Let the tournament begin!
The search for the Pro Evolution Soccer 2 champion kicks off at a GAME store near you?
The quest to find the national Pro Evolution Soccer 2 champion begins today, with entry forms to take part in the country-wide tournament available in the 50 participating GAME stores from today.*
The eagerly awaited Pro Evolution Soccer 2 is released for PlayStation 2 in November and the search is on to find the player that can get the most out of the many flicks, tricks and passes the Konami game offers.
Initial heats will be held in 50 GAME stores across the length and breadth of Britain. Entrants can opt to play an exclusive demo of the game and register their scores via a special form available in-store. Alternatively they can pre-order a copy of Pro Evolution Soccer 2 for £1.99 (redeemable against the full price of the game) and receive a copy of the demo to take home before entering his or her best scores.
All forms will be processed between September 30th-October 13th, with the best 128 players selected to take part in regional finals to be held in GAME's Blackburn, Nottingham, Bristol and Oxford Street branches between October 28th-31st
Every player who makes it to the Regional Final will receive a special 'goodie' bag containing Konami games, copies of CVG, and merchandise from UMBRO - Konami's long-term partner in the creation and promotion of the Pro Evolution Soccer series. They will then take part in a series of knock out matches aimed at finding eight finalists who will battle it out in the grand final in November.
The ultimate winner will walk away with £1000 of products courtesy of GAME, UMBRO gear including 'Xai' football boots and training gear, a copy of every game that Konami release during the year, and a trophy. Runners-up will walk away with UMBRO football gear and merchandise.
"Pro Evolution Soccer 2 is such an anticipated game and we're looking forward to one of GAME's customers being crowned as THE soccer champ." commented Jo Taylor, PR Manager for GAME. "Every one of our 330 stores will have demo copies of the game available to customers who pre-order and pay a £1.99 redeemable deposit." She added: "We're expecting a high playing standard, so customers will need to practise on their demo and then come back into any one of the 50 participating stores to enter."
"The quest to find the nation's greatest Pro Evolution Soccer 2 star kicks off today, and we are anticipating a great response to the tournament," commented Jon Murphy, UK PR and Marketing Manager for Konami of Europe. "The ECTS trade show proved that interest in the game is at an all-time high, and we expect a number of hard-fought games before we finally crown our champion."
Pro Evolution Soccer 2 will be launched for PlayStation 2 in November; price TBC.
Participating stores:
Glasgow Buchanan Street
Dundee Murraygate
Sunderland High Street
Middlesborough Linthorpe Road
Gateshead Russell Way
Sheffield Meadowhall
Leeds Schofield Centre
Liverpool Clayton Square
Manchester Trafford Centre
Nottingham Listergate
Stoke-on-Trent The Potteries
Chester Forgate Street
Blackburn Market Way
Bolton Newport Street
Bury Millgate Centre
Wigan Standish Gate
London Oxford Street
Bournemouth Avenue Centre
Southampton West Quay
Reading The Oracle
Guildford High Street
Wimbledon Broadway
Bluewater Upper Rose Gallery
Colchester Culver Street
High Wycombe Octagon Centre
Hemel Hempstead, The Marlowes
Luton Arndale Centre
Woking Peacocks Centre
Edgeware Broadwalk Centre
Enfield Palace Gardens
Chatham Pentagon Centre
Canterbury High Street
Birmingham Pallasades
West Bromwich Sandwell Centre
Bedford Midland Road
Wolverhampton, Dudley Street
Nuneaton Queens Road
Cambridge Lion Yard Centre
Northampton Abingdon Street
Watford Harlequins Centre
Peterborough Queensgate Centre
Bristol 30-32 Merchant Street
Yeovil Quedam Centre
Winchester High Street
Weymouth Bond Street Centre
Plymouth 81-83 New George Street
Fareham Westbury Square
Exeter High Street
Truro Pyder Street
Barnstaple High Street
The eagerly awaited Pro Evolution Soccer 2 is released for PlayStation 2 in November and the search is on to find the player that can get the most out of the many flicks, tricks and passes the Konami game offers.
Initial heats will be held in 50 GAME stores across the length and breadth of Britain. Entrants can opt to play an exclusive demo of the game and register their scores via a special form available in-store. Alternatively they can pre-order a copy of Pro Evolution Soccer 2 for £1.99 (redeemable against the full price of the game) and receive a copy of the demo to take home before entering his or her best scores.
All forms will be processed between September 30th-October 13th, with the best 128 players selected to take part in regional finals to be held in GAME's Blackburn, Nottingham, Bristol and Oxford Street branches between October 28th-31st
Every player who makes it to the Regional Final will receive a special 'goodie' bag containing Konami games, copies of CVG, and merchandise from UMBRO - Konami's long-term partner in the creation and promotion of the Pro Evolution Soccer series. They will then take part in a series of knock out matches aimed at finding eight finalists who will battle it out in the grand final in November.
The ultimate winner will walk away with £1000 of products courtesy of GAME, UMBRO gear including 'Xai' football boots and training gear, a copy of every game that Konami release during the year, and a trophy. Runners-up will walk away with UMBRO football gear and merchandise.
"Pro Evolution Soccer 2 is such an anticipated game and we're looking forward to one of GAME's customers being crowned as THE soccer champ." commented Jo Taylor, PR Manager for GAME. "Every one of our 330 stores will have demo copies of the game available to customers who pre-order and pay a £1.99 redeemable deposit." She added: "We're expecting a high playing standard, so customers will need to practise on their demo and then come back into any one of the 50 participating stores to enter."
"The quest to find the nation's greatest Pro Evolution Soccer 2 star kicks off today, and we are anticipating a great response to the tournament," commented Jon Murphy, UK PR and Marketing Manager for Konami of Europe. "The ECTS trade show proved that interest in the game is at an all-time high, and we expect a number of hard-fought games before we finally crown our champion."
Pro Evolution Soccer 2 will be launched for PlayStation 2 in November; price TBC.
Participating stores:
Glasgow Buchanan Street
Dundee Murraygate
Sunderland High Street
Middlesborough Linthorpe Road
Gateshead Russell Way
Sheffield Meadowhall
Leeds Schofield Centre
Liverpool Clayton Square
Manchester Trafford Centre
Nottingham Listergate
Stoke-on-Trent The Potteries
Chester Forgate Street
Blackburn Market Way
Bolton Newport Street
Bury Millgate Centre
Wigan Standish Gate
London Oxford Street
Bournemouth Avenue Centre
Southampton West Quay
Reading The Oracle
Guildford High Street
Wimbledon Broadway
Bluewater Upper Rose Gallery
Colchester Culver Street
High Wycombe Octagon Centre
Hemel Hempstead, The Marlowes
Luton Arndale Centre
Woking Peacocks Centre
Edgeware Broadwalk Centre
Enfield Palace Gardens
Chatham Pentagon Centre
Canterbury High Street
Birmingham Pallasades
West Bromwich Sandwell Centre
Bedford Midland Road
Wolverhampton, Dudley Street
Nuneaton Queens Road
Cambridge Lion Yard Centre
Northampton Abingdon Street
Watford Harlequins Centre
Peterborough Queensgate Centre
Bristol 30-32 Merchant Street
Yeovil Quedam Centre
Winchester High Street
Weymouth Bond Street Centre
Plymouth 81-83 New George Street
Fareham Westbury Square
Exeter High Street
Truro Pyder Street
Barnstaple High Street
