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 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (known as Winning Eleven 9 in Japan and World Soccer: Winning Eleven 9 in the North America) is a football video game developed and produced by Konami as part of the Pro Evolution Soccer series. The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions were released on 21 October 2005 with the PC version released a week later on the 28 October.[2]
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. It was also the first release in the series to include fully licensed national teams - Japan and South Korea.
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) before it was replaced by a generic league because of losing the licence for the following releases.
The PlayStation 2 version was the first to feature online play (currently free of charge). 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
PES5 was also the first Pro Evolution to appear on the PSP and despite it being slowed down, it is considered by many players the best Pro Evolution game due to its realism and amazing step up from PES 4, these included:
- More realistic Preset Faces
- The ability to customize kits by overlaying patterns and combine 1st and 2nd kits
- The introduction of snow
- 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
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 89/100[3] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Computer and Video Games | 9.3/10[4] |
| Eurogamer | 9/10[5] |
| GameSpot | 8.7/10[8] |
| GamesRadar+ | 4.5/5[6] |
| IGN | 9.4/10[9] |
| VideoGamer.com | 9/10[10] |
Pro Evolution Soccer 5 received very positive reviews from most game critics, achieving a Metacritic score of 89%.
References
- ^ "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 Game Detail Page". Retrieved 2007-09-24.
- ^ "Pro Evo 5 kicks off on October 21st". Retrieved 2005-09-21.
- ^ "Pro Evolution Soccer 5 reviews". metacritic.com. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ "Pro Evolution Soccer 5: The best videogame representation of football ever. Utterly addictive". CVG. 2005. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ Tom Bramwell (21 October 2005). "Pro Evolution Soccer 5 Review". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ "Pro Evolution Soccer 5". GamesRadar. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ "World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International". GameZone. 20 March 2005. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ Justin Calvert (24 February 2005). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ Douglass C. Perry (1 February 2005). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International". IGN. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ Tom Orry (18 October 2005). "Pro Evo 5 Review". videogamer. Retrieved 2013-09-01.