2006 FIFA World Cup

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• New advantage rule and improved set piece rules give you more flexibility
• Try manager mode--pick a team and tactics, handle licensing, and keep player chemistry high
• Experiment with throw-ins, play short corner, and more
• As you win, you'll earn points to spend on improved skills, special tricks, and more

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000F1UK86
• Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches ; 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: April 24, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,262 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #6 in Video Games > Nintendo DS > Sports > Soccer

Product Description

Platform: Nintendo DS

From the Manufacturer

EA Sports celebrates the world's largest sporting event with the only official and exclusive licensed videogame for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany. 2006 FIFA World Cup perfectly captures the emotion and passion of the world's fiercest national rivalries by giving users the opportunity to play with their heroes and the chance to win the FIFA World Cup. Play as your home nation and control your favorite players as you battle from qualification right through to a virtual re-creation of the final tournament in Germany.

EA Sports has brought to life close to 100 superstars by emulating the real-life abilities of the world's most recognizable players. Signature moves, playing styles, and flair moves have all been authentically captured in this game. Gameplay advancements in passing and shooting, including improved penalty kicks, make this the most realistic and playable soccer game yet.

2006 FIFA World Cup introduces a new game mode called Global Challenge that will test even the most hardcore gamer. Global Challenge re-creates classic moments in FIFA World Cup history for fans to tackle. Compare your results with history and measure yourself against the world's best.

Take control of 1 of 125 national teams and play against friends in up to eight-way multiplayer matches. Track your results in The Lounge to create your own rankings and earn rewards.

As the only officially licensed videogame of 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, EA Sports has included a plethora of in-game unlockable content such as legendary players and exclusive apparel that will make this game a coveted collectable for soccer fans. Play with some of the game's greatest legends and outfit your squad in exclusive team apparel.

Play with your heroes and win the FIFA World Cup with 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Features:

• Play with your heroes: The world's superstars look and play like their real-life counterparts. Player attributes like ball skills and playing style have been uniquely re-created for each player to mirror real life.
• Win the 2006 FIFA World Cup: Compete as 1 of 125 teams from qualification right through to a virtual reproduction of the FIFA World Cup Final in Germany. Play in any of the 12 official stadiums that come to life with the pageantry and festivity of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
• Global Challenge mode: Introducing a new mode called Global Challenge that recreates 125 classic moments in FIFA World Cup history. Earn rewards to unlock legendary players and classic apparel.
• Exclusive to the Nintendo DS: Experience greater control during gameplay with touch-screen controls that let you take control during set pieces for added speed and precision, and touch-screen tactics, that let you alter formations and tactics during a game. There are five new skill challenges to perfect your ball skills or test your trivia knowledge about the FIFA World Cup. Also included are 3-D, user-controlled replays.

Product Description

2006 FIFA World Cup lets you become a soccer player or manage a team to its destiny! Get out on the Pitch as you play a complete, authentic, and intelligent soccer experience. Pull the team together when the game gets rough, and make sure your team chemistry keeps teams in the game.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars One step forward, two steps back..., July 27, 2006

By 

Jesse Vaughan "-jessev" (BMORE) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: 2006 FIFA World Cup (Video Game)

I bought this game shortly after buying my DS Lite (a week after it's release) and played it nonstop for 2 weeks. The gameplay is great and i love being able to go through all the stages of the World Cup, from qualifiers to the finals. Overall, it was a good investment and I could play it for hours without getting bored.

Then, I bought FIFA 06 DS. Oh man what a difference. The gameplay in Fifa 06 is much quicker than in World Cup. The graphics are also much smoother and more clear, something you don't really notice unless you play each game for a while. In the end, it seems like World Cup added a lot of great features, but subtracted where it counts: the graphics on the pitch.

FIFA World Cup PROS:
* The ability to play as your favorite nation. There are dozens to choose all with full accurate rosters.
* The fans. EA focused more on the audience in this game than in FIFA 06. And although that is a nice thing, its not very neccessary.
* New game modes. The skill challenges mode is a lot of fun when you just want to get in some practice on set pieces. It's fun, but can get boring after a while.
* Great pitch graphics. The actual pitch itself looks beautiful. With cloud shadow effects, it seems nicer than in FIFA 06.

CONS:
* Poor graphics on pitch. The players are not rendered quite as well as in FIFA 06 making them look like tiny stick men.
* Choppy graphics. On pitch, in set pieces and in throw ins, the graphics get quite choppy and ruin the flow of the game.
*Doesn't flow as well as FIFA 06.

OVERALL:
For all the new things EA put in, they took out a lot. Persoanlly, I would recommend buying FIFA 06 because you get much more for your money. I've played a full season with Manchester U and i still can't get enough. Although you do have to set the difficulty all the way up to be a challenge, but thats no big deal. If you already own FIFA 06, i wouldn't really bother with FIFA World Cup unless you own an XBOX or PS3. This is the DS and to have a game like FIFA 06 play as smoothly as it does, i'm impressed just by that.

Also, keep an eye out for FIFA 07, out in the fall. Hopefully EA will have found a way to keep or improve upon the FIFA 06 graphics engine and keep the wide variety of leagues and teams while being able to add features such as skill challenges.

5.0 out of 5 stars Youth gamer and FIFA Soccer on DS, January 11, 2007

By 

martine "MSL" (Bellevue, Wa United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: 2006 FIFA World Cup (Video Game)

Our 8 yo son was never a gamer...this game changed him. I am not certain if that's a good thing but I credit this game for his interest. The split screen is amazing. The ground plays are on one screen and the aerial plays on another.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good game, January 3, 2007

By 

ash (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: 2006 FIFA World Cup (Video Game)

The game is fun and can be played by people with no prior knowledge of soccer.

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