International Superstar Soccer 2 (2001) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

International Superstar Soccer 2

ISS 2 is the latest offering from the creators of Konami's successful International Superstar Soccer series. Its arcade style gameplay is based on realistic and intuitive football action, and ISS 2's fluid and…

70 1 September 2001

What International Superstar Soccer 2 is

International Superstar Soccer 2 is a sport game developed by Konami and released in 2001. It is available on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

The premise, in the publisher's words

ISS 2 is the latest offering from the creators of Konami's successful International Superstar Soccer series. Its arcade style gameplay is based on realistic and intuitive football action, and ISS 2's fluid and detailed style allows the gamer greater scope for their flexing virtual football talent, with the open gameplay ensuring that no two goals or build-up play will be the same. With more than 50 international teams and a wealth of game modes, ISS 2 is huge. Featuring real player names thanks to the FIFPro licence, the game allows players to step into the boots of their favorite players to tackle, dribble and score their way to glory on every next generation platform.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the International Superstar Soccer series

International Superstar Soccer 2 is the 15th of 18 entries we hold in the International Superstar Soccer series. It arrived 9 months after Jikkyou World Soccer 2000: Final Edition. The next entry was ISS: International Superstar Soccer in 2001. Its critic score of 70 is 13 points above the series average of 57. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.

See all 18 International Superstar Soccer games in release order →

How it was received

International Superstar Soccer 2 holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 41% of the 1,609 rated sport games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2001 averaged 72, so it scored 2 points below the year average.

What it launched against

International Superstar Soccer 2 launched on 1 September 2001, within three weeks of Advance Wars, Devil May Cry, Commandos 2: Men of Courage and Luigi's Mansion. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Advance Wars, Devil May Cry, Commandos 2: Men of Courage, Luigi's Mansion.

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