2006 FIFA World Cup (video game)

This article is about the official game of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. For the annual FIFA game released in 2006, see FIFA 06.
2006 FIFA World Cup
UK cover art featuring Frank Lampard
Developer(s)EA Canada
Exient Entertainment (handhelds)
Publisher(s)EA Sports
SeriesFIFA World Cup
Platform(s)
Release
  • NA: 24 April 2006
  • JP: 27 April 2006 (PS2, PC, X360)
  • EU: 28 April 2006
Mobile
PlayStation Portable
  • EU: 19 May 2006
  • NA: 22 May 2006
  • JP: 1 June 2006
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

2006 FIFA World Cup (known as FIFA World Cup: Germany 2006) is the official video game for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, published by EA Sports.[2] 2006 FIFA World Cup was released simultaneously on all major sixth-generation platforms (Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox), as well as Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS and Xbox 360 on 24 April 2006, in North America and four days later in Europe, with ports to mobile phones and the PlayStation Portable weeks later. This was the last game released for the Xbox in Asia. There are ten region-specific covers that feature a major player from each region.[3]

Microsoft bundled the game with the Xbox 360 in Japan and Europe. It was also bundled with the pre-release order version introduced in India in a World Cup craze. In this featured bundle, there was a limited edition faceplate included from Adidas packaged inside.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference IGNMB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Sinclair, Brendan (1 March 2006). "EA claims World Cup". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ^ Surette, Tim (27 March 2006). "FIFA covers reflect global appeal". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. ^ Niizumi, Hirohiko (31 March 2006). "Japan scores FIFA-themed 360". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.