Description
Released one month before the actual World Cup 2006, this game lets players play all the matches before they even started. Featuring 12 official German stadiums and all the teams that qualified for the World Cup 2006 in Germany, plus additional teams and unlockable classic players. The playable modes let you try any of the qualifying stages or skip right to the world cup mode assuming as one of the qualified teams. Additional modes include Global Challenge where you can replay 40 historical moments in football history to change the outcome, and various multiplayer matches.
Alternate Titles
- "Mistrzostwa Świata FIFA 2006" -- Polish title
- "FIFA WM 2006" -- Common German abbreviation
- "FIFA Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft Deutschland 2006" -- German title
- "Coupe Du Monde De La FIFA 2006" -- French title
- "Copa do Mundo FIFA 2006" -- Brazilian title
- "2006 FIFA 世界杯" -- Chinese title (simplified)
- "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany" -- Alt title
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The Press Says
| XBox Solution (XBS) |
Xbox 360 |
Jul 11, 2006 |
8.5 out of 10 |
85 |
| GameZone |
PSP |
Jun 06, 2006 |
8.5 out of 10 |
85 |
| Gamesmania |
GameCube |
May 07, 2006 |
83 out of 100 |
83 |
| Gamesmania |
Xbox 360 |
May 07, 2006 |
83 out of 100 |
83 |
| X-Power |
Xbox |
Apr 19, 2009 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| UOL Jogos |
PlayStation 2 |
Apr 25, 2006 |
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80 |
| Play.tm |
Xbox 360 |
May 22, 2006 |
79 out of 100 |
79 |
| FOK!games |
PlayStation 2 |
May 08, 2006 |
74 out of 100 |
74 |
| 4Players.de |
GameCube |
May 05, 2006 |
71 out of 100 |
71 |
| Lawrence |
Xbox 360 |
Apr 28, 2006 |
C+ |
58 |
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Trivia
Cover
The cover design has been localized with different athletes portrayed for specific release countries:
- England: Frank Lampard (England)
- China: Zhi Zhen (China)
- Germany: Lukas Podolski (Germany)
- Italy: Alessandro Del Piero (Italy)
- USA, Canada and Mexico: Jamie Lozano (Mexico) and Claudio Reyna (USA)
- Portugal: Simao (Portugal)
- The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg: Arjen Robben (The Netherlands)
- Switzerland: Ricardo Cabanas (Switzerland)
- Spain: Xavi (Spain)
- All other countries: the FIFA World Cup trophy and the official emblem
Online servers
On 1st September 2007, EA closed their servers for multiplayer games, for the Xbox, Windows, PS2 and PSP versions.
