Software:Pro Evolution Soccer 5

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Short description: 2005 video game
Pro Evolution Soccer 5
European cover art featuring Chelsea's John Terry and Arsenal's Thierry Henry
Developer(s)Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
Publisher(s)Konami
SeriesPro Evolution Soccer
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Portable, Xbox
Release
Genre(s)Sports (football)
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (abbreviated PES 5), known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 9 in Japan and North America (sometimes mislabeled as World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 International), is a 2005 football sports simulation video game developed and produced by Konami as part of the Pro Evolution Soccer series.

Featuring Arsenal and Chelsea it is the first release of the series which offered fully licensed clubs from the Premier League, which is one of the 3 unlicensed leagues of the game. There are also 3 licensed leagues just like in the predecessor Pro Evolution Soccer 4. The game also includes 3 fully licensed leagues, which are the Spanish Liga Española, the Dutch Eredivisie and the Italian Serie A (with the exception of Cagliari). Like its predecessors, the Japanese J.League license is limited to Japanese version releases.

As with previous versions, the game features an edit mode allowing the player to edit certain elements of the game. It was the last release to feature the German Bundesliga (in the game as German League) before it was replaced by a generic league due to Konami losing the license for subsequent releases.

Pro Evolution Soccer 5 marked the series' first appearance on the PSP. The game was also the first in the series to feature online play for the PlayStation 2 outside of Japan. Within online play, statistics and league points are stored on the server for each game played. These points determine a team's (player's) position within the five online divisions. PES 5 was succeeded by Pro Evolution Soccer 6, which was released in 2006. In line with other online-enabled games on the Xbox, multiplayer on Xbox Live was available to players until 15 April 2010. Pro Evolution Soccer 5 is now playable online again on the replacement Xbox Live servers called Insignia.[2][3]

The Japanese version features both Zico and Shunsuke Nakamura.[4]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PCPS2PSPXbox
EGMN/A8/10[5]6.5/10[6]8/10[5]
EurogamerN/A9/10[7]8/10[8]N/A
Game InformerN/A8.5/10[9]7.5/10[10]8.5/10[9]
GameProN/AStarStarStarStarHalf star[11]N/AN/A
GameRevolutionN/AA−[12]N/AA−[12]
GameSpot9.1/10[13]9.1/10[14]8.8/10[15]9.1/10[14]
GameSpyN/AStarStarStarStarHalf star[16]StarStarStarStar[17]StarStarStarStarHalf star[18]
GameZoneN/A9/10[19]N/A9.3/10[20]
IGNN/A8.8/10[21]7.8/10[22]8.8/10[21]
OPM (US)N/AStarStarStarStarHalf star[23]StarStarStarStar[24]N/A
OXM (US)N/AN/AN/A8.5/10[25]
Detroit Free PressN/AN/AStarStar[26]N/A
USA Today9.5/10[27]9.5/10[27]8.5/10[27]9.5/10[27]
Aggregate score
Metacritic(US) 90/100[28]
(EU) 89/100[29]		(EU) 92/100[30]
(US) 89/100[31]		(EU) 79/100[32]
(US) 78/100[33]		(US) 89/100[34]
(EU) 87/100[35]

Sales

In Japan, Winning Eleven 9 sold 1,125,464 units for the PlayStation 2, making it one of Japan's top five best-selling games of 2005.[36] It went on to sell 1,206,483 units for the PlayStation 2 in Japan.[37] In France, it was the best-selling game of 2005.[38]

In the United Kingdom, the PlayStation 2 version of Pro Evolution Soccer 5 received a "Double Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[39] indicating sales of at least 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[40] It sold more than 800,000 copies in the United Kingdom,[41] making it the UK's second best-selling game of 2005 (below rival FIFA 06).[42] This adds up to more than 2,006,483 units sold in Japan and the United Kingdom.

Reviews

The U.S. PC and European PlayStation 2 versions received "universal acclaim" from critics, while the rest received "generally favorable" reviews on all platforms in both regions according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[28][31][34][29][30][32][33][35]

USA Today gave the PS2, Xbox and PC versions a score of nine-and-a-half stars out of ten and said it was "not only the ideal soccer simulation, but perhaps one of the top sports game out there. Accessibility and authentic play will attract both old and new fans alike."[27] However, it gave the PSP version a score of eight-and-a-half stars and said that it "loses a few key features, but retains the fun play and the sport’s overall spirit."[27] The Sydney Morning Herald gave the game four-and-a-half stars out of five and said that the AI "is a harder nut to crack, requiring more thoughtful passing to open up your opponent before you strike. So long as you're thinking like a footballer, you're going to score goals."[43] Maxim also gave it a score of nine out of ten and said that it "returns to the field to affirm its ball-kicking dominance. And thanks to its new online mode, your ears will be ringing 'goooal!' for days."[44] However, Detroit Free Press gave the PSP version a score of two stars out of four and said that "with fewer buttons on the PSP than on a standard console game pad and only one analog stick to play with, the game's hallmark -- its deep, precise controls -- feels a bit muted."[26]

References

  1. ↑ "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 Release Information for PSP". http://www.gamefaqs.com/psp/921912-world-soccer-winning-eleven-9/data. 
  2. ↑ "Insignia - Pro Evolution Soccer 5" (in en). https://insignia.live/games/4b4e0030. 
  3. ↑ Xbox, Pure (2023-11-16). "Xbox Live 1.0 Replacement 'Insignia' Now Supports 150 Games" (in en-GB). https://www.purexbox.com/news/2023/11/xbox-live-1-0-replacement-insignia-now-supports-150-games. 
  4. ↑ "ソニーが基本的に好き。|スマホタブレットからカメラまで情報満載" (in ja). 26 June 2005. https://kunkoku.jp/26424589.html. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 EGM staff (March 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (PS2, Xbox)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (201). 
  6. ↑ EGM staff (March 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (PSP)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (201): 113. 
  7. ↑ Bramwell, Tom (October 21, 2005). "Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (PS2)". http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_pes5_ps2. 
  8. ↑ Bramwell, Tom (November 25, 2005). "Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (PSP)". http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_pes5_psp. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Kato, Matthew (February 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (PS2, Xbox)". Game Informer (154): 103. http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/92F9D558-A837-49F9-B64B-49A270BDD981.htm. Retrieved April 3, 2015. 
  10. ↑ Kato, Matthew (March 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (PSP)". Game Informer (155): 118. http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200603/R06.0404.1150.01187.htm. Retrieved April 3, 2015. 
  11. ↑ Funky Zealot (February 7, 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/51837.shtml. Retrieved April 4, 2015. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Reilly, Mike (February 17, 2006). "[World Soccer] Winning Eleven 9 Review (PS2, Xbox)". Game Revolution. http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/winning-eleven-9. 
  13. ↑ Calvert, Justin (May 24, 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 Review (PC; mislabeled as "PSP"; score mislabeled as "8")". http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/world-soccer-winning-eleven-9-review/1900-6151801/. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Calvert, Justin (February 9, 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 Review (PS2, Xbox)". http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/world-soccer-winning-eleven-9-review/1900-6144017/. 
  15. ↑ Calvert, Justin (February 10, 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 Review (PSP)". http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/world-soccer-winning-eleven-9-review/1900-6144108/. 
  16. ↑ McGarvey, Sterling (February 10, 2006). "GameSpy: World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (PS2)". GameSpy. http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/winning-eleven-9/688017p1.html. 
  17. ↑ McGarvey, Sterling (February 13, 2006). "GameSpy: World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (PSP)". GameSpy. http://psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/world-soccer-winning-eleven-9/688443p1.html. 
  18. ↑ McGarvey, Sterling (February 10, 2006). "GameSpy: World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (Xbox)". GameSpy. http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/world-soccer-winning-eleven-9/688361p1.html. 
  19. ↑ Hobbs, Ronnie (April 6, 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 International [sic] – PS2 – Review". GameZone. http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/world_soccer_winning_eleven_9_international_ps2_review. 
  20. ↑ Grabowski, Dakota (July 24, 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 International [sic] – XB – Review". GameZone. http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/world_soccer_winning_eleven_9_international_xb_review. 
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Miller, Jonathan (February 6, 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 International [sic] (PS2, Xbox)". http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/02/07/world-soccer-winning-eleven-9-international. 
  22. ↑ Carlos, Juan; Miller, Jonathan (February 6, 2006). "[World Soccer] Winning Eleven 9 (PSP)". http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/02/06/winning-eleven-9. 
  23. ↑ "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (PS2)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. March 2006. 
  24. ↑ "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (PSP)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 93. March 2006. 
  25. ↑ "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9". Official Xbox Magazine: 74. March 2006. 
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Huschka, Ryan (March 5, 2006). "'World Soccer Winning Eleven 9' (PSP)". Detroit Free Press. http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060305/ENT06/603050329/1044. 
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.5 Molina, Brett (March 1, 2006). "'Winning Eleven 9' is a huge kick". USA Today. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2006-03-01-winning-eleven_x.htm. 
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (pc: 2006): Reviews". http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/worldsoccerwinningeleven9. 
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 "Pro Evolution Soccer 5 for PC Reviews [mislabeled as "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9"]". https://www.metacritic.com/game/world-soccer-winning-eleven-9/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 "Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (ps2: 2005): Reviews". http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps2/proevolutionsoccer5. 
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (ps2: 2006): Reviews". http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps2/worldsoccerwinningeleven9. 
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 "Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (psp: 2005): Reviews". http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/psp/proevolutionsoccer5. 
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 for PSP Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/world-soccer-winning-eleven-9/critic-reviews/?platform=psp. 
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 for Xbox Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/world-soccer-winning-eleven-9/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox. 
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 "Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (xbx: 2005): Reviews". http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbx/proevolutionsoccer5. 
  36. ↑ "2005 Top 100 Best Selling Japanese Console Games". http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell2005.shtml. 
  37. ↑ "Game Search". Famitsu. https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/game-search. 
  38. ↑ Lemaire, Oscar. "Animal Crossing New Horizons est le jeu vidéo le plus vendu de l'année 2020 en France en physique" (in fr). Ludostrie. https://twitter.com/oscarlemaire/status/1348910281544634369. 
  39. ↑ "ELSPA Sales Awards: Double Platinum". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. http://www.elspa.com:80/?i=3945. 
  40. ↑ Caoili, Eric (November 26, 2008). "ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK". Gamasutra. https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php. 
  41. ↑ Reed, Kristan (3 May 2006). "2005 UK Sales Review". http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/a_uksalesreview_part1. 
  42. ↑ "Appendix B: Top 10 software". Unlimited learning: Computer and video games in the learning landscape. European Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA). 2006. p. 51. https://www.org.id.tue.nl/IFIP-TC14/documents/ELSPA-report-2006.pdf#page=53. Retrieved 16 October 2021. 
  43. ↑ Fish, Eliot (October 29, 2005). "Goooooooal!". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/news/games/goooooooal/2005/10/25/1130006117088.html. 
  44. ↑ Donahoe, Michael (February 7, 2006). "World Soccer Winning Eleven 9". Maxim. http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews.aspx?p_id=11398. Retrieved April 3, 2015. 
  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

Features

Edits and submissions to the site (including screenshots, box art, developer information, game summaries, and more) go through a verification process of fact-checking by volunteer "approvers".[2] This lengthy approval process after submission can range from minutes to days or months.[3] The most commonly used sources are the video game's website, packaging, and credit screens. There is a published standard for game information and copy-editing.[4] A ranking system allows users to earn points for contributing accurate information.[5]

Registered users can rate and review games. Users can create private or public "have" and "want" lists, which can generate a list of games available for trade with other registered users. The site contains an integrated forum. Each listed game can have its own sub-forum.

History

Logo used until March 2014

MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999, by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt, and joined by David Berk 18 months later, the three of which had been friends since high school.[6][7] Leonard had the idea of sharing information about computer games with a larger audience. The database began with information about games for IBM PC compatibles, relying on the founders' personal collections. Eventually, the site was opened up to allow general users to contribute information.[5] In a 2003 interview, Berk emphasized MobyGames' dedication to taking video games more seriously than broader society and to preserving games for their important cultural influence.[5]

In mid-2010, MobyGames was purchased by GameFly for an undisclosed amount.[8] This was announced to the community post factum , and the site's interface was given an unpopular redesign.[7] A few major contributors left, refusing to do volunteer work for a commercial website.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025} On December 18, 2013, MobyGames was acquired by Jeremiah Freyholtz, owner of Blue Flame Labs (a San Francisco-based game and web development company) and VGBoxArt (a site for fan-made video game box art).[9] Blue Flame Labs reverted MobyGames' interface to its pre-overhaul look and feel,[10] and for the next eight years, the site was run by Freyholtz and Independent Games Festival organizer Simon Carless.[7]

On November 24, 2021, Atari SA announced a potential deal with Blue Flame Labs to purchase MobyGames for $1.5 million.[11] The purchase was completed on 8 March 2022, with Freyholtz remaining as general manager.[12][13][14] Over the next year, the financial boost given by Atari led to a rework of the site being built from scratch with a new backend codebase, as well as updates improving the mobile and desktop user interface.[1] This was accomplished by investing in full-time development of the site instead of its previously part-time development.[15]

In 2024, MobyGames began offering a paid "Pro" membership option for the site to generate additional revenue.[16] Previously, the site had generated income exclusively through banner ads and (from March 2014 onward) a small number of patrons via the Patreon website.[17]

See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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