In the new PES 2012, your teammates no longer stand still until they receive a pass but have their own thinking.

Teamwork: Your teammates will act much smarter. You no longer need to do everything by yourself. Football is a team sport. The movement of players without the ball is just as important as the movement of the ball holder.

Teamwork in attack: You don't need star players to get past the opponent's defense. There is now an alternative way. Teamplay and a well-organized team can penetrate the opponent's defensive line. Your teammates will support you correctly when you have the ball.

Teamwork in defense: Defenders cover gaps better so you don't have to do everything by yourself. The development of teamwork in artificial intelligence has given very realistic strategy and goals to defenders both in zone defense and man-to-man defense. An attacker can no longer roam freely within the opponent's defense.

Defense handling: All the defensive tricks tested in PES 2011 now have a simplified control. Defense is now an entire game on its own, and the player can easily and correctly learn to play their defenders themselves and make a difference.

Physical Collisions: The collision and body physics have been worked on to an impressive degree, drawing technology from fighting games.

One-on-One: Many options now with very simple controls so that these short encounters are indeed creative and not monotonous.

And much more. On another occasion, Seabass mentioned that the new artificial intelligence not only significantly improves the performance of your teammates but also the performance of the computer opponents, as their attackers and defenders will be much smarter and will implement tactics and plans. And of course, the entire team's operation is much more realistic and no longer resembles a game at all.