Goal Storm / ISS Pro Series
Pro Evolution Soccer series traces its roots to Goal Storm (also known as World Soccer Winning Eleven in Japan). The game was developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc. and was released in 1996. The following 3 games in the series were also produced by KCET and they were released under the name of ISS Pro for the European market and Winning Eleven for the rest of the world.
Further notes: Although the series exists in three named forms (ISS, ISS Pro and PES), the actual gameplay of the series takes on a slightly different form. ISS Pro on the PlayStation begins a gameplay series that breaks from the original ISS formula, and ultimately doesn't end until PES6. So although PES is considered a separate branch of the series evolution, the truth of the matter is that the series was simply rebranded during the ISS Pro phase, into PES. However after PES6, the gameplay engine was scrapped and started again beginning with PES2008. At this point many fans became disillusioned with the direction the series had taken (poor unfinished versions, gameplay had clearly stepped years backwards but graphics improved, and more options were included), and the series began to lose its place as the gem of the football simulation world to FIFA, as reviews started to drop heavily.
| Europe and North America | Japan | Platforms | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Release Date | Name | Release Date | |
| Goal Storm | 1996 | World Soccer Winning Eleven | PlayStation | |
| ISS Pro / Goal Storm 97 | June 1, 1997 | Winning Eleven 97 | PlayStation | |
| ISS Pro 98 | May 1, 1998 | Winning Eleven 3 | November 12, 1998 | PlayStation |
| ISS Pro Evolution | May, 1999 | Winning Eleven 4 | June 6, 2000 | PlayStation |
| ISS Pro Evolution 2 | March 23, 2001 | World Soccer Jikkyou Winning Eleven 2000: U-23 Medal Heno Chousen | December 2001 | PlayStation |
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