PES 2016 is Konami Pro Evolution Soccer football simulation. Innovative myClub mode, solid and fluid gameplay, nice franchise revival. The FIFA rival franchise, known for its more technical and football-faithful gameplay.
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Category
Sports4 players3+
Description
Konami football simulation recreating the 2016 season with European club licenses and Pro Evolution Soccer system. Published by Konami, released in Europe in September 2015. UEFA licensed European clubs, Master League franchise mode, Player ID 2.0 et IA affinée, ML Online mode, and realistic ball physics. Direct FIFA competitor. European version.
PES 2016 - Pro Evolution Soccer review
MAX
Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Players modelled with polished realism, detailed turf and stadium atmosphere: football takes on a credible, living presence. The fluidity of the animation and the attention to the faces deepen the immersion. This visual realism, precise and warm, places the game among the console's sports showcases.
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Football focused on the finesse of play, where the pinpoint pass and tactical sense come before everything else. Building a patient team move before finishing delivers a deep satisfaction, closer to the feel of a real match. Technical, rich and snappy, a football sim that rewards game intelligence and offers intense encounters, ideal among lovers of the beautiful game.
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Building your moves with precision, weighing each pass and feint across matches of exemplary fluidity makes you want to restart at once to perfect your play. Progressing in career and league rewards every fixture. Its missing licenses and its presentation frustrate, but the finesse of the on-the-ball simulation holds football lovers for the long haul.
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Master League keeps rewarding sustained commitment, each season bringing its share of transfers, youngsters to develop and goals to hit. Beyond the single match, chasing every trophy and challenging the world in ML Online sets up play cycles that stretch on. A football simulation whose management richness remains a landmark for enthusiasts.
Technical info
💾8,5 GB📅15/09/2015
Published by Konami
PES 2016 - Pro Evolution Soccer (PS3) price, value & rarity
PES 2016, an annual entry praised at launch as a return to form for the series, but quickly supplanted by the next vintage. Printed widely, it stays without value or scarcity, the annual format dooming such a title to rapid obsolescence. Its collector interest is minimal, the dated sporting content sustaining no lasting demand beyond memory.
Better with friends
Soccer focused on the feel of play, where passing freedom and realistic duels reward patience and build-up over haste. The competition plays out in tactical finesse and reading the tempo, delighting fans of measured play. Four on a couch, it spawns tense matches and fine rivalries, punctuated by skill moves that bring the room to its feet.
Is PES 2016 - Pro Evolution Soccer still worth playing in 2026?
PES 2016 marks a fine renewal for Konami's football simulation, often regarded as one of the best modern PES. The gameplay, fluid and of remarkable rightness, recovers the sense of freedom and build-up that defines the series' identity, for a football of great on-the-ball satisfaction. The innovative myClub mode adds an addictive management dimension. Like any annual entry, its licences are dated and its online side has gone dark, and the PS3 version stays behind the next-generation editions. But in solo or local, for the fan of technical football, the title remains an excellent simulation.
