International Superstar Soccer 2 

Victory pass line shining on the pitch!

When International Superstar Soccer 2000 came out on N64, over on PS1 and PS2,Konami decided to start the naming from scratch, giving the games numbers instead of dates. I can only guess that this was done to try and get more long-term sales, as people don’t want a sports game from an older date, so someone may see this on a store shelf and not know it’s older.

The “next gen” versions also seem to have given up on clubs, reverting back to only having international teams, giving far fewer options to the teams you can play as and the kind of tournaments you can have – even if they didn’t use the name Manchester United, fans still want to be their off-brand version.

As for the core gameplay, I’m not a huge fan. Passing seems very temperamental and I found myself passing in the completely wrong direction to nobody. Players also hate trying to get into space, and seem afraid of going into the box unless you dance around in there for a bit to egg them on. This doesn’t come close to the enjoyment of the games on N64.

Fine

After playing the improved, but still wretchedly fault-ridden FIFA Road to the World Cup (EA have yet to make their next FIFA game available to us, but we all know what to expect), and then then the nut-numbing Virtua Striker v2002 in NGC/66, this is like upgrading fomr a place on the terraces at Hull to a director’s box at Old Trafford.

Tim Weaver, NGC Magazine #68

Remake or remaster?

I think ISS 2000 is still the best ISS game for Konami to look back on.

Official Ways to get the game

There is no official way to get International Superstar Soccer 2.

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