International Superstar Soccer Pro 98

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International Superstar Soccer Pro 98
PlayStation Cover of International Superstar Soccer Pro 98 (NTSC USA version).jpeg
North American cover art featuring Carlos Valderrama
Developer(s) Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
Publisher(s) Konami
Director(s) Shingo Takatsuka
Producer(s) Kazuhisa Hashimoto
Composer(s) Shinji Enomoto
Kosuke Soeda
Nobuhiko Matsufuji
Hideki Kasai
Akira Yamaoka
Series International Superstar Soccer
Winning Eleven
Platform(s) PlayStation
ReleaseJ.League Jikkyō Winning Eleven 3
  • JP: December 11, 1997
International Superstar Soccer Pro 98
  • JP: May 28, 1998
  • NA: August 21, 1998 [1]
  • EU: September 1998
  • JP: November 12, 1998 (Final Ver.)
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

International Superstar Soccer Pro 98 [a] [b] is a football video game which follows International Superstar Soccer Pro developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo. The Japanese version was re-released in late 1998 as Winning Eleven 3: Final Version with some slight improvements, such as a wider camera option. In Japan, a version of the game featuring only J-League clubs was released in December 1998 titled J-League Jikkyō Winning Eleven '98-'99.

Contents

The English commentary for the game is provided by Tony Gubba.

Although it lacked FIFPro licence, the European releases featured Italian striker Fabrizio Ravanelli along with German goalkeeper Andreas Koepke (on German, French and Spanish releases) or English midfielder Paul Ince (on British and Italian releases) on the cover, and the North American release featured Colombian player Carlos Valderrama. The game shares the same cover arts and North American release date with the Nintendo 64 game International Superstar Soccer 98 (and Game Boy's International Superstar Soccer) [1] but they are individual iterations of different game franchises, only released with similar name. This is a characteristic also shared with the previous game, ISS Pro .

Game modes

The features six different game modes. Modes existing in previous version have been developed and the two new have been added.

Teams

Although team line-ups were to reflect 1998 FIFA World Cup squads there are some inconsistencies. For example, players named 'Rabanilli' (representing Fabrizio Ravanelli for Italy), 'Romedio' (representing Romario for Brazil), 'Zabie' (representing Zague for Mexico) or 'Ber' (representing Ibrahim Ba for France) did not participate in the final tournament. Some players in the game of both qualified and non-qualified teams had initially retired for their team one year before the 1998 World Cup. For example, Carlos Hermosillo ('Hermoss') of Mexico had retired from international football in 1997.

Europe

Africa

South America

North America

Asia

Oceania

Others

Winning Eleven 3: Final Ver.

The Japanese release, Winning Eleven 3, was re-released in late 1998 as Winning Eleven 3: Final Ver. The major changes and improvements have been focused on graphic and statistical updates rather than on engine itself. The most significant differences from the original are:

Konami Code support

Every version of ISS Pro 98 / Winning Eleven 3 supports a variation of the Konami Code. When used at the main menu, the player can unlock a special team to be used in Exhibition Matches.

Reception

The game received favorable reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. [2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 28 out of 40 for J.League Jikkyō Winning Eleven 3, [9] 30 out of 40 for World Soccer Jikkyō Winning Eleven 3: World Cup France '98, [8] and 31 out of 40 for the latter's Final Version edition. [7] GamePro said, "With their superior all-around package, the FIFA games will still reign supreme for most, but ISS[ sic ] certainly deserves a look from soccer fans everywhere." [15] [d]

The game was a bestseller in the UK [16] and Japan. [17]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Officially abbreviated as ISS Pro 98, sometimes called International Superstar Soccer '98
  2. ↑ Released in Japan in three editions: J.League Jikkyō Winning Eleven 3 (Jリーグ実況ウイニングイレブン３, J Rīgu Jikkyō Wingu Irebun 3), World Soccer Jikkyō Winning Eleven 3: World Cup France '98 (ワールドサッカー 実況ウイニングイレブン3 〜ワールドカップ フランス'98〜, Wārudo Sakkā Jikkyō Wingu Irebun 3 〜Wārudo Kappu Furansu '98〜) and World Soccer Jikkyō Winning Eleven 3 Final Ver. (ワールドサッカー 実況ウイニングイレブン3 〜Final Ver.〜, Wārudo Sake Jikkyō Wingu Irebun 3 〜Final Ver.〜)
  3. ↑ Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 8/10, one gave it 9/10, and the other gave it 7.5/10.
  4. ↑ GamePro gave the game 4.5/5 for graphics, 3.5/5 for sound, and two 4/5 scores for control and fun factor.

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