FIFA World Cup: Germany 2006

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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.

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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

Part of the Following Groups

• EA FIFA series
• EA Sports games
• FIFA World Cup licensees
• Technology: amBX

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Critic Reviews

Game Informer Magazine	PlayStation 2	Jul, 2006	8.5 out of 10	85
Gameplay (Benelux)	Windows	May 26, 2006	83 out of 100	83
Cheat Code Central	Windows	May 05, 2006	4.1 out of 5	82
TalkXbox	Xbox 360	May 14, 2006	81 out of 100	81
FileFactory Games / Gameworld Network	Xbox 360	May 09, 2006	80 out of 100	80
GameSpy	Xbox	May 03, 2006		80
GameSpy	GameCube	May 04, 2006		80
PC Zone	Windows	Jun 07, 2006	7.8 out of 10	78
Cubed3	GameCube	May 04, 2006	6 out of 10	60
RewiredMind	Xbox 360	May 06, 2006		40

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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

Flag inaccuracy

The country Serbia and Montenegro ceased to exist on 3 June 2006, when Montenegro voted for independence in a referendum. However, since the 2006 FIFA World Cup was scheduled to start just six days later, it was decided that the national selection of Serbia and Montenegro remained as it was for the duration of the competition. However, on the cover art variants of this licensed game which show multiple flags, the flag of separate Serbia is used instead of the accurate Serbia and Montenegro flag.

Online servers

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

Related Web Sites

• 2006 FIFA World Cup (video game) - Wikipedia (article on Wikipedia about the game)
• FIFA World Cup: Germany 2006 (Official game website)