ISS Pro Evolution 2

PlayStation exclusive

ISS Pro Evolution 2 (known as World Soccer Jikkyou Winning Eleven 2000: U-23 Medal he no Chousen in Japan) is the fourth video game in the ISS Pro series and the second instalment of the ISS Pro Evolution series. It was developed exclusively for the PlayStation by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo. It was available in Europe and Japan but not North America, as ESPN MLS GameNight was released in that territory instead.

Released: 23 March 2001
Platforms: PlayStation
Genres: Association football Sports
Developers: Konami
Publishers: Konami
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Country: Japan
Age ratings: PEGI 3 ESRB E
Languages: English, Japanese

About

ISS Pro Evolution 2 (known as World Soccer Jikkyou Winning Eleven 2000: U-23 Medal e no Chousen, "World Soccer Live Winning Eleven 2000: Challenge for the Olympic Medal" in Japan) is the fourth video game in the ISS Pro series and the second installment of the ISS Pro Evolution series, as well as the last one with the ISS name as the next entry would become the formal beginning of the Pro Evolution Soccer series, developed exclusively for the PlayStation by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, a division of Konami. It was available in Europe and Japan but not available in North America due to the previously released enhanced remake version of the previous entry in the series, ISS Pro Evolution, retitled ESPN MLS GameNight with MLS licenses.

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 River Plate. More international teams have been added as well.

Keywords

soccer
football

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Reception

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 Absolute-PlayStation. In the final issue of the Official UK PlayStation Magazine, the game was chosen as the best PlayStation game of all time.

Gideon Kibblewhite of GamesRadar+ gave the game Direct Hit citing that "The best football sim in the world just got better. Amazingly. In a subtle, magical sort of way. So forget about FIFA and all those other two penny outfits that flatter to deceive - they're not even in the same league."