ISS PRO EVOLUTION 2
Official Title  ISS Pro Evolution 2
Common Title  ISS Pro Evolution 2
Serial Number(s)  SLES-03321
Region  PAL
Genre / Style  Sports  / Soccer

Developer  Konami
Publisher  Konami
Date Released  23 February 2001
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SLES-03321
Serial Number In Disc SLES-03321
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 12
( 1 Data Track &
11 Audio Tracks )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
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( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
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( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover
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English

French

German
Menus and gameplay are in Multi-3 (English, French & German)

Released in Europe this March, Konami's ISS Pro Evolution 2 is the sequel to ISS Pro Evolution which itself was released in North America and Europe about a year ago. Programmed by Konami's KCET team, ISSPE2 (also known as 'Winning Eleven 2000 U23 Medal heno Chousen' in Japan) improves upon its brilliant predecessor in almost every aspect and sets the standard for soccer games to come.

In ISSPE the franchise-like Master League consisted of one 16-team division comprised of European club teams. KCET have now added 8 more teams (including two South American teams) and a second division. The featured teams are Liverpool, Manchester United, Leeds, Arsenal, Chelsea, Juventus, Inter, Lazio, Fiorentina, Milan, Parma, Roma, West Ham, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Valencia, Monaco, Marseille, Ajax, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, River Plate, and Vasco de Gama. The inclusion of mediocre West Ham is incredibly puzzling, and I would much rather have seen Deportivo, Schalke, PSV, or Boca Juniors featured instead.

There are 8 teams in Division 2, and 16 teams in Division 1. You start in Division 2, and as you've probably guessed by now you have to finish in the top two in Division 2 to get promoted up to Division 1, while the bottom two teams in Division 1 get relegated down to Division 2. The club teams in each division can be chosen randomly by the CPU, or you can allocate the teams yourself.

The rosters for both the club and international teams are accurate up till about Euro 2000. This is a shame because you still have Alan Shearer captaining England, Luis Figo is still with Barca, Aimar is still playing for River, and Batigol isn't yet playing for Roma; to mention a few of the disappointments. Thankfully, the authenticity in the player models, team formations, strategies, and the way individual players behave more than make-up for the dated rosters. Just as in ISSPE players and teams behave just like their real-life counterparts; when you play Brazil both Roberto Carlos and Cafu terrorize you down the wings, while Zidane and Davids dominate in Juve's midfield.

Finally, there are a plethora of pre-game options, such as setting the length of halves, the weather conditions, time of day, stadium, difficulty and kit clashing. You can also now make substitutions at the end of halves and whenever there is a stoppage of play as opposed to ISSPE where you had to announce the substitution before the stoppage of play occurred. Also returning is the Edit Mode where you can adjust the player's names and attributes, and you can also create players and assign them to teams. You can also now buy created players for your Master League team. The ability to save replays also makes a return, however I just wish the replay buffer was longer because the intricate build-up to goals is often just as impressive as the finish.

  Manufacturer's description:

ISS Pro Evolution 2 is packed full of improvements. Matches are now even more fluid and true to life. Pitches are bigger and player movements much more comprehensive, giving the feeling of amazingly open gameplay. Characters have even more skills at their disposal, but shooting and passing now comes down to competence of the player.

  Features:
  • Third person perspectives
  • 3D Graphics
  • Soccer theme.
Number Of Players  1 or 2 Players
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  1-8 Blocks
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  Yes ( 1 to 4 Players )
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v1.9.0
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= 63, 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.
 

 DEFENSE CONTROLS:
  Move player - Left Analog Stick or D-Pad 
  Soft tackle, sometimes - push (especially from behind) - X Button 
  Header to low pass - X Button + D-Pad 
  Blocking tackle (when opponent tries to shoot) - X Button 
  Sliding tackle- Circle Button 
  Blocking-sliding-tackle (when opponent tries to shoot) - Circle Button 
  Ball cleaning header - Square Button 
  Ball cleaning shot - Square Button 
  Call out the keeper (hold the button when defending) - Triangle Button 
  Faster reaction of keeper (after opponents shot) - Triangle Button 
  Switch(change) player - L1 Button 
  Sprint (Run) - R1 Button 
  Option menu - Start Button 
  Switch to offensive (home) or to defensive (away) style - R2 Button + Circle Button 
  Switch to defensive (home) or offensive (away) style - R2 Button + Square Button 
  Switch tactics in professional mode - L2 Button + X, Circle, Square or Triangle Buttons 

 OFFENSE CONTROLS:
  Move player - Left Analog Stick or D-Pad 
  Pass - X Button 
  Header to low pass - X Button + D-Pad 
  Long ball - Circle Button 
  Crossing (near from opponents penalty area) - Circle Button 
  Through pass - Triangle Button 
  Shoot / Header / Special Moves - Square Button 
  Sprint (Run) - R1 Button 
  Special button (combining button) - L1 Button 
  Option menu - Start Button 
  Switch to offensive (home) or to defensive (away) style - R2 Button + Circle Button 
  Switch to defensive (home) or offensive (away) style - R2 Button + Square Button 
  Switch tactics in professional mode - L2 Button + X, Circle, Square or Triangle Buttons 

 

 MISC CODES:
  Hidden Teams (Euro and World All-Star Teams) -  Complete the International Cup. Difficulty and length do not matter. Save your game.
  Hidden Teams (Euro and World Classics Teams) -  Complete the League Mode at any difficulty and length. Save your game..
 
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