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Pro Evolution Soccer

Pro Evolution Soccer, often abbreviated as PES and also known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 5 in Japan, is a football sports simulation video game released in 2001. It is the first installment of Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer series. Winning Eleven 5 Final Evolution was also released in Japan after the release of Pro Evolution Soccer in Europe.

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Pro Evolution Soccer

Date
2001
Publisher
Konami
Genre
association football video game

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Pro Evolution Soccer, often abbreviated as PES and also known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 5 in Japan, is a football sports simulation video game released in 2001. It is the first installment of Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer series. Winning Eleven 5 Final Evolution was also released in Japan after the release of Pro Evolution Soccer in Europe.

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  1. 01Making and history
  2. 02Reception, influence and legacy
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