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2006 FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup is the official computer and video game of the 2006 World Cup. As with the previous World Cup game, 2002 FIFA World Cup, it is being published by EA Sports. [1]

Many improvements have been made since 2002 FIFA World Cup. The menus have a major redesign and now have many new options that were not present in 2002 FIFA World Cup. Online support will be present for ranked and unranked matches on PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Xbox 360. The online service provides lobbies, leaderboards and a global challenge mode where the player can play through over forty historical World Cup scenarios. By playing online and in single-player mode, spending points for the virtual store are earned, wherein players can purchase uniforms, historical players, various footballs, boots and gameplay options. As with the previous World Cup game, matches in World Cup mode will be played in the same order as at the World Cup in Germany. [2] One major change is that all teams are now national, rather than an incomplete mixture of national teams and clubs.
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Microsoft is bundling the game with the Xbox 360 in Japan and Europe. In this bundle there is a limited edition faceplate included from Adidas. [3]

2006 FIFA World Cup Game Video

 

Reviews

IGN rated several versions of the game before its release in North America. The ratings below are the ratings achieved for that particular platform.

  • GameCube: 8.0
  • PC: 8.4
  • PlayStation Portable: 7.8
  • PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360: 8.4
  • Nintendo DS: 7.5

Game Rankings which averages out video game reviews from major publications had the Xbox 360 version rated the highest at 79%.

Trivia

  • There are nine region-specific covers[4]:
    • Benelux - Arjen Robben
    • China - Zheng Zhi
    • England - Frank Lampard
    • Germany - Lukas Podolski
    • Italy - Alessandro Del Piero
    • Portugal - Simão Sabrosa
    • Spain - Xavi
    • Switzerland - Ricardo Cabañas
    • North America - Jaime Lozano, Claudio Reyna
  • Cover for the version released in Asia & Australia shows flags of qualified nations
  • There are 127 playable nations in this game, featuring the thirty two qualifiers and dozens of teams from the six football confederations.
  • There are a number of unlockable "classic" players, such as Zico, Amancio, and Bergkamp.
  • You can also unlock classic kits, like England´s 1966 kit, different World Cup balls, like Fevernova and a huge number of Teamgeist balls.
  • A group of game hackers has announced that it is working on a patch for the PC version that will add a special combo headbutt move to Zinedine Zidane's character as he used this move towards an Italian player in the World Cup final match in his infamous "Zidane Headbutt". [citation needed]

Playable Teams

Africa

Algeria Algeria

Angola Angola

Benin Benin

Botswana Botswana

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso

Cameroon Cameroon

Cape Verde Cape Verde Islands

Chad Chad, Republic of the Congo Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo DR

Egypt Egypt

Gabon Gabon

Ghana Ghana

Guinea Guinea

Côte d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire

Kenya Kenya

Liberia Liberia

Libya Libya

Malawi Malawi

Mali Mali

Morocco Morocco

Niger Niger

Nigeria Nigeria

Rwanda Rwanda

Senegal Senegal

South Africa South Africa

Sudan Sudan

Togo Togo

Tunisia Tunisia

Uganda Uganda

Zambia Zambia

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Asia

Bahrain Bahrain

People's Republic of China China

Hong Kong Hong Kong

India India

Iran Iran

Iraq Iraq

Japan Japan

Democratic People's Republic of Korea Korea DPR

South Korea Korea Republic

Kuwait Kuwait

Pakistan Pakistan

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan

Viet Nam Vietnam

Europe

Albania Albania

Andorra Andorra

Armenia Armenia

Austria Austria

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

Belarus Belarus

Belgium Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia/Herzegovina

Bulgaria Bulgaria

Croatia Croatia

Cyprus Cyprus

Czech Republic Czech Republic

Denmark Denmark

England England

Estonia Estonia

Faroe Islands Faroe Islands

Finland Finland

France France

Georgia (country) Georgia

Germany Germany

Greece Greece

Hungary Hungary

Iceland Iceland

Republic of Ireland Ireland Republic

Israel Israel

Italy Italy

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

Latvia Latvia

Liechtenstein Liechtenstein

Lithuania Lithuania

Luxembourg Luxembourg

Republic of Macedonia FYR Macedonia

Malta Malta

Moldova Moldova

Netherlands Netherlands

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland

Norway Norway

Netherlands Netherlands

Poland Poland

Portugal Portugal

Romania Romania

Russia Russia

San Marino San Marino

Scotland Scotland

Serbia and Montenegro Serbia
and Montenegro

Slovakia Slovakia

Slovenia Slovenia

Spain Spain

Sweden Sweden

Switzerland Switzerland

Turkey Turkey

Ukraine Ukraine

Wales Wales

North and Central Americas

Canada Canada

Costa Rica Costa Rica

El Salvador El Salvador

Guatemala Guatemala

Honduras Honduras

Jamaica Jamaica

Mexico Mexico

Nicaragua Nicaragua

Panama Panama

Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts/Nevis

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines St. Vincent/Grenadines

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago

United States United States

Oceania

Australia Australia

Fiji Fiji

New Zealand New Zealand

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands

French Polynesia Tahiti

Vanuatu Vanuatu

South America

Argentina Argentina

Bolivia Bolivia

Brazil Brazil

Chile Chile

Colombia Colombia

Ecuador Ecuador

Paraguay Paraguay

Peru Peru

Uruguay Uruguay

Venezuela Venezuela

Release dates

2006 FIFA World Cup was released simultaneously on the GameCube, PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Xbox 360 on April 24, 2006. In Europe it was simulataneously on April 28, 2006. It was also released on the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS handheld systems at the same time as the console versions. As with some other PlayStation Portable games it was released later on May 22, 2006. In Europe, this version was released May 19, 2006.

References

  1. ^ EA claims World Cup. GameSpot. Retrieved on 2006-04-23.
  2. ^ 2006 FIFA World Cup Hands-On. GameSpot. Retrieved on 2006-04-23.
  3. ^ Japan scores FIFA-themed 360. GameSpot. Retrieved on 2006-04-23.
  4. ^ FIFA covers reflect global appeal. AOL Games. Retrieved on 2006-06-08.

External links

Retreived from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_%28video_game%29
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