ISS PRO 98

Official Title	ISS Pro 98
Common Title	ISS Pro 98 / International Superstar Soccer Pro 98
Serial Number(s)	SLES-01218
Region	PAL
Genre / Style	Soccer
Developer	KCET.
Publisher	Konami.
Date Released	2 October 1998

Disc Number & Printed Serial Number	DISC 1 SLES-01218
Serial Number In Disc	SLES-01218
Media Disc ID	N / A
Number Of Tracks	1 ( 1 Data Track )
Approx. Image Size ( Image Format Used )	MB ( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc	368 MB
Approx. Archive Size ( Archive Type Used )	MB ( 1 RAR File with 2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s) ( UPC / EAN )	From the back cover. 4988602426540 -

English	French	German	Spanish

Menus and gameplay are in Multi-4 (English, French, German & Spanish).

International Superstar Soccer Pro '98 or ISS Pro '98 is a football video game which is a continuation of International Superstar Soccer Pro. Originally released in May, 1998 by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc. Although it still lacked FIFPro licence it featured on its Playstation version cover Italian player Fabrizio Ravanelli along with Andreas Koepke from Germany on German relase and Paul Ince on British.

The Nintendo 64 version cover featured Colombian player Carlos Valderrama, and the game featured license from Reebok to use their logos in adboards and the Chilean kits. The Japanese release, Winning Eleven 3 has been re-released in 1999 as Winning Eleven 3 Final ver. with some slight improvements. The commentary for the game is provided by Tony Gubba.

The Nintendo 64 version was called International Superstar Soccer 98 and was developed by KCEO, rather than KCET.

Most significant improvements:
* The list of teams has been extendend to 54 (52 in the Nintendo 64 version).
* The number of players in each team has been extended to 18 (20 in the Nintendo 64 version; the same number of International Superstar Soccer Deluxe).
* Slide bar allowing to adjust game speed has been introduced (absent from the N64 version)
* Formation mode can be entered in any time during the match
* New games mode - All Star Match (exclusive to PSX) and Training
* Player Name Editor has been implemented in Game Options
* The choice of difficulty and game length allowed in other game modes than Exhibition Mode (only in PSX)
* Five new stadiums (three in N64) and five difficulty levels

GAME MODES:
International Superstar Soccer Pro '98 featured 6 different game modes. Modes existing in previous version have been developed and the two new have been added.

* Exhibition Mode: a friendly match game against computer or another player with a choice of difficulty, stadium, weather and match length and time of a match. It was also possible to play with another player or with computer against computer. Computer versus computer option was available as well.

* League Mode: 16 international teams participate in league playing either half or full season with a free choice of teams.

* Cup Mode: mainly focused on emulation of FIFA World Cup with the real group draw as in FIFA World Cup 1998. This mode also included local cups like European Cup, Asian Cup, African Cup, North American Cup and South American Cup, each based on knockout-stage conditions. Konami Cup was the one with the more adjustable settings like the number of teams and tournament basis.

* All Star Match: a friendly match game between the World Stars Players and European Stars Players.

* Penalty Kick Mode: two teams take a five penalty kicks to select the winner. In case of a draw, they undergo sudden death round.

* Training: practice of shooting free kicks and corner kicks with a selected team.

Manufacturer's description:

GOOOAAAALLLL!!

New for the PlayStation game console. Now endorsed by Carlos Valderrama International Superstar and captain of Colombia's national soccer team.

* Motion captured animations
* 5 unique soccer stadiums
* 8 preset strategies
* 5 different camera angles
* Compete for 7 different Int'l cups
* 36 international teams
* Adjustable gameplay speed
* Play-by-play commentary by U.K. sportscaster, Tony Gubba
* 6 exciting play modes including training, penalty kicks and league play

Features:

Third person perspective.
3D graphics
Cartoon graphics
Soccer theme.

Number Of Players	1 or 2 Players
Number Of Memory Card Blocks	1 Block
Compatible Controllers Tested ( Official Gamepads Only )	Standard Controller ( Analog Controller compatible )
Compatible Light Guns ( Official Light Guns Only )	None
Other Compatible Controllers ( Official Controllers Only )	None
Special Controllers Included Or Supported ( Official Only )	None
Vibration Function Compatible	No
Multi-Tap Function Compatible	No
Link Cable Function Compatibile	No

Emulator	ePSXe v.1.9.0
Video Plugin	Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 53, Compatibility=1,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin	ePSXe SPU Core v.1.9.0
CD-ROM Plugin	ePSXe Cdrom plugin
Game Pad Plugin	N / A
Vibration Compatible	The game doesn't have it.
Console Bios Used	SCPH7502

NOTE: This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.

OFFENSE CONTROLS:
Move character: D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
Short Pass: X Button
Long Pass / Centering: Circle Button
Shoot: Square Button
Through Pass: Triangle Button
Dash: R1 Button
Cursor Change: L1 Button
In game strategy: L2 or R2 Button
Score with lob kick: In the penalty area hold L1 then press Square to lob / chip the ball
Options menu / Pause game: Select Button

DEFENSE CONTROLS:
Move character: D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
Press: X Button
Sliding: Circle Button
Keeper Charge: Triangle Button
Dash: R1 Button
Cursor Change: L1 Button
In game strategy: L2 or R2 Button
Options menu / Pause game: Select Button

HEADING CONTROLS (Ball in the air):
Move character: D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
Heading to teammate's feet: X Button
Heading to teammate's head: Circle Button
Straight heading: Square Button
Options menu / Pause game: Select Button

TEAM MANAGEMENT CONTROLS:
Change Formation: L1 or R1 Button
Change Libero, Line, or Sweeper style: Square Button
Change Auto / Manual cursor change: Triangle Button
Strate: Select Button

MISC CODES:
World All Stars Team - Highlight Exhibition and press Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Circle, X, then highlight Germany at the Team Select screen and press R1 + L1 + X.

- Jewel Case Covers
FRONT	BACK	INSIDE

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- Disc Cover
BACK

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- Disc Cover
BACK

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- Disc Cover
EUROPEAN ADVERT

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- Disc Cover
DISC

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NTSC-J:

J.League Jikkyou Winning Eleven 3 [SLPM-86055]

NTSC-U:

ISS Pro 98 [SLUS-00674]

PAL:

ISS Pro 98 [SLES-01264]

Thanks to TOSSEAC for providing the game front & back hires covers.
Thanks to FALINXX for providing the game dutch back hires cover.
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