Winning Eleven 2000 Road to the medal of U-23 version 1.0 (09/27/2000) by Nico Soe (n_soe@yahoo.com) Standard Winning Eleven logo, players are Copyright 2000 Konami. Game is Copyright 2000 Konami and Copyright 2000 Sony Computer Entertainment. Unofficial FAQ is Copyright 2000 Nico Soe. FAQ/Strategy Guide for Sony PlayStation ============================================================================= ============================================================================= by Nico Soe version 1.0 09/27/00 email: n_soe@yahoo.com version history: *version 1.0 - first version - actually, I used my old WE4 faq as the base, that's why this faq looked similar with it ^_^' - a little more to come, wait for the next update! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER ========== This FAQ is protected by international law. This FAQ cannot be changed, cannot be disturbed in any ways. This FAQ CAN ONLY BE REPRODUCED ELECTRONICALY for PERSONAL USE only. This FAQ (and any part of this FAQ, even a little part) cannot be used for any profitable or promotional purpose. This FAQ (and any part of this FAQ) cannot be used at any websites without permission from me, the author. In addition, I have the right to have this document removed from any site in anytime I wish. This FAQ is available ONLY FOR www.gamefaqs.com. Plagiarism of this FAQ is prohibited. Copyright (C) 2000, Nico Soe. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOME WORDS TO SAY ================= Yup, finally Konami has released its latest version of the popular Jikkyou Winning Eleven series, pheww, what a long wait. This game has been improved in many aspects, better graphic (has the same quality as Winning Eleven 2000-J-League version), better sounds (the ball sound looks real this time), and hiya!!, and improved master league. What I hate from this game is only one thing, the players move slower. After all, it's still a great game to play. Then, what makes you waiting? Just kick the ball and play! As usual, you can send your comments (constructive comments only) or questions to me. Maybe it will took a long time for me to reply it (no guarantee, sometimes I just can't reply your comments, critics or questions since I'm a very busy person and have a lot of another works to do). And unfortunately there's no guarantee that I can answer your questions or solving your problems. Read this FAQ carefully before you send a question to me, many hints are already inserted in many sections. Any email asking about things that already explained in this FAQ will be ignored (if I'm in a good mood, I will answer it, and if I'm not, I will delete it). The latest version of this FAQ can be found at: - www.gamefaqs.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS ======== - Basic introduction - Control guide. - The basic you should master. Passing. Shooting. Freekick and shooting freekick. Corner kick. - Common playing type. - Formation. - Strategy. - Tips. - Player edit. - Cup section. - Credits. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIC INTRODUCTION ================== This game is now using a Japanese text format in almost all of its menus. For you who can't read Japanese, it can be a little problem, especially when you play the game for the first time. That's why I decided to write this section. After many logos of the developer and publisher, you'll come in the title screen (well, no more great FMV). Press start and you will be given choice to load your latest save file --2 blocks of your memory card, skip that section if you want), after that you will enter the main screen. Here the list of all menus in that screen: (note: O = confirm button, X = cancel button) --------- Main menu ========= - Friendly match -->(press O)--> - Normal team match - Normal team penalty kick - U-23 team match - U-23 team penalty kick - All star match - Load master league team - League ---------->(press O)--> - New game - Load game - Cup ------------->(press O)--> - New game -->(press O)--> - Free choice - European cup - African cup - American cup - Asian cup - Konami cup - Load game - Olympic game ---->(press O)--> - Premilinary round (Japan only) - Final round - Load game - Master league --->(press O)--> - New game - Load game - Training -------->(press O)--> - Normal team - U-23 team - Master league team - Option ---------->(press O)--> - Save and load setting - Edit player - Cup gallery - Controler setup - Config setting(commentary, bgm, etc.) - Screen setup - Miscellaneous --------------- Match type menu =============== Enter the match, choose your controller mode (single, dual, or as manager). After that, choose your favorite team. After you choose your team, match type menu screen will appears. You can select the type of your costume, your enemy level, etc. Anyway, here the list map of it: - Match type - Costume type/match weather - Match time <5, 10, 15, 20, 25, or 30 minutes> - Enemy level - Extra time /normal /Golden goal /Penalty kick - Stadium <15 stadiums + 1 club house + random selection> - Costume ---------- Match menu ========== Before enter the field, you have your opportunity to prepare you squad. Here the list of what appeared in the match menu: - Start match - Squad formation - Confyg setup (bgm, commentary level, etc.) - Controller (single, dual, manager, auto/manual[by pressing S]) - Exit match Choose 'formation' and enter the formation menu screen (before that you will be given choice to edit your formation manually or load your saved formation file). Here the maplist of it: - Finish (choose this after you finish editing your squad) - Member change - Kicker select - Captain select - Formation change -->(press O)--> - Formation type - Defense type - Awareness - Position edit - Set strategy -->(press O)--> - Strategy edit (professional/normal) - Offense/defense type (manual, auto defense, auto normal, auto offense) - Formation copy -------------------------- Match menu (while playing) ========================== - Resume game - Formation (manually, saved file) - Camera angle - Indicator edit -->press O)--> - Field radar - Info and offense indicator - Time indicator - Score indicator - Strategy indicator - Speed - Config setup - Exit match ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTROL GUIDE ============= First of all, you must understand your controller perfectly. This is the easiest way to master this game. What I will explain here is only in playing control. For all other game control, replay control, option control, you can learn by yourself, I don't need to explain them here. Control button -------------- note: T = Triangle, S = Square, X = X button, C = Circle, R1, L1, R2, L2, D-pad = directional pad of your controller ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-pad : - moving your player (yeah right, I think you already knew it) T : - through pass - make your goalkeeper rushing out (while defending) S : - normal shooting --with power gauge - shooting header (in opponent area, penalty box) - clear a ball/clear a crossing/defending header (in your area) call other nearest player to chase an enemy player/chase 2/ double defense (while defending) X : - short passing - passing header - easy tackle (ball not in possession) - chasing an enemy player/chase 1 --sometime causing a push - chasing a wild ball (while pressing with R1) C : - crossing (if you in crossing area, there will no power gauge while you crossing a ball. In this case, by pressing it repeatedly, will change your cross into a low cross. Faster you press it repeatedly, more low your cross will be) - sliding tackle (ball not in possession) - high passing --with power gauge - clear a ball (while defending) R1 : - running (tab front while running for rushing dribble) L1 : - switch to other nearest player to the ball (ball not in possession) R2 : - hold this, then press S or C to more defensive or to more offensive L2 : - hold this then press T or S or X or C to set your strategy (in professional mode) L1,L1 : - dribbling skill (ball in possession, while you're not running) L1+T : - lob a ball --lob passing L1+S : - chip shot/lob shot (longer you press the S button, higher the chip will be) L1+X : - one-two pass (yesss!!) L1+C : - high one-two pass. S+X : - trick shot (if you doing this while you close enough to the goalie, he will 100 percent fall down --even before he is rushing out, and you'll be easy to pass him) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE BASIC YOU SHOULD MASTER ============================== If you want to beat your every opponent, then you should master the control of your player, take any chance. By master them you will get many scoring chance, pressing your opponent. The basic four you should master are passing, freekick, corner kick, and shooting of course. Master them will make you play more vary. ------- passing ======= Train your passing skill often. Do a short pass or a long pass whatever you want. Predict your opponent movement, do a passing which they cannot intercept. Don't do a short pass if your target player is too far from your current player. Try to do a one-touch pass, fast pass, which will confuse your opponent. -------- shooting ======== Better make a room for your player before you shot. If your player cannot do a clear shot, or under pressure by the defence, then the shot will less accurate than a clear shot. Do a long shot if you want, but watch your player shooting skill. When you are in one on one condition with the goalie, then watch him carefully, if he rushing out then do a chip shot or use your skill to pass him, if he stay then better do a normal shot, it should score. --------------------------- freekick, shooting freekick =========================== Actually you can do freekick in many ways, you could pass to other player than try to make a clear shot, or you can do a high pass then get your other player to make a heading. But of course the pleasure is when we doing a shooting freekick, and it score. What I will explain is only a shooting freekick. freekick button: ---------------- D-pad(left and right): aim your shot T : N/A S : shooting --with power gauge X : short pass to other player C : high pass to other player Up : make your shot more powerful, faster, but lower Down : make a lift shot, the shot will pass the defence, but slower Left : hold this quickly after shooting will make a little curve to the left Right: hold it quickly after shooting will make a little curve to the right When you got a freekick and you think you still in shooting range, then better do a shooting freekick. But only if you're not too diagonal with the net. The concept is like this, if you stand straight in front of the net, the goalie will stand in the middle, and the defence will try to cover your shot from the middle to. If you stand diagonal with the net, the goalie will stand in the far post, and the defence will try to cover your way to the near post. Watch the diagram below. Don't blame me if it's hard to understand, I'm not an art master. ------------- ------------- | GK | <----net-----> | GK | **** <--defence---> **** + <---freeckick taker--> + If you stand far from the net, then do a long freekick plus hold the up button. Give a curve for better result. If you stand not too far from the net, then do a normal freekick--watch your power bar. If you stand in very close range with the net, for example near the penalty box, then do a lift shot freekick in order for the ball to pass the defence. The risk of a lift shot is the shot will be to slow for the goalie to catch. If you stand diagonal with the net, the best way to score is by aiming your shot to the near post (while the goalie stand in the far post), try to shot the ball pass the defence (use lift shot in the close range), give your best curve. The goalie will difficult to block the ball. You should know that the right foot freekick taker is good for doing left curve than right curve, the left foot freekick taker is good for doing right curve then left curve. To master a freekick, train it often in the training mode. ----------- Corner kick =========== Well, there aren't much to explain here. Anyways, corner can be a good idea to create a score from. Corner button: -------------- D-pad(left-right): aim your corner. C : cross a corner. X : short pass. Up : hold this after press C will make a high cross Down : hold this after press C will make a low cross ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON PLAYING TYPE =================== As far as I know, the way people play can be divided into 3 common type. They are dribbling type, heading type, and the combination of them. -------------- Dribbling type ============== This main point of this type is trying to keep the ball in possession, not passing often. The good team for this type for example are : Brazil, Holland. ------------ Heading type ============ This type needs a good winger in their team to supply a good crossing ball. And of course a good header. The good team for this type for example: Nigeria, Germany, Holland. Brazil is not suitable for this type. ------------------- Combination of them =================== This is a flexible type. They can keep the ball in possession, can do a good cross to make a devastating heading too. I don't know which team suitable for this type. This type is good to master. This type can do their attacking strategy more vary. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORMATION ========= The formation you choose is really up to you. You can put one, two, or three striker in front, but never put four!! ^_^(bad joke). Usually if you good in heading you will put one or three striker in front (at least all my friends doing that). Just try any type of formation, edit the position as you like, try the best position for your type of playing, use the right strategy, be yourself. Oh yeah, in the formation menu you can set your defender to sweeper or libero, you can set the awareness too. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- STRATEGY ======== In WE 2000 there are some strategy that will be very useful to use. You need to know them. Your strategy screen is available in the formation menu (see basic introduction section). Here are the list of them: - Manual - Normal - Center attack - Right - Left - The other side - Change side - CB overlap - Zone press - Counter attack - Offside trap - <> Support formation 1 (press left/right to select) - <> Support formation 2 (press left/right to select) The explanation are: ------------- Center attack ============= Concentrate the attack from the center. In WE3, if you are using two strikers in front, and if you cross the ball to the center, your striker will automatic chasing the ball from the center. Then a good header will be no problem. It's totally different in WE4. If you put only two strikers in front, and if you cross a ball, the ball will usually crossed to the center, while your striker waiting in the right and left side. It would be to late for them to chase the ball. To avoid this, use center attack strategy, the ball will still crossed to the center, but your striker will be in center too. Unfortunately, this strategy is now become less useful in WE 2000. ------------------------- Right or left side attack ========================= Concetrate the attack from right/left side attack. --------------------- The other side attack ===================== Don't really know the use of this. ----------- Change side =========== Change your striker position. Your left attacker will move to the right, your right attacker will move to the left. ---------- CB overlap ========== Make the Central Back to help the attack (overlapping). ---------- Zone press ========== This strategy will make your player act more aggressively to help your attack, pressing your opponent movement. The weakness of it is it will be easy for your opponent to counter attack. -------------- Counter attack ============== Well, you know this one, don't you? Use this against an attacking team. ------------ Offside trap ============ While pressing, make your defender trap opponent player so that they caught offside. Don't seem to be useful. ------------------------- Support formation 1 and 2 ========================= Set your backup formation. When you use this strategy, your team formation will change to the selected support formation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIPS ==== 1. Understand your controller perfectly. 2. Try to pressure your opponent, don't let opponent pressure you. 3. Trap your opponent into your type of playing. Make them confused. 4. Don't play monotony. 5. Watch carefully your map to know clearly all of your player and your opponent's player position. 6. Use your strategy effectively. 7. Predict your opponent movement, try to do as many intercept as you can. 8. Don't depend on one player only. 9. Stay cool. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAYER EDIT =========== Well, thanks to Konami for this one. It's easy to edit a player, just enter the gaming option menu, enter the edit mode section (see basic introduction section). And that's all. You can create a player by your imagination, or you can take a base copy. Or you just want to change a player name, or a player shirt number. Do as you wish. --------- Edit mode ========= - Edit name (choose a team, choose a player, choose a letter type) - Edit number - Create player - Entry - Delete player - Data save ------------- Create player ============= Press O, then you will be given three choices --> - New player - Base copy - Edit stock You can create your own new player, or you can create it by copying an already existed player from a national team, U-23 team, or master team. First you have to enter his position (GK, CB..., WG --press left or right). After that, input your player name. Then enter the player callsound, press start to skip. The enter your player looks. List of player looks screen: ---------------------------- - Nationality - Skin color type - Hair type - Hair color type - Facial hair type - Facial hair color - Height - Body build - Age - Shoes type - Favorite leg type Press O after you finish. After that you'll have to enter the player status skill. List of player skill screen: ---------------------------- - Offense - Defense - Body balance - Stamina - Speed - Acceleration - Pass accurate - Shot - Shot accurate - Jump power - Head accurate - Technigue - Dribble - Curve - Aggressive - Response - Outside This time, as you know, there's an ability added in a player status. It's called 'response'. And there's an option added when you try to make a player. You can now enter the nationality of the player After that you will be given three choices: --> - Stock - Edit - Cancel Choose 'stock' to stock your player. After that go to the entry screen, choose the first choice. Here you can enter your U-23 player to a national team, or you can enter your edited player to a team. A player will be automatically set for his own national team --depend on his nationality. That's why better to set your player nationality to 'none'. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUP SECTION =========== --------- Bonus cup ========= - International cup : added all stars team in friendly match - Konami cup : added club house in stadium selection - Olympic game : added classic all stars in friendly match - Master league : added the selected master team in friendly match (after loaded) ----------- Cup gallery =========== Here the maplist of the cup gallery: ------------------------------------ International cup Konami cup International league cup European cup African cup American cup Asian cup Master cup Gold medal(Olympic) Silver medal Bronze medal ---------------------------- Master league (season 99/00) ---------------------------- Hiya, the master league are now updated. Now you can choose up to 24 team. Most are from europe zone, along with two team from american zone. Here the list of them: - Manchester (Manchester United) - London (Arsenal FC) - Chelsea (Chelsea) - Liverpool (Liverpool FC) - Leeds (Leeds United) - West Ham (West Ham United) - Barcelona (FC Barcelona) - Madrid (Real Madrid CF) - Valencia (Valencia CF) - Monaco (AS Monaco) - Marseille (Olympique Marseille) - Amsterdam (Ajax Amsterdam) - International (Inter Milan FC) - Torino (Juventus FC) - Milano (AC Milan) - Lazio (SS Lazio) - Parma (AC Parma) - Firenze (Fiorentina) - Roma (AS Roma) - Dortmund (Borussia Dortmund) - Munchen (Bayern Munchen) - Leverkusen (Bayer Leverkusen) - Rio De Janeiro (Vasco Da Gama) - Buenos Aires (River Plate) In master league, you have to start from divison 2 with other 7 random clubs. After playing 28 match in total, and become a champion/runner up, you will be promoted to division 1. The real confrontation is in division 1. You have to become champion in division one, in order to win the master cup. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREDITS ======= 1. GameFAQs for publishing my FAQs. 2. My eyes. 3. Michael A.T for telling me about this gamefaqs site. 4. Konami. ============================================================================= ============================================================================= Hope it would be useful for you. Email: n_soe@yahoo.com Copyright (C) 2000, Nico Soe.