It's a lot better than I expected.
Graphics: 8/10
The graphics of the game look good, the players on the pitch look good enough, the faces look pretty much like the players in real life do and the team logos and jerseys are exactly like they should be. What I don't like though, and I didn't like that on the Xbox /PS2 version either, is that it's not original, now I understand that a port rarely is original but because it was such a disappointment for me when I first bought this game for the Xbox it also bothers me here. But when I look at everything on itself and not comparing it to anything else, I'm really positive about the graphics.
Sound: 5/10
When I started playing I didn't even notice it for the first 2 games because it annoys me in the console versions a lot, but when I was without, I found out that playing without is even more annoying. I'm talking about the commentary. In the Winning Eleven games on the PSP there is no commentary, I know it's not in part 10 either because I already played that as well. The commentary bothered me a lot of times before when I was playing the console versions but now that I have to go without , I suddenly appreciate it. Other than the commentary the sound of the supporters isn't worth much either. The whole game long the fans are cheering at one tone, when you come close to the opponent's goal the cheer goes up a little, but that's far from acceptable to me. I would even have been happier if I heard some sort of cheering when you keep the ball in your team for a long time or when you pass and opponent with a nice trick, anything would have done…
Gameplay: 7/10
Surprisingly good, the game lets itself be played almost the same as it does on the Playstation 2 or Xbox. If you're used to playing on the Playstation 2 , then the PSP version should really work well for you because the PSP almost feel like a Playstation controller. It's easy to do the tricks that you're used to doing when playing on a console, you don't have to maneuver your fingers in strange ways just to do a trick. Next to that the players move around the pitch really fluently, with or without the ball. What does annoy me about playing with a PSP is that a long pass executed with the O button is that you have to use the analog stick if you want to be sure the ball is going in the right direction, whenever I don't use the analog stick I'm not sure if the pass will go in the intended direction, maybe this just happens to me but I don't think so. Other than that I'm really satisfied with the care they put into the game regarding the gameplay.
A big disappointment about this game is that my favorite option in the game, in all the series, has been removed, I'm talking about the Master League. I don't know why they thought it necessary , but for some odd reason they decided to cut that option from the game. You can now play the nationa leagues from Holland, France, England, Italy, Spain, Germany and the National League, in which you can set up your own competition with national and club teams, you can decide if you want to mix them or not as well. Other than the Master League they also removed the cups from the game, but the cups aren't nearly as bad as the Master League. With that decision the game drops at least 1 point in my final rating.
In short, this game doesn't offer anything new from the console versions, it offers even less, far less. But they game itself does have a lot of good points to me, for example, I never thought I could enjoy a football game on a handheld. The gameplay is good and the graphics look fine. I am happy to say though, that Winning Eleven 10 does have the Master League. If you can find this game somewhere for a low price, I'd but it, like I have, but I wouldn't give more than $20 for it, you'd be better of buying part 10. As for my review on Winning Eleven 9, this was it.