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Winning Eleven 8 (JPN Import) ps2 Game Reviews
Winning Eleven 8 (JPN Import)
Critic Score
Metascore: 88 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
9.3 out of 10
based on 6 reviews
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(Available in Japan only; Released as "Pro Evolution Soccer" in the UK/EU) The latest in the outrageously popular soccer series from Konami. This time the number of playable teams in the Master League has increased from 64 to 138. A new growth and decline system is used in the Master League mode, so that no particular team can always be the strongest. 138 playable teams in the master league. Actual team names from leagues in Spain, Italy, England, Germany, France, Holland. A total of more than 200 club and national teams.

PUBLISHER: Konami
DEVELOPER: Konami Tokyo
GENRE(S): Sports, Soccer
PLAYERS: 8
ESRB RATING: Not Rated
RELEASE DATE: August 5, 2004

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93
Ferrago
The single biggest gripe I have with the title however does not concern the changes to features or gameplay - it concerns the slowdown. Yes, that's right, slowdown.
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93
Total Video Games
Passing is crisper, headers can be accurately directed and there is no handball (a big one, that, because it's one less thing to get worked up about when things don't go your way).
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92
Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)
The guys at KCET have again delivered a soccer fan's dream. And with the promise of an up-to-date roster, revised commentary and no slow-down for the UK PES4, you can be confident that it'll be still the galactico PS2 experience leaving lesser games trailing in its wake. [PSM2]
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90
games(TM)
As expected, Winning Eleven 8 offers more evolution than augmentation but it still improves on past instalments – perhaps not as much as we’d like but it’s just enough to put it top of the table on goal difference. [Oct 2004, p.118]
90
GamerArchive
The ball feels much more weighted and like the object we know it is, rather than the mild on rails feel of previous iterations.
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70
NTSC-uk
A worthy purchase, but waiting for the next instalment would be a much more worthwhile proposition for those ‘sitting on the fence’, happy with the last game but curious as to whether the need to upgrade is already upon them or not.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 9.3 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Yamoh S. gave it a 10:
The best soccer game out classic argentina is the best especially maradona+di stefano.

Ufuoma O. gave it an 8:
The gameplay is somehow awkward, not as smooth as the 7 edition. i am about to try fifa which i think is catching up to konami. I think the hardware limitation of the ps2 is starting to surface. I am sure the xbox version of winning eleven 8 will be perfect.

Brett H. gave it a 10:
Da Bomb.

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