<s>
eFootball	B-Application
is	O
an	O
association	B-Application
football	I-Application
simulation	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
after	O
being	O
completely	O
rebranded	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Winning	O
Eleven	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
series	O
to	O
the	O
eFootball	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
year	O
,	O
entitled	O
eFootball	B-Application
2022	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
September	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
changed	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
second	O
year	O
,	O
eFootball	B-Application
2023	O
,	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
brand	O
had	O
been	O
dropped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
on	O
30	O
September	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1.0.0	O
of	O
eFootball	B-Application
2022	I-Application
was	O
finally	O
announced	O
on	O
6	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
with	O
release	O
date	O
on	O
14	O
April	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
,	O
eFootball	B-Application
2022	I-Application
was	O
panned	O
by	O
critics	O
and	O
players	O
,	O
who	O
criticized	O
the	O
"	O
atrocious	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
laggy	O
engine	O
and	O
finicky	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
92%	O
negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
worst-rated	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
a	O
day	O
after	O
launch	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
lowest-rated	O
game	O
of	O
2021	O
on	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
"	O
1.0	O
"	O
update	O
,	O
that	O
aimed	O
to	O
address	O
many	O
of	O
these	O
issues	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
14	O
April	O
2022	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
