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2006 FIFA World Cup
North American Xbox 360 game cover
Developer(s)EA Canada
Publisher(s)EA Sports
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance, GameCube, mobile, DS, PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, Xbox 360
ReleaseApril 24, 2006 Canada Mexico United States
April 27, 2006 Japan
April 28, 2006 Europe
May 18, 2006 Japan (mobile)
May 19, 2006 Europe (PSP)
May 22, 2006 Canada Mexico United States (PSP)
Genre(s)Sports game/Soccer
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer, online multiplayer (some)

2006 FIFA World Cup is the official World Cup game published by EA Sports. [1]

Many improvements have been made since 2002 FIFA World Cup. The menus have a major redesign and now have many new options that were not present in 2002 FIFA World Cup. Online support will be present for ranked and unranked matches on PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Xbox 360. The online service provides lobbies, leaderboards and a global challenge mode where the player can play through over forty historical World Cup scenarios, where you can change history. You can select a country and get through the qualifiers, where you can try to win the World Cup. By playing online and in single-player mode, spending points for the virtual store are earned, wherein players can purchase uniforms, historical players, various footballs, boots and gameplay options. As with the previous World Cup game, matches in World Cup mode will be played in the same order as at the World Cup in Germany. [2] One major change is that all teams are now national, rather than an incomplete mixture of national teams and clubs.

Microsoft is bundling the game with the Xbox 360 in Japan and Europe. It was also bundled with the Pre-release order version introduced in India during the days when World Cup fever gripped the nation. In this bundle there is a limited edition faceplate included from Adidas. [3]

Reviews

Both IGN and Gamespot rated several versions of the game before its release in North America. The ratings below are the ratings achieved for that particular platform with IGN rankings first, then Gamespot.

  • GameCube: 8.0, 8.0
  • PC: 8.4, 8.1
  • PlayStation Portable: 7.8, 8.4
  • PlayStation 2: 8.4, 7.7
  • Xbox: 8.4, 7.8
  • Xbox 360: 8.4, 8.2
  • Nintendo DS: 7.5, 7.0

Game Rankings which averages out video game reviews from major publications had the Xbox 360 version rated the highest at 79%.

Different Covers


Trivia

  • There are 127 playable nations in this game, featuring the thirty two qualifiers and dozens of teams from the six football confederations.
  • There are a number of unlockable "classic" players, such as Zico, Amancio Amaro, Carlos Alberto, Abedi Pele, Gheorghe Hagi and Dennis Bergkamp.
  • You can also unlock classic kits, like England's 1966 kit, different World Cup balls, like Fevernova and a huge number of Teamgeist balls.
  • You can also unlock several miscellaneous items in the "All Unlockables" section of the Store, such as invisible walls, turbo mode and the ability to play in slow motion.
  • You can also unlock lots of different types of football shoes, including the Classic football boots.

Top 25 rated by position

Goal Keeper

Defender

Midfielder

Forward


Playable Teams

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

Oceania

South America

Xbox 360 Achievements

Listed below are the Xbox 360 achievements for 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Beat the Host Nation - 50 points
Beat the host nation Germany in a full match.

Complete a Scenario - 50 points
Complete any Challenge in Global Challenge.

Complete all Scenarios - 500 points
Complete all the Challenges in Global Challenge.

Qualify for the World Cup - 150 points
Qualify for the World Cup in 2006 FIFA World Cup Mode.

Win the World Cup - 250 points
Win the World Cup in 2006 FIFA World Cup Mode.


Release dates

2006 FIFA World Cup was released simultaneously on the GameCube, PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Xbox 360 on April 24, 2006. In Europe it was simultaneously released on April 28, 2006. It was also released on the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS handheld systems at the same time as the console versions. As with some other PlayStation Portable games it was released later on May 22, 2006. In Europe, this version was released May 19, 2006.

Reviews

References

  1. ^ "EA claims World Cup". GameSpot. Retrieved 2006-04-23.
  2. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Hands-On". GameSpot. Retrieved 2006-04-23.
  3. ^ "Japan scores FIFA-themed 360". GameSpot. Retrieved 2006-04-23.
  4. ^ "FIFA covers reflect global appeal". AOL Games. Retrieved 2006-06-08.
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