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The first thing you'll notice about the master league, before you've even chosen a team to take control of, is that you're no longer forced to manage the exact same squad of fictional no-hopers, regardless of which team you opt for. When you're not playing Winning Eleven 8 with friends (up to seven can simultaneously play on the PlayStation 2, while three can play on the Xbox) you'll most likely be managing a team in the 'master league' career mode, which this year introduces a host of great new features to what was already a winning formula in previous Winning Eleven games. The master league career mode boasts a number of innovative features. Completing the challenge training is the easiest way to amass a large number of WEN points early on, but you'll also be awarded a small number every time you play a match, regardless of the outcome. Specifically, they can be spent to unlock additional content, such as stadiums, classic teams and players, ball types, player-edit options, camera angles, and a sixth difficulty setting.

WEN points are one of the many new features in Winning Eleven 8. Every time you beat a challenge, you'll gain access to a more difficult one, in addition to being awarded a number of 'WEN points' to spend in the WE-Shop.

The dribbling challenges, for example, require you to navigate your way through mazes of cones within a time limit, while the free kick challenges have you aiming at increasingly smaller targets. All the challenges on offer are played using exactly the same controls and camera angles as the rest of the game, but they require you to perform very specific tasks.

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The challenge training mode comprises no fewer than 40 different trials for you to complete, and it will test your skills in eight different disciplines: attacking, defending, dribbling, short passing, manual passing, free kick long passing, free kick shooting, and ball possession. It's so rewarding that you'll want to successfully play through everything it has to offer at least once.

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Challenge training is basically an opportunity for you to put what you've learned to the test in a series of increasingly difficult trials.

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Situation training teaches you how to use some of the more advanced controls to make you more effective at dribbling, passing, shooting, attacking, and defending. Free training lets you take control of a team on a field where the only opponent is a goalkeeper. Beginner training not only teaches you how to perform all the basic moves, but also does a great job of explaining the sport itself, the roles of the different players on the pitch, and even the offside rule (via a series of texts, diagrams, and demonstrations).

The training options in Winning Eleven 8 are divided into four subcategories: beginner training, free training, situation training, and challenge training. Regardless of whether or not you're familiar with previous Winning Eleven games, the first thing you'll want to check out in Winning Eleven 8 is its surprisingly deep training mode, which, like everything else, can be reached via menu screens that are both far easier on the eyes and far easier to navigate than those found in previous entries in the series. Now Playing: World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International Video Review

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