Pro Evolution Soccer 5

Pro Evolution Soccer 5
European cover art featuring John Terry and Thierry Henry
Developer(s) Konami
Publisher(s) Konami
Series Pro Evolution Soccer
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 2
PlayStation Portable
Xbox
Release PlayStation 2
  • JP: August 4, 2005
  • EU: October 21, 2005
  • NA: February 7, 2006
Windows
  • JP: August 4, 2005
  • EU: October 28, 2005
  • NA: April 28, 2006
PlayStation Portable
  • JP: September 15, 2005
  • KOR: October 6, 2005[1]
  • EU: November 25, 2005
  • NA: February 7, 2006
Xbox
  • EU: October 21, 2005
  • NA: February 7, 2006
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 9 in North America and Japan, sometimes mislabeled as World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 International) is a football video game developed and produced by Konami as part of the Pro Evolution Soccer series.

With featuring Arsenal and Chelsea it is the first release of the series which offered fully licensed clubs from the Premier League, which is one of the 3 unlicensed leagues of the game. There are also 3 licensed leagues just like in the predecessor Pro Evolution Soccer 4. The game also includes 3 fully licensed leagues, which are the Spanish Liga Española, the Dutch Eredivisie and the Italian Serie A (with the exception of Cagliari).

As with previous versions, the game features an edit mode allowing the player to edit certain elements of the game. It was the last release to feature the German Bundesliga (in the game as German League) for Pro Evolution Soccer Installment before it was replaced by a generic league because of losing the license for the following releases.

Pro Evolution Soccer 5 marked the series' first appearance on the PSP. The game was also the first in the series to feature online play for the PlayStation 2. Within online play, statistics and league points are stored on the server for each game played. These points determine a team's (player's) position within the five online divisions.

Changes

Changes made for this version included:

  • More realistic Preset Faces
  • The ability to customize kits by overlaying patterns and combine 1st and 2nd kits
  • The introduction of snow weather
  • More Edit appearance options such as untucked shirts and under-shorts
  • More realistic player interaction (such as cold air being visible out of the players mouth)
  • Online play
  • New positions such as Second Striker (SS)

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PCPS2PSPXbox
EGMN/A8/10[2]6.5/10[3]8/10[2]
EurogamerN/A9/10[4]8/10[5]N/A
Game InformerN/A8.5/10[6]7.5/10[7]8.5/10[6]
GameProN/A[8]N/AN/A
Game RevolutionN/AA−[9]N/AA−[9]
GameSpot9.1/10[10]9.1/10[11]8.8/10[12]9.1/10[11]
GameSpyN/A[13][14][15]
GameZoneN/A9/10[16]N/A9.3/10[17]
IGNN/A8.8/10[18]7.8/10[19]8.8/10[18]
OPM (US)N/A[20][21]N/A
OXM (US)N/AN/AN/A8.5/10[22]
Detroit Free PressN/AN/A[23]N/A
USA Today9.5/10[24]9.5/10[24]8.5/10[24]9.5/10[24]
Aggregate score
Metacritic(US) 90/100[25]
(EU) 89/100[26]		(EU) 92/100[27]
(US) 89/100[28]		(EU) 79/100[29]
(US) 78/100[30]		(US) 89/100[31]
(EU) 87/100[32]

The PlayStation 2 version of Pro Evolution Soccer 5 received a "Double Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[33] indicating sales of at least 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[34]

The U.S. PC and European PlayStation 2 versions received "universal acclaim", while the rest received "favorable" reviews on all platforms in both regions according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[25][28][31][26][27][29][30][32]

USA Today gave the PS2, Xbox and PC versions a score of nine-and-a-half stars out of ten and said it was "not only the ideal soccer simulation, but perhaps one of the top sports game out there. Accessibility and authentic play will attract both old and new fans alike."[24] However, it gave the PSP version a score of eight-and-a-half stars and said that it "loses a few key features, but retains the fun play and the sport’s overall spirit."[24] The Sydney Morning Herald gave the game four-and-a-half stars out of five and said that the AI "is a harder nut to crack, requiring more thoughtful passing to open up your opponent before you strike. So long as you're thinking like a footballer, you're going to score goals."[35] Maxim also gave it a score of nine out of ten and said that it "returns to the field to affirm its ball-kicking dominance. And thanks to its new online mode, your ears will be ringing 'goooal!' for days."[36] However, Detroit Free Press gave the PSP version a score of two stars out of four and said that "with fewer buttons on the PSP than on a standard console game pad and only one analog stick to play with, the game's hallmark -- its deep, precise controls -- feels a bit muted."[23]

References

  1. ↑ "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 Release Information for PSP". GameFAQs. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  2. 1 2 EGM staff (March 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (PS2, Xbox)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (201).
  3. ↑ EGM staff (March 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (PSP)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (201): 113.
  4. ↑ Bramwell, Tom (October 21, 2005). "Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (PS2)". Eurogamer. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ Bramwell, Tom (November 25, 2005). "Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (PSP)". Eurogamer. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Kato, Matthew (February 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (PS2, Xbox)". Game Informer (154): 103. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  7. ↑ Kato, Matthew (March 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (PSP)". Game Informer (155): 118. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  8. ↑ Funky Zealot (February 7, 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 21, 2006. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Reilly, Mike (February 17, 2006). "[World Soccer] Winning Eleven 9 Review (PS2, Xbox)". Game Revolution. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  10. ↑ Calvert, Justin (May 24, 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 Review (PC; mislabeled as "PSP"; score mislabeled as "8")". GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 11, 2006. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  11. 1 2 Calvert, Justin (February 9, 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 Review (PS2, Xbox)". GameSpot. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  12. ↑ Calvert, Justin (February 10, 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 Review (PSP)". GameSpot. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  13. ↑ McGarvey, Sterling (February 10, 2006). "GameSpy: World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (PS2)". GameSpy. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  14. ↑ McGarvey, Sterling (February 13, 2006). "GameSpy: World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (PSP)". GameSpy. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  15. ↑ McGarvey, Sterling (February 10, 2006). "GameSpy: World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (Xbox)". GameSpy. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  16. ↑ Hobbs, Ronnie (April 6, 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 International [sic] - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  17. ↑ Grabowski, Dakota (July 24, 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 International [sic] - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on May 24, 2009. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  18. 1 2 Miller, Jonathan (February 6, 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 International [sic] (PS2, Xbox)". IGN. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  19. ↑ Carlos, Juan; Miller, Jonathan (February 6, 2006). "[World Soccer] Winning Eleven 9 (PSP)". IGN. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  20. ↑ "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (PS2)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. March 2006.
  21. ↑ "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (PSP)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 93. March 2006.
  22. ↑ "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9". Official Xbox Magazine: 74. March 2006.
  23. 1 2 Huschka, Ryan (March 5, 2006). "'World Soccer Winning Eleven 9' (PSP)". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Molina, Brett (March 1, 2006). "'Winning Eleven 9' is a huge kick". USA Today. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  25. 1 2 "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (pc: 2006): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  26. 1 2 "Pro Evolution Soccer 5 for PC Reviews [mislabeled as "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9"]". Metacritic. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  27. 1 2 "Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (ps2: 2005): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  28. 1 2 "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (ps2: 2006): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  29. 1 2 "Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (psp: 2005): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  30. 1 2 "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  31. 1 2 "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  32. 1 2 "Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (xbx: 2005): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  33. ↑ "ELSPA Sales Awards: Double Platinum". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Archived from the original on May 20, 2009.
  34. ↑ Caoili, Eric (November 26, 2008). "ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017.
  35. ↑ Fish, Eliot (October 29, 2005). "Goooooooal!". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  36. ↑ Donahoe, Michael (February 7, 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9". Maxim. Archived from the original on February 17, 2006. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
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