Customer Reviews

World Soccer Winning Eleven 9

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I've been playing Winning Eleven (WE) since their installment in original Playstation. When the opportunity comes to have WE in PSP, surely, it's the first thing to grab. What you see in WE 9 for PS2 are duplicated in the PSP. The enjoyment of playing with either analog or a directional cursor.
However, what sadly in this package is the lack of tournament type of game, considering that we can have our own version of Champions League among those super clubs. Other thing, which is not too significant is the international team with a pseudonym players. You can change the name, but it's a bit tedious. Well, for this, anyone can wait for the option file distributed by someone over the net for anyone to feel WE realism.
For the skill option and any other things, to me, it's a PS2 version condensed in small UMD without a sound.

If your looking for a great soccer SIM, get Winning Eleven for PsP Xbox or PS2. The gameplay is as near to true soccer/futball as there is anywhere right now.

If your looking for more of an Action or Arcade style soccer/futball match get EA Fifa World Cup 2006.

WE9 - Superb Control Complexity, Superb Passing Options and Control, Near Perfect Scale of players - goals and the pitch itself. PsP WE9 has no Commentary or end to end camera, but it is mobile. Graphics arnt quite as good but yet feel more realistic than EA. respectable frame rates. After about 30-35 matches, I feel the computer AI is good, doesnt really cheat and the refs are fair on both sides.

EA FIFA World Cup 2006 - Decent Control, some inovative features like the first touch control system (WE9 has this too but isnt quite as intuitive), Horrible Scale - the pitch and the goals are way too small, the boxes are way too small constricing play a lot. Too Fast for real soccer/futball players, Might be Too Slow for most Action/Arcade lovers. Good Graphics but maybe too "CG". Lagging frame rates at times with too many players in view. After about 30-35 games I find the other teams computer AI to be superb however your controling teams AI is horrible, the refs appear fair on tackles except near tackles (where the player doesnt quite fall) the ref calls those on the player but not on the pc (for the most part).

So in conclusion it may be that Winning Eleven isnt such a perfect game, but if your a SIM-Soccer/Futball player, it stands well over and above EA FIFA games, this from the mouth of someone who played soccer in leagues year round for over a decade, has been a gamer for almost two decades and also owns both games. (WE9-PSP, EA-PS2)

As a personal note, im actually thinking of ways to sell the EA game to a trade in store.

-Cheers!

If you have never played Winning Eleven 8 or 9 for the PS2 you will find this title the best soccer game ever. This game runs at a faster pace than the PS2 version, but lacks some camera angles and control options since it is two buttons shorter than the PS2 gamepad. Other than that is a solid game despite I have not played it as much as the PS2 versions and still getting use to the smaller PSP control.

Great graphics, great gameplay, nothing beats this game.

I've played both FIFA 06 and WE9 for PSP, and I can safely say that this game beats the former by miles. While FIFA 06 does have a better presentation, as well as FIFA's almighty backing, it does not compare to the gameplay of WE9, which is what it all boils down to really. WE9 has smoother graphics, so real the players motions are fluid. Team management is tops, as strategy selection is more defined and accessible. The only weakness is its lack of tourneys, and of course, the authentic labels and team names. I feel though that once FIFA does see the rising popularity of this game in the market, they will eventually reconsider and throw their support behind the WE series. If Puma, Nike, and Adidas have done so, then it will only be a matter of time before we have two official FIFA-sanctioned video games-- assuming they still want to keep EA's contract.

Great game, almost as good as the PS2 version in fact flows a little better. The big downer no Master League and no Cups. Apart from that very good and the best part is you dont have to put up with the terrible commentary thats on the PS2 version.

This game controls surprisingly well and plays smoothly
The gameplay did not seem repetitive
It was more of a challenge than other soccer games I've played
I recommend it,

Although it isn't the newest version of the game anymore, Winning Eleven 9 is a good member of the best series of soccer games ever.

The game is very fun to play, and it's not easy for those who play it for the first time. There are many strategy and formation options, and that is not trivial for those with no experience with this kind of games!

The game doesn't have a tournament option, just leagues, which is bad, but, then again, we are talking about a game for a portable device.

I agree with the reviews here that the mechanics are excellent. But I cannot get past the fact that there are no broadcast/panormamic views. Bascially, this means that the action can only be viewed close-up and you must rely on dots to see where to pass to a teamate. I like to see more of the field and pass to an actual player, so this really hurts the game in my opinion. Considering FIFA for the DS has these broadcast/panormamic views, there is no excuse why they were lft out of a PSP game.

Okay gameplay but awful as far as the selection of teams. You know a game cant be great if they dont even have 3/4 of the names for the few players included. Dont buy it buy fifa 06 or world cup 2006.