Pro Evolution Soccer (video game)

Pro Evolution Soccer, often abbreviated as PES and also known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 5 in Japan,[1] is a football sports simulation video game released in 2001. It is the first installment of Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer series.

This article is about the 2001 video game. For the whole series, see Pro Evolution Soccer.
Pro Evolution Soccer
PlayStation 2 cover art for the game
Developer(s)Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
Publisher(s)Konami
Composer(s)Michiru Yamane
Norikazu Miura
SeriesPro Evolution Soccer
EngineRenderWare
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, PlayStation
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • JP: March 15, 2001
  • EU: November 23, 2001
PlayStation
  • EU: February 15, 2002
Genre(s)Sports game
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

World Soccer: Winning Eleven 5 Final Evolution was also released in Japan after the release of Pro Evolution Soccer in Europe.[2] PES was succeeded by Pro Evolution Soccer 2, which was released in 2002.

In-game content

In the English version of the game, Chris James and Terry Butcher provide commentary on the matches,[3][4] while in the Japanese version the commentators are Jon Kabira and Katsuyoshi Shinto.[5]

Reception

Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating in the 0–100 range, calculated an average score of 93 out of 100 ("Universal acclaim/Must-Play") for the PlayStation 2 version.[7] Japanese gaming magazine Famicom Tsūshin scored both the original and J.League versions a score of 34 out of 40 (85 out of 100 for online version),[11][12] while the Final Evolution version received a lower score (33 out of 40 printed, 83 out of 100 online), all on the same console version.[13]

According to Famicom Tsūshin, Winning Eleven 5 for the PlayStation 2 sold a total of 505,694 copies, the Final Evolution version sold 315,732 copies, while the J.League versions sold 77,225 copies by the end of 2001.[17][18][19] In Europe, the game grossed €21 million or $19,000,000 (equivalent to $31,000,000 in 2022) in 2001.[20] In the United Kingdom, the PlayStation 2 version of Pro Evolution Soccer received a "Gold" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[21] indicating sales of at least 200,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[22] Pro Evolution Soccer was the 26th best-selling game of 2001 in the United Kingdom.[23]

References
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  2. "World Soccer Winning Eleven 5 Final Evolution". GameSpy. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  3. Gibbon, David (December 24, 2001). "Let's play: Pro Evolution Soccer". BBC Sport. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  4. Bramwell, Tom (November 30, 2001). "Pro Evolution Soccer". Eurogamer. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  5. "Import Review: Winning Eleven 5". IGN. April 4, 2001. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  6. "Pro Evolution Soccer for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  7. "Pro Evolution Soccer". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  8. Scott, Dean (November 11, 2001). "Pro Evolution Soccer". Computer and Video Games. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  9. Scott, Dean (October 25, 2001). "Pro Evolution Soccer". Computer and Video Games). Archived from the original on July 17, 2007. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  10. Edge staff (June 2001). "Winning Eleven 5 (PS2)". Edge. No. 98.
  11. "ワールドサッカーウイニングイレブン5 [PS2] / ファミ通.com". Kadokawa Dwango. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  12. "Jリーグ ウイニングイレブン5 [PS2] / ファミ通.com". Kadokawa Dwango. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  13. "ワールドサッカーウイニングイレブン5 Final Evolution [PS2] / ファミ通.com". Kadokawa Dwango. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  14. "Pro Evolution Soccer (PS2)". PSM2. 2001. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  15. "Pro Evolution Soccer (PS2)". FHM. November 25, 2001. Archived from the original on April 4, 2002. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  16. "PS2 Top 10". PlayStation World. No. 27. April 2002. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  17. "GID 750 - World Soccer: Winning Eleven 5- PS2". garaph.info. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  18. "GID 749 - World Soccer Winning Elevel 5 Final Evolution - PS2". Garaph. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  19. "GID 735 - J-League Winning Eleven 5 - PS2". Garaph. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  20. "Europäische Verkaufsawards" [European Sales Awards]. GameStar (in German). 7 February 2002. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  21. "ELSPA Sales Awards: Gold". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Archived from the original on March 19, 2009.
  22. Caoili, Eric (November 26, 2008). "ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017.
  23. "UK Top Selling Games 2001". The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment.
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