2008 · Port · EA Vancouver · Association football · Sports

FIFA 09

Port

Zeebo port of FIFA Soccer 09.

Released: 2 October 2008
Platforms: Java virtual machine Nintendo DS PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Wii Windows Xbox 360 Zeebo
Genres: Association football Sports
Developers: EA Vancouver
Publishers: EA Sports
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Non-fiction
Country: Canada
Age ratings: CLASS_IND L
Languages: Portuguese (Brazil)

About

FIFA 09 (titled FIFA Soccer 09 in North America) is a football simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label. It was released in October 2008 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360 and Zeebo. It was later in November 2008 released for the N-Gage 2.0 and mobile phones.

The demo was released on 10 September 2008 for Windows and on 11 September 2008 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The PS3 and Xbox 360 demos were identical with the exception of the stadium used with the PS3 featuring the FIWC Stadium and the Xbox 360 version using the new Wembley Stadium. The tagline for the game is "Let's FIFA 09".

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Reception

FIFA 09 was given an IGN rating of 8.6 out of 10 and received the Editor's Choice Award. It was also a nominee for Best Sports Game for the Nintendo DS by IGN for their 2008 video game awards. In addition, FIFA 09 got a GameSpot rating of 8.5 out of 10.

The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of FIFA 09 each received a "Double Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 600,000 copies per version in the United Kingdom.