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  • Summary:Winning Eleven 8 once again raises the bar with in-depth gameplay, improved realism and increased control. The game now features all the teams from the Italian, Spanish and Dutch leagues under the official license. Featuring 136 club teams and 57 national teams, Winning Eleven 8 offersWinning Eleven 8 once again raises the bar with in-depth gameplay, improved realism and increased control. The game now features all the teams from the Italian, Spanish and Dutch leagues under the official license. Featuring 136 club teams and 57 national teams, Winning Eleven 8 offers gamers control of up to 4,500 of the world's greatest soccer players. The game introduces a wealth of new moves and tricks including new free kick and penalty kick techniques, an innovative indirect free kick move and a new dribbling system that offers more control as gamers go one-on-one and try to pass opposing players. Also featured is the first-ever on-screen referee in the history of the series. Boasting an enhanced ref AI, the referee will run up and down the field reacting realistically and instinctively to fouls, giving advantage for minor infringements and even stepping in to calm things down when the action gets heated. Winning Eleven 8 also features improvements to the popular Master League, which now has more strategy through player development and injury, and a new 'My Best Eleven' option so fans can save their greatest teams. [Konami]…Expand
    • Pro Evolution Soccer 4
    Cover featuring Thierry Henry, Pierluigi Collina and Francesco Totti
    Developer(s)Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
    Publisher(s)Konami
    SeriesPro Evolution Soccer
    Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
    PlayStation 2
    Xbox
    Release
    • PlayStation 2
      • JP: August 5, 2004
      • PAL: October 15, 2004
      • NA: February 1, 2005
      Xbox
      Windows
      • PAL: December 3, 2004
      • NA: February 16, 2005
      • KOR: March 24, 2005[1]
    Genre(s)Sports game
    Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

    Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 8 in Japan and World Soccer: Winning Eleven 8 International in North America) is the fourth installment of Konami'sPro Evolution Soccer football video game series. It's the first game of the series to appear on the original Xbox, with online game. The cover features former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry, AS Roma forward Francesco Totti, and world-renowned Italian referee Pierluigi Collina. It was the first game in the series to feature licensed leagues.

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    Winning Eleven 8: Liveware Evolution marked the PES 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. While Winning Eleven 8/Pro Evolution Soccer 4 does not features it until Winning Eleven 9/Pro Evolution Soccer 5.

    Features[edit]

    • Expanded Master League teams containing up to 72 teams. More elements added to the development and retirement of master league players. Winning a game in Master League will raise the abilities of your players
    • A total of more than 200 club and national teams.
    • Three fully licensed leagues (Serie A, Eredivisie and Liga Española).
    • For the first time, Referees will be seen on pitch during the game. There is also an animated linesman seen after a player is given offside. The referee will not issue a yellow card for the first 'average' tackle, but if a player continues to commit 'average' fouls, a card will be given
    • Wear and tear including dirt will be visible on the player's uniforms according to the pitch conditions.
    • Improved edit mode allowing changes to be made to league names and the ability to put text on the kits.

    Reception[edit]

    Reception
    Review scores
    PublicationScore
    PCPS2Xbox
    EdgeN/A9/10[2]N/A
    EGMN/A8.83/10[3]8.83/10[3]
    Eurogamer9/10[4]9/10[5]9/10[6]
    Game InformerN/A8.75/10[7]8.75/10[7]
    Game RevolutionA−[9]A−[9]A−[9]
    GameProN/A[8][8]
    GameSpot8.7/10[10]9.3/10[11]9.3/10[11]
    GameSpyN/A[12][12]
    GameZone9.5/10[13]9.5/10[14]9.5/10[15]
    IGNN/A9.4/10[16]9.4/10[16]
    OPM (US)N/A[17]N/A
    OXM (US)N/AN/A8.3/10[18]
    PC Gamer (US)89%[19]N/AN/A
    Detroit Free PressN/AN/A[20]
    The Sydney Morning HeraldN/A[21]N/A
    Aggregate score
    Metacritic(EU) 92/100[22]
    (US) 88/100[23]    		(US) 91/100[24]
    (EU) 91/100[25]    		(EU) 91/100[26]
    (US) 90/100[27]

    In Japan, the PS2 version sold 1million copies on its first day of release,[28] and eventually sold 1.11million units.[29] In Europe, the PS2 version shipped 1.5million units on its first day of release.[30] The PlayStation 2 version of Pro Evolution Soccer 4 received a 'Double Platinum' sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[31] indicating sales of at least 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[32]

    The game received 'universal acclaim' on all platforms in all regions except the U.S. PC version, which received 'favorable' reviews according to video game review aggregatorMetacritic.[24][27][23][26][22][25]

    The Sydney Morning Herald gave the PS2 version all five stars, stating that 'There are myriad ways to score, yet goals are always well-earned.'[21]The Times also gave the same version all five stars, stating, 'The intuitive control system and [the] fluidity of the movement are of the highest standard and this year’s model includes a bag of new dribbling tricks, which are worth practising in the training mode. Even the referees have received an upgrade.'[33]BBC Sport gave the game 95% and said, 'Greater emphasis has been placed on one-touch play, and while goals are not all that easy to come by - creating chances requires quick thinking and accurate distribution - when you do manage to make the net bulge, it's all the more satisfying.'[34] However, Maxim gave the game a score of eight out of ten and said, 'Although it's dogged by Commodore 64-quality music and selective licensing agreements.. this new edition more than compensates with killer graphics, new tricks, and an improved dribbling system.'[35]Detroit Free Press gave the Xbox version three stars out of four and said that it 'really isn't a leap above Winning Eleven 7. Though the variety of play modes is huge, the well-animated visuals could use some polish, the audio sounds rather bland and the number of licensed teams and players is a bit wimpy.'[20]

    Winning Eleven 8 was a finalist for PC Gamer US's 'Best Sports Game 2005' award, which ultimately went to Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06.[36]

    References[edit]

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    External links[edit]

    • World Soccer: Winning Eleven 8 International at MobyGames
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