World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International Xbox
  • Publisher: Konami
  • Release Date: Feb 2, 2005
  • Also On: PC
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Metascore
90 out of 100

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9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

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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 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.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. G4 TV
    100
    Where "FIFA" feels like hockey with soccer players, Winning Eleven 8 feels like the year's first entrant for best sports game of 2005.
  2. GameSpy
    100
    Even lacking that [online] option, WE 8 stands as the best soccer game of all time. It looks fantastic and plays out of this world.
  3. GameZone
    95
    With wonderfully solid controls, great graphics, enough game modes and enough teams to select, this game is one you should not miss if you love sports in general.
  4. My Gamer
    86
    The best soccer game around. It's as simple as that.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. J.B.
    10
    No doubt, this is the best soccer game of all time.
  2. BrianS.
    10
    Best soccer game, and arguably best game I've ever played. Anyone who thinks EA's FIFA is better has never played soccer properly (i.e., in real life) or watched it on TV. A minor drawback is that the graphics could have been expanded but this is really nitpicking and doesn't affect the enjoyability of the game. I'd give it 15 if I could.… Expand
  3. StefK.
    8
    I've been a FIFA customer since 95, on my PC DOS machine. However, I've always felt since version 2003 that the gameplay was too static, not fluid enough and the animation too bulky. Based on the hyper, I've bought WSWE8 and I must say: this game is fantastic! The gameply is spot on and so is the animation. Everything is so fluid and intense...The controls get some time to get used to, but fortunately, the traning modes are great. On the negative side, the menus are not well done at all and the text is hard to read (white background on TV is not a good choice).… Expand
  4. JohnE.
    6
    Great game if I had a playstation 2 controller. Otherwise, it's just frustrating knowing what you could have done had the xbox controller been designed better or Konami had taken the time to reassign the button layout. I know you can switch the controller configuration but moving assignments means some valuable aspect of the game (through passes, etc) will suffer. The use of the white and black buttons kills this game. Too bad, I waited years for this game.… Expand

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