Pro Evolution Soccer (video game)

This article is about the 2001 video game. For the whole series, see Pro Evolution Soccer.
Pro Evolution Soccer

Developer(s) Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
Publisher(s) Konami
Composer(s) Michiru Yamane
Norikazu Miura
Series Pro Evolution Soccer
Platform(s) PlayStation, PlayStation 2
Release date(s) PlayStation 2
  • JP March 15, 2001
  • EU November 23, 2001
PlayStation
  • EU February 15, 2002
Genre(s) Sports game
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

Pro Evolution Soccer (also known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 5 in Japan) is the first installment of Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer football video game series that was released in 2001.

Other versions

World Soccer: Winning Eleven 5 - Final Evolution was also released in Japan after the release of Pro Evolution Soccer in Europe.[1]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings91.69%[2]
Metacritic93/100[3]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Computer and Video Games9/10[4][5]
Edge9/10[6]
Eurogamer9/10[7]
Famitsu34/40[8][9]
(F. Evo.) 33/40[10]
Official PlayStation Magazine (UK)9/10[11]
Play97%[12]
PSM395%[13]
BBC Sport95%[14]
FHM[15]

The PlayStation 2 version was met with universal acclaim upon release, as GameRankings gave it a score of 91.69%,[2] while Metacritic gave it 93 out of 100.[3] In Japan, Famitsu gave both the original and J.League versions a score of 34 out of 40,[8][9] and the Final Evolution version 33 out of 40, all on the same console version.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "World Soccer Winning Eleven 5 Final Evolution - PlayStation 2". GameSpy.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pro Evolution Soccer for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Pro Evolution Soccer (ps2: 2001): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ Scott, Dean (November 11, 2001). "PS2 Review: Pro Evolution Soccer". Computer and Video Games. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ Scott, Dean (October 25, 2001). "PS2 Review: Pro Evolution Soccer". Computer and Video Games (PlayStation World). Archived from the original on July 17, 2007. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  6. ↑ Edge staff (June 2001). "Winning Eleven 5 (PS2)". Edge (98).
  7. ↑ Bramwell, Tom (November 30, 2001). "Pro Evolution Soccer (PS2)". Eurogamer. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "プレイステーション2 - ワールドサッカーウイニングイレブン5". Famitsu 915: 60. June 30, 2006.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "プレイステーション2 - Jリーグ ウイニングイレブン5". Famitsu 915: 66. June 30, 2006.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "プレイステーション2 - ワールドサッカーウイニングイレブン5 ファイナルエヴォリューション". Famitsu 915: 69. June 30, 2006.
  11. ↑ "Pro Evolution Soccer (PS2)". Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine. 2001.
  12. ↑ "Pro Evolution Soccer (PS2)". Play UK. 2001.
  13. ↑ "Pro Evolution Soccer (PS2)". PSM2. 2001.
  14. ↑ Gibbon, David (December 24, 2001). "Let's play: Pro Evolution Soccer (PS2)". BBC Sport. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Pro Evolution Soccer (PS2)". FHM. November 25, 2001. Archived from the original on April 4, 2002. Retrieved April 10, 2015.

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