Pro Evolution Soccer 3
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| Developers | |
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| Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | |
| Publishers | |
| Konami | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | August 7, 2003 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 92 |
| IGDB | 87 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Sports |
| Sports | Football (Soccer) |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Contemporary |
| Series | Pro Evolution Soccer |
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Pro Evolution Soccer 3 is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view sports game in the Pro Evolution Soccer series.
The game was released as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 7 International in Japan and North America.
General information
- No graphics options in-game; all video settings must be changed with
<path-to-game>\Settings.exe.
Availability
Essential improvements
Patches
- Latest official patch can be found here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\option.dat[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\save[Note 1] |
Video
External display settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
| Multi-monitor | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Frame generation | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Widescreen resolution
| Use kitserver3[1] |
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Notes
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Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | No mouse support in-game. | |
| Mouse input in menus | Configuration tool only. | |
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | Configuration tool requires mouse input. | |
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | Prioritize PlayStation 2 prompt. | |
| Impulse Trigger support |
| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Nintendo controllers |
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| Other controller(s) |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button Prompts | ||
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Keyboard only. |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Commentary, sound effects and background music. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | 8 | Versus, Co-op |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | ||||
Issues fixed
Vsync (enabled by default) not working on Windows 10
| Use dgVoodoo 2[2] |
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Misplaced input
- Occurs when using generic XInput controllers.[3]
| Rebind them manually in the settings by clicking each button prompt icon with the correspondent input |
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Unable to use a controller, despite already configuring them in the launcher
| Enable them in game options by navigating the menu with keyboard[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 8.1 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 98, ME | 2000, XP | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 800 MHz | Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 1 GB | 3 GB | ||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 8500 | Nvidia GeForce 4 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible |
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| Sound (audio device) | 100% DirectX 8.1 compliant | |||
| Other | DVD-ROM drive | |||
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2026-01-07
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-05-31
- ↑ Verified by User:Resentment on 2026-01-07
- Tested with Logitech F710 and Rexus DAXA GX-150