That title is quite lengthy isn't it? But for the North American release, this is what Konami has decided to call it. Here is what I know: ebgames.com says it ships on March 11th, 2003. it is touted as being the best console soccer game one can buy in North America without resorting to an import title. in WE6, players choose from thousands of players and nearly 100 teams in five game modes - Exhibition, League, Cup, Practice and Master League. WE6 combines unprecedented player physics and A.I. with a gameplay style that flawlessly recreates the speed and excitement of real-life soccer. there will be no MLS license. Here is what I would like to know (and is the purpose of this thread): Will I be able to create my own MLS through a combination of team/kit/player/league editor functions? If not, which of those functions will be part of the game? How many people can play simultaneously? 2? 4? or more with more than one multi-tap or PS2 link cable? Will there be a franchise/dynasty mode? How many people can compete with player controlled teams in a league season or franchise/dynasty mode? 1? or lots like Madden? How will trades, transfers, or signings work? Sadly, Konami's website is not very informative. And I'm looking to clear up confusion, so please don't assume that because the Japanese version has something or the European Pro Evolution has something that this North American version will contain those same features. The Japanese already have a "Final" Evolution or somesuch that apparently the North American release will not be based on. Thanks for any help you might provide. I do intend on buying this game. And I hope I'm able to create my own MLS. Whether I purchase further versions of this game depend on whether it has the MLS license. MLS is important to me. They have used the MLS license in the past, and I expect them to pick it up again. It CAN'T be prohibitively expensive.
This game is called International because it is not just an American released. KONAMI called it WE6 International for a reason. Korea is also a target market as well as Canada and countries which use NTSC system. This game will NOT have MLS teams. The teams are already set. They are the exact same teams in WE6 and PES2. Here is a fairly decent video from a Korean website: http://211.216.52.167:8080/winning/we6i01.mpg The video is around 60 MB. A warning to those who want to download it. From the video, it looks like a cross between WE6 and PES2. The person who is playing it is obviously playing on easy level because the defense will not let you dribble so freely like that. This person seems to like playing long ball also. It looks like KONAMI is tweaking the gameplay to enhance it from PES2. Of course, it will not be as good as WE6 FE which is now out in Japan. My only concern is will they update the rosters as well.
I found out from www.gamefaqs.com that the game is capable of supporting 1-8 players. I don't know whether that means there can be up to 8 players over the course of a league or cup competition. I hope so. What I really want to know is how extensive the editing features are. Can I edit player statistics? Can I edit player appearances and names? Can I edit team names and kits? Can I edit league and cup competitions? And how do trades/transfers work?
The editing feature is extensive. You can edit pretty much everything from the player's name, appearances, stats, and team kits, badge, name and call name. The only drawback is that there is no transfer system. So no trade. I suspect this is because of the ML. KONAMI don't want people to cheat and insert their favorite players on their favorite instead of actually earning those players by winning games. There are no league. The only league that is available is the ML. This is kinda like the CL but with three divisions. People either like the ML or hated it. I like it because you start with no name players and fight your way through to earn promotion. You gain points by winning games and goals scored per game. With your points, you can approach any player in the game and buy him provided that he accepts your offer. You can also get players on loan if you are short on points and sell players if he wanted to leave and another club agreed to the offer. As far as advance editing goes, you need a modchip or have a playstation capable of playing backups to play with the various patch out there in the Winning Eleven series. Here is site for the patch of the latest KONAMI's Winning Eleven game called W6FE. http://www.wedoit.da.ru I am in the process of making kits for the game. These screens were captured with a PC monitor. They look much better in the game.
I was pretty excited about this game because everyone kept saying how great it was but the more I read about it the less I get excited. No licensing, lack of leagues and decent graphics. What is the big deal? If I m wrong than feel free to correct me but it looks like a decent soccer game at best. What am I not seeing that everyone else does?
I will as I play all of them but I'm just not holding my breath that's all. Am I wrong about the leagues? Does anyone know which leagues are offered?
All that matters is the gameplay, and it is excellent. Light years ahead of Fifa. The graphics are pretty good. Fifa's players look like monkeys in comparison. There are no official leagues. There are around 40 club teams in the master league divided up over 3 divisions. The japanese version is better which I have, but this version will be almost as good.
Wait, will it have real teams with real players like PE2? Are club teams going to be accessible straight away through exhibition mode, also like PE2?