<s>
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
PES	B-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
World	O
Soccer	O
:	O
Winning	B-Application
Eleven	I-Application
6	I-Application
outside	O
of	O
Europe	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
of	O
Konami	O
's	O
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
football	B-Application
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
release	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
an	O
updated	O
and	O
improved	O
version	O
called	O
World	O
Soccer	O
:	O
Winning	B-Application
Eleven	I-Application
6	I-Application
Final	O
Evolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
Japan-exclusive	O
Final	O
Evolution	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PES	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
PES	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PES	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
six	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
including	O
single	O
matches	O
,	O
training	O
,	O
various	O
cup	O
tournaments	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Master	O
League	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
select	O
a	O
team	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
various	O
competitions	O
and	O
partake	O
in	O
the	O
transfer	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Brackley	O
and	O
Trevor	O
Brooking	O
call	O
the	O
matches	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
English	O
language	O
version	O
replacing	O
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
commentators	O
Chris	O
James	O
and	O
Terry	O
Butcher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
opening	O
theme	O
is	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
2016	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
in	O
both	O
regions	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Winning	B-Application
Eleven	I-Application
6	I-Application
sold	O
units	O
in	O
eight	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2002	O
,	O
Winning	B-Application
Eleven	I-Application
6	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
1,115,707	O
units	O
and	O
Final	O
Evolution	O
sold	O
406,234	O
units	O
for	O
a	O
combined	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
total	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
1,799,075	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
PES	B-Application
2	I-Application
initially	O
outsold	O
FIFA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
2003	I-Application
upon	O
release	O
in	O
October	O
2002	O
,	O
with	O
PES	B-Application
2	I-Application
selling	O
above	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
40	O
days	O
of	O
availability	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2002	O
,	O
FIFA	B-Application
2003	I-Application
had	O
overtaken	O
PES	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
with	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Winning	B-Application
Eleven	I-Application
6	I-Application
sold	O
59,567	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
total	O
,	O
PES	B-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
at	O
least	O
more	O
than	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PES	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
Best	O
Console	O
Game	O
at	O
the	O
European	O
Computer	O
Trade	O
Show	O
(	O
ECTS	O
)	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
SPORTbible	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
voted	O
the	O
greatest	O
football	B-Application
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
a	O
poll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SPORTbible	O
writer	O
Jack	O
Kenmare	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
and	O
most	O
influential	O
football	B-Application
games	O
in	O
recent	O
memory.	O
"	O
</s>
