Pro Evolution Soccer (video game)

This article is about the 2001 video game. For the whole series, see Pro Evolution Soccer.
Pro Evolution Soccer
PlayStation 2 cover art for the game
Developer(s)Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
Publisher(s)Konami
Composer(s)Michiru Yamane
Norikazu Miura
SeriesPro Evolution Soccer
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, PlayStation
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • JP: March 15, 2001
  • EU: November 23, 2001
PlayStation
  • EU: February 15, 2002
Genre(s)Sports game
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

Pro Evolution Soccer, often abbreviated as PES and also known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 5 in Japan,[1] is a football sports simulation video game released in 2001. It is the first installment of Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer series.

World Soccer: Winning Eleven 5 Final Evolution was also released in Japan after the release of Pro Evolution Soccer in Europe.[2] PES was succeeded by Pro Evolution Soccer 2, which was released in 2002.

The cover of the Japanese version of the game featured Shunsuke Nakamura.[3]

  1. ^ "Pro Evolution Soccer for PlayStation 2". GameFAQs. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "World Soccer Winning Eleven 5 Final Evolution". GameSpy. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "イメージキャラクターに横浜F・マリノス中村俊輔を起用、コナミ、PS2「ワールドサッカーウイニングイレブン5」". GAME Watch (in Japanese). 16 January 2001. Retrieved 19 August 2024.