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Binding: DVD-ROM Brand: Electronic Arts EAN: 0014633151688 ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Format: CD-ROM Item Dimensions: Label: Electronic Arts Manufacturer: Electronic Arts MPN: 15168 Platform: Windows XP Publisher: Electronic Arts Release Date: April 24, 2006 Studio: Electronic Arts Features:
Accessories: Editorial Review: Product Description: FIFA World Cup 2006 lets you battle your rivals as Midfield Maestro using physical play and on-the-ball skill. All-new tackling, dribbling and shielding with the ball give you complete control on the pitch; tactical button configurations mean you can execute strategic decisions on-the-fly during play. Determine your club's fate in a 15-year Manager Mode. The all-new animation system makes every button-press react with authentic, responsive and realistic speed. This is the only complete, authentic, and intelligent soccer experience. Experience all-new multimedia videos that highlight the golden moments and heritage of football history, past and present. My FIFA and Team Management tools set each aspect of the game to fit your individual playing style and preferences Amazon.com Product Description: Do you like the idea of not just watching but actually participating in the biggest, most-followed single event in the entire world? In 2006 FIFA World Cup, you are at the center of the action with the potential of re-writing history so that your favorite team wins. With thrilling gameplay, top-notch graphics, exciting crowds, and a great set of options, 2006 FIFA World Cup will have you bouncing out of your seat in excitement.
2006 FIFA World Cup defaults to the semi-pro difficulty, the level at which you will probably quite handily cut through the competition's AI (artificial intelligence) like a hot knife through butter. But the World Cup mode is where most people start, and although its default settings have you assume control of one of the 32 teams that qualified for the finals, it also includes the 95 other teams that didn't make the final cut. You can now begin in the qualifying rounds in North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Africa and Oceania, or jump straight to the final 32 teams using real or randomly generated group information. If you are a veteran soccer player looking for a truly punishing challenge, the unlockable Perfect difficulty level will give you the game of your life. The player animations in 2006 FIFA World Cup are excellent, and the controls are fully customizable. Although every player on the pitch has a handful of skill moves at his disposal, you'll find that good use of the intuitive first-touch controls, along with passes, through balls, and dummies, are your most reliable means of besting your opponents. The most notable improvements in this version of World Cup soccer are its new star players feature, the new shooting mechanism, and the penalty shootout. Denoted by a star above their heads, there are two dozen unlockable players that can be inserted onto the bench of their respective national teams and can take over the game in a variety of ways. There are play-making passers like David Beckham, dribblers like Ronaldinho, speedsters like Michael Owen, and shooters like Alessandro Del Piero. Just like in real life, if you are able to play to your stars' strengths, you'll greatly increase your chances of winning. Penalty kicks are also more fun than ever. Opposing goalies can now dance, jump, and move left and right to get into the heads of the penalty kicker. As a kicker, your goal is to hit a small bar on a shot meter, which, if done successfully, allows you to power the ball into the selected corner with ease. However, if you take too long the goalie and the crowd will get to you, forcing the controller to shake and the bar on the shot meter to dance. The overall presentation throughout the World Cup mode, and throughout the entire game, is amazing. Before each match, a camera positioned somewhere in orbit around the Earth zooms in on the appropriate German stadium, and you'll be treated to flybys of the grounds where almost every supporter in the crowd is armed with streamers, confetti, and balloons. You can choose to listen to one of the game's many licensed songs, which come from an eclectic soundtrack spanning 14 countries. Good pre-match commentary replete with World Cup trivia and anecdotes is the icing on the cake, and as your players line up on the pitch before kickoff, you feel the excitement of the moment. The UK announcing duo of Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend raise the bar in terms of soccer commentary. Combined with the chants and roar of the crowd, you will find yourself sucked in to a intensely immersive, emotional soccer experience, especially when leading your favorite team in the finals. Another great feature is 2006 FIFA World Cup's global challenge mode, where you are tasked with matching or bettering memorable team performances from World Cup history in 40 different scenarios. For example, you might be required to jump into a game with only 30 minutes remaining and win by the same margin as the real-life victors, simultaneously trying to achieve bonus objectives such as keeping a clean sheet, or not having any players booked. And when you feel like pitting your 2006 FIFA World Cup skills against a human opponent instead of the AI, you can play online or to get some friends over for a FIFA Lounge session. Like its predecessor, 2006 FIFA World Cup requires you to either pay a small fee, or submit your e-mail address before you can play online. 2006 FIFA World Cup's Lounge mode supports up to eight players, although it can certainly be enjoyed by just two or three. Like the Lounge mode in its earlier iteration, 2006 FIFA World Cup's Lounge keeps track of your performances against all of the other participants, giving you a different options for determining who gets to play next. The Lounge mode also retains the "cheap shots" feature, which lets you level the playing field against opponents by using cheats you've earned during previous performances. As another fun option, the Lounge mode has a new risk-style map feature that allows you to take control of countries on the map by winning games with, or against, them. The closest thing yet to experiencing the excitement and emotion involved in World Cup soccer, and at a fraction of the ticket price, 2006 FIFA World Cup is just too good to pass up. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - The Best Soccer game for PCI bought this for 20 bucks at Walmart when there was a giveaway sale, and thought I was gonna play a mediocre game. I was totally wrong. The gameplay in this version is excellent, the players look very close to real and the plasticity in their faces has been done away with. the commentary is excellent, and unlike some other soccer games is actually pretty engrossing, cos they dont say the same thing over and over again. Scoring a goal is not so easy in the professional mode and that ... Read More Rating: - Great improvementI find it a very good improvement on previous EA football games, although I was already quite happy with FIFA 2005. I never got to purchase the regular (non World Cup) FIFA 2006, although I played it a couple of times and see why many find it a disappointment and a step backwards from previous editions. In WC06, the nicest innovation is Global Challenge, where you can pick among 30 or so scenarios of historical games, and see if you can match or improve on the performance of the team ... Read More Rating: - VERY FUN AND CREATIVEjust like my title says, its fun and very creative and does not repeat the same over and over again like most other games out there. Rating:  - FIFA is catching up to Winning Eleven...This is probably the best FIFA soccer game yet from Electronic Arts. Whereas in the past, Winning Eleven ran cicles around FIFA, the latter being plagued by arcadey gameplay and simple controls, this iteration of the venerable franchise actually has a good bit of substance. The GOOD: Most World Cup games are really shallow, because once you play the world cup... that's it. This version allows you to play the whole WC qualifying tournament, which is great fun. You can take a tiny country, ... Read More Rating: - BEYOND OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THIS GAME IS PROBALLY THE BEST SOCCCER GAME EVER MADE. ALTOUGH THE WORLD CUP IS OVER, IT WILL LIVE FOR EVER WITH THIS GAME.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
