FIFA Soccer 2005

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• Soccer sports game
• More than 350 official team and league licenses from around the world
• Licensed stadiums with authentic crowd chants
• Career mode lets you play from both the pitch and the front office
• Single player, LAN multiplayer, and online multiplayer modes

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: B0002FGFHA
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.5 x 1.5 inches
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 12, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,984 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #17 in Video Games > PC Games > Sports > Soccer

Product Description

Platform: PC

From the Manufacturer

Great soccer players need a great first touch and the same is now true for gamers with FIFA Soccer 2005. With more than 350 official team and league licenses from around the world, more than 12,000 officially licensed players, an enhanced Career Mode, FIFA Soccer 2005 is the only complete, authentic, and intelligent soccer experience.

Features

• A Great Player Needs a Great First Touch: A quality first touch--intrinsic to the sport itself--is the essential trait that separates good players from great players on the soccer pitch. Improved button and control sensitivity provides an authentic first touch for users of FIFA Soccer 2005. Using the fluid player kinetic system, soccer's most important skill has been revamped to give the most responsive and rewarding control system to date.
• Added Gameplay Depth: Off the Ball Control is fine tuned and better than ever in FIFA Soccer 2005. Take command of players not in possession of the ball by calling in tackles, jostling for space, and sending your teammates on runs as you control the pitch. Movement on throw-ins has also been added to enhance authenticity.
• The Absolute Broadcast: With new in-game camera angles, smooth cut sequences for replays, and improved contrast and lighting for players and stadiums, FIFA Soccer 2005 has the look and feel of an authentic television broadcast experience. Add in authentic crowd chants from officially licensed stadiums--both large and small--and FIFA Soccer 2005 offers the most immersive experience available.
• Deeper Career Mode: FIFA Soccer 2005's deep Career Mode tests your skills both on the pitch and in the front office. Build your franchise and guide your club to the Championship.
• The Worlds Ultimate Roster: More than 350 official team and league licenses from around the world-including 20 leagues and 40 national teams-and more than 12,000 licensed players are available. From the fast pace of Europe's super leagues to up-and-coming teams in the lower divisions, FIFA Soccer 2005 provides the most authentic selection of the world's top teams, players, and environments.
• Enhanced Online Gameplay: Take your beautiful game online. Set up tournaments and chat with players across the nation.

Product Description

FIFA 2005 brings home the world-class soccer action that true fans need. Get out on the pitch with players who are so lifelike, you'll swear you're watching a TV broadcast. Fantastic new create-a-player mode goes deeper than ever - the new DNA system dynamically alters your character based on head shape, eye colors, hairstyle etc. Generate your own selection of players based on EA DNA -- share them across games and import your star soccer player into your baseball or football game!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy on PC if you can, December 20, 2004

By 

R. McFarland "FutbolPlaya" (Yokohama, Japan) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: FIFA Soccer 2005 (CD-ROM)

I bought this game first on the playstation 2 but soon realized, (by playing the PC demo, and then surfing all the fan sites) that the the PC version is a smarter purchse. The game is great soccer gaming experience, and by far the best gameplay engine to date. (Still not perfect yet, though) The most frustrating aspects are the missing teams, incorrect player faces, incorrect uniforms, and missing stadiums. However, all these issues can be addressed if you have the pc version, through the many fan/user created websites designed to fix these discrepancies. And that is my recomendation to the soccer gamer.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Arcade version, not a simulation, February 9, 2005

By 

OverTheMoon ([e-mail]) - See all my reviews

This review is from: FIFA Soccer 2005 (CD-ROM)

If you want to play football without much control depth then choose this over the European "Pro Evolution Soccer 4" (title is "Winning 11" in the US) and if you have heard the buzz surrounding that game then you should know that it is in the top three sports simulations of all time.

Winning 11 however is not an out-of-box game, taking days to learn, weeks to master and then improve on with other players. FIFA works straight out of box, is easy, but its limits become all too obvious in light on Winning 11, a game has been in development since the Nintendo 64 and is easily the best soccer engine out there.

The bottom line is that if you want a soccer game that works out of box, that you can play almost right away with anybody, then FIFA has it. If you want a real soccer sim that takes longer to get into but is far better, then choose Winning 11.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars BAD, BAD, BAD, BAD, BAD, October 21, 2005

By 

Tolulope Adu "T.A" (usa) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: FIFA Soccer 2005 (CD-ROM)

This game is one of the worst soccer games i have ever seen. The animation is bad. The control is even worse. I just couldn't believe my eye. Eventhough FIFA 04 isn't a great game at all, it is still way better than this. Get winning 11, if you want a great soccer game. EA is making this franchise worse, and worse every single year. I still wonder how worse next years version will be. They are really killing this franchise.

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