Classic football (soccer) video games.

Winning Eleven 9LE and Winning Eleven 2002 are must have sports games.

Be sure to get the PC versions of WE/PES games as they are much more customizable than the console versions.

1. WE9LE (PC)  

As part of only a few sporting genres to have reached its full potential in the virtual domain, this game captures the spirit of the beautiful game beeeeeeeautifully.
It is a refined version of PES5 (semi-simulation) with player control and team movement that is second to none, but... it isn't for sale anywhere.
The game was sold in South Korea only. A patch called K-patch-final translates it to English, but the commentary is still in Korean (eastern games have the X and O buttons swopped).
Review: http://proevoburn.blogspot.com/2009/04/winning-eleven-9-liveware-evolution.html
Use speed 1.05 in kitserver speeder (use speed 1.0 for WE9i)
The game-speed of the No-DVD.EXEs for these games are slightly slower than the original .EXEs.
Use gameplay V4.7 by kingsley813 for more realistic gameplay (might have a skating-players bug)
Online: web.facebook.com/groups/dogapatch/  (classic teams version and original PES5 version)
           vk.com/wel9_online (real stats, full management, rosters thus mixed, currently offline)
           Weplaywe.pl (used speed 0.88) (went offline long ago)

WE98... the future of WE9 gameplay:
https://evoweb.uk/threads/ciais-random-stuff-for-we9-of-formula-referees-module.83808/page-18#post-3708510

2. WE2002 (PS1)  [NTSC-J][SLPM-87056]                                 Available at Gamebaz.com

Japanese version of PES2 (PS1), not as slow and fully editable. Has arcade style gameplay.

Best patch: ISS PRO EVO 2006
Some patches have WE2000U-23 (Japanese ISS Pro Evo 2) gameplay incorporated for a higher difficulty level.
Sites: http://zonawe.forosactivos.net/f3-terminados
          https://web.facebook.com/JulioCRVGWE/
Online: http://en.weol.org/ (went offline long ago)

3. WE4 (PS1)  [NTSC-J][SLPM-86291]                                       Available at Gamebaz.com
Japanese version of ISS Pro Evolution 1 (PS1).
Best patch: ISS PRO EVO 1998 (WE4)
(The European follow-up titled ISS Pro Evolution 2 is also good, but it has a screen warp problem. You can use the ISS 2.98 World Cup patch by Lennier on it.)

4. PES2013 V1.04 DLC 6.00 (PC)
Good speed, controls and gameplay and first PES game with full manual shooting.
Good patch: Pesedit 6.0 + Adboard_Swicther_1.0.0 + EPL in-game stadia by Khunnieboy.
Alternative: Every 4 Years (avoid Back to the Finals and minosta4u DOT com)
PS3 and Xbox360 versions has blur effect that can be changed on PC.
Use speed: +2 in-game (0 for consoles).

(Playstation2: PES2011-'13 pretty much the same game. A combination of PES 5 & 6 gameplay, but suffers from scripted goals. It is a little bit faster than 2014 and easier to sidestep.
PES2014: Last version of PES6 game engine. More like original PES6 but it has worse controls.)




















5. WE2007 (PC)  (PES6 option file not fully compatible because of boots)

USA version of PES6. Better on the ball player collisions (less stumbling), but easier than PES6.
Player first-touches and turning much slower than WE9LE, but doesn't have the ping-pong passing that PES5 versions can have.
Best patch: WE2007 K-PATCH 1.0, but use a SGN Falkhon4 semi-converted options file with it.

Use speed 1.00

  

Summary of Pro Evolution Soccer

Originally called Winning Eleven, the PES games started as a more arcade style game in the 90s, called International Superstar Soccer (Jikkyou World Soccer: Perfect Eleven). ISS Pro Evolution on Playstation was the first in the series to have the wide viewpoint set far enough back. The gameplay was also refined enough to make this title worth playing even to this day. It was originally called Winning Eleven 4 in Japan and was released under the European title in the USA.  The PS1 titles to follow had a slower speed with Winning Eleven 2000 - U23 (ISS Pro Evolution 2) preferred by many players for its gameplay.
In Japan the 2001 title (PES1 on PS1) was only released under the side series called WE J-League. WE2002 (PES2 on PS1) was the last WE/PES PS1 title. The speed of it was extremely slow in the European version though. 
There were a few titles that came out with the ISS name and the N64 style gameplay (even more arcade-like). They were released on PS2, but in my opinion those games are negligible. 

Winning Eleven 5 (PES1) was released on PS2 (not PS1) without a US release. Drastically changed physics would signify Seabass’ desire to move towards a more realistic game. This process only delivered proper results by the final version of WE6. Although more realistic, the gameplay was still arcade-like.

PES3 (WE7) was the first PES title to be released on PC. Although different to its sequels, it is the true start of what would become PES5 and PES6. The fusion of arcade/semi-simulation within the game is its downfall though, in my opinion.

PES4 (WE8) was a much more realistic game. Its graphics would be refined till PES6, but even its final version still needed some polish in the gameplay department.
PES5 (WE9) had the gameplay refined (apparently it had a bug with the 3rd difficulty setting being higher than the 5th, differences between versions had also become very small at this point). 
PES6 (WE10/WEPES2007) had the balance between the attacker and the defender shifted towards the defender somewhat. PES6 (WEX/WEPES2007) on XBox360 was the first PES title on the next generation of consoles and had HD graphics and different ball physics. An edited options file, however, could not fix the licensing in this downscaled version though.

Like Konami usually does every 4 years or so, PES2008 had a new graphics engine and gameplay. Its bugs were ironed out in PES2009 (sporting the UEFA Champions League) and PES2010 also got a new graphics engine and had some of the most realistic faces in the series. Gameplay was now finally in the simulation realm and would be finalised with PES2013. PES2013 had manual shooting and a stadium editor.

PES2014 had a new graphics engine with the gameplay becoming decisively automated, un-engaging and the player initial acceleration being sluggish with unresponsive controls to boot.

PES2016 to 2018 had small changes overall with 2019 getting the overhaul, this time without the UEFA lisence for the first time since 2009.

Editing of PES continued; to rectify the shortage of licensing, with this option limited on Microsoft consoles.

With the 2022 version the game was redesigned again (with no retail version), renamed (to eFootball) and became free to download. Konami is focused on mobile games now so they will probably not make another great football game ever again.

If you want one of the modern iterations you can go for PES2018 or 2021-update3. They are a lot less  immersive though, so the last PES game worth playing is PES2013.

WE2002 (PS1)

Patches:
Enhanced speed (not needed for PC, essential for PAL PS2)
ISS PRO EVO Legends
Copa do Mundo 1970 by JulioCRVG
Copa do Mundo 1986 by JulioCRVG Edições WE
World Cup 1990 v2 by WeLegends We11World
Copa do Mundo de 94 by WExperts
Copa do Mundo 1998 by JulioCRVG
ISS PRO EVO 2002
ISS PRO EVO 2006

ISS PRO EVO 2010

ISS PRO EVO 2011

ISS PRO EVO 2012 (for PC only)

Copa do Mundo 2014 by JulioCRVG
World Cup 2018 by JulioCRVG Edições WE
World Cup 2022 by WELEGENDS
All WE+PES PSX-PS2 EDITED SAVES: https://www.mediafire.com/?8f2dqid9iamnc8r

(ISS PRO EVO patches are in English. Most other patches are in Spanish or Portuguese.)

WE6FE (PS2)                                                                                Available at Gamebaz.com
The Japanese CD version (final version of PES2 on PS2) of the USA DVD version called WE6i and it seems to be the same evo.
Play day matches, fine weather, stadium effect off and the like that will prevent slowdown on PAL.
Best patch: WEDOIT3 (add the original ball, new match intro music and World Cup adboards)
Alternative: Wendetta Clubs Edition 1.0 (mainly European and Serie A clubs)
                 Classicos 2 patch
                 WE-UK English Evolution (National, EPL, Nationwide teams, English commentary)

WE9LE 2006 icon (PNG)

Click for WE9LE 2014 menus Video.   (Version 1)

WE9LE (PC)
The game has compatibility issues with newer versions of windows. For example, the game might take a long time to close. You might have to close it in task manager to close it quicker. 
When you use a patch for the first time: the game can freeze at the edit screen and at the match formations screen. It will resume after a long while though (quicker thereafter).
I recommend importing dat files from the kitserver into the main game files. This can prevent the game from crashing.
Weplaywe used a WE9LE version with PES5-Club editing done to it, I think. It crashes sometimes so rather use K-Patch versions which won't crash as the base for any new patch.
->Back-up<-

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1F-7NzYf5s
FIFA commentary: Does not exist yet (Doga did Portuguese commentary).


Versions:
WE9    PS2   J  04/08/2005  
WE9    PS2   K                        WE9UE  PSP   J  15/09/2005 + WE9UE  PSP   K  06/10/2005
PES5   PS2   E  21/10/2005
PES5   XBOX  E  21/10/2005
PES5   PC    E  28/10/2005
WE9JL  PS2   J  17/11/2005    PES5   PSP   E  25/11/2005
WE9KL  PS2   K     12/2005
WE9Bon PS2   J  26/01/2006
WE9i   XBOX  J  03/02/2006    WE9i   PSP   J
WE9i   PS2   U  07/02/2006
WE9i   PC    U  07/02/2006
WE9i   XBOX  U  07/02/2006    WE9i   PSP   U  07/02/2006
WE9LE  PS2   K  09/03/2006
WE9LE  PC    K     03/2006


Patches:
Legends Multi-patch(L)
Korea/Japan 2002 Multi-patch(J): not available yet
WC2002 Yurec: https://evoweb.uk/threads/pes-5-of-for-2001-02-season.82943/page-12
Germany 2006 Multi-patch(K)
South Africa 2010 Multi-patch(S)
(fix 2010: FC Twente kit fix + kitserver dat files insert into main dat files + delete)
Brazil 2014 Multi-patch(B V.2): https://www.mediafire.com/?4paj4977i5la4wp
2019 Doga: https://canalvirtualpm.blogspot.com
2022 Geezer: https://evoweb.uk/threads/we9le-g-z-r-patch-season-2021-22.88736/




WE9 International (PC/PS2/XBOX)

Links:
2023 season: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOm3HMfo5So
2020 season: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b30dw2_qc9E
pesnewupdate DOT com (defunct)
https://www.evo-web.co.uk/threads/pes6-pes5-we9-we9-le-gameplay-tool-by-ciais-and-kingsley813.76214/

Warning!!: The We-Edit (facebook.com/groups/WE9.PES5) launcher not compatible with manually edited screen resolutions. It can damage a screen.

WE9i Historical kits: https://www.facebook.com/we9historiamundiales
PES5-PS2 PATCH 2006: https://www.mediafire.com/?mx5grcnqg5fq75y
All WE+PES PSX-PS2 EDITED SAVES: https://www.mediafire.com/?8f2dqid9iamnc8r

XBOX opt: https://www.mediafire.com/file/lyu60ll901a9zlg/XBOX+WE9+PES5+OptF4+Net.rar
The Japanese/American WE9 XBox versions seems to be the same with different packaging.
FIFA commentary can be used on the XBox version (best patch: K_PATCH v1.43).

 PES 6 (PC)

Goals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwauczWrDjc

Use speed 1.00
Best patch (+online): use Shollym patch with normal gameplay.
                                 https://web.facebook.com/ShollymPatch?_rdc=1&_rdr
Alternatives: Shollym Classic patch 2012 with normal gameplay.
                    Firebird / PES6 Colombia seems to be very high quality patches.
                    https://web.facebook.com/groups/pesfirebird
                    https://web.facebook.com/ProEvolutionSoccer6Colombia
                   Micano4u DOT org Next Season Patch (defunct, the options file used to be
                    compatible with the vanilla game though).

All WE+PES PSX-PS2 EDITED SAVES: https://www.mediafire.com/?8f2dqid9iamnc8r


PES6 Versions:
WE10   PS2   J  27/04/2006
WE10   PS2   K 
WE10   PC    J  11/10/2006
PES6   PS2   E  20/10/2006
PES6   PC    E  27/10/2006
PES6   X360  E  27/10/2006    PES6   PSP   E  01/12/2006
PES6   PS2   AU 03/11/2006
PES6   X360  AU 03/11/2006    PES6   PSP   AU 08/12/2006
PES6   PC    AU 10/11/2006
WE10JL PS2   J  22/11/2006
WEX    X360  J  14/12/2006    WEX   PSP   J  12/12/2006 + WE10UE PSP   J  14/12/2006
WEX    X360  K                       WE10UE PSP   K  14/12/2006  
WE10LE PS2   K  18/01/2007
WE10LE PC    K          
WE2007 PS2   U  06/02/2007
WE2007 X360  U  06/02/2007    WE2007 PSP   U  06/02/2007
WE2007 PC    U  12/06/2007

 
 
 

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