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Pro Evolution Soccer 6

Pro Evolution Soccer 6
PES6.jpg
European art cover featuring Adriano and John Terry
Developer(s) Konami
Publisher(s) Konami
Series Pro Evolution Soccer
Engine Fox Engine
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 2
PlayStation Portable
Nintendo DS
Xbox 360
Release date(s) PlayStation 2
  • JP: April 27, 2006
  • EU: October 27, 2006
  • AU: November 3, 2006
  • NA: February 6, 2007
Xbox 360
  • EU: October 27, 2006
  • AU: November 3, 2006
  • JP: December 14, 2006
  • NA: February 6, 2007
Windows
  • EU: October 27, 2006
  • AU: November 10, 2006
  • NA: June 2007
Nintendo DS
  • JP: November 2, 2006
  • AU: December 8, 2006
  • NA: February 6, 2007
  • EU: February 9, 2007
  • KO: April 12, 2007
PlayStation Portable
  • EU: December 1, 2006
  • AU: December 8, 2006
  • JP: December 14, 2006
  • KO: December 14, 2006
  • NA: February 6, 2007
Genre(s) Sports game
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer
Review scores
Publication Score
DS PC PS2 PSP Xbox 360
EGM N/A N/A N/A N/A 7.83/10
Eurogamer N/A N/A 8/10 8/10 8/10
Game Informer N/A N/A 8/10 N/A 8/10
GameSpot 6.9/10 N/A 8.7/10 8.2/10 8.1/10
GameSpy N/A N/A 4.5/5 stars 4/5 stars 3.5/5 stars
GameTrailers N/A N/A 8.4/10 N/A 8.4/10
GameZone 6/10 N/A 8.5/10 8.5/10 8.5/10
IGN 6.1/10 N/A 8.6/10 8.5/10 8.3/10
Nintendo Power 6.5/10 N/A N/A N/A N/A
OXM (US) N/A N/A N/A N/A 8.5/10
PC Gamer (US) N/A 77% N/A N/A N/A
PSM N/A N/A 9/10 8/10 N/A
Detroit Free Press N/A N/A N/A N/A 3/4 stars
The Sydney Morning Herald N/A N/A N/A N/A 4.5/5 stars
Aggregate scores
GameRankings 64% 85.80% 86.31% 81.36% 79.13%
Metacritic (US) 64/100
(EU) 63/100		 88/100 (EU) 89/100
(US) 86/100		 (US) 82/100
(EU) 81/100		 (US) 80/100
(EU) 79/100

Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (also known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 10 and World Soccer: Winning Eleven X for Xbox 360 in Japan and South Korea, Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 in the United States) is a video game developed and published by Konami. Released in 2006 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, and PC platforms and following on the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable afterward, Pro Evolution Soccer 6 is the 6th edition of the Pro Evolution Soccer series for the PlayStation 2, 2nd for the PlayStation Portable and 4th for PC. It is the first game to debut on the Nintendo DS and the Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 version features improved graphics, but retains gameplay similar to the other console versions. The edit mode has been stripped down for the Xbox 360 release, due to time restrictions. The graphics engine on the PC does not utilise the next-gen 360 engine but will again be a direct conversion of the PlayStation 2 engine.

A Bundesliga license was supposed to be a feature of the game but Konami were forced to remove the Bundesliga license, which means the Bundesliga is not present in PES6, not even as a series of unlicensed teams, with the exception of FC Bayern Munich who were fully licensed with the omission of their shirt sponsor . From then on, no further games featured the Bundesliga, with the participation of German teams restricted to a few of its teams appearing in separate blocks (like the UEFA Champions League teams without their own league).

PES6 marks the first time the International Challenge Mode has been included on the PES Series. Usually this is seen on the Japanese version - Winning Eleven - where you play as Japan and take them through the qualifiers to the International Cup and then attempt to win it. On PES, however, you have the ability to choose any playable nation on the game. The user can only play the qualifiers from Europe, Asia, South America, and North/Central America. Although the tournament is not licensed, the qualifiers have a lot of similarities to the FIFA World Cup qualification process:

Team selection can be changed before each game and the player can choose from any player with the eligible nationality.


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