Pro Evolution Soccer 4

Also available in a European version known as Pro Evolution Soccer 4, Winning Eleven 8 is developed by the legendary soccer expert Shingo Takatsuka. New free kick and penalty techniques can now be used, while an innovative indirect free kick has been implemented to add further variety to set pieces. This level of realism has also been extended to the ways players run, move both on and off the ball, and how they control the ball. A new dribbling system is also available giving more control as players go one-on-one and try to pass opposing players, while player likenesses are also enhanced to match the noticeable individuality of the world's greatest stars. Both international and club players are instantly recognizable due to almost photo-realistic graphics.

Released: 5 August 2004
Platforms: PlayStation 2 Windows Xbox
Genres: Association football Simulation Sports
Developers: Konami
Publishers: Konami
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Non-fiction
Country: Japan
Age ratings: ESRB E PEGI 3

About

Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 8 in Japan and World Soccer: Winning Eleven 8 International in North America) is the fourth installment of Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer football simulation video game series. It's the first game of the series to appear on the original Xbox, with online gameplay.

The Japanese version cover features Zico for the second time in a row.

Keywords

soccer
football
tournaments

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Reception

In Japan, the PS2 version sold 1 million copies on its first day of release, and eventually sold 1.11 million units. In Europe, the PS2 version shipped 1.5 million units on its first day of release, setting a launch sales record. It was a hit in Italy, where more than 400,000 units were sold for over €16 million or $20,000,000 (equivalent to $34,000,000 in 2025) by November 2004. The PlayStation 2 version of Pro Evolution Soccer 4 received a "Double Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom.

The game received "universal acclaim" on all platforms in all regions except the U.S. PC version, which received "favorable" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.

Awards

British Academy Games Award for Sports2005
British Academy Games Award for Best Game2005nominee
British Academy Games Award for Sports2005nominee
Sunday Times Reader Award for Games2005nominee

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
PlayStation 2	5 August 2004	Japan · Europe 15 October 2004 · North America 1 February 2005
Xbox	26 November 2004	Europe · North America 2 February 2005
Windows	3 December 2004	Europe · North America 16 February 2005