• Publisher: EA Sports
  • Release Date: Oct 11, 2005
  • Also On: DS
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critics What's this?

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings

  • Summary: FIFA Soccer 06 brings the total football experience to your fingertips. It delivers a combination of attacking gameplay, complete customization, pure authenticity and the deepest manager mode ever. Intuitive gameplay enables you to command every move of your player with pinpoint accuracy. Passing, shooting and tackling is now more responsive than ever and enables you to trap, shield and dribble like a world-class football player. Experience 90 minutes of heart pumping football, feel the Team Chemistry of your side and the sense of momentum shift as you battle for supremacy on the pitch. As the Midfield General you'll control the overarching strategy of the game, dictating the pace and performance of your players as you execute strategic decisions on the fly using the tactical play button configurations. [EA Sports] Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 17
  2. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. A delightful experience. The game truly captures the atmosphere of soccer.
  2. A true upgrade over the previous version, and as I mentioned before, is the best handheld soccer game ever created.
  3. With the camera pulled back so far, the ball can get pretty tiny. Other than that, it's all solid, and a big improvement on last season. [Nov 2005, p.98]
  4. 74
    It's smoother, feels better and doesn't feel so much like a PS2 game squeezed into a PSP's body.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 4 out of 9
  1. Olajide
    10
    I think it is a great game especially the online part of it.
  2. JoeT.
    10
    Truly Fantastic!
  3. MikeD.
    8
    I think FIFA 06 is a big time improvement over last year's version. Play is much more fluid and the game doesn't pause when the ball is going out of bounds. You also don't have to be right in front of the goal in order to shoot on goal. Online play has also been enabled and the mini game is fun. Cons - Player controls may not be as responsive as they should. Also, you have to sign up with SoccerNet if you want to play online...either that or pay a fee with your credit card. WTF?? I mean this was a big disappointment...after shelling out 50 bucks + they try to squeeze a couple more dollars out of you. It is a nominal fee but still...paying to play a video game is a dangerous precendent. Overall, I am happy with FIFA 06 and would without a doubt upgrade, if you are a FIFA fan, from last years game. Expand
  4. Leo
    4
    This is an OK game, but I don't know why it has got a better score than Pro Evo whixh is a better game. Avoid this game and get Pro Evolution 5 as it has only got lower scores as it is not as good as the PS2 version that was expected. Expand

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