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 on your own. 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 properly when you have the ball.

Teamwork in Defense: Defenders cover gaps better so you don't have to do everything on your own. The development of teamwork in artificial intelligence has provided very realistic strategy and goals for defenders both in zone and space 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 handling. Defense is now a whole game in itself and the player can learn to play their defenders easily and correctly, making a difference.

Physical Collisions: 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 handling so that these short encounters are indeed creative and not monotonous.

And many 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 opponent's computer as their attackers and defenders will be much smarter and will implement tactics and plans. And of course, the entire team operation is much more realistic and no longer resembles a game.