| 92 |
Gaming Horizon
FIFA 06 is a great game for both soccer novices and enthusiastic players alike, and is a worthy investment to a soccer fan’s entertainment library.
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| 91 |
Gaming Age
A true upgrade to the previous years, and as I mentioned before, is possibly the best version of the series since its inception.
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| 90 |
GameZone
It exceeds even last year’s excellent game in almost every way.
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| 90 |
PGNx Media
A delightful experience. The game truly captures the atmosphere of soccer.
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| 90 |
Nintendo Power
Attacking and formation options require time to appreciate, but the game's overall look, feel and flow make it time well spent. [Nov 2005, p.106]
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| 90 |
1UP
It's certainly very enjoyable, it's incredibly slick, and packed with features, but it still loses out a little to Konami's game on that difficult-to-quantify quality; feel.
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| 90 |
Game Over Online
The gameplay is extremely solid, the managerial mode is surprisingly deep and the additional features make FIFA 06 a great sports addition for fans of the sport.
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| 85 |
IGN
Like many other EA Sports games, FIFA 06 does a wonderful job of capturing the culture of the sport it represents. Fans of world football will feel that from the opening video sequence.
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| 80 |
Game Informer
FIFA is still doomed to feel a little stiff due to its reliance on set animations to govern play, and there are plenty of frustrating AI mistakes that linger. [Oct 2005, p.128]
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| 80 |
AceGamez
I feel in about a year's time, when they have this new engine perfected, FIFA might be a serious contender, but at the moment it's not quite realising its full potential.
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| 80 |
Times Online
Shielding, tackling and dribbling have been boosted for better on-pitch control, while business in the boardroom looms with a more comprehensive management game and careers judged over a 15-year span.
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| 75 |
BonusStage
Though always attempting to up the ante on their long time rival, this year’s FIFA actually seems more of a step back when compared to the 2005 iteration.
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| 72 |
Ferrago
Now more than ever if you haven't already started to look at "Pro Evo" perhaps you should, it plays much better and feels like more a game of football than FIFA 06 ever will.
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| 71 |
Next Level Gaming
Gameplay has always been the staple of a good Soccer game, and when playing against the computer, FIFA '06 just doesn't have it like "FIFA 2005" did.
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| 70 |
Cheat Code Central
Hardcore soccer fans who wanted even more realism from this series will enjoy playing around with the new controls but if you’re a player who thought "FIFA 2005" wasn’t a great game might as well rent this game or stay away from it cause you won’t be missing much.
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| 70 |
Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)
If the players had some personality to go with their looks, this could have been the best FIFA yet. [NGC]
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| 60 |
Total Video Games
Oh EA what have you done; we we’re getting to enjoy FIFA once again and now this. We’re never ones to severely criticise an average game, however FIFA 06 beggars belief.
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| 60 |
games(TM)
On the occasions when the game flows it’s possible to produce some breathtaking football, but all too often the game slows to a crawl and it’s extremely difficult to produce anything like a constructive passing move. [Nov 2005, p.116]
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| 60 |
G4 TV
It's tough to keep calling FIFA on issues of accuracy, especially when Konami seems to have soccer realism cornered.
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