International version of PES 5 (Winning Eleven 9), considered by many as the best football game of its generation. Sharp AI, perfected ball physics. The quintessence of console football simulation.
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Sports4 players3+
Description
Konami's football simulation for the 2005-2006 season in its international Winning Eleven version for the United States and Asia. Published by Konami, released in 2005 in the United States and Asia. Equivalent of Pro Evolution Soccer 5, featuring adaptive AI, a licensed Champions League, even more fluid gameplay mechanics, and online multiplayer via Xbox Live.
World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
2/5
Music
★★★★★
"Decent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Carrying a club to the top through Master League calls for whole seasons of transfers, tactical tweaks and progress against a smarter, more adaptive AI. The licensed Champions League, the trophies to chase and online multiplayer on Xbox Live feed near-endless replayability. Often cited as a high point of the series, it owes its longevity to that fluid gameplay that keeps you queuing up one more match.
Technical info
💾6,2 GB📅08/11/2005
Published by Konami
World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (Xbox) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
USA and Asia run of Konami's soccer simulation on Xbox, a version of a series hugely popular in Asia but carried onto a console with a marginal local base. The presence of Winning Eleven, a pillar of Japanese soccer gaming, on the Asian Xbox is itself unusual, and its sell-through was small for want of a sufficient machine base. Its collecting interest rests on this regional rarity of a genre-leading license on a platform that struggled to establish itself on its own ground.
Is World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 still worth playing in 2026?
The Xbox version of Konami's football simulation, World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 perfects the ball physics and the fluidity of play, regarded as one of the series' peaks, with a tactical depth and freedom of movement praised at the time. The pleasure of built up play, the realism of feel and the richness of modes win over fans. The absence of official licences and the closure of online servers weigh on it. A title for fans of demanding football simulation and nostalgics of the Winning Eleven golden age on Xbox.
