FIFA Soccer 06

 PlayStation 2
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
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  1. Play.tm
    72
    Now more than ever if you haven't already started to look at "Pro Evo" perhaps you should, it plays much better and feels like more a game of football than FIFA 06 ever will.
  2. Next Level Gaming
    71
    Gameplay has always been the staple of a good Soccer game, and when playing against the computer, FIFA '06 just doesn't have it like "FIFA 2005" did.
  3. Cheat Code Central
    70
    Hardcore soccer fans who wanted even more realism from this series will enjoy playing around with the new controls but if you’re a player who thought FIFA 2005 wasn’t a great game might as well rent this game or stay away from it cause you won’t be missing much.
  5. Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK
    70
    FIFA has grown up a bit and learnt that it has to do the dirty work first before it can get fancy. Competent, entertaining but far from faultless. [Nov 2005, p.132]
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  6. Game Revolution
    67
    A solid all-around improvement over last year’s game. Still, EA should focus on really nailing the online play missing in "Winning Eleven" and stop embarrassing the franchise with petty control tweaks.
  7. Total Video Games
    60
    Oh EA what have you done; we we’re getting to enjoy FIFA once again and now this. We’re never ones to severely criticise an average game, however FIFA 06 beggars belief.
  8. games(TM)
    60
    On the occasions when the game flows it’s possible to produce some breathtaking football, but all too often the game slows to a crawl and it’s extremely difficult to produce anything like a constructive passing move. [Nov 2005, p.116]
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  9. G4 TV
    60
    It's tough to keep calling FIFA on issues of accuracy, especially when Konami seems to have soccer realism cornered.
  10. Computer and Video Games
    50
    The players move so sluggishly it feels as if the match is being played on a waterlogged, mud-treacle pitch. And what's with the ball still feeling like it's tethered to a player's feet by an invisible elastic band after all these years of the same complaint? [PSW]

Awards & Rankings

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#43 Best PS2 Game of 2005
63
#63 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2005
47
#47 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2005

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 58 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 58
  3. Negative: 3 out of 58
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    Aug 20, 2023
    7
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  2. Evanderson
    Apr 4, 2020
    10
    Nesse jogo que o Fifa começou a igualar com WE9/ PES 5 que é o melhor jogo da série pra mim, dentro das suas propostas os 2 são ótimos, FifaNesse jogo que o Fifa começou a igualar com WE9/ PES 5 que é o melhor jogo da série pra mim, dentro das suas propostas os 2 são ótimos, Fifa 06 foi e ainda é sensacional, muito divertido e jogabilidade viciante.… Full Review »
  3. zoemoore
    Dec 30, 2007
    9
    theres only one word fit for this game "fantastic" football game out on the market ea never fail on the fifa games and they always bringtheres only one word fit for this game "fantastic" football game out on the market ea never fail on the fifa games and they always bring entertainment into the family. One thing that is annoying with th game is it takes a while to get the hang of it but once you have grasped the concept of playing you cant stop playing it,.… Full Review »
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