World Soccer Jikkyou Winning Eleven 4 is the fourth entry in the Japanese series that would become PES. Refined and deep football simulation gameplay, updated teams and players. One of PS1's finest football simulation games, directly competing with FIFA.
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Konami KCEO sequel of World Soccer Jikkyou Winning Eleven 4, expanding the gameplay engine and Master League mode. Created by Konami KCEO, released in 1999 in Japan with revision under the World Soccer Jikkyou Winning Eleven 4 title. Expanded real-time 3D football, over sixty-five licensed national teams and clubs, over twenty stadiums, split-screen two-player versus mode, dynamic-transfer Master League mode and sports soundtrack. Japanese edition with revision under the World Soccer Jikkyou Winning Eleven 4 title.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Collector interest
An entry of the Winning Eleven football series kept exclusive to Japan, where Konami's line reigned over the genre with its rosters and gameplay realism. This Japanese release appeals to collectors of local variants of a major sports-simulation franchise. Its interest lies in this Japanese run and attachment to the series rather than great scarcity.
Better with friends
An accomplished iteration of Japanese soccer, smoother and more realistic, making four-player evenings even tenser and more tactical. The competition gains variety of plays and finesse, rewarding those who bide their time before going for the kill. Rich yet readable, it sets up lasting rivalries where every snatched goal and decisive save become memories you keep retelling.
Is World Soccer Jikkyou Winning Eleven 4 still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 1999 on PS1 in Japan, Konami Tokyo's project extends the Winning Eleven lineage with more credible defensive reading and a more expressive passing system. The Master League mode gains depth of management and the player modelling sharpens. The feel of the ball stays at a level rare on Sony's machine. The missing licences and the 3D modelling have aged. Recommended today for authorial football devotees, for Konami fans and for PS1 collectors curious about the next to last great Winning Eleven on Sony's first home console hardware before the PlayStation 2 transition globally.
