What has been indicated through Konami's dealer price listings around a month ago has finally been confirmed officially. Konami's record selling soccer series is going into round nine, kicking off on August 4th, 2005 (once more just around one year after release of the previous Winning Eleven release).
Soccer enthusiasts for sure won't want to miss out on this year's update which once again contains several fine tunings, making this world-beating series even better.
First improvements have been announced so far:
Improved online play with less noticeable lags. (Online play may not be suitable for usage outside of Japan!)
New weather condition: Snow. You will see breath coming from the players' mouths to add realism.
Nippon Challenge Go for 2006 Mode (Take the Japanese national team to the World Cup).
Improved way players move on the pitch.
New motions have been added for an even more realistic game play.
New Master League additions.
New "Memorial Match" funtion.
Two new positions: Wing Back and Second Top.
Jon Kabira replaced by Tsuyoshi Kitazawa as commentator.
Preorders for Konami's highly anticipated Winning Eleven 9 for PlayStation2™ are open to ship on August 4th at US$ 62.90 (which includes a 2 dollar preorder discount for early reservations). Early preorders for this title are also expected to ship around 2-3 days prior street date.
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