FIFA (series)

Infobox VG
title = FIFA" series


caption = "FIFA 08", the latest in the series
developer = EA Sports
publisher = Electronic Arts
released = Annually, 1993-present
genre = Football (soccer)
modes = Single player, multiplayer (all versions)
platforms = Current:
Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP,Mobile Phone, Nintendo DS, Wii
Notable past systems:
Mega Drive, SNES, PlayStation, GameCube, Xbox, GBA,Sega Saturn,Nintendo 64,GB,GBC,3DO,Sega 32x,Sega Game Gear,Sega Master System,Sega Mega-CD,Amiga,Nokia N-gage,Gizmondo,DOS

"FIFA Football", also known as "FIFA Soccer" or "FIFA" in some regions, is a series of football (soccer) video games, released annually by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label. While there was no major competition when EA released the first titles in their "Madden NFL" and "NHL" series, soccer video games such as "Sensible Soccer", "Kick Off" and Matchday Soccer had been developed since the late eighties and were already competitive in the games market when EA announced a soccer game as their next addition to the EA Sports label.

When the series began in late 1993 it was notable for being the first to have an official licence from FIFA. The latest installments in the series contain many exclusively-licenced leagues and teams from around the world, including the English Premier League and Football League, Italian Serie A, Spanish Primera Liga, the Australian A-League and US Major League Soccer, allowing the use of real leagues, clubs, and player names and likenesses within the games.

The main series has been complemented by additional installments based on single major soccer tournaments, such as the FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship, and UEFA Champions League, as well as a series of football management titles.

Despite the obvious commercial success of the franchise, the games more often than not receive poor to average reviews from the dedicated press. However, the last few entries have been viewed as significant improvements and credible challengers to Konami's Winning Eleven series.

History

The key points of EA's early advertising campaigns were the isometric view of the pitch (when other games used either top down, side scrolling or bird's eye views), detailed graphics and animations, and of course the FIFA endorsement (although the first game did not feature real player names). It was shipped for Christmas 1993, named "FIFA International Soccer", and was released for most popular platforms of the time. In every Fifa game there has been at lest 500000 to 1million fans increase.

While "FIFA 95" did not add much other than the ability to play with club teams, "FIFA 96" pushed the boundaries. For the first time with real player names by obtaining the FIFPro license, the PC, 32X and Sega Saturn versions used EA's "Virtual Stadium" engine, with 2D sprite players moving on a real-time 3D stadium. "FIFA 97" had crude polygonal models for players and added indoor football, but the new pinnacle was reached with "FIFA 98: Road to World Cup". This version featured improved graphics, a complete World Cup with qualifying rounds (including all national teams) and refined gameplay. Months later, "World Cup 98", EA's first officially licensed tournament game, improved Direct3D support, gave each team a unique kit and broke the sequence of poor video games based on tournaments started by US Gold's "World Cup Carnival" in 1986 and continued until Gremlin Interactive's "Euro 96".

"FIFA" games have been met with some criticism, such as for the minimal improvements each title features over its predecessor. As the console market expanded, "FIFA" was challenged directly by other titles such as Konami's "Pro Evolution Soccer" (known as "Winning Eleven" in Japan and the US). Both "FIFA" and "Pro Evolution Soccer" have a large following but "FIFA" enjoys a higher volume of sales.Fact|date=August 2007

"FIFA" is the only video game series to be published on the same console platform (in this case the original Sony PlayStation) for ten successive years ("FIFA Soccer 96" published in 1995, through to "FIFA Football 2005" published in 2004). EA's Madden NFL series appeared on the PlayStation for nine straight years.

Games in the series

"FIFA International Soccer"

*Tagline: "FIFA International Soccer has it all... experience sheer brilliance"
*Cover: David Platt shielding the ball in England vs. Poland; Pat Bonner punching the ball away from a header by Ruud Gullit in Republic of Ireland vs. Netherlands.
*Released for: Sega Mega Drive, Master System, Mega-CD, Game Gear, SNES, DOS, Amiga, 3DO, Game Boy

Known as "EA Soccer" during development and sometimes subsequently also known as "FIFA '94", [cite web | url = http://www.mobygames.com/game/fifa-international-soccer | title = FIFA International Soccer | author = mobygames.com] the first game in the series was released in the weeks leading up to Christmas 1993. This greatly hyped soccer title broke with traditional 16-bit era games by presenting an isometric view rather than the more usual top-down view (Kick Off), side view (European Club Soccer), or bird's-eye view (Sensible Soccer). It only includes national teams, and real player names are not used. A notorious bug allows the player to score directly from an opposing goal kick by standing in front of the goalkeeper so that the ball rebounds off him into the net. The Sega Mega CD version includes some features used in the next title, and is a highly polished version of the 16-bit version. The game on the 3DO console spotted pseudo-3D cameras and it was the most advanced version, graphically. [cite web | url = http://www.vgmuseum.com/images/3do/01/31.htm | title = 3DO screenshots of FIFA International Soccer (1994) | author = vgmuseum.com]

*Programming: Jan Tian, Brian Plank, Kevin Pickell
*Art: George Ashcroft, Dianna Davies, David Adams, Suzan Germic, Mike Smith
*Music & Sound: Jeff Dyck
*Producer: Bruce McMillan
*Development Director: Joey Della-Savia

FIFA Soccer 95

*Tagline: "The best console football can get"
*Cover: Erik Thorstvedt (Tottenham Hotspur) flying for the ball.
*Released for: Sega Mega Drive, DOS

Using the same engine with only minor retouches, "FIFA '95" introduced club teams to the series within eight national leagues: Brazil, Germany, Italy, Spain, England, France, Netherlands and USA. Most of the leagues had their team lineup based on the 1993-94 season, and the teams, although recognizably real, all still had fictitious players (many of them even returning from the previous game). The USA League consists of teams and players from the A-League, the country's second division - subsequent editions would feature "artificial" division one leagues, a feature not corrected until the 2000 edition, when Major League Soccer started representing the country. In addition, the Brazilian league contained only teams from the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro (with the exception of Internacional, from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul), no matter if they are great or minor teams, with some color incoherences (Corinthians, for instance, had a white and purple uniform – it actually is white and black).

"FIFA Soccer 96"

*Tagline: "Next Generation Soccer"
*Cover: Ronald De Boer chasing Jason McAteer in Republic of Ireland vs. Netherlands; Ioan Ovidiu Sabau, playing for Brescia, being tackled by an opponent.
*Released for: Sega 32X, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear, SNES, DOS/Windows, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Game Boy

This is the first "FIFA" game to feature real-time 3D graphics on the Sega Saturn, PlayStation, 32X, and PC versions, using technology called "Virtual Stadium". It is also the first in the series to present players with real player names and positions, with ranking, transfer and team customization tools. The SNES and Mega Drive versions are simply "FIFA '95"'s engine with updated teams and graphics.

"FIFA 97"

*Tagline: "Emotion Captured"
*Cover: David Ginola of Newcastle United.
*Released for: Sega Mega Drive, SNES, DOS/Windows, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Game Boy

The biggest change in "FIFA '97" was the inclusion of 6-a-side indoor soccer mode and polygonal players, with motion capture provided by David Ginola. The game features a much higher number of playable leagues from England, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany and even features the Malaysian league. The gameplay in the PC and 32-bit consoles, however, leaves a lot to be desired and is very sluggish. These versions also feature commentary by John Motson, partnered by Andy Gray, with Des Lynam introducing the matches.

"FIFA 98: Road to World Cup"

*Tagline: "Your only goal - qualify"
*Cover: David Beckham of England (UK cover); Roy Lassiter of USA (international and console versions cover); David Ginola of Tottenham Hotspur (FR cover); Andreas Möller of Germany (GER cover); Paolo Maldini of Italy (ITA cover).
*Title song: "Song 2" by Blur
*Released for: SNES and Sega Mega Drive (PAL only), Windows, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Game Boy, Nintendo 64

This game marked the start of an upward trend in the series. It boasted a refined graphics engine, team and player customization options, 16 stadiums, better AI, a "Road to World Cup" mode with all FIFA-registered national teams, and a licensed soundtrack featuring popular musical artists of the time. The most ambitious of the series up to that point, it features many accurate team rosters even with reserves for national call up when playing in the round robin qualification modes. It is also the first FIFA game to contain an ingame player/team editor. The gamer wishing to tweak player stats, however, may have to reduce certain attributes in order to boost others, as only a fixed amount of points are allocated for this purpose.

"Song 2" by Blur is used as the intro track for the game. 4 songs from The Crystal Method were also included in the game.

"FIFA '98" was the last "FIFA" game to be released on the 16-bit consoles that the series had originated on.

"FIFA 99"

*Tagline: "All The Clubs, Leagues and Cups"
*Covers: Dennis Bergkamp of Arsenal (international cover). Kasey Keller of USA (USA cover), Fabien Barthez of AS Monaco (FR cover), Olaf Thon of Schalke 04 (GER cover), Christian Vieri of Italy (ITA cover), Rui Costa of Firenze (PT cover), Ahn Jung-Hwan of Daewoo Royals (KOR cover)
*Title song: "The Rockafeller Skank" by Fatboy Slim
*Released for: Windows, PlayStation, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64

While the indoor mode was no longer featured, the gameplay's fluidity and responsiveness was increased. The increasing number of websites dedicated to the game and a larger number of leagues (which came to be a problem when the owners of the rights to the Portuguese League tried to pull the game from the shelves locally) ensured good sales. Graphically, it is a major improvement over "FIFA '98", with the inclusion of basic facial animations and different players' heights as well as certain other cosmetic features such as improved kits and emblems, although they are unlicensed. Gamers may also create their own custom cups and leagues and select the teams they wish to play against.This game also had the feature of manually changing the ref's strictness, allowing major injuries and fouls to go un-noticed.
Fatboy Slim's "The Rockafeller Skank" is the music used in the intro.

FIFA '99 also features an elite league called the 'European Super League' in which 20 top teams from across Europe battle it out in a league format.

"FIFA 2000"

*Alternative titles: "FIFA 2000 - Major League Soccer" (US), "FIFA 2000 - Europe League Soccer" (Japan).
*Covers: Sol Campbell of England (UK cover). Vincenzo Montella of Italy (ITA cover). Eddie Pope of DC United (US cover). Emmanuel Petit of Arsenal (FR cover). Mehmet Scholl of Germany (GER cover). Vassilis Tsiartas of Greece (GR cover). Simão Sabrosa of Portugal (POR cover). Giovanni Rosso of Israel (ISR cover). Pär Zetterberg of RSC Anderlecht (BE cover). Kim Byung-Ji of South Korea (KOR cover)
*Title song: "It's Only Us" by Robbie Williams
*Released for: Windows, PlayStation, Game Boy Color

Gameplay is fast, simple, and has a clear arcade feeling which failed to keep hardcore fans happy, especially with rival games such as International Superstar Soccer gaining in reputation. The leagues also feature many unlicensed teams, which substitute their real names for those of their home cities. For the first time, U.S. Major League Soccer clubs are included. As for the gameplay, a new set piece system was introduced, whereby pressing a certain key results in a cross to a particular teammate. This system was used until the 2002 edition. It also features a passing indicator, the colour of which varies depending on the direction of the pass and potential obstacles - red means a certain wrong pass, yellow means there is a 50/50 chance of success, and green indicates that possession will probably not be lost in the course of the pass. The game also features a special team block with classic squads, club teams and national teams, ranging from world famous lineups (such as Real Madrid from the 1950s and the Brazil team from 1970) to less well-known teams (such as IFK Gothenburg from the 1980s or Rosenborg BK and Busan Daewoo Royals from the 1990s).

Robbie Williams provided an original theme song with "It's Only Us". This song was also featured on the first and only "FIFA" soundtrack CD released by EMI. He allegedly did this on the condition that the football team he supports, Port Vale, was included in the game, which it was, as a special feature team.

A Nintendo 64 beta version of "FIFA 2000" exists though the game was not officially released for this platform.

"FIFA 2001"

*Covers: Paul Scholes of England (UK cover). Filippo Inzaghi of Italy (ITA cover). Edgar Davids of Holland (Netherlands cover). Ben Olsen of DC United (USA cover). Eric Deflandre of Belgium(Belgian cover). Lothar Matthäus of Germany (GER cover), Theodoros Zagorakis (GRE cover), Pavel Kuka (CZE cover), Ricardo Sá Pinto (POR cover), Ko Jong-Soo of Suwon Samsung Bluewings (KOR cover).
*Title song: "Bodyrock" by Moby
*Released for: Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Color

This title had a new graphics engine which allows each team to have its own kit, and for some players, their own unique faces. Doing away with ordinary coloured pennants as club emblems, the license includes official club emblems for the first time, although certain leagues, like the Dutch league, are unlicensed. Slightly tweakable physics made the game a modding favorite for its fan community. The game also includes the entire Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga (Austrian Bundesliga) as a playable league for the first time. Moby headlines the soundtrack with his single "Bodyrock" serving as the title track. A "hack" feature is included, where the player can press R1 to attempt an intentional foul, such a high sliding tackle. However, players seem to be able to slide several metres for a slide tackle, and it is virtually impossible to beat the goalkeeper from outside the box. Also, the spin tricks incorporated into the game are noted, and received critism for the fact that it looked very unnatural.A Nintendo 64 beta version of "FIFA 2001" developed by THQ exists, though the game was not officially released for this platform.

This title was the first game of the series with a power bar (for shots).

"FIFA Football 2002"

*Covers: Thierry Henry of Arsenal (UK and France covers). Gerald Asamoah of Germany (GER cover). Francesco Totti of Italy (ITA cover). Ruud van Nistelrooy of Holland (Netherlands cover). Tomasz Radzinski of RSC Anderlecht (Belgium cover). Hong Myung-Bo of South Korea (KOR cover).
*Title song: "19-2000 (Soulchild remix)" by Gorillaz
*Released for: Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, GameCube (America only)

Power bars for passes were introduced, and dribbling reduced in order to attain a higher challenge level. The power bar can also be customised to suit the gamer's preference. The game also includes club emblems for many more important European clubs as well as for major Dutch clubs such as PSV Eindhoven, Ajax Amsterdam and Feyenoord although there is still no official Dutch league. A card reward system licensed from Panini was also introduced where, after winning a particular competition, a star player card is unlocked. There is also a bonus game with the nations that had automatically qualified for the 2002 World Cup (France, Japan and South Korea), in which the player tries to improve the FIFA ranking of their chosen team by participating in international friendlies.

Many of the international teams in the game are not licensed (some of them down to the players' names like the Netherlands, as well as minor footballing countries - e.g., Latvia - were only given numbers as player names, whereas some confederations, such as certain African nations, were not even complete). Gorillaz headlined the soundtrack with "19-2000 (Soulchild remix)". The commentators for this game are John Motson and, for the second time in the "FIFA" series, Andy Gray.

"FIFA Football 2003"

*Tagline: "Be The Twelfth Man"
*Covers: Roberto Carlos, Ryan Giggs and Edgar Davids (main cover) Landon Donovan (USA) Lee Young-Pyo, Choi Sung-Kuk, Kim Tae-Young (South Korea)
*Title song: "To Get Down (Fatboy Slim Remix)" by Timo Maas
*Released for: Windows, Playstation, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, Mobile phone

"FIFA 2003" features completely new gameplay from the previous titles. EA revamped the outdated DirectX 7 graphics used in "FIFA 2001" and "2002", and introduced new graphics featuring more detailed stadia, players, and kits. Also, unlike previous versions of the game, instead of a ring around the controlled player, an arrow pointed down at the controlled player, to make the controlled player not seem as if he was attached to the ball. Timo Maas is the main artist on the soundtrack, with his song "To Get Down (Fatboy Slim Remix)" used during the opener. An Elite League composed of the best European teams is also included. The League is composed of 18 clubs from across Europe. Fifa 2003 is known to this day to be one of the favorite installments in the series. Commentary is by John Motson and Ally McCoist.

"FIFA Football 2004"

*Tagline: "Create brilliance"
*Cover: Alessandro Del Piero, Thierry Henry, and Ronaldinho (main cover), Seol Ki-Hyeon (South Korea).
*Title song: "Red Morning Light" by Kings of Leon
*Released for: Windows, Playstation, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, Nokia N-Gage, Mobile phone

While not adding much to the game engine, the biggest new inclusion is secondary divisions, which allow the player to take lower ranked teams into the top leagues and competitions. A new gameplay feature dubbed "off the ball" was introduced, which is the ability to simultaneously control a second player in order, for example, to move him into the box in anticipation of a pass. The online mode was touted as the main feature. Another key feature is "Football Fusion", which allows owners of both "FIFA 2004" and "Total Club Manager 2004" to play games from "TCM" in "FIFA 2004". This is also the first "FIFA" game to feature Latin American club teams aside from the ones in the Brazilian League; four from Mexico (America, Toluca, Monterrey, U.N.A.M) and two from Argentina (Boca Jrs., River Plate). The title sequence was filmed at St James' Park, the home of Newcastle United, with the opening song being Kings of Leon's European hit "Red Morning Light".

"FIFA Football 2005"

*Tagline: "A great player needs a great first touch."
*Cover: Fernando Morientes and Andriy Shevchenko with either Patrick Vieira (main cover) or Oswaldo Sanchez (US and Mexico)
*Released for: Windows, Playstation, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, PSP (America only), Gizmondo, Nokia N-Gage, Mobile phone

"FIFA 2005" was released much earlier than the usual late October date to obtain a head start over "Pro Evolution Soccer 4" and avoid clashing with EA Sports' own "FIFA Street". The game features the return of the create-a-player mode, as well as an improved Career mode. The biggest difference compared to previous titles in the series is the inclusion of first-touch gameplay which provides gamers with the ability to perform "real-life" tricks and passes. It is also the first version to feature the full Mexican League. The game has no opening video, but its soundtrack is headlined by British DJ Paul Oakenfold, who composed the "FIFA Theme" especially for the game, using some sounds from the game such as crowd noises and commentary. This was the last Playstation 1 title released in the US. The game also features authentic crowd chants edited by producer Dan Motut.

"FIFA 06"

*Tagline: "You Play, They Obey"
*Cover: Wayne Rooney of Manchester United and Ronaldinho of Barcelona (main cover); Freddy Adu of DC United and Omar Bravo of Mexico (US and Mexico); Lukas Podolski of Germany; Park Chu-Young of South Korea
*Released for: Windows, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PSP, mobile phone
*Title Song: "Helicopter By Bloc Party

"FIFA"'s developers made a complete overhaul of the game engine for the 2006 installment of the game, claiming a dramatic increase in the control of play, having rewritten more than half the code of the game. In addition to a renovation of the engine, which discards the "off the ball" system, the developers boasted a significantly more involved Career mode and the introduction of "team chemistry" which determines how well team members play together. This installment breaks with the long tradition of commentary from Match of the Day's John Motson and (more recently) Ally McCoist, who are replaced by ITV's Clive Tyldesley and Sky pundit Andy Gray, who had already worked in the series as guest commentator.

"FIFA 07"

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*Tagline: "This Is the Season"
*Cover: Ronaldinho (main); Wayne Rooney (UK); Landon Donovan and Francisco Fonseca (US, Mexico); Lukas Podolski (Germany); Kaká (Italy); Juninho (France); David Villa (Spain); Tranquillo Barnetta (Switzerland); Kim Nam-Il (South Korea)
*Title Song: "Can't Get Enough (Mekon Remix)" by "The Infadels
*Released for: Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PSP

"FIFA 07" was released on September 29 2006 in Europe and October 2 in North America. The Xbox 360 version was released on November 1. The main differences from the previous game are a new "Interactive Leagues" function, new stadiums such as the new Wembley Stadium and Emirates Stadium, and the ability to create custom teams. The game's front-end and graphics engine remain largely untouched.

The Xbox 360 version uses a completely new game engine which was created from scratch for the system. This version also features a much reduced team line-up, completely removing all lower division teams and focusing on the four main European leagues, plus the Mexican Clausura and national teams.

"FIFA 08"

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*Tagline: "Can you FIFA 08?", "Got what it takes?"
*Cover: Wayne Rooney of Manchester United and Ronaldinho of A.C. Milan (UK and Australia). Guillermo Ochoa of Club América, Jozy Altidore of New York Red Bulls (US). Sergio Ramos of Real Madrid (Spain). Franck Ribery of Bayern Munich (France and Belgium). Miroslav Klose of Germany (Germany). Ebi Smolarek of Racing de Santander (Poland) Tranquillo Barnetta of Bayer Leverkusen (Switzerland). Andreas Ivanschitz of Austria (Austria).
*Title Song: "Sketches (20 Something Life)" by La Rocca
*Released for: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, Wii, PSP

"FIFA 08" was released on September 28 2007 in Europe and was released on October 9 in North America. It introduces a major new game mode called "Be A Pro", in which the player controls a single player on the field. However, this is similar to FIFA 96's player select screen in which you can turn auto player switching off (a * will appear in the box), or do not control that player (an X will appear in the box)

The debut version for the Wii introduces motion controls for shooting, as well as three mini-games that make use of the Wii Remote.

This version introduces a more fleshed out club section including the Eircom League of Ireland for the first time

Whilst the game play is much like that of "FIFA 07", "FIFA 08" offers a new look menu as well as different game modes. It also takes the focus off "manager mode" and on the "be a pro" game mode. It also does not offer any 'Season Highlights' or 'Memorable Moments' as in "FIFA 06" and "FIFA 07"

"FIFA 09"

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*Tagline: "Let's FIFA 09"
*Cover: Ronaldinho of A.C. Milan appears in every cover for the game. Wayne Rooney of Manchester United (UK and Australia). Guillermo Ochoa of Club America and Maurice Edu of Rangers F.C (US). Kevin Kuranyi of Schalke 04 (Germany). Daniele de Rossi of A.S. Roma (Italy). Richard Dunne of Manchester City F.C. (Ireland). Franck Ribery of Bayern Munich and Karim Benzema of Olympique Lyonnais (France). Ricardo Quaresma of Inter Milan (Portugal). Gonzalo Higuain of Real Madrid C.F. (Spain). Tranquillo Barnetta of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Switzerland).
*Title Song: "Let U Know" by Plastilina Mosh
*Released for: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 2

The newest addition to the series, FIFA 09 was released on October 3 2008 in Europe and October 14 2008 in North America. It features a revamped collision system and a option for 10 versus 10 Be A Pro online matches, and the new "Adidas Live Season] feature, which will update all the players' stats in a particular league in game based on the player's form in real life. Although the feature is activated through microtransactions, gamers will have access to one free league of their choice from the moment they activate the service to the end of the 2008-2009 season.

Online play has also been improved in FIFA 09, with a feature called "FIFA 09 Clubs" allowing players to form or join clubs and field their strongest team online. The game has met with generally positive reception so far from reviewers.

Other titles

Outside the yearly series, also from EA Sports:
*"FIFA 64"
The first "FIFA" game on the Nintendo 64 console, released in late 1997 and similar to the 3D versions of "FIFA '97".
*"F.A. Premier League Stars series"
Two games, in 2000 and 2001, based primarily around the English F.A. Premier League, though localised versions of the second game were released in Germany, France, Spain and South Korea.
*"FIFA Soccer World Championship"
Released only in Japan in 2000, this Playstation 2 exclusive was the first installment of the series on a 6th Generation console.
*"Champions League series"
Only two games in the series so far (2004-05, 2006-07).
*"FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup"
Released in 2005, this was the first "FIFA" game for a 7th Generation console. "Road to FIFA World Cup" is an Xbox 360 exclusive and preceded the release of "FIFA World Cup 2006" on the PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, and other consoles by several months. It offers superior graphics to previous versions, though at the expense of many gameplay features. For the first time in the "FIFA" series, it allows the player to practise shooting against the goalkeeper while each match is loading.
*"FIFA Online 1.2"
"FIFA Online Game" ("FIFA Online") was co-developed by EA and South Korean developer "Pmang", has thus far been released only in South Korea. As of July 2006 the game has a record of 180,000 simultaneous users.

UEFA European Championship licensed games

Similarly to their FIFA World Cup games above, in 2000 EA began releasing a series of licensed games to tie in with the UEFA European Championship tournaments.
*"Euro 2000"
*"Euro 2004"
*"Euro 2008

treet football games

*"FIFA Street" (2005)
*"FIFA Street 2" (2006)
*"FIFA Street 3" (2008)

Management games

Since 1997 EA Sports have regularly released football management games, most of which have made use of their FIFA or F.A Premier League licenses in their titles. The majority of these games were developed by EA themselves, though some have been developed by third parties such as Krisalis Software and Bright Future GmbH.
*"FIFA Soccer Manager" (1997)
*"The F.A Premier League Football Manager" series
**"The F.A. Premier League Football Manager 99
**"The F.A. Premier League Football Manager 2000
**"The F.A. Premier League Football Manager 2001
**"The F.A. Premier League Football Manager 2002
*"Total Club Manager series"
**"Total Club Manager 2003
**"Total Club Manager 2004
**"Total Club Manager 2005
*"FIFA Manager series
**"FIFA Manager 06
**"FIFA Manager 07
**"FIFA Manager 08
**"FIFA Manager 09

oundtracks

Licenced music tracks were first used in the "FIFA" series with the release of "". The series has featured main themes from such successful acts as Blur, Fatboy Slim, Robbie Williams, Moby, and Gorillaz, and each game also contains a selection of tracks from contemporary album releases of the time.

References

External links

* [http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/fifasoccer08/similar.html?mode=universe&om_act=convert&om_clk=gsuniverse&tag=universe;all List of FIFA series games on GameSpot]
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