Enjoying the Euros? This year's UEFA European Football Championships (well, technically last year's) have been underway for just over a week now, and if you're anything like us, you've been hooked to your TV multiple times per-day to catch all the action. But when the action stops, Xbox Game Pass comes to the rescue.
Konami's eFootball PES 2021 Season Update is the home of Euro 2020 in gaming form this year, and that means it contains all the correct teams and kits, the official competition branding, ball and trophy, and a pretty impressive selection of stadiums that you wouldn't normally see in PES - including the host for the final, Wembley Stadium.
It used to be the case 20 years ago that you'd have to buy a full-priced title to play tournaments like these, but PES 2021 offers it to everyone at no extra charge - with the catch that it's limited to just offline play alone. You can play the full tournament with any of the teams, but you can't play an online version like FIFA used to do with World Cup games.
If you're happy to just play offline though, there's not too much to grumble about here. The presentation is good, featuring fancy Euro 2020 graphics and branding across all the stadiums, and the gameplay is excellent as per-usual for PES. And if your home nation didn't manage to qualify for the Euros, you can still add them in if you want to.
It's very strange that the tournament is hidden away in the main menus (under 'Cup'), rather than being promoted as its own thing front-and-centre, so you have to go looking for it. You will see Euro 2020 content being promoted for myClub though - the Ultimate Team style mode - including special online and offline competitions.
The level of content isn't as exhaustive as the full-priced standalone games of old, then, but for a free part of the game (which itself is included with Xbox Game Pass), PES 2021's official Euro 2020 mode is certainly a welcome compliment to the real thing. You can even play out a dull 0-0 draw with Scotland if you want to...
Have you tried the Euro 2020 mode in eFootball PES 2021 on Game Pass? Let us know down below.
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Enjoying the Euros?
I will be, once France and Portugal are kicked out...
@The_New_Butler Haha, yeah. The actual live game beat me to commenting on it. I was loving every minute of it. Can't stand those arrogant French b*****ds, so I'm glad they didn't win.
Next up for them is Portugal. That's my two least favorites against each other. Here's hoping it's going to be an absolute blood bath of injuries, so that whoever wins, won't perform good enough in the follow ups.
I'd put my money on Italy as well, but even though they haven't really shown much yet, I'm also never discounting the Germans. They're a weird bunch, but they do have this never give up mentality going for them, so who knows?
And I'm kind of a fan of the Dutch, because they play a nice, entertaining game of football, but I think that they won't reach further than the quarter finals, if even that, but we'll see.
As you've said, this tournament has already been quite weird so far, so maybe, all bets are off.
@The_New_Butler Yeah, that's definitely true. I was beyond dumb-founded when they gave away a 2-0 head start, making the match unnecessarily difficult, because that third goal was basically literally dragged away from the gates of hell.
Oh, well. Let's see what the Germans can do against Ronaldo...
@John117 It certainly is. I'm over the moon that they crushed the Portuguese. I'm completely reveling in all the salty tears from the Portuguese fans. Wonderful! Should also knock that arrogant douche of a Ronaldo a peg or two...
@The_New_Butler Well, what did I tell you? You simply NEVER discount the Germans, and they most definitely proved it once again. It was a highly enjoyable match, and they've deserved the win.
@Carck No, thanks, I'm fine. I just hate drama queens that fall to the ground and roll around with every light tap they get, and Ronaldo is simply an arrogant f****.
The sad thing is that he's a great and gifted player, but the kind of person he is and the behavior he displays is beyond arrogant, so for me, that HUGELY diminishes my appreciation for a player, and I do enjoy people getting put back in their place, getting served some humble pie, and this is exactly what has now happened, so yeah,
I enjoy that, because it's something of a deserved payback.
Same goes for the French, arrogant buggers as well.
Hahahahahaha 0-0 yes sir I can boogie
@ThanosReXXX like most Brazilians, I support Portugal in Europe due to cultural ties and the fact that Brazil basically invented "drama queens that fall to the ground and roll around with every light tap they get". And Neymar is even more arrogant than Ronaldo even though he's not half as good as the "gajo".
@Magabro Yeah, Neymar is another one of those players I can''t stand. I still fondly remember all those memes they made from him rolling around for nothing during the world cup.
I just don't understand why, if you're that good, you need all that faking and drama. If you want to act, go to the theater. Football is a sport for real men, who can suffer to take a hit or two.
That's also why I like English and German football. More is allowed there, and they don't fall over like rag dolls when hit.
@ThanosReXXX I despise Neymar as a person, but I'm happy to have him in my team
Anyway, I wish luck for the English team. Everybody loves an underdog story.
@Magabro I'd like to see them play quite a bit better than they have so far. I'm not English, though. I'm an American living in the Netherlands, but football/soccer has definitely become my favorite sport to watch, next to boxing and martial arts.
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