For almost half of my life, I’ve heard about the holy grail of football games: Pro Evolution Soccer 6. As someone that never actually played this game, I can only go by what I’ve been told about it, “Adriano pot shots, Master League was so good, it’s the greatest multiplayer game ever”, blah blah blah… this was one of the main reasons I decided to pick up FIFA 2010 as my first football game instead. As EA has continued to put out consistently decent football games, I’ve never felt the need to pick up PES despite always wanting to try it. I mean, who has money for two football games each year? Now that Konami has had several years to perfect their football game for the current generation consoles, it’s time to take a closer look to see how good the competition has become.

The biggest knock against PES for most casual players is that the series has been slowly losing team licenses. For Pro Evolution Soccer 2019, Konami announced that it no longer features the UEFA Champions League, a license they have held since 2009. Fortunately, Konami has included the ability to create your own badges and kits for your teams that may not be in the game. The PES community has always been ready to provide players with an option file that lets you turn a club like London FC back into Chelsea FC. For whatever reason, this feature is available on PC and PS4 but is not an option on Xbox One.