World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 International

by Konami

Product Details

• ASIN: B000088KHD
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (84 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,921 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com

The first thing that strikes you about Winning Eleven 6 International--also known as Pro Evolution Soccer 2 in the UK--is how much faster it is, not just in terms of the pace of your players but also their ability to turn more sharply when receiving the ball. In another clear attempt to up the tempo of the game, which some more arcade-orientated gamers complained was too slow and fiddly, players now recover much more quickly when they lose the ball. There's no waiting around for them to take part in the match again. And it's now much more difficult to tackle and, conversely, you have a lot more control when dribbling the ball. There are other minor changes, such as a slightly odd new horizontal camera option, but basically this is bigger, better, and more. Just in case you've forgotten, that's bigger, better, and more of the best football game ever made. --David Jenkins, Amazon.co.uk

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This is the game Winning Eleven 6 for the Playstation 2. This game may not come with the original case and instructions. We stand by our products and offer a 60 day guarantee. If a game does not work within 60 days from the time you receive it we will gladly exchange it for you.

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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Winning Eleven - The Ultimate Sports Game, January 23, 2003

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Miguel Risco (Lima Peru) - See all my reviews

This review is from: World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 International (Video Game)

Aaaaaah, where to begin? For years, the only people priviledged enough to have been able to play the internationally-renowned (and massively pirated) Winning Eleven series were either European or Japanese. At last, Americans will be able to witness what any hard-core soccer fanatic will immediately confirm as the definitive soccer simulation on any platform. Forget FIFA. The wizards at Konami have created a monster with this game, allowing the player to explore the infinite combinations of tactics and to create their own personalized style within the game. This is no turbo-button mashing affair; every button on the controller has a distinct function that noticeably enhances the effectiveness of one's game without being overly-powerful. For example, there are THREE turbo buttons: slow, medium, and high, each which requires practice to fully master without one being "better" than the others. Speed sprinters like Henry or Shevchenko may be the fastest runners with the High Turbo button, but the ball control by dribble masters like Bergkamp or Ronaldinho (and even Maradona!) on the Slow and Medium Levels can be just as, if not more, deadly! There are THOUSANDS of animations as well, ensuring that each player looks and MOVES like their real-life counterpart. Beckham's gangly trot and free kick animations are just a couple of examples to be found within this sports opus, not to mention some truly spectacular goal-scoring kicks that are as rare as they are incredible.

Take it from me: this is the greatest sports game that has ever been programmed in the history of the video game. I've been a sports nut for 20 years now, starting with 10 Yard Fight and Nintendo's Baseball, and graduating to Cyberball and the original John Madden Football on the Sega Genesis (the reigning champion at that time). I was addicted to the revolutionary NHL Hockey for many years, but as of late, have been somewhat disappointed by the level of evolution that these games have exhibited. Madden has improved, but the FIFA and NHL series have remained stuck in a sort of 16-bit vacuum that has prevented them from truly taking advantage of these next-generation consoles. Winning Eleven is the new heir to the throne, and I invite ANYONE to at LEAST rent this game, despite their lack of interest in the sport (I admit that the game will most probably not sell well in the US). You will not regret it (and you have been warned...).

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Football vs Soccer......Oh the choices!, March 28, 2003

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"king_paulv" (Miami, Florida USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 International (Video Game)

Well, the basic question that sits atop the North American market for footy games is simple. Do you like football games or do you like soccer games?. What is the difference you ask?, well the basic and most important differences are not in the name, the uniforms, the sound, the graphics or even the commentators....hey, not even the gameplay. The basic difference is the mentality to which both names approach the game of foot and ball; specially video games.

FIFA 2003 or WTS 2003 are excellent soccer games. They are graphically nice to look at, good sound, above average atmosphere, and pretty arcade; If you know absolutely nothing about soccer and would like an intro to the sport, by all means you MUST play FIFA 2003. You will become familiar with popular players, great stadiums and both national and club jerseys; but gameplay?, dont mention it, there isint much to speak of, but since FIFA is a soccer game geared towards and unconcious and somewhat uncultured North American soccer family it passes just fine.

Now, lets talk about Futbol, Football, Futebol, Fussball Calccio. You want to speak the language that about 95% of the world speaks?, then you definetly want to head over to WE6 Internationational. It is THE prime football simulation available in North America and probably the world aside from PES2 (another Konami game). The fact is that WE6 is geared and intended for those who really enjoy the game, who love to see it, play it and breath it. WE contains the intricacies of the "King Sport" from the tactics to the pitch. You will see tackles and the aftermath (fighting and arguing between players). Hard slides, lenient refs, not so lenient refs, close games, not so close, Drama and the overall feel and passion; you will see goals of ALL possible kinds, not pre-recorded or scripted goals but basically anything that your fingers can create (granted you will need A LOT of playing hours to start winning conftably). It is this basic freedom to do just about whatever you want in the pitch that give WE6 its name as the gameplay guru of the genre. No, you wont find all of the license kits in the world, not ALL 10,000 faces FIFA claims to offer, because remember WE6 is not an arcade game, it is a football simulation and as such its emphasis is on gameplay and tactics; that is not to say the graphics are inferior which they are not, in fact some people prefer them to FIFA's.

The important thing to remember before you go for the wallet is: what do I want? A soccer game; flashy players, stadiums and sounds.......or a football game; above average graphics, stadiums and sounds althought not THE best, but the closest I can get to a football game without getting dirty?

There is your question answer it and good luck!

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful info, October 20, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 International (Video Game)

I see references to the Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) games in the reviews. In fact, Pro Evolution Soccer is the European name for Winning Eleven - they are the same game.

Winning Eleven 6 = Pro Evolution Soccer 2
Winning Eleven 7 = Pro Evolution Soccer 3

and so on.

Either way, the lastest version of this title is - quite simply - the best football (soccer) game in the world. Each new version tends to be more "evolved" than the last, which is not always true for FIFA.
If you're interested, Winning Elevens 1-5 go under the name ISS Pro Evolution in Europe.