FIFA 15 Vs. PES 2015: 10 Key Aspects Reviewed And Compared

3. Team A.I.

FIFA fans have been crying out for better AI for years so it's an even tougher pill to swallow when PES 2015 is in full flight. Player emotions, team intelligence, chemistry and spirit are all intertwined to brilliant effect resulting in the most realistic football simulation Konami have ever created. And yes, that includes the sublime Pro Evo 5. It's difficult to pinpoint exactly what happens on the pitch and herein lies the magic. It's amazing to see Barcelona's famous passing triangles and Real Madrid's blistering counter-attacking breaks replicated in a football series that has often struggled to match Team AI with the consistently brilliant Player ID. Home and away fixtures in a cup competition are soulless and bland in FIFA 15, yet in PES 2015, the gameplay flirts with perfection. FIFA 15 suffers greatly from from its coding with it being quite comical to see Aston Villa with a 75% possession statistic against Chelsea on Legendary difficulty. PES 2015 on its most difficult setting doesn't make every team Bayern Munich, it ingeniously amps up how that team plays and helps them make less mistakes. Atletico Madrid will bully you, Barcelona will pass you to death and Stoke City will park the bus and plough balls forward to Peter Crouch. It's something even purists can't argue. FIFA 15 continues to focus on big moments and maintaining chances for even the weakest teams or players. Its pace feels hectic and its outcomes arbitrary. PES 2015 flows naturally. Winner: PES 2015