Why eFootball 2022 will go down as one of the worst video games in Konami's history

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eFootball 2022 was a disaster when Konami decided to rebrand the series and change the older formula. With the rise in mobile gaming, Konami tried to be ambitious and declared about providing a unique opportunity that would allow mobile and console gamers to play with each other.

Nine months later, things went wrong for the game as Konami announced the launch of eFootball 2023 in late August.

Pro Evolution Soccer has been a competitor to the more famous FIFA football simulator series. While Konami lacked in certain areas, it compensated with realistic gameplay and exciting features that became a fan-favorite. When the announcement about eFootball 2022 was made, some were quite skeptical.

While fans didn't like the name change, few felt that what Konami was trying to achieve could be too much. Since then, the apprehensions have turned into a grim reality where the game has failed to work despite the amount of work done. Moreover, it will go down as one of Konami's worst products.

If Konami manages to keep up with the schedule, eFootball 2022 will be replaced by the following year's iteration in late August. This schedule will follow on consoles, PCs, and mobile devices and would be the sad end of a game with much promise.

It wouldn't be wrong to claim that fans were quite excited to see what Konami had in store. But what they got wasn't what they expected.

eFootball 2022 had a disastrous launch in the fall of 2021 when it became one of the worst reviewed games on Steam. It lacked in every area possible, from the players' faces to game modes. Many expected the footballers to reflect on real life as far as possible. Instead, some of them looked like the recreation of zombies.

One can still look beyond graphics issues if the