Software:eFootball 2022
| eFootball 2022 | |
|---|---|
 Promotional art featuring Paris Saint-Germain player Lionel Messi | |
| Developer(s) | Konami Digital Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Series | eFootball |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | 30 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 panned by critics for its graphics, controls, and lack of content.
Development
On 21 July 2021, Konami released a six-minute video revealing the new game.[2] The announcement revealed that the Pro Evolution Soccer brand had been dropped.[3]
The game was released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X on 30 September 2021.[4][2] It was built using Unreal Engine 4 for the first time in the franchise.[5]
On 8 October 2021, Konami announced that it would release a new update with fixes for the game's issues on 28 October 2021.[6] The update was delayed and the release postponed to November 2021.[7]
Reception
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At launch, eFootball was panned by critics and players, who criticized the "atrocious" graphics,[13] lack of content, laggy engine and finicky controls.[13] With 92% negative reviews, it became the worst-rated game on Steam a day after launch.[14] Konami later apologised for the game's many issues and said they would work on improving it.[15] The update is scheduled to release on 28 October 2021.[6]
References
- ↑ Joe Skrebels (21 July 2021). "PES Has Been Renamed eFootball, and It's Fully Free-to-Play". https://www.ign.com/articles/efootball-pes-2022-free-to-play-renamed-release-date.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Good, Owen S. (21 July 2021). "Pro Evolution Soccer is now simply eFootball — and it's free to play" (in en). https://www.polygon.com/22587429/pes-efootball-release-date-pc-ps5-xbox-series-x-one-ps4-android-ios.
- ↑ Stanton, Rich (21 July 2021). "PES is dead, replaced by the F2P 'football platform' eFootball" (in en-US). PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/rip-pro-evolution-soccer-too-good-for-this-cruel-world-long-live-efootball/. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ↑ 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: t.co/XGJAKZFGaV t.co/HqQRjjHQuv" (in en). https://twitter.com/play_eFootball/status/1433356286175940611.
- ↑ Skrebels, Joe (21 July 2021). "How Unreal Engine Helped Turn PES Into eFootball". https://www.ign.com/articles/efootball-pes-2022-unreal-engine.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Makuch, Eddie (8 October 2021). "eFootball Update Coming October 28 With Fixes For The Game's Issues". https://www.gamespot.com/articles/efootball-update-coming-october-28-with-fixes-for-the-games-issues/1100-6496909/. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ↑ "eFootball Update That Includes Big Fixes Delayed To November". https://www.gamespot.com/articles/efootball-update-that-includes-big-fixes-delayed-to-november/1100-6497352/.
- ↑ "eFootball 2022 reviews for PC". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/efootball-2022.
- ↑ "eFootball 2022 reviews for PlayStation 5". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-5/efootball-2022.
- ↑ Wilson, Ben (4 October 2021). "eFootball 2022 review: A disastrous start to the post-PES era" (in en-US). https://www.gamesradar.com/efootball-2022-review/.
- ↑ Iwaniuk, Phil (13 October 2021). "eFootball 2022 review: The pitch is ours—but where's the rest?" (in en-US). https://www.pcgamer.com/efootball-2022-review/.
- ↑ Good, Owen S. (1 October 2021). "Konami’s eFootball is a disaster at launch and Steam’s worst-rated game ever" (in en-US). https://www.polygon.com/22704246/konami-efootball-pes-launch-glitches-steam.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Winslow, Jeremy. "Konami's eFootball Is Steam's Most-Hated Game Right Now" (in en-us). https://kotaku.com/konamis-efootball-is-steams-most-hated-game-right-now-1847777988.
- ↑ Smith, Graham (30 September 2021). "eFootball 2022 is now the worst rated game on Steam" (in en). Rock, Paper, Shotgun. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/efootball-2022-is-now-the-worst-rated-game-on-steam.
- ↑ Makuch, Eddie (1 October 2021). "Konami Apologizes For eFootball 2022's Many Issues, Including Wonky Face Scans And PS1-Era NPCs". https://www.gamespot.com/articles/konami-apologizes-for-efootball-2022s-many-issues-including-wonky-face-scans-and-ps1-era-npcs/1100-6496742/. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
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