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2004 · EA Vancouver · Association football · Sports

FIFA 2005

FIFA Football 2005 gives you more control than ever with improved button and control sensitivity and an intuitive Off the Ball Control. Now you can take command of players not in possession of the ball by calling in tackles, jostling for space, and sending your teammates on runs as you control the pitch. With more than 350 official team and league licenses from around the world, an enhanced Career mode, and an improved broadcast, FIFA Football 2005 gives you a complete and authentic soccer experience.

Released
8 October 2004
Platforms
GameCubeN-GagePlayStationPlayStation 2PlayStation PortableWindowsXbox
Genres
Association footballSports
Developers
EA Vancouver
Publishers
EA Sports
Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Third personBird view / Isometric
Themes
Non-fiction
Country
Canada
Age ratings
PEGI 3ESRB E
Languages
English

About

FIFA Football 2005, also known as FIFA Soccer 2005 in North America, is a football simulation video game released in 2004. It was developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Xbox, PlayStation Portable (as simply FIFA Soccer), GameCube, mobile phone, Gizmondo, N-Gage and the Game Boy Advance. The tagline for the game was: "A great player needs a great first touch".

FIFA 2005 is the twelfth game in the FIFA series, the ninth in 3D and the final game in the series for the PlayStation. FIFA Football 2005 marks the first time to include the seventh-generation handheld game consoles. The Japanese version of the game went by the name of FIFA Total Football 2 and was released on 9 December 2004. FIFA Football 2005 is the last licensed game to be released for the PlayStation in North America.

Keywords

  • soccer
  • football

Media

FIFA 2005 screenshot 1

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Improving the career mode, the game was extensively advertised and released much sooner than the usual late October dates to avoid proximity with the release of Pro Evolution Soccer 4 and the EA Big release FIFA Street.

The game featured a return of create-a-player mode, as well as an improved, 15-season-long career mode. The game's biggest difference compared to previous titles was the inclusion of first-touch gameplay which provided gamers the ability to perform real-life tricks and passes. It was also the first version to feature the full Mexican League, which boosted sales in the United States. The soundtrack was headlined by British DJ Paul Oakenfold, who composed the "FIFA Theme" especially for the game. The soundtrack was Faithless, Ivete Sangalo, Marcelo D2, Oomph!, Scissor Sisters and Seeed.

Reception

According to Electronic Arts, FIFA Football 2005 sold above 4.5 million units worldwide by the end of 2004.

The PlayStation 2 version of FIFA Football 2005 received a "Double Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom.

Awards

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
GameCube8 October 2004Europe · North America 12 October 2004
PlayStation 28 October 2004Europe · North America 12 October 2004 · Japan 9 December 2004
Windows8 October 2004Europe · North America 12 October 2004
Xbox8 October 2004Europe · North America 12 October 2004

Editions and related releases

Ported as
FIFA Soccer 2005FIFA Soccer 2005: Mobile International Edition
Built on it
FIFA Soccer 2005FIFA Soccer 2005: Mobile International Edition

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