CYBERSPORTS BEND IT LIKE O'BRIEN IN THIS VERSION.Byline: - Tom Hoffarth --The game: ``World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 International'' by Konami for PlayStation 2. --The price: $39.99. --The rating: E for everyone. --The background: A version of this known as ``Pro Evolution Soccer'' was the best-selling and highest-rated PS2 video game for Euro ``footie'' fans last year, so a version tweaked for North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. was released this month with this unruly title (it's the sixth version of the game, not an 11-on-6 contest). --The raves: Gaming experts claim this goes far more in depth and options than previous PS2 soccer games such as ``ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network MLS See multilevel security. Extra Time'' and even Electronic Arts' FIFA series The FIFA series is a popular series of football (soccer) video games, released yearly by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label. Since its debut release in late 1993, it has been one of the most profitable and well known video game franchises. . --The realism: Unlike arcade games You can also check the Killer List of Videogames. This is a list of arcade games organized alphabetically by name. It does not include computer or console games unless they were also released in video arcades. See Lists of video games for related lists. , this finely detailed version is about as close to a genuine contest as possible, starting with the lineup of players before each game during the national anthems and the team photos, and then the halftime breaks that include game highlights. The sensitive controls make it fairly easy enough to dribble, pass or head, but it takes a few attempts to adjust to the kicking power when shooting on goal. Under several available modes of play - match league, cup and master league - current national-team players are available for each country, meaning the U.S. squad includes Landon Donovan Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4, 1982 in Ontario, California), is an American professional soccer player on the Los Angeles Galaxy, who is the joint all-time leading scorer for the U.S. National Team (along with Eric Wynalda). , John O'Brien, Claudio Reyna and Clint Mathis. Stadiums come with different types of surfaces to pick from. Adjustments can also be made to make the crowds go your way with a ``support stance'' mode. --The bottom line: A kick in the grass that's better than watching a game on TV. You're in charge, so you control the clock. --More information: At the Konami Web site: www.konami.com/winningeleven6. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (video game: ``World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 International'' by Konami for PlayStation 2) |
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