It features the iconic Master League , where players manage a club's transfers and budget, and Become a Legend , which lets you play as a single athlete.

By 2014, the PS2 was already two generations old, and Konami’s primary development focus had shifted to the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. The PS2 version of PES 2014 is therefore a , built on the engine used for the earlier PS2 titles (most notably PES 2012 for PS2). It was released primarily in Europe and parts of Asia, where the PS2 market still retained a modest user base.

While the versions for newer consoles (like PS3 and PC) used the advanced Fox Engine, the PS2 version focused on refined, classic gameplay, including: