''Pro Evolution Soccer 2015'' (abbreviated as ''PES 2015'' and known as ''World Soccer: Winning Eleven 2015'' in Japan) is a football

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developed by PES Productions and published by

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for Microsoft Windows,

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, PlayStation 4,

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, and

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. It is the fourteenth edition of the ''

Pro Evolution Soccer ''eFootball'', formerly known as ''Pro Evolution Soccer'' (''PES'') internationally and in Japan and North America, is a series of association football simulation video games developed and published by Konami since 1995. The series consists ...

'' series. The cover of the game features

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of Bayern Munich (except for the Japanese version, whose cover art features

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). In this game, the slogan used was ''The Pitch is Ours'' for the first time. ''PES 2015'' was followed by ''

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''.

Downloadable content

The game's first downloadable content pack was released on 9 November 2014, ahead of the official launch of ''PES 2015'' on 13 November. The pack adds an extra eight European teams ( Slovan Bratislava,

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, Ludogorets Razgrad,

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, Qarabağ,

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Sparta Prague ) but refer to Spartans as "''Rudí''" ( en, The Dark Reds/The Maroons).'' Letenští'' , ground = Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena , capacity = 19,416 , clubname = Sparta Prague , image = Sparta Praha logo.png , image_size = 160px , fu ...

), the

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2014 tournament, summer transfers, new player faces, latest squad lineups, and a series of latest boots from

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and Puma. A second downloadable content pack was released on 15 December, adding four new teams and stadia, among other updates.

Demo

The PES 2015 demo became available on 1 September 2014. The playable teams are Bayern Munich,

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, &

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Reception

The game sold 1.72million units worldwide. ''Pro Evolution Soccer 2015'' received generally positive reviews from critics.

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scored it a 9 out of 10, stating "PES 2015 embraces its PS2-era roots while offering almost everything you could want from a modern football simulation." However, they criticized the presentation, saying that it still needs some work. ''Hardcore Gamer'' gave the game a 4 out of 5, saying, "After a few submissive years, Konami has put forth a game that caters to soccer fans with superb flexibility for creative expression, fluid gameplay and astoundingly intelligent AI."

References

External links

Official website
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