FIFA World Cup: Germany 2006 (Xbox 360)

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Description

Released one month before the actual World Cup 2006, this game lets players play all the matches before they even started. Featuring 12 official German stadiums and all the teams that qualified for the World Cup 2006 in Germany, plus additional teams and unlockable classic players. The playable modes let you try any of the qualifying stages or skip right to the world cup mode assuming as one of the qualified teams. Additional modes include Global Challenge where you can replay 40 historical moments in football history to change the outcome, and various multiplayer matches.

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Alternate Titles

• "Mistrzostwa Świata FIFA 2006" -- Polish title
• "FIFA WM 2006" -- Common German abbreviation
• "FIFA Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft Deutschland 2006" -- German title
• "Coupe Du Monde De La FIFA 2006" -- French title
• "Copa do Mundo FIFA 2006" -- Brazilian title
• "2006 FIFA 世界杯" -- Chinese title (simplified)
• "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany" -- Alt title

Part of the Following Groups

• EA Sports games
• FIFA World Cup licensees
• Technology: amBX

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The Press Says

TalkXbox	May 14, 2006	81 out of 100	81
Kombo.com	Sep 11, 2006	8 out of 10	80
TTGamer	May 15, 2006	8 out of 10	80
Deaf Gamers	2006	8 out of 10	80
Play.tm	May 22, 2006	79 out of 100	79
videogamer.com	May 08, 2006	7 out of 10	70
Club Skill	May 02, 2006	7 out of 10	70
Video Game Talk	Jun 13, 2006		70
FZ	May 02, 2006		50
RewiredMind	May 06, 2006		40

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Trivia

Cover

The cover design has been localized with different athletes portrayed for specific release countries:

• England: Frank Lampard (England)
• China: Zhi Zhen (China)
• Germany: Lukas Podolski (Germany)
• Italy: Alessandro Del Piero (Italy)
• USA, Canada and Mexico: Jamie Lozano (Mexico) and Claudio Reyna (USA)
• Portugal: Simao (Portugal)
• The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg: Arjen Robben (The Netherlands)
• Switzerland: Ricardo Cabanas (Switzerland)
• Spain: Xavi (Spain)
• All other countries: the FIFA World Cup trophy and the official emblem

Online servers

On 1st September 2007, EA closed their servers for multiplayer games, for the Xbox, Windows, PS2 and PSP versions.

Related Web Sites

• 2006 FIFA World Cup (video game) - Wikipedia (article on Wikipedia about the game)
• FIFA World Cup: Germany 2006 (Official game website)