Six months after horrific launch, Konami’s eFootball gets 1.0 release

polygon.com:

Konami’s eFootball— this is the former Pro Evolution Soccer, in case you missed that — will finally get its full launch on April 14, more than six months after a terrible launch that sank it to the bottom of Steam’s worst-reviewed games.

eFootball version 1.0 was originally expected in November. When the free-to-play game launched with a slew of embarrassing graphical glitches, and its promises of overhauled gameplay failed to materialize, Konami put those plans on hold in order to repair the rest of the game.

In a blog post on Wednesday, Konami Digital Entertainment said, “we believe we have finally reached a level of quality that we can be confident of. [...] Rest assured, we still have some more functionalities that will be implemented in future updates, so keep an eye out for further information in the future. In the meantime, we certainly hope you enjoy this ‘New Soccer Game’!”

Patch 1.0 will add a new mode of play, “Dream Team,” formerly called “Creative Team.” Although somewhat like Ultimate Team modes seen in FIFA and other sports video games, Dream Team will let users choose their favorite players and managers, rather than randomly collecting players and trying to make the best team from them. Players can then take the team into online multiplayer or single-player vs. CPU competitions.

Prior to Patch 1.0, the game basically had one mode of play: local and online matches using one of nine clubs. A content roadmap published over the summer called for Dream Team and cross-platform multiplayer support to be added in the next major update. Wednesday’s blog post did not mention cross-platform support. Nor did it say anything about the Match Pass system of unlockable content that was supposed to support the game.

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