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eFootball 2022
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Promotional art featuring Paris Saint-Germain player Lionel Messi
Developer(s)Konami Digital Entertainment
Publisher(s)Konami
SerieseFootball
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)
Release30 September 2021
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

eFootball is a football simulation video game developed and published by Konami. It is a free-to-play game after being completely rebranded from the original Pro Evolution Soccer (known as Winning Eleven in Japan) series to the eFootball series.[1] The game's first season, entitled eFootball 2022, was released on 30 September 2021.

At launch, eFootball was met with overwhelmingly negative reception from critics and players, who criticized the "atrocious graphics",[2] lack of content, laggy engine and finicky controls.[2] With 92% negative reviews, it became the worst-rated game on Steam a day after launch.[3] Konami later apologised for the game's many issues and said they would work on improving it.[4]

Development

On 21 July 2021, Konami released a six-minute video revealing the new game.[5] The announcement revealed that the Pro Evolution Soccer brand had been dropped.[6]

The game was released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Android, and iOS, on 30 September 2021.[7][5] It was built using Unreal Engine 4 for the first time in the franchise.[8]

On 8 October 2021, Konami announced that it would release a new update with fixes for the game's issues on 28 October 2021.[9]

Licenses

The game's current leagues, teams and stadiums are:

Leagues:

English League, Spanish League, Serie A TIM, Serie BKT, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, Argentine League, Campeonato PlanVital, Toyota Thai League, AFC Champions League

Teams:

FC Barcelona, FC Bayern Munich, Juventus, Manchester United, Arsenal, Corinthians, Flamengo, Sao Paulo, River Plate

Stadiums:

Allianz Arena, Allianz Stadium, Camp Nou, Emirates Stadium, Old Trafford

There is an update scheduled for November 11, 2021, which includes teams from these upcoming leagues. The leagues include:

English 2nd Division, Spanish 2nd Division, Ligue 2 BKT, Liga Portugal bwin, Spor Toto Super Lig, Tinkoff Russian Premier Liga, Eredivisie, Jupiler Pro League, 3F Superliga, cinch Scottish Premiership, Credit Suisse Super League, Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A, Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B, American League, J.League Division 1 (only on mobile version), J.League Division 2 (only on mobile version)

The update also includes more stadiums:

Stadio Olimpico, Celtic Park, El Monumental, Estadio Beira-Rio, Estadio Cicero Pompeu de Toledo, Estadio do Maracana, Estadio Monumental de Colo-Colo, Estadio Sao Januario, Estadio Urbano Caldeira, Gazprom Arena, Ibrox Stadium, Neo Quimica Arena

Reception

This screenshot of Manchester United players Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Pogba, and Scott McTominay was widely shared, according to Polygon, as "the most notorious example" of the game's poor graphics.[12]

At launch, eFootball was met with overwhelmingly negative reception from critics and players, who criticized the "atrocious graphics",[2] lack of content, laggy engine and finicky controls.[2] With 92% negative reviews, it became the worst-rated game on Steam a day after launch.[13] Konami later apologised for the game's many issues and said they would work on improving it.[14]

References

  1. ^ Joe Skrebels (21 July 2021). "PES Has Been Renamed eFootball, and It's Fully Free-to-Play". IGN. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Winslow, Jeremy. "Konami's eFootball Is Steam's Most-Hated Game Right Now". Kotaku. Retrieved 30 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Smith, Graham (30 September 2021). "eFootball 2022 is now the worst rated game on Steam". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  4. ^ Makuch, Eddie (1 October 2021). "Konami Apologizes For eFootball 2022's Many Issues, Including Wonky Face Scans And PS1-Era NPCs". GameSpot. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b Good, Owen S. (21 July 2021). "Pro Evolution Soccer is now simply eFootball — and it's free to play". Polygon. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ^ Stanton, Rich (21 July 2021). "PES is dead, replaced by the F2P 'football platform' eFootball". PC Gamer. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  7. ^ eFootball [@play_eFootball] (2 September 2021). "Announcing #eFootball 2022 - the official title for our platform's first season! Launching September 30th on consoles and PC 💻🎮 fans can finally experience how we have #SetFootballFree Find out more right here: https://t.co/XGJAKZFGaV https://t.co/HqQRjjHQuv" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Skrebels, Joe (21 July 2021). "How Unreal Engine Helped Turn PES Into eFootball". IGN. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  9. ^ Makuch, Eddie (8 October 2021). "eFootball Update Coming October 28 With Fixes For The Game's Issues". GameSpot. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  10. ^ "eFootball 2022 reviews for Playstation 4". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 18 October 2019 suggested (help)
  11. ^ Wilson, Ben (4 October 2021). "eFootball 2022 review: A disastrous start to the post-PES era". GamesRadar+. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  12. ^ Good, Owen S. (1 October 2021). "Konami's eFootball is a disaster at launch and Steam's worst-rated game ever". Polygon. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  13. ^ Smith, Graham (30 September 2021). "eFootball 2022 is now the worst rated game on Steam". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  14. ^ Makuch, Eddie (1 October 2021). "Konami Apologizes For eFootball 2022's Many Issues, Including Wonky Face Scans And PS1-Era NPCs". GameSpot. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
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