ISS Pro Evolution 2

ISS Pro Evolution 2

Developer(s) Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
Publisher(s) Konami
Platform(s) PlayStation
Release date(s)
  • EU March 23, 2001
    Genre(s) Sports
    Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer
    Rating(s)
    • ESRB: E (Everyone)
    Media/distribution Optical disc

    ISS Pro Evolution 2 (known as World Soccer Jikkyou Winning Eleven 2000: U-23 Medal Heno Chousen in Japan) is the fourth video game in the ISS Pro series and the second installment of the ISS Pro Evolution series, developed exclusively for the PlayStation by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, a division of Konami.

    It is the first ISS Pro game with proper licenses, although partial, some players having real names — e.g. Beckham instead of Bekham (ISS Pro Evolution). The game has an extended Master League, with 2 divisions and eight more clubs, resulting in a total of twenty four club teams, such as Leeds United and River Plate. More international teams have been added as well. Next to these additions, the gameplay has changed, as it is smoother and more realistic. The Japanese version of the game contains Under-23 National Teams as well, such as Australia's Under-23 National Football Team, which are not present in the overseas versions of the game.

    Contents

    Features

    Game modes

    Reception

    Critical

    The game received highly positive reviews from critics, scoring 95/100 on Metacritic.[1] Gibbons of BBC News gave the game 94% citing that "ISS Pro Evolution 2 is the finest football game the world has ever seen."[2] The game received 92% by Abosolute-PlayStation.[3] In the final issue of the Official UK PlayStation Magazine, the game was chosen as the 2nd best game of all time.[4]

    See also

    References

    1. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/psx/issproevolution2
    2. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_old_game/1245422.stm
    3. ^ http://www.absolute-PlayStation.com/iss_pro_evolution_2_ps/iss_pro_evolution_2_ps_review.htm
    4. ^ Official UK PlayStation Magazine issue 108, page 28, Future Publishing, March 2004

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    J-League Winning Eleven series
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