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2006 FIFA World Cup (Xbox 360) | 
 enlarge | From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: £49.99
Buy New: £4.95
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Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 2831
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: soccer-games
Rating: Universal, particularly children
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 3 - 18 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5030930049775
ASIN: B000EVLK7C
Release Date: April 28, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New Unopened and Factory Sealed Genuine UK Release. All orders received by 10.00pm are posted First Class the next posting day.
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Amazon.co.uk Review
In a nutshell:
The official game of the 2006 World Cup has all the stadiums, players and kits of the real thing, but the biggest surprise is that it actually improves upon the usual FIFA gameplay too. So if England does not win in real life, you can at least make sure they do in the virtual world.The lowdown:
. In previous years, FIFA Word Cup games have meant little more than a cut down version of the existing FIFA game, however this version features not just the 32 teams from the finals but the chance to play as any of the other 95 countries from the qualifying rounds. There's even the option to replay historic World Cups - although only a handful of older players are included. In terms of gameplay things have been noticeably speeded up and there's even an alternative control system that exactly mimics rival Pro Evolution Soccer. PES fans will still be suspicious but this really is the best FIFA yet. Most exciting moment:
Reliving the glory of 1966 with the current England team and then going on to do the same thing in this year's Cup as well! Since you ask:
Many of the England team, including Wayne Rooney, claim to be video games fans and many have mentioned playing the FIFA games between real matches. The bottom line:
A genuine improvement on FIFA 06 with the usual top notch EA presentation.
Harrison Dent
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| Customer Reviews: Read 28 more reviews...
 so kwl December 27, 2007
DALE
dis game is kwl i must admit it is a bit 2 fast to keep up with the soundtracks allright the graphics are wicked the gameplay is alright overall its a okay game wouldnt reccomend it to fun lovers
 Avoid February 6, 2007
Mr. C. A. Barradell
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This game made me remember why everybody should avoid FIFA games. The AI is terrible, visuals are just awfull and the game is just no fun. It really is just EA Sports cashing in on the world cup licence, again. Only make this a purchase if you have a wobly table somewhere in your house so you can put it under the leg. Other than that, avoid like the plague.
 Disappointing, lazy and dated. June 20, 2006
Too old 4 own good (Southampton)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a huge disappointment. Having just upgraded to an Xbox360, I discovered to my horror that ProEvo 4 was not supported. I bought Fifa World Cup, thinking, "oh well, maybe the Fifa series has got better..." How wrong I was. This game feels worse than the last Fifa game I played (2001). The gameplay is slow and trying to pass the ball is rubbish. The graphics are poor, and don't appear any better than ProEvo 4 which is 2 years older. The character models are also disapointing - Michael Owen looks fine if you see his face, but if you look at the rest of him he looks like a tall thin bloke with hard muscles, not the short, slightly roundish bloke who sits in the stands for Newcastle (or meanders around like a lost chicken for England at the mo).
The commentary is extremely poor, with basic mistakes throughout, such as saying "he did well to score from a throw in", after a passing move that hasn't involved anything of the sort.
The skills are difficult to control and rarely work as you want, despite lots of practice.
After a lot of perseverence, I did start to enjoy the game, but still had to resort to fast counter attacks with no real passing moves.
I'm sure that like I did, many will buy this game. I now consider it overpriced (even at 40) and disappointing (like so many early Xbox 360 titles) and am off to buy ProEvo 5 which is backwards compatible. I advise readers to do the same - better yet buy ProEvo 6 when it comes out in the Autumn!
Like England, shows early promise but let down by individual errors June 2, 2006
legarooney (London, UK)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Fifa world cup 2006 is bound to be a great seller at this time of year, with the world cup approaching its fun to reanact world cup games, and take your chosen team to the summit of the world, but there are several things you must bear in mind before purchasing this product.
Almost as soon as the world cup ends this product will probably not be played anymore, certainly not when fifa 07 is released later this year or PES for 360 for that matter.
Its better value for money if you have a xbox live gold membership, to play people from all round the world
the situation challenge, where you reanact famous comebacks in history, uses only present day squads, so you wont be playing as pele for instance, somewhat dissapointing in my opinion
This is the only fully liscenced official game of the fifa world cup 2006 in Germany
However, there are many achievements to unlock, and opportunities to improve your gamerscore, football are often very good for improving your score
What Englishman wouldnt relish the chance to own the Argies 5-0 in the semi-finals or break German hearts over xbox live? lol
Great Fun May 31, 2006
M. Bellamy (UK)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this game. It does play like other FIFA's however if you do not already own a footy game on the Xbox 360, this is a good one to get. X-Box live adds another entertaining element to the game adding to its addictive appeal.
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