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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 title (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

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The Press Says

IGN	Nov 30, 2005	87 out of 100	87
MikroBitti	Oct, 2005	86 out of 100	86
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Oct 19, 2005	86 out of 100	86
PC Games (Germany)	Sep 27, 2005	84 out of 100	84
PC Powerplay	Sep, 2005	83 out of 100	83
JeuxVideoPC.com	Oct 07, 2005	16 out of 20	80
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Oct, 2005	80 out of 100	80
Jeuxvideo.com	Sep 28, 2005	16 out of 20	80
Australian GamePro	Dec 22, 2005	8 out of 10	80
ActionTrip	Oct 06, 2005	72 out of 100	72

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Trivia

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