Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3515 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Electronic Arts
• Released on: 2005-12-02
• Rating: To Be Announced
• Platform: Xbox 360

Manufacturer's Description
EA SPORTS FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup immerses players into the emotional intensity of next generation football. Utilizing the power of the Xbox 360, fans will be able to revel in the world's most sophisticated representation of football.

Experience a newly enhanced gameplay engine that delivers extremely responsive controls and greater level of depth. New physics and animations mean that players will now react more realistically to every tackle, shot or pass of the ball.

For the first time you'll see and feel the joy, anguish and pain of 90 minutes of football in a videogame. Through the power of HD technology the detail of the players is now accurately recreated in fine detail. Examine the threads in the club badge or watch as sweat runs down the player's face during a match.

Stadiums now burst with life and atmosphere. Allnew 3D crowds pack the stands singing authentic anthems sampled from real matches. The edge of the pitch will now also include team coaches pacing the touchline plus the full preparation for every substitution and even the referee's assistants tracking the action as the match unfolds.

Team formations and strategic decisions are now managed on-the-fly during the match using a newly designed interface. An innovative, integrated menu system means you no longer have to interrupt the flow of the game to make substitutions or change tactics.

Take part in the European Qualification rounds for the World Cup or create your own tournaments to showcase all the new improvements. FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup gives you the opportunity to admire the detail of 72 teams, 1,700 players in nine different stadiums from Europe and the rest of the world. Prepare to lead your country through qualifications and the road to FIFA World Cup

Customer Reviews

Bad???? NO WAY!!!!
This game isn't bad at all!

The improvements here in graphics are huge and the gameplay runs so much more smoothly than previous versions. For those of you that don't know this only has international teams, if you want to have club teams don't bother buying it because they aren't here. This doesn't mean its a dissapiontment though the player models are so realistic and gameplay is as good as ever. It may not have the depth of pro evo but it is still has addictive gameplay and its great to play with friends.

Overall the game is fast flowing and easy to play which makes it fun and for the first football game on the 360 it does the job in the lead up for the world cup. If this is below par as people have said then it can only get better and better and i can't wait for fifa 07.

Shocked at how bad this game is...
Ok, simply put, this game was rushed.

The graphics are red hot, no doubt about it.

Gameplay, however, is a real let down. To play this game is a real effort. Not only that, once you have got used to the horrid gameplay, and you complete the World Cup qualification stage, you find that this is the end of the game. How difficult would it have been to add the actual World Cup? I'm sure EA will try and rip us off again in a few months time with a FIFA World Cup edition. Two days gameplay at best. Online gameplay is horrendous, seriously it gets even worse!

I have played FIFA 06 on the standard XBOX and it is significantly better than this version. In fact this is the worst FIFA title I have ever played (going back to 1998).

I also think there is a commercial reason why FIFA 06 XBOX edition doesn't currently work on the 360.

Hope this helps. Come on EA, we expect a lot better!

Oli

FIFA 06 always wanting more
When you first start playing fifa 06 you think wow look at the graphics and you start a road to fifa world cup. It starts off good too you have to play the actual teams that were in englands qualifying group and play a few small tournaments which fifa have added but then after you've qualified theres nothing to do theres no actual fifa world cup i've heard that fifa are making another game for that theres no club teams or any other seasons to complete i'm hoping that when i get xbox live it'll pick up because ill be playing people across the world but until then what a rip off the games too short