Oh yeah WE8LE was special. One of the greats for sure. I can personally feel a difference in WE9LE compared to say WE9 Japan. I find the ball physics are slightly different - still very good and far better than PES 6 just different between the two versions. Also I find more attacking variety on WE9LE compared to WE9/PES5 but its not a huge difference. Sadly this was the one area that was weaker in those games compared to either their predecessors or PES 6 and especially PES 2008/WE 2008. But still as an overall package with the strict referees, defensive AI and ball physics, WE9/WE9LE/PES5 is still one of the most realistic football games available.Thanks again @BillyKong seems we have the same taste
I remember that redux patch removed some players. I love Boro more than West Ham but i always prefers PES original. I believe it was already replaced.
Last thing : the difference between WE9le and PES5 is... Placebo-ish to me after trying again and again. But WE7I was a reconciliation with PES3 era, as liked WE7.
But the biggest turnover was WE8/PES4, then WE8LE. The two before, i liked it in the time, but i was strong so it helped lol, but WE8LE was the biggest "final version/corrective" they ever made in PES vs WE history. Fantastic version, reworked from all parts