Title: International Superstar Soccer (ISS)   Developer: Konami   Type: Sports Soccer
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INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR SOCCER (ISS)

"For the uninitiated among us, the ISS series (International Superstar Soccer) has been kicking a ball around since the dawn of 16 bit-consoles. As a new exciting gaming era begins, this is one of the main titles that Konami have contributed towards the launch of PS2"
International Superstar Soccer (ISS)
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Wayne Henry  "I've Read Many Reviews About This Game And Am Disappointed To Find Most Of Them Negative. I Agree That This Title Could Have Delivered More In All Areas But I Really Feel That As It Stands, It's A Challenging Title In It's Own Right. I've Owned The Equivalant Fifa Titles And Find That Although The Control System, Audio And Graphical Content Is In Many Ways Superior To Iss, The Challenge Is Easily Mastered And The Chances Of Losing A Match Diminish Greatly Once You Get Past The Predictive Ai And Proven Set Piece Plays. Iss Presents A Challenge To True Footie Fans In The Respect That The Play Levels Are True To The Sport - Unpredicatable Breaks, True-man Marking And Lethal Ai. I'm Pretty Sure That Once The Control System Is Learned, Iss Can Be A Great Game. My Final Verdict? If You Want A Footie Game With An Easy To Learn Control System And Linear Gameplay, Get Eas Offering. If You Want Something More Challenging, With Unpredictable Gameplay And Pure Realism, Go For Iss - You Won't Be Dissapointed."
Graphics  11/20
Playability  33/50
Sound  8/10
Lastability  18/20
70%
Last updated on 2003-09-12 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 7 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Dan Payne  "This Is An Excellent Footie Game. It May Not Look Brilliant And The Crowd May Chant "the Great Escape" In A Packed Mexico Stadium To The Game Between Andorra And Trinidad & Tobago, But This Game Plays Great. It's Not Like Fifa Where Once You Master It You Can Always Hammer Argentina 11-0 Because There's Always One More Difficulty Level. I Always Admire Football Games Where A 0-0 Draw Is A Possiblity And Not Always One Sided. And Another Thing, Iss Adds The Element Of Timing To Your Play - Miss Time A Header And Alan Shearer Ends Up On His Face And The Big Defender Makes Off With The Ball - Other Games Holding Down "shoot" Will Put The Action Into Affect When The Ball Arrives. I Love It, It May Not Be For Everyone. Dan:p"
Graphics  7/20
Playability  33/50
Sound  5/10
Lastability  18/20
63%
Last updated on 2002-08-08 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 52 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Chris Flynn  "Sorry To Disagree With The General Concensus Here, But I'm Totally Addicted. Sure, The Graphics Aren't Revolutionary, And God Only Knows Who Chris Jones Is, But Once I Sit Down I Can't Tear Myself Away, Which Can Only Be A Good Thing."
Graphics  7/20
Playability  43/50
Sound  8/10
Lastability  20/20
78%
Last updated on 2002-01-17 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 21 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Robert Robinson  "I Have Played Almost All Football (soccer) Games For The Pc, Playstation, Ps2 But For Me This Is One Of The Top Football Games Around.

I Love The Graphics And Sounds But I Think The Game Play Which Is What Makes A Good Game Could Be A Little Better, More Like The Ps1 Version As Most People Would Say."
Graphics  18/20
Playability  20/50
Sound  9/10
Lastability  15/20
62%
Last updated on 2001-09-17 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 21 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Jason Giles  "A Huge Dissapointment When Compared To The Latest Psone Version Of This Game. Sure, I Expected The Commentry To Be Terrible, But Where Has The Brilliant Gameplay Gone ?

The Graphics Are Fine - But Nowhere Nearly As Good As Fifa And The In Game Sounds Do The Job Without Creating Much Atmosphere.

Fingers Crossed For This Years Iss Evolution To Save The Reputation Of This Soccer Series."
Graphics  11/20
Playability  43/50
Sound  5/10
Lastability  15/20
74%
Last updated on 2001-08-07 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 52 days.
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GRAPHICS:
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SOUND:
Makes little use of the CD capacity and audio hardware
Functional sounds that compliment the on-screen action
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Sounds like this were never thought possible on this console

PLAY-ABILITY (The way the game actually plays)
No fun to play, control is bad, gameplay lacks ideas
Offers moderate enjoyment but lacks a reason to play regularly
Quality title that has all the features you would expect
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Little room for improvement and the best game of its type
Introduces new gameplay aspects not thought possible for this console

LAST-ABILITY
Wouldn't even buy for your worst enemy
Life-span would be a short rental period
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Has the potential to still be played regularly weeks from now
This will remain a popular game in your collection for months
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