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Mixed or average reviews- based on 25 Ratings

  • Summary: A quality first touch is the key to success for the world?s greatest soccer players. The same is now true for gamers with FIFA Soccer 2005. A player?s first touch becomes the ultimate gift for those who can think quickly and act fast to outsmart the competition. An all-new animation system now makes every button-press react with authentic, responsive and realistic speed. FIFA Soccer 2005 is the only complete, authentic, and intelligent soccer experience. All-new fluid player kinetic system that recognizes and then directly translates the speed, vision and awareness of the world?s greatest players to button presses on your controller. The Absolute Broadcast: With new in-game camera angles, smooth and continuous cut sequences for replays, and improved contrast and lighting for players and stadiums. The World's Ultimate Roster: More than 350 official licenses, including 20 leagues, 40 national teams, and 12,000 players are available. [Electronic Arts] Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 17
  2. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. The 2005 edition provides very smooth controls and some nice gameplay modes, making it stand as the best game in the long-running FIFA Soccer series.
  2. 86
    The Franchise mode is extremely satisfying because the long term and short term consequences of your decisions are always going to be on your mind and that only ads to the pressure of winning.
  3. Fast, fluid, and deep in-game control will satisfy soccer vets. [Holiday 2004, p.88]
  4. While the added management options offer a little more depth, you'd be much better off just playing a good Soccer management game, or if you're looking for a good soccer simulation (which FIFA 2005 isn't as it's still very arcadish and full of silly and inaccurate AI solutions), try your hand at "Winning Eleven" by Konami, probably the best soccer simulation currently available on the market.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. SerkanA.
    10
    Best soccer game ever.
  2. HafeezA.
    7
    It's more enjoyable fifa game than 2004..the graphics are more realistic n sharp..but when clicking button of by using the mouse make it's slow in progressssss... Expand
  3. RoshanP.
    5
    The reason i voted it 5 bcos it has the option of create a player.
  4. KelT.
    5
    Quite nice to play.

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