Fifa World Cup (Germany 2006) - PAL (South Africa version Game) NEW

First off, since this is the official game of the World Cup, EA has the license to include each and every team that qualified for the World Cup and all the superstar players on those national teams known around the globe (but who wouldn’t get noticed on an American city street even if they were running down it on fire).

Those superstars are given the royal treatment, as FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 has very good character modeling that gives the players a more true-to-life appearance (although I’m just taking EA’s word for that visual authenticity, because I have no idea who 99.9% of these players are or what they really look like). Visually, FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 is overall very good, with the most impressive graphical facet being the spectacular animations of the players while on the field. They move and react with life-like authenticity that really at times can make it seem that you’re watching a real World Cup game unfurl in all its magnificent spectacle right before your gaming eyes.

Adding to that sense of realism, FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 has spectacular usage of crowd involvement in the game. I’ve always, back from the days of playing EA’s soccer title on the Sega Genesis, been impressed with the crowd’s authentic audio “soccer chant” performance that is by far one of the top two (possibly leapfrogged only by EA’s NCAA football titles with band-enhanced cheering crowds) greatest uses of involved crowds in a sports video game.