FIFA Soccer 2005

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Product Features

• New First Touch system lets players take full control of the ball from the first moment it touches a player
• Incredible environmental realism makes the game look more like a real-life TV broadcast
• Superior camera work brings home the Zoom shots and close-ups that make the action come alive
• Fantastic sounds recorded at actual games, complete with real crowd chants
• Listen to play-by-play commentary in both English and Spanish

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002I9ROK
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 12, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,856 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #15 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Sports > Soccer
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2

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.
• EA Sports Online: EA Sports Online for the PlayStation2 console allows users to play online against opponents from around the country. An online lobby area allows gamers to meet, greet, chat, set up tournaments, download roster updates, and play FIFA Soccer 2005 head-to-head. Make it to the top, and then try to maintain your place as the best gamer anywhere, anytime, anyplace.

Product Description

FIFA Soccer 2005

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As close to soccer perfection as a video game can get!, January 1, 2005

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Marcos Helms (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: FIFA Soccer 2005 (Video Game)

I have played several versions of the Fifa series and must say that this game is, by far, the most realistic of them all. However, realism is not the only factor that contributed to my rating of 5 stars. It is the flow of the game play that makes this game well-worth the money.

Firstly, the graphics are great. The amount of detail in the players' faces alone should tell you how good the graphics are. But then you throw in the detail of the crowds, the graphic detail of the fields, and even the detail in the game balls and you can pretty much say this game's graphics are almost without parallel.

Second, the replayability, as with most sports games, is always going to be there. However, the sheer number of teams this game has would let you play a different team everyday for several months without playing the same team twice! I'm a soccer fan, but this game takes soccer knowledge to a whole new level.

Lastly, the feature that makes this game worth the money more than anything else is the first-touch feature. This feature lets you receive the ball and direct it into space for your player to run to it. It is very realistic and something that makes this game more realistic than any other soccer game out there.

In conclusion, this is the best soccer game on the market today. The teams, graphics, and new features make it stand head and shoulders above even its 2004 counterpart. You may buy this game and never play anything else! Great investment for those limited dollars!

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars fun game, March 21, 2005

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R. Kaka "tarzmanian" (United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: FIFA Soccer 2005 (Video Game)

firstly i am really surprised by the negative reviews for this game. i have not played the winning eleven series except maybe the first one and it was really, really horrible. commentating sucked, graphics were horrible and their were no real life players or teams. so i didnt give it much of a chance. see i think commentating is such a big part of a soccer game.
now about fifa 2005, i love it. commentating is almost perfect, true they repeat themselves but i dont think that can be changed, and if the game is boring then they talk about sponsorships, soccer in the early days and general stuff. the sound is just amazing, scoring a goal at home feels so unbeliavably rewarding and having a player booed at at an away game and then seeing him score feels so satisfying.

graphics are top notch, you can actually dribble past players instead of just passing the ball around, you can send players on runs, score amazing bicycle kicks, headers, long range shots and almost every other way. it is hard to score the same goal again again a diffrent formation team or if your team's formation has changed.

the ai is unbeliavable, they pass the ball around looking for holes in your defense, sometimes passing all the way back to defense from your corner flag to try and make you pull up and give them more space, if you are playing a good team they cut down your passing lanes forcing you to try your skills and be more creative, and if you pull a crazy move out of your hat the commentators go crazy. i am honestly still playing semi pro even though i got the game last year.

the career is a plus although it does get repetitive after a while. i cheated though and created super players so maybe being honest makes it more challenging. playing games in diffrent countries results in those players yelling out instructions in their native language. in english the coach can yell out "through ball" when he sees an opening or "foul" when the ref doesnt see one.

now for the bad, their doesnt seem to be an "advantage taken" call from the ref, so sometimes getting fouled and the ball running to a team mate and having the ref stop the game can be frustrating, but then again when defending a proffesional foul will result in your player getting sent off and you having to defend a free kick rather than allowing a goal.

the scouting and transfer markets lack important tools, like search engines for younger players and you have to hunt players down from their teams.

overall this is a very nice game and i love it to bits, nothing like having heaps of friends over to embarass.

EDITED 4/12/05


i need to add a little more to this review... you can always press x to change to a closer player...you can let the computer do it for you or you can do it yourself...i really dont know how some of the reviews claim you can't. secondly, if you go into game setting you can change the speed of the game from slow, normal or fast...i have noticed that if you do not have the ball your players move slower but only strikers, midfielders and defenders move just as fast. also sliding tackles result in fouls most of the time i admit...but not if you have a really good defender with good tackling attributes..and you have to tackle from the right direction, a tackle from behind will be called, but one face up will not even if you totally wipe the player out....its called winning the ball.
if you play this game for a while you can improve your passing skills, i have bettered myself and its a joy to see my team playing the ball around, changing wings and just goofing around when i'm a goal up to frustrate my oponents..also if you are winning by a large margin the other team basically gives up...but if you're playing away and only winning by a goal, the last thirty minutes are intense, your opponents throw EVERYBODY forward, it crazy holding on for the win, praying the minutes would tick by faster.
if you do lose possesion the best thing to do is change players...press x...to a defender or player down field and WAIT for your opponent to come to you....9 out of 10 times once you do this the A.I will pass back and wait for reinforcments.

you can win the ball back..sliding isnt the only or best way to do it, just press O, or kick and your player will muscle him out.
i just played world class last night, against liverpool at anfield, i am united with the best team ever and i won 2-1, i'm still celebrating. the rivalry is crazy intense, the fans boo you cause you're playing away, liverpool threw everyone up and that street urchin cisse almost made me pay. my point being this is a very fun game, difficult enough to make your day if you win but not enough to throw the controller at the tv....although the poor dog almost got it when he decided the best time to walk across the room when i was counter-attacking.....see, that was what the only option i had, attacking is almost impossible away from home. best defend and use the L2 button to hoof the ball forward to players..if you master this.......its unbelivable...one touch lobbing the ball all across the field.
now for the kid who reviewed this game...son, you have to stop the impact button again inbetween the green lines...it goes like this...press X first to start it off, press X again when the ticker goes high (but not to the red)...then press X again between the green lines. but before all this...make sure you use the right controller stick to move the ball impact recticule to make the ball curl around the wall, and the left controller stick to aim for the top corner of the goal.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FIFA 2005 scores big, September 15, 2005

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Matthew J. Robbins "Mateo" (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: FIFA Soccer 2005 (Video Game)

FIFA 2005 is a worthy installment of this soccer series. The flow of the game is incredibly realistic, and all the famous players look suprisingly like their real-life counterparts.

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