PES 2 - Owen was so fast, had the ball stuck to his feet at all times and was a deadly finisher. Rivaldo and Ronaldo were also excellent.
PES 3 - Didnt really play this as much as 2, but I still knew that Henry and Van Nistelrooy were the strikers to choose. From what I can remember, it was the last game where Zidane had total dominance when on the field; was strong, accurate and felt graceful.
PES 4 - For me, it was Saviola, Claudio Lopez, Vieira, Makalele and Zanetti. These men were unstoppable. The game relied a lot on pace, so Saviola and Lopez were so deadly in attack. The last game out of the series to not have the 'middle shooting' special ability, which meant I could shoot with Vieira (who had impressive shot power, shit accuracy) and it actually had a chance of going in.
PES 5 - I played Master League like it was my religion so I knew a lot of the potential stars. But for me, there was no stopping Adriano and Rooney. Once these two fat bastards reached their peak, it was game over. Honorable mentions to Babel, Kolo Toure, Colloccini, C.Ronaldo, M'Bami, Fabregas, Park Chu Young, De Ridder. They would also seem to be in my team.
PES 6 - Adriano, no debate. Any open shot from around 35M to the penalty area, a guaranteed goal.
PES 2008 - Messi and Ronaldo were very good in this, I felt the game never allowed slower midfield players to become influential in a match. Like Xavi or even Lampard.
PES 2009 - Ive got the game, havent played that much of it, but knows that Messi, Eto'o, Rooney were dominant.