FIFA Football 2005

British and Irish cover art featuring (left to right) Arsenal's Patrick Vieira, Real Madrid's Fernando Morientes and Milan's Andriy Shevchenko

Developer(s)| EA Canada
Publisher(s)| EA Sports
Series| FIFA
Platform(s)| Microsoft Windows

Consoles

* PlayStation
PlayStation 2
GameCube
Xbox

Handhelds

* Game Boy Advance
PlayStation Portable
N-Gage
Gizmondo
Mobile phone

Release|

October 8, 2004

* Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows & Xbox

* PAL: 8 October 2004

* NA: 12 October 2004
* JP: 9 December 2004 (PS2)

PlayStation

* NA: 12 October 2004
* PAL: 15 October 2004
* JP: 9 December 2004

Mobile

* NA: 23 October 2004

N-Gage

* PAL: 27 October 2004

* NA: 10 November 2004

PlayStation Portable

* NA: 25 April 2005

Gizmondo

* PAL: 15 September 2005

* NA: 22 October 2005

Genre(s)| Sports game
Mode(s)| Single-player, multiplayer, online multiplayer

FIFA Football 2005, also known as FIFA Soccer 2005 in North America or simply FIFA 2005, 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.

## Contents

* 1 Gameplay
* 2 Reception
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## 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, JoJo, Marcelo D2, Oomph!, Scissor Sisters and Seeed.

The main cover for the game featured Patrick Vieira, Fernando Morientes and Andriy Shevchenko. On the North American cover Oswaldo Sánchez replaced Vieira.[1]

John Motson provides commentary with Ally McCoist on special comments in the English version of the game.

In most territories, FIFA 2005 was the last game to release on the PlayStation console.[2]

The game's online servers were closed in 2008.

## Reception

Reception

| Review scores

Publication| Score
GBA| GC| N-Gage| PC| PS2| PSP| Xbox
EGM| N/A| 8.33/10[3]| N/A| N/A| 8.33/10[3]| 7.83/10[4]| 8.33/10[3]
Eurogamer| N/A| N/A| N/A| N/A| N/A| N/A| 8/10[5]
Game Informer| N/A| 7.75/10[6]| N/A| N/A| 7.75/10[6]| 8.25/10[7]| 7.75/10[6]
GamePro| N/A| N/A| N/A| N/A| 4.5/5[8]| N/A| 4.5/5[8]
GameRevolution| N/A| B[9]| N/A| N/A| B[9]| N/A| B[9]
GameSpot| N/A| 8.6/10[11]| 8.2/10[10]| 8.9/10[12]| 8.8/10[13]| 8.3/10[14]| 8.9/10[15]
GameSpy| N/A| 3.5/5[16]| N/A| 3/5[17]| 4/5[18]| 4/5[19]| 4/5[18]
GameZone| 8/10[20]| 9/10[21]| N/A| 9/10[22]| 9/10[23]| 8.2/10[24]| 9/10[25]
IGN| N/A| 8.6/10[26]| N/A| 8.6/10[27]| 8.6/10[26]| 7/10[28]| 8.6/10[26]
Nintendo Power| 3.7/5[29]| 4.2/5[30]| N/A| N/A| N/A| N/A| N/A
OPM (US)| N/A| N/A| N/A| N/A| 5/5[31]| 4/5[32]| N/A
OXM (US)| N/A| N/A| N/A| N/A| N/A| N/A| 8.4/10[33]
PC Gamer (US)| N/A| N/A| N/A| 83%[34]| N/A| N/A| N/A
Aggregate scores
GameRankings| 82%[35]| 80.99%[37]| 77.90%[36]| 78.25%[38]| 81.46%[39]| 74.36%[40]| 82.07%[41]
Metacritic| 75/100[42]| 78/100[44]| 79/100[43]| 77/100[45]| 81/100[46]| 73/100[47]| 81/100[48]

According to Electronic Arts, FIFA Football 2005 sold above 4.5 million units worldwide by the end of 2004.[49]

While it had inferior gameplay to Konami's series, it was acknowledged to have improved significantly since the 2003 edition.

The PlayStation 2 version of FIFA Football 2005 received a "Double Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[50] indicating sales of at least 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[51]

The game was met with positive to average reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 85.33% for the Mobile version;[52] 82.07% and 81 out of 100 for the Xbox version;[41][48] 82% and 75 out of 100 for the Game Boy Advance version;[35][42] 81.46% and 81 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version;[39][46] 80.99% and 78 out of 100 for the GameCube version;[37][44] 78.25% and 77 out of 100 for the PC version;[38][45] 77.90% and 79 out of 100 for the N-Gage version;[36][43] and 74.36% and 73 out of 100 for the PSP version.[40][47]

GameSpot gave the Mobile version a score of 8.4 out of 10 and said, "It doesn't supersede the console versions in any way, but the fact that it comes reasonably close says a lot about the quality of this game as well as about how far mobile gaming has come along."[53] IGN gave the same version 7.5 out of 10 and called it "unnecessarily hard".[54] It received a runner-up placement in GameSpot's 2004 "Best N-Gage Game" award category, losing to Colin McRae Rally 2005.[55]

## References

1. ↑ David Adams (4 October 2004). "FIFA 2005 Gets Covered". IGN. http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/10/04/fifa-2005-gets-covered.
2. ↑ Rignall, Jaz (27 December 2015). "System Swan Songs: The Last Games Released on the Greatest Consoles". https://www.usgamer.net/articles/system-swansongs-the-last-games-released-on-the-greatest-consoles.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 EGM staff (December 2004). "FIFA Soccer 2005 (GC, PS2, Xbox)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (185): 156.
4. ↑ EGM staff (May 2005). "FIFA Soccer (PSP)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (191): 96.
5. ↑ Kristan Reed (8 October 2004). "FIFA Football 2005 (Xbox)". Eurogamer. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_fifa2005_x.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Matthew Kato (November 2004). "FIFA Soccer 2005 (GC, PS2, Xbox)". Game Informer (139): 149. http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200411/R04.1119.1150.56087.htm. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
7. ↑ "FIFA Soccer (PSP)". Game Informer (145): 136. May 2005.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Funky Zealot (November 2004). "FIFA Soccer 2005 (PS2, Xbox)". GamePro: 145. http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/38735.shtml. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Mike Reilly (15 November 2004). "FIFA [Soccer] 2005 Review (GC, PS2, Xbox)". Game Revolution. http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/fifa-2005.
10. ↑ Justin Calvert (14 December 2004). "FIFA Soccer 2005 Review (N-Gage)". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fifa-soccer-2005-review/1900-6115070/.
11. ↑ Justin Calvert (19 October 2004). "FIFA Soccer 2005 Review (GC)". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fifa-soccer-2005-review/1900-6110896/.
12. ↑ Justin Calvert (29 October 2004). "FIFA Soccer 2005 Review (PC)". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fifa-soccer-2005-review/1900-6111907/.
13. ↑ Justin Calvert (19 October 2004). "FIFA Soccer 2005 Review (PS2)". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fifa-soccer-2005-review/1900-6110895/.
14. ↑ Justin Calvert (27 April 2005). "FIFA Soccer Review (PSP)". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fifa-soccer-review/1900-6123111/.
15. ↑ Justin Calvert (19 October 2004). "FIFA Soccer 2005 Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fifa-soccer-2005-review/1900-6110897/.
16. ↑ Will Tuttle (20 October 2004). "GameSpy: FIFA Soccer 2005 (GCN)". GameSpy. http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/fifa-soccer-2005/558509p1.html.
17. ↑ William Abner (20 December 2004). "GameSpy: FIFA [Soccer] 2005 (PC)". GameSpy. http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/fifa-soccer-2005/574540p1.html.
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Will Tuttle (20 October 2004). "GameSpy: FIFA Soccer 2005 (PS2, Xbox)". GameSpy. http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/fifa-soccer-2005/558508p1.html.
19. ↑ Avi Fryman (2 May 2005). "GameSpy: EA Sports FIFA Soccer (PSP)". GameSpy. http://psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/electronic-arts-psp-title-6/609283p1.html.
20. ↑ Louis Bedigian (31 October 2004). "FIFA Soccer 2005 - GBA - Review". GameZone. http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/fifa_soccer_2005_gba_review.
21. ↑ Natalie Romano (25 October 2004). "FIFA Soccer 2005 - GC - Review". GameZone. http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/fifa_soccer_2005_gc_review.
22. ↑ Steven Hopper (2 November 2004). "FIFA Soccer 2005 - PC - Review". GameZone. http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/fifa_soccer_2005_pc_review.
23. ↑ Michael Lafferty (26 October 2004). "FIFA Soccer 2005 Review - PlayStation 2". GameZone. http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r24013.htm.
24. ↑ Angelina Sandoval (4 May 2005). "FIFA Soccer - PSP - Review". GameZone. http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/fifa_soccer_psp_review.
25. ↑ Angelina Sandoval (25 October 2004). "FIFA Soccer 2005 - XB - Review". GameZone. http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/fifa_soccer_2005_xb_review.
26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 Aaron Boulding (8 October 2004). "FIFA Soccer 2005 Review". IGN. http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/10/09/fifa-soccer-2005-review.
27. ↑ Aaron Boulding (11 November 2004). "FIFA Soccer 2005 (PC)". IGN. http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/12/fifa-soccer-2005.
28. ↑ Aaron Boulding (25 April 2005). "FIFA Soccer (PSP)". IGN. http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/04/25/fifa-soccer.
29. ↑ "FIFA Soccer 2005 (GBA)". Nintendo Power 186: 150. December 2004.
30. ↑ "FIFA Soccer 2005 (GC)". Nintendo Power 186: 144. December 2004.
31. ↑ "FIFA Soccer 2005 (PS2)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 138. November 2004.
32. ↑ "FIFA Soccer (PSP)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 79. July 2005.
33. ↑ "FIFA Soccer 2005". Official Xbox Magazine: 99. December 2004.
34. ↑ "FIFA Soccer 2005". PC Gamer: 88. December 2004.
35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 "FIFA Soccer 2005 for Game Boy Advance". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/gba/920613-fifa-soccer-2005/index.html.
36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 "FIFA Soccer 2005 for N-Gage". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/ngage/920808-fifa-soccer-2005/index.html.
37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 "FIFA Soccer 2005 for GameCube". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/920610-fifa-soccer-2005/index.html.
38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 "FIFA Soccer 2005 for PC". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/920612-fifa-soccer-2005/index.html.
39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 "FIFA Soccer 2005 for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/919617-fifa-soccer-2005/index.html.
40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 "FIFA Soccer for PSP". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/psp/925750-fifa-soccer/index.html.
41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 "FIFA Soccer 2005 for Xbox". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox/920608-fifa-soccer-2005/index.html.
42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 "FIFA Soccer 2005 for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/game-boy-advance/fifa-soccer-2005.
43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 "FIFA Soccer 2005 (ngage: 2004): Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ngage/fifasoccer2005.
44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 "FIFA Soccer 2005 for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/fifa-soccer-2005.
45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 "FIFA Soccer 2005 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/fifa-soccer-2005.
46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 "FIFA Soccer 2005 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/fifa-soccer-2005.
47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 "FIFA Soccer for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/fifa-soccer.
48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 "FIFA Soccer 2005 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/fifa-soccer-2005.
49. ↑ B2B Staff (27 January 2005). "EA: risultati finanziari del terzo trimestre fiscale" (in it). Multiplayer.it. http://www.multiplayer.it/b2b/articoli.php3?id=11894.
50. ↑ "ELSPA Sales Awards: Double Platinum". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. http://www.elspa.com:80/?i=3945.
51. ↑ Caoili, Eric (26 November 2008). "ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK". Gamasutra. https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php.
52. ↑ "FIFA Soccer 2005 for Mobile". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/mobile/924968-fifa-soccer-2005/index.html.
53. ↑ Carrie Gouskos (25 October 2004). "FIFA Soccer 2005 Review (Mobile)". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fifa-soccer-2005-review/1900-6111359/.
54. ↑ Levi Buchanan (7 February 2005). "EA Sports FIFA Soccer 2005 Mobile". IGN. http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/02/07/ea-sports-fifa-soccer-2005-mobile.
55. ↑ The GameSpot Editors (5 January 2005). "Best and Worst of 2004". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2004/.

## External links

* Official site
* FIFA Soccer 2005 at MobyGames
* FIFA Soccer (PSP) at MobyGames

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