

The gameplay has improved from Pro Evolution Soccer 3 (though not as much of a significant leap as its predecessor) with improved AI, tweaked play-on advantages and better throughballs. As a result, clubs in, for example, the English League, an unlicensed league, have ambiguous names like 'West London Blue' and 'Man Red' for and respectively, and their home grounds and are respectively named 'Blue Bridge' and 'Trad Brick Stadium'.

This is the first Pro Evolution Soccer game to feature full leagues, namely the English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Dutch top divisions, though with full league licences only for the latter three.

Main article: Tagline: 'The long road to the Final' Pro Evolution Soccer 4 ( World Soccer: Winning Eleven 8 in Japan and World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International in the US) was the 4th installment in the series and was released in 2004 featuring referee, and on the cover. The game was essentially a direct conversion of the PlayStation 2 code, albeit with sharper graphics and is easier to download fan made mods for the game. Its rival, had online functions and had more modest system requirements in comparison. Pro Evolution Soccer 3 is the first in the series (3rd overall) to be released for and was well received by the PC games magazines but criticised by fans for its lack of online mode and bloated system requirements at its time, particularly not supporting the common Geforce MX series. The gameplay was changed to accompany this, with more fast-paced action than that of PES2, a much better physics engine, additions such as the advantage rule improved passing and long-ball functions, while as per usual, more licences (with the infamous Dutch Oranges removed, replaced with pseudonyms such as 'Froibaad' in the place of Kluivert), more club teams and the Master League is now split into regional divisions, with competitions equivalent to the and the and as was no longer revived, the company has been replaced. The most significant update was the overhaul in the graphics engine, with more life like players and much improved likeness.
