mobile game version was released as PES 2018 Mobile for iOS and Android. It exceeded 150 million downloads, as of August 2018. The Chinese version of PES 2018 Mobile was published by NetEase. PES 2018 was succeeded by Pro Evolution Soccer 2019.

Keywords

soccer
football
xbox one x enhanced
year in the title
the game awards 2017
the game awards - nominee
the game awards - best sports or racing game - nominee

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Development

Konami has kept with the theme of the previous release. They announced a special "Barcelona Edition", along with a pre-order bonus content for digital downloads and physical disc versions. Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, and Liverpool were confirmed as being licensed at E3 2017, FC Schalke 04, Valencia, Fulham, and the Brazil national football team are licensed as well. France national football team license was confirmed in the online beta.

Konami released a demo version of Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 for download on August 30, 2017, for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. The demo version includes limited stadiums, clubs, and feature sets. A Nintendo Switch version was not developed, but Konami have said they are open to the idea of porting future games in the series.

Reception

Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

IGN called PES 2018 "Amazing; Once again, PES has set an incredibly high level of quality for other sports games to try and match" with an outstanding score of 9.2 out of 10. GameSpot called it "the most satisfying football game ever made" and said its excellent on-pitch gameplay gives it the edge over FIFA 18.

Awards

The Game Awards − Best Sports/Racing2017nominee

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Xbox One	12 September 2017	North America · Europe 14 September 2017
PlayStation 4	12 September 2017	North America · Europe 14 September 2017
Windows	12 September 2017	North America · Europe 14 September 2017
Xbox 360	12 September 2017	North America · Europe 14 September 2017
PlayStation 3	12 September 2017	North America · Europe 14 September 2017