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FIFA Soccer 06

Description

Featuring a brand new engine (replacing the one used in five titles since FIFA 2003), FIFA 06 features new controls and gameplay, the most visible being more animations and better detailed ball and player physics and animation, the removal of the unpopular Off the Ball controls implemented in their 2004 version and remaking the free-kick interface so it's no longer obvious if the player decided for a shot on goal or a pass to a forward. Also new is the concept of "Team Chemistry" which affects how well a team plays collectively.

Featuring 26 leagues from 19 countries, 29 real stadiums and over 10'000 players with data for the 2005-06 seasons, as well as international teams, the game kept the "Create a player" feature as well as the many managing options untouched from previous versions. Career mode, the 15-year long climb to the top of the game, features new options such as sponsorships (which will only accept good results), player contracts and more weight on the player morale: a demoralized player (usually from not playing or possible influence from random events) is more likely to under-perform as well as pressuring the "Team Chemistry" values downwards and might refuse attempts to renew his contract, leaving on a free transfer.

While there are still many unlockables in the game (mostly third kits), the way to earn points changed. Instead of gaining points from completing tasks (from entering the EA Trax or creating a player to winning the Champions League or completing a career), the player has over 100 scenarios to way in five difficulty levels.

Alternate Titles

• "FIFA 06：世界杯之路" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup" -- Xbox 360 title
• "FIFA 06: En Route Pour La Coupe Du Monde " -- French title
• "FIFA 06" -- European title

Part of the Following Groups

• EA FIFA series
• EA Sports games
• FIFA World Cup licensees
• PlayStation 2 Platinum Range releases

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The Press Says

GameSpot	Oct 27, 2005	8.7 out of 10	87
Fragland.net	Feb 24, 2006	82 out of 100	82
Gamesmania	Nov 10, 2005	81 out of 100	81
4Players.de	Nov 11, 2005	81 out of 100	81
PSX Extreme	Jan 26, 2006	8 out of 10	80
Softpedia	Nov 23, 2006	8 out of 10	80
Game Freaks 365	2005	7.9 out of 10	79
Game Informer Magazine	Nov, 2005	7.5 out of 10	75
IGN	Oct 28, 2005	7.4 out of 10	74
Jeuxvideo.com	Oct 25, 2005	14 out of 20	70

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Trivia

Multiplayer servers shutdown

On 1st September 2007, EA closed their servers for multiplayer games, for the Xbox, Xbox 360, Windows, PS2 and PSP versions.

Awards

• PC Powerplay (Germany)
  • Issue 04/2006 - #2 Sports/Racing Game in 2005 (Readers' Vote)