<s>
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
World	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Winning	I-Application
Eleven	I-Application
7	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
World	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Winning	I-Application
Eleven	I-Application
7	I-Application
International	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
football	B-Application
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Konami	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
unusual	O
,	O
as	O
football	B-Application
games	O
had	O
come	O
to	O
almost	O
exclusively	O
feature	O
only	O
players	O
and	O
managers	O
on	O
their	O
covers	O
;	O
plus	O
,	O
referees	O
only	O
appear	O
in	O
cutscenes	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
(	O
they	O
would	O
only	O
be	O
integrated	O
to	O
the	O
playing	O
field	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
entry	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PES	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
3	I-Application
sold	O
copies	O
on	O
its	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
setting	O
a	O
launch	O
sales	O
record	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
3	I-Application
had	O
surpassed	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
by	O
November	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
1.16million	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
1.55million	O
units	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
a	O
combined	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2003	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
3	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>
The	O
"	O
International	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
World	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Winning	I-Application
Eleven	I-Application
7	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
for	O
both	O
platforms	O
in	O
all	O
regions	O
except	O
the	O
European	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
runner-up	O
position	O
in	O
GameSpots	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
Traditional	O
Sports	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
category	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
ESPN	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2K5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
