12DOVE Verdict
Pros
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Retains feel of PS2 version
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Engaging gameplay
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Wi-fi multiplayer's pretty fun
Cons
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Less depth than the console version
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Graphics are pretty lame
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Can't tweak formations on the fly
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Winning Eleven is a riotous success on PSP, but howdoes the classy soccer sim translate to the humble DS?
First impressions are positive; look past the basic graphics and you can definitely tell this comes from the Konami soccer stable, as passing is decent, one-twos are deadly and this retains the essential feel of the PS2 version.
Unfortunately, WE07 DS is way too one-dimensional to engage your attentions for long. It's super-hard to score long strikes and even when you skin your marker and whip in a cross it's invariably headed clear by a bruising center back.
Before long, your repertoire of attacks simply consists of threaded through passes- and once you've gotten inside the box it's almost a given that you'll tuck it neatly away past the execrable excuse for a goalkeeper, however impossible the angle might seem.
More info
| Genre | Sports |
| Description | It may not have the FIFA license, but in places of the world where "soccer" is pronounced "football," this game reigns supreme. |
| Platform | "DS","PS2","PSP","Xbox 360","PC" |
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