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The Beautiful Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

As a Liverpool fan, I miss the kits and the Kop - the "Merseyside Reds" and the "Red Cauldron" just aren't the same. So I bought EA's FIFA game for the licenses. EA is better for those who like to watch the sport. Konami's Winning Eleven series is the one to go with if you like to play the game.

The players, ball control and ball movement are fluid and realistic. The controls are smooth and intuitive. A great addition is the onfield referee, and the different styles can really factor into a game - especially with those refs that are quick to card or ignore fouls even if they cause injury. If you are new to the game, make sure you select the easiest setting before you play.

Excellent!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Just in case you didn't get it yet - Pro Evolution Soccer 4 is the best football game ever created! I can't wait for the release of ProEvolution Soccer 5. It's been out in England for months now and it's killing me. Buy this game, if you do nothing else with your life it will all have been worth it.

The greatest football game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: November 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Yes you heard me, the greatest 'football' game, to give it it's proper name. Many Americans, fail to point out, or maybe just don't know that football was invented a long time before American football. Therefore it doesn't deserve to be called 'soccer' by anyone, maybe I can think of a new name for American Football and make everyone call it that instead. I know you have your own sports but if you look outside you will see that football is by far the most popular sport in the world.

Anyway enough ranting, this game is great, in Europe it is actually titled Pro Evolution 'Soccer', but is exactly the same game. We now have Pro Evo 5, which is once again even better than the previous games. Let me explain why it is much better than the awful FIFA, it plays realistically, no you can't run the length of the pitch with your keeper and score. You have to pass and move, the opposition is intelligent, particularly on 6 star difficulty. The Master League mode is almost life consuming, it is really that great.

The only drawback of this game is that Konami continually fail to get proper licensing rights. Yes, they have the Dutch, Italian and Spanish leagues, but it is not enough, they need full licensing of the English Premier League and more. It is a shame they cant do this, because i'm sure no one would buy the joke that is FIFA, if they got the level of licensing that had. Please dont buy sports games from EA, they just rehash the same c**p every year with a new number on the end, buy real quality games like this. The best football sim on the market.

My kids love this game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

My boys, 6 & 8, love this game. I read many reviews of the various soccer games and this one kept coming out on top. We couldn't be happier.

The best football game ever!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

First I have to say I love this game!!! The graphics are amazing and so true to life! Even when the teams first walk into the stadium you see flares shooting off and flags waving. So much better than the Fifa series. Those players like me who have become accostomed to the Fifa series controls must take the extra time to go to the trainig mode or you will most likely lose your first 8 games. Im not sure if other players notice this but to me it seems like every ref. is different. Some will give you an imediate Red card or others will just give you a warning. The perfect game for a serious football fan.

THE BEST GAME OF ALL TIME!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Okay,let's get one thing straight:Not only is this game superior to FIFA 2005,it's superior to ANY other game as well!Konami has gradually tweaked a few things in this series,and now it's virtually flawless.Everything that was once good is now great.Unlike FIFA,(which changes wildly every year)WE is refined to perfection.
This game truly has it all:Great graphics,mind-numbingly superb gameplay,good commentary and sound,fun multi-player,tons of modes,high replay value-I'll stop there.It's truly a perfectionist's game.Everything is RIGHT.It also includes Konami's brilliant auto-save feature,in which the game saves itself after ANYTHING changes.
If you're new to the series,you might not love it at first because it's easy to pick up,yet difficult to master.But it's always incredibly realistic.(And rewarding.)What separates WE from FIFA you ask?Soul.Passion.It's that simple.This game is so realistic,it's like you're there!When you make a crisp pass,you'll (literally) feel the recipient get the ball and attack.When you commit a sloppy giveaway,you'll feel the heartache of that as well.Perform a cruching tackle,and you'll find yourself SCREAMING to the tv:"That wasn't a damn foul!"My personal favorite is when you're trailing late and level the score.I've owned this game since February and I still get goosebumps when the crowd goes crazy.(And I mean crazy!)
The master league is phenomenal!I never get tired of running my favorite club team.Acquiring players is tremendous fun too.I really don't know what I love more:The action on the field or the action off the field.
Does the game have any vices you ask?Well,for starters,I was disappointed to see them get rid off the great techno music that played during the highlights.(Although it can be heard during in-game menus,it's quite muted.)And it's no secret that many don't like the (sometimes) lack of licensing of the teams and players.For example,Arsenal is known as North London and they don't have their oxygen sponsor on the front of their jerseys.(It's just plain red.)However,they do have Arsenal's real player names.Basically,they've made great strides in this area and it doesn't make the game one bit less enjoyable.
In conclusion,this game is just wonderful.The tremendous feedback received through the controller is what sets it apart.I'm telling you,this game is alive!The only thing that will top it is...WE9!But that isn't out yet,so in the meantime,enjoy this gem.Konami,keep up the unbelievable work!

I Don't Know the First Thing About Football...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: July 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

To quote Mike Skinner of The Streets. It is true, at least the football the rest of the world knows outside of my arrogant little country. But I have more than a passing interest in the sport now, due to my writing of a cultural lingiustics paper on the sport, as well my taking in of a few Premier League games this past season, I think that i'm becoming (god help me) a soccer fan.

This game only cements my new found fondess for this game. I have played FIFA 2005, and this game blows that out of the water. FIFA looks better and has all those expensive licenses that EA likes to shell out cash for, but this is a much better product on the field. The controls are what really set this apart. This is probably the best control system I have played in a game outside of Tony Hawk Underground. You just pick it up and go. But as you hone your skills, you become much more skilled on the field. You can do crab walks, and you can learn to bend it like Beckham.

The Master League is fun, but I think that it is funny how everyone thinks that it is amazing that there are player progressions now. To be brutally honest, player progression has been part of every EA Sports game in the last 5 years, so this is nothing new. What is fun is how immersive the Master League is. It is so utterly and completely different than you typical American sporting game exprience, that it really puts you into the context of European Soccer.

Fans who are nitpicking about the lack of licenses can do a little research and customize every team to be their real life counterparts. The game has even set them up in alphabetical order for you, with Arsenal right where they should be, in front.

As a soccer game, this gets five stars. Hands down the winner. If your going to buy a soccer game, get this over FIFA. As a sports game, this is a great game on the field and has a good franchise, but EA's Madden Football series is the king of the hill. I know i'm going to be called an arrogant American, but hey, Konami is just getting the idea to have the players progress and retire, come on, that should have been a gimme a long time ago.

question

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I haven't gotten this game yet because I can't decide between Fifa 2005 and this. If anyone has any points that weren't mentioned either way, I would like to hear them. Also, if someone who has this game could answer a question for me: Does Winning Eleven 8 have Major League Soccer (MLS)?

despise soccer but love this game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

i'm an american who despises soccer but somehow i love this video game. that testifies to how great it is.

the producers makes this game incredible. its just so fun to play. really fun and challenging.

no lisensing but who cares? i don't know any soccer players anyway. its sort of more fun this way. great game buy it.

A 100% Blast!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

after years of loyal (and pretty much exclusive) EA Sports gaming, i need to make a confession: Winning Eleven 8 is the most fun game i have ever played. not sports game, not soccer game, but video game period! what a blast! the ONLY reason i give Winning Eleven 8 4 stars instead of 5 is because i never feel right giving anything a perfect score. that being said, this game is about as close as anything i'll ever review will come!

i agree with the reviewers that say official liscensing would be great, but then again, the Edit Mode is so sharp that you can have a great time just tweeking your team's kit! (unless your tream is Celtic or Sporting Lisbon. no hooped shirts? what's up with that!) : )

speaking of Edit Mode, another OUTSTANDING feature is the ability to modify all National and/or Club rosters with no fuss whatsoever! this means that with a little patience, you can have something that no EA game of recent memory has offered (and something i have longed for for far too long!): a 100% accurate Dutch National side. (or German, or Croatian, or any other country who's F.A. didn't sign the Konami agreement.) : )

it's not just that you can edit (or Register) the appropriate player for their similar-looking-stand-in, but if you (for example)long for the days of Alan Shearer in an England kit, BAM! two buttons later, you got him! Bergkamp up front in Orange? no problem! reunite Figo and Barca? have at it, man! i absolutely love this feature!

not one mention of gameplay, The Master League, presentation. man, what a crappy review i've written! : ) for real though, if you've read reviews for this title, you've heard about how great all of that stuff is, and with all of those whose praise these features, i agree wholeheartedly! simply the best around!

in short, LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!!

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