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Best soccer for PC

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: June 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have played just about every soccer game out there made for a PC and this is by far the best. Gameplay is awesome, doesn't matter what team or what players, it's just fun to play this game. I agree with some people that at times, especially at the beginning, it can be hard to shoot, but with time it gets better. Passing and through balls are very nice. Player names are not very accurate (Japanese translations probably) but you can edit everything in this game, player name, face, uniform, shoes, name pronounciation and even name on the jersey. You can also create your own players and teams. When you win tournaments and cups you get points to open new features and even classic teams.
If you want a real soccer game, this is it. Forget EA Fifa titles. This game is the closest it comes to real soccer.

Beats EA's FIFA by a long ways

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: May 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've played EA's FIFA series for several years now, but heard some good things about Winning Eleven. I received it last week and have already shelved my EA-FIFA collection to give away.

There's simply no comparison between the two when it comes to gameplay and modes available. WE's graphics are superb. EA's game commentary beats WE's because of the phrase variety, but with more commentary variety all aspects of sound will be equal or better than EA's.

The place where this game simply destroys EA's products is the gameplay. All I can say is, start reading about football tactics because you're going to need them to win, and no manual could be large enough to cover all the possibilities. 1) You're in control of the players all the time, something that EA games are horrible at, and 2) you can't glue the ball to your striker's feet, sprint past the defence, and blow a ball past the keeper. Not a chance here! Pass or die, set up well for shots, and think think think.

All-around superb football simulation!

Best Soccer Simulation but NO WINNING ELEVEN 8!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: December 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is the same as the European "Pro Evolution Soccer 3" and if you have heard the buzz surrounding that game then you should know that this is really the only soccer game worth buying and probably in the top three sports simulations of all time.

The problem is that Vivendi are too slow in releasing Winning Eleven 9, i.e - Pro Evolution Soccer 4, which has been out for over a month now in Europe so this is both a review for 3 and 4. You should not really get this game and try to get 4 because it is the latest version.

The game has been in development since the Nintendo 64 and is easily the best soccer engine out there. All of the players have full character skins that resemble the players in reality (real moving hair!), except some of the names are not the same because of license issues (don't worry you can edit everything in this game).

Apart from the outstanding game engine (replay mode is almost like real soccer on television) the character animations are intricate and extremely realistic. The players respond to fouls by falling in a multiple number of ways, other players throw their hands up in disgust at missing a goal or crash to their knees in exhaustion. Belt in a goal and watch them do a pile up as the crowd goes wild. Some players even have special moves.

Unlike most of the other soccer games this is a simulation rather than an arcade kick-about so if you are not prepared to spend a few days learning the controls and how to operate the environments, including formations and in-game strategies - you might just want to forget about this one, however this is the domain where the master players live and share memory card saved data with one another. In short soccer freaks the world over either have it, want it or plague the family of someone who has it.

The AI is really what makes Pro Evolution Soccer 3 stand out. It is also like really controlling little men on the pitch... what am I saying... they ARE really little men on the pitch (yes the game IS that good). There are 50 national teams and 60 fake teams. You need to go on the internet to find out who Konami imagined these fake teams to really be so you can edit in the right players names and team names (remember Konami does not have a license for everything so be prepared to do a bit of fiddling, however a huge percentage of the teams and players are already licensed).

There are multiple modes/games to choose from (up to 8 controllers/players can be used with this game) friendly matches, team play, match modes, cup modes, leagues, training simulations, edit modes and a Master League mode, each with several options for the type of game you want to play... there is no shortage of cups to win in this game. When you win about 3 cups you then have enough credits to start team transfers (meaning you can update EVERYTHING in this game to resemble actual football teams) and you can also create your own ALL STARS team.

The bottom line is that the manual for this thing is huge and it is everything you could ever want soccer to be. If there is one soccer game to own for the PS2, then this is it by a long shot. It is a great investment considering how many of your friends will play it to death with you over the many weekends to come.

If you play sport and don't own this game, then what are you waiting for? Just get this game, learn it, read the manual and be the best you can at it. This is the universal PS2 game that everyone who loves soccer plays and a really good dream team effort from Konami... just make sure that you spend your bucks on getting the latest version if you can.

WE7 and PES

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: April 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Actually, Pro Evolution Soccer and Winning Eleven are the same game. Pro Evolution Soccer is the game name for Europe/PAL regions and Winning Eleven is for the US, Japan and other NTSC regions. Both are great fun!!

Better than EA FIFA

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is my very first PC soccer/football game and I think it's, it's fun and fantastic. My favorite features are:

1) Training mode - you can practice your gameplay before heading out on one of the play modes
2) Edit and create players - put yourself into the game with uber abilities. You can also edit the existing players. My USA Team can hang with the best and finally win the big one.
3) Comp vs Comp - it's like watching a soccer game on the telly. You can let the comp make all the decision or you can just play the manager by selecting formations, strategy, etc and then just watch the action.
4) Master league mode - there's no MLS league here which IMO is a bummer yet I can play the Euro teams I've never heard of.

The graphics are very well done and there doesn't appear to be any fps lag at all. Some people have reported problems with game speed, either it's too fast or too slow. Though I have not experience that at all. The gameplay is very smooth and fluidic. I still need to practice passing a lob. It's not as easy as with a FIFA game. It's probably my lack of skills.(...)

Exit FIFA, Enter Winning Eleven 7!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: December 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have to admit EA sports FIFA series has definitely been a center of attraction for football gamers around the globe for quite some time. Now after Konami has introduced their line of Football games starting with Winning Eleven 6 they have dominated since. The quality of Winning Eleven 7 has put EA sports FIFA series to shame because of it's realistic Football gameplay. The graphics are not quite as good as EA but realistic gameplay is all that matters and that is why this game gets 5 out of 5. There are a few bugs but it's nothing Konami can't fix unlike EA who keep transfering those bugs to every new game and don't really know how to fix them. This game is worth every penny unlike EA's games which should be worth a penny in comparison. If you are a true footie fan then you will enjoy everything this game has to offer from passing to scoring goals because in this game anything goes and there is no specific formulated way of scoring goals!! All I can say now is EA step aside 'cause Konami has taken over PERMANENTLY!!!

BEWARE

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is 10/10 but it is the same exact thing as Pro Evolution Soccer 3, the Eropean Version of the game... so beware this is not a diferent game, it is the same game as PES3, but it is still the greates soccer game in the market but if you own PES3, DO NOT buy this game since it is the same game.

No Difference?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: March 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Is it the same really? I mean what about the needs that you have to have to play it on the computer. Because we are having hard time to play it even with a strong capacity computers. Do you think they fixed that problem?
Thanks

Release date and different versions

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I placed this order a few days ago to coincide with the release date on March 16, only to be pushed back to April 6 next month. Hopefully they won't run into too much bug issues.
Alright I've played WE7i on PS2 and downloaded the PES3 demo. After playing both, they look like they don't differ that much. Hold on to that thought! Somehow, there is a tiny bit difference. I just recently tested PES3 demo so I still can't tell what the difference is, but I can feel it. The reason I am getting this game is I don't have a PS2, and PC is much better especially with superb graphic cards and sound. I didn't get a chance to test PES3 full version so I don't know if there are bug issues. The demo version typically has some issues with graphics rendering and sound, well that is just demo.
For those of you who are new to this or accustomed to playing the other brand-named soccer software game on the keyboard, I suggest you get a PC joypad that has the same number of buttons and functions as the PS2 joypad. The reason is that the movements are much more fluid. Although keyboard still works fine it is a bit tedious.
Overall I would agree that if you already owned a PS2 version or the PC PES3, then you don't have to get this one, unless you are a hardcore fan. It is definitely a game worth keeping, and with Euro 2004 around the corner, it only gets better ;)

This is by far the best sports game to date

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: April 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This here is a true masterpiece of soccer simulation, i own it for the playstation 2 and i can assure you that its the best sports game to date, the graphics, the gamplay, the phisics are very realistic, and it gives you plenty of reasons to keep playing it alone or with your friends , this game is not like EAs Fifa games; in those games the players run like girls and the graphics are choppy, but this game is perfect, i totally recomend this one , plus we mexican people enjoy the soccer with so much passion and this is the only game that translates all the exciment,feeling and speed of the real game on to the virtual field........buy it, you wont regret it

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