Fifa world cup 2006 game xbox

With enhanced player animations, EA SPORTS has emulated close to of the world's superstars, capturing their playing styles and individual likenesses. In addition to enabling gamers to participate in the FIFA World Cup Germany by taking control of one of national teams, the game features new compelling modes of play, including the groundbreaking Global Challenge that tests even the most hardcore soccer fan by recreating classic moments in FIFA World Cup history.

Furthermore, the game supports up to eight-way multiplayer matches and features a plethora of in-game unlockable content such as legendary players and exclusive apparel. Buy on. Play Sound. Please enter your birth date to watch this video:.

January February March April May June July August September October November December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Enter. Critic Reviews. Score distribution:. Positive: 15 out of Mixed: 7 out of Negative: 0 out of All this publication's reviews Read full review. Game Informer. This newer game is by far the more impressive choice, with fully fleshed out features, excellent animation, solid soccer gameplay, and an exciting presentation, replete with another batch of great music from around the world.

The Xbox game plays the same fast-paced style of football that you'll find in other versions, but its ball physics are slightly less convincing, its players are less proactive off-the-ball though you always have the option to send them on forward runs manually , and the match commentary, while very good for the most part, is more repetitive and less accurate. It's not difficult to score often spectacular goals in FIFA, largely because the game's keepers aren't too clever, but they can still be very satisfying.

And if you're playing on the correct difficulty level or against a suitable opponent, you'll inevitably still have goalless draws from time to time. The player animations are uniformly excellent, and although every player on the pitch has a handful of skill moves at his disposal, you'll find that good use of the excellent first-touch controls along with passes, through balls, and dummies are generally the best way to beat opponents. The game's player animations are excellent.

As you progress through the World Cup, you'll inevitably earn points by fulfilling some of the plus objectives that the game tracks for your profile. These objectives include beating certain teams, winning by a certain number of goals, scoring at different stages of matches, winning streaks, and lots more. It's unfortunate that these objectives don't translate into achievements on the Xbox , but the handful of achievements that the game offers are at least somewhat challenging.

The points that you're awarded for completing objectives can be spent at the game's store, which stocks more than 20 classic players, loads of Adidas balls, 10 classic strips, and five "AI unlockables"--those being additional options for perfect difficulty, invisible walls, no infringements, slow motion, and turbo mode.

The unlockables are a little disappointing, not only because the different balls are barely noticeable during gameplay, but also because the classic player and classic strip options are so limited. The 10 classic strips, for example, include only two each for five different European teams, and although the classic players all deserve their places in the game, it's not hard to think of dozens more who are conspicuous by their absence.

It's barely worth mentioning, but the Xbox game also lacks all of the unlockable licensed boots from Nike, Umbro, and Adidas that are present in the PS2 and Xbox games. You can also earn points to spend at the store by playing FIFA World Cup's global challenge mode, which basically tasks you with matching or bettering memorable team performances from World Cup history in 40 different scenarios.

Your major objective might be to jump into a game with 30 minutes remaining and win by the same margin that the victors did in real life, for example. And bonus objectives might include keeping a clean sheet, not having any players booked, or winning by a larger margin.

You'll be awarded a bronze, silver, or gold medal based on your performance in each scenario, along with a corresponding number of points. Critic Reviews. Score distribution:. Positive: 27 out of Mixed: 18 out of Negative: 4 out of The control feels natural and responsive, but the Xbox version features somewhat larger players on the feild than the PS2 - something gamers without big screens may wish to consider. All this publication's reviews Read full review.

PGNx Media. The Xbox is technically superior with no slowdown but it does lose out some features that the current-generation versions have. Cheat Code Central. The lack of an online tournament mode did not go unnoticed and it's something that needs to be addressed in next year's version - and considering how good this game is, you can be rest assured the series will continue. Detroit Free Press. Thankfully for the folks at Electronic Arts, the only soccer competition available on the Xbox is the previous FIFA game, and this World Cup edition is a step up from that incarnation, albeit a small one.

Luckily for EA, the crucial single-player element really does have a lot going for it, and for once it's possible to consider World Cup as more than simple by-the-numbers cash-in effort. Football fans will love this. A poor effort that simultaneously shows up EA's footballing naivety and its rampant capitalism. It will sell like the proverbial hot cake, but don't say we didn't warn you.

All this publication's reviews. User Reviews. Write a Review. Positive: 7 out of Mixed: 2 out of