Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007

 Xbox 360
  • Publisher: Konami
  • Release Date: Feb 6, 2007
  • Also On: PC
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
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  1. Times Online
    100
    In PES6 you can make a sliding tackle and come up with the ball, and the AI has been greatly improved. The passing and shooting have been made harder to master and the players’ movement off the ball is better.
  2. Planet Xbox 360
    91
    Pro Evolution Soccer can once again chant “We are top of the league” thanks to yet another dazzling performance.
  3. RewiredMind
    90
    The best football game available for any format. Period.
  5. The Sydney Morning Herald
    90
    Owners of an Xbox 360 have a right to feel a little miffed that their version isn't identical to the PS2 but Pro Evo 6 is still top of the table.
  6. Pelit (Finland)
    87
    Looks a little better than the previous incarnations but is mostly quite familiar. The lacking editing possibilities of the 360 version are a disappointment, but the game itself is still as fun as ever. [Dec 2006]
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  7. Xbox World Australia
    85
    One of the finest soccer games I have played. Everything when playing a match feels fantastic. Scoring goals takes hard work, and when you do you feel as though you really have earned it.
  8. GameSpot
    81
    Konami's seminal football game finally makes its way to the Xbox 360, but it doesn't fulfil many next-generation ambitions.
  9. Boomtown
    80
    If all you want to do is play football with friends then PES will still provide you with everything you need. Just don’t go expecting miracles as it is still very much another evolution in the series, we might have to wait until next year for the revolution.
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  10. Eurogamer
    80
    What we have is solid, and refinements could propel it back to glory, but really it's high time we started over from scratch...It's hard not to think that the series has taken a noticeable step backwards at a time when EA's busy taking giant steps with "FIFA."
  11. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    80
    It looks the same, plays the same, feels the same and, praise the lord, actually is the same. Maybe a bit too 'the same' if you've played it every year for the last five years, but still. It'll do.
  12. Total Video Games
    80
    Although the game's presentation is markedly improved, it seems as though we'll have to wait until Pro Evolution Soccer 7 marks its appearance on the PlayStation3 before we really see what Seabass can muster with the next-generation.
  13. games(TM)
    80
    Given the sports simulations that have decorated 360 so far, there’s an inescapable sense of yearning for what could have been. An evolution is no longer enough. [Dec 2006, p.110]
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  14. AceGamez
    80
    A big letdown in many ways - it simply should have been so much better.
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  15. X-ONE Magazine UK
    80
    Gripes about PES prove a modern-day "Princess and the Pea" story. The general excellence of the game's simulation serves to unduly highlight one measly kilobite of pure devil's armpit. [Issue 13, p.96]
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  16. Xboxic
    80
    While EA’s effort is admirable and the improvement is notable, PES6 just has an undeniable superiority in its depth in gameplay, which will always beat graphical dominance.

Awards & Rankings

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#44 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2007
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#85 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2007
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#58 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2007

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User Score
6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 34
  3. Negative: 10 out of 34
  1. gamingisgreat
    Jul 14, 2015
    9
    PES 6 is a very slight downgrade from the remarkable PES 4 and PES 5,but it's still an awesome game.Licensing has gotten better with officialPES 6 is a very slight downgrade from the remarkable PES 4 and PES 5,but it's still an awesome game.Licensing has gotten better with official Ligue 1 teams licensed,but the unlicensed Bundesliga is gone,however Bayern Munich are back and licensed.

    Gameplay is as solid as all the previous titles in the series,the game takes a framerate hit an odd time but never really affects gameplay.

    Sound is meh,crowd noises just aren't loud enough to make yourself think it's a football match.

    Game Modes are identical to PES 5.

    Overall,PES 6 still remains superior to FIFA 07.    … Full Review »
  2. JimmyS.
    Aug 22, 2007
    10
    This is the best football/soccer video game made to date. It takes up all my video game playing time. Very addictive, realistic game play. This is the best football/soccer video game made to date. It takes up all my video game playing time. Very addictive, realistic game play. Master league is awesome and online play is a blast. This game is by FAR the best and most realistic sports video game, period.… Full Review »
  3. StevenT.
    Apr 25, 2007
    9
    I think this game is about as good as it can be given the limits caused by licensing. The gameplay and matchplay have all improved but it is I think this game is about as good as it can be given the limits caused by licensing. The gameplay and matchplay have all improved but it is hard to ignore the lack of edit modes and save replay functions. These issues are all that stop this game from being a 10 in my opinion and (on the pitch at least) it will be hard to make pes 7 much better.… Full Review »
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