World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 International

"Beaten FIFA series!"

Since FIFA 96,the FIFA series have dominated the football gerne.But actually the best football game to me is the WE series.The earlier WEs weren't released in NA,so they weren't popular in there.But in East Asian,especially in Japan,they're very popular.They are always a choice for everyone who loves football,and become more popular than FIFA for their realistic gameplay.WE 6 may be the best of theme.

GAMEPLAY:9/10
Well,the game plays just like the other football games,but the Master League is where it truly shines.In this mode,you take control a team you chose,but the members of whichever team you chose are pretty weak.You start at the lowest division,and you must fight till you reach the highest div.Each time you win,you'll gain money and you can use money to buy players.Other team can also buy players too.Your rank in division also effect in buying,if you are on a low place in a lower division,it's harder for you to buy famous players.This seems just like playing a mananger game,but you can control your player in the match.This is very exciting.I spent 200 hours to finish in the 1st place in 1st division.You can unlock some famous players in the past years like:Klinsman,Lev Yashin,...
The traing mode is also very exciting.
Anyway,the gameplay of WE6 is very addictive,it can keep you playing for hours without resting.

CONTROL:10/10
The control is perfect.Remember when playing FIFA2003,you feel like wanting to smash the computer each time you control your defenders?In WE6 The players move very smooth and easy to control.The players act very realistic.KONAMI has done a good job about and made game play like real football.

GRAPHIC:8/10
This is the only factor WEs losing to FIFAs.The graphic in WE6 were smooth and beautiful,though can't stand up to FIFA2003.The face of some famous players is very well done(especially Beckham).Some players have their style when take a freekick(like Roberto Carlos and Beckham).

SOUND:8/10
Nothing to complain or praise about the sound.The sound effect is good,though some background music are annoying.When the hometeam scores the crowd cheer up,when the away team scores,the crowd silent.Maybe they shold add voice like in FIFA.

REPLAY:10/10
What can you expect the replay value from a football game when you're a fan of football?

FLAWLESS:9/10
Well,WE6 has some minor flaws.Example:your forward shoots,the opposite goalkeeper blocks,the ball pound back to your FC but the refere whistle OFFSIDE.Another example:Sometimes the GK catchs the ball but the ball is actually inside the goal(you can see the ball cross the line a little).The AI is good,but the GK's AI is need improving .But compare to the flawful FIFA2002,these flaws are nothing serious.

OVERALL:9/10
WE6 is,without doubt,the best football game so far,though there aren't many teams to choose.EA sports must try harder to beat KONAMI.

COMMENT:Forget other football games,buy WE6.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 09/03/03