ISS Pro Evolution 2

ISS Pro Evolution 2
Developer	Konami
Publisher	Konami
Date released	March 23, 2001
Genre	Sports
Modes	Single player multiplayer
Platforms	PlayStation

ISS Pro Evolution 2 (known as World Soccer Jikkyou Winning Eleven 2000: U-23 Medal Heno Chousen in Japan) is the fourth video game in the ISS Pro series and the second installment of the ISS Pro Evolution series, developed exclusively for the PlayStation by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, a division of Konami it was available on Europe and Japan but not available for North America because enhanced remake version of ISS Pro Evolution called ESPN MLS GameNight with MLS licenses has selling before.

It is the first ISS Pro game with proper licenses, although partial, some players having real names — e.g. Beckham instead of Bekham (ISS Pro Evolution). The game has an extended Master League, with 2 divisions and eight more clubs, resulting in a total of twenty four club teams, such as Leeds United and Boca Juniors. More international teams have been added as well. Next to these additions, the gameplay has changed, as it is smoother and more realistic. The Japanese version of the game contains Under-23 National Teams as well due Japan U-23 has qualified to the final round at Sydney Olympics, such as Australia's Under-23 National Football Team, which are not present in the Europe versions of the game too.

Features

• New chip shots feature
• Cancel pass action
• Realistic injuries
• Choose your captain
• New formation data manager with 15 save spots and a much improved algorithm (the key to player's movement).
• New format for All-Star teams
• contains 16 U-23 Teams from Sydney Olympics (not include on Europe versions)

Game modes

• Match Mode (Exhibition and Penalty Kick).
• League Mode.
• Cup Mode - Regional U-23 or International Cup competition.(U-23 Cup not include on Europe versions)
• Master League - 24 teams spread over two divisions.
• Practice Mode
• Edit players, change a players nationality, view the trophy gallery and tweak your controller.

Reception

Critical

The game received highly positive reviews from critics, scoring 95/100 on Metacritic. Gibbons of BBC Sport gave the game 94% citing that "ISS Pro Evolution 2 is the finest football game the world has ever seen and It's OK for a little run-around kind of football game, but if you want to enjoy the intricate skills of our national game, This game is the fan's only real choice." The game received 92% by Abosolute-PlayStation. In the final issue of the Official UK PlayStation Magazine, the game was chosen as the best PlayStation game of all time. is the finest football game the world has ever seen and It's OK for a little run-around kind of football game, but if you want to enjoy the intricate skills of our national game, ISS is the fan's only real choice.

See also

• International Superstar Soccer Pro
• International Superstar Soccer Pro 98
• ISS Series

External links

• ISS Pro Evolution at MobyGames.com
• ISS Pro Evolution at Neoseeker.com: reviews, faqs and cheats

Football video games