FIFA World Cup 2006

Description:
EA SPORTS™ celebrates the world's largest sporting event with the only official and exclusive licensed video game for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany.

2006 FIFA World Cup™ perfectly captures the emotion and passion of the world's fiercest national rivalries by giving users the opportunity to play with their heroes and the chance to win the FIFA World Cup™.

Play as your home nation and control your favorite players as you battle from qualification right through to a virtual re-creation of the final tournament in Germany.

* Play with your heroes: The world's superstars look and play like their real-life counterparts. Player attributes like ball skills and playing style have been uniquely re-created for each player to mirror real life.
* Win the 2006 FIFA World Cup: Compete as one of 125 teams from qualification right through to a virtual reproduction of the FIFA World Cup Final in Germany. Play in any of the 12 official stadiums that come to life with the pageantry and festivity of the 2006 FIFA World Cup™.
* Replay history: Try a new mode called Global Challenge that recreates 40 classic moments in FIFA World Cup history. Earn rewards to unlock legendary players and classic apparel.
* Experience the penalty shootout: Feel the elation and agony of a penalty shootout as if you were on the pitch. Use new moves to distract the goalkeeper or put off the penalty taker. Master your nerves to score the goal that puts your team in the FIFA World Cup.
* Employ advanced shooting mechanics: New context-sensitive shooting provides even more realistic action. Player shooting ability, pressure from defenders, and distance from goal all contribute to the success of the shot, just like in real life.
* Take on the world: Play as your favorite national teams in up to eight-way multiplayer sessions with friends from qualifiers to the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final.
* Access the FIFAWorldCup.com zone: Visit the cities and stadiums of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany via in-game videos.