FIFA Football 2005

FIFA Football 2005 (also known as FIFA Soccer 2005 or simply FIFA 2005) is a video game based around the sport of association football, 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, GameCube, mobile phone, Gizmondo and the Game Boy Advance. The tagline for the game was: "A great player needs a great first touch." FIFA 2005 was the twelfth game in the FIFA series, it was also the ninth in 3D.

Improving the career mode, the game was extensively advertised and released much sooner than the usual late October date to avoid proximity with the release of Pro Evolution Soccer 4 and the EA Big release, FIFA Street. While some critics still considered it to have inferior gameplay to Konami's series, it was acknowledged to have improved significantly since the 2003 edition (favouring the on-line mode and casual/novice gamers).

The game featured a return of create-a-player mode, as well as an improved 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. This was the last PS1 title ever released.

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

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

LEAGUES

There are a total of 26 complete leagues representing 19 countries in FIFA 05. The game also includes a "rest of the world" division for clubs that are included in the game but not that club's entire league. All leagues and rosters are up to date as of August 24, 2004.

* Flag of Austria Austrian Bundesliga
* Flag of Belgium Belgian League
* Flag of Brazil Brazilian League
* Flag of Denmark Danish Superliga
* Flag of the Netherlands Dutch Eredivisie
* Flag of England FA Premier League
* Flag of EnglandFlag of Wales Football League Championship
* Flag of EnglandFlag of Wales Football League One
* Flag of EnglandFlag of Wales Football League Two
* Flag of FranceFlag of Monaco French Division 1
* Flag of France French Division 2
* Flag of Germany German Bundesliga 1
* Flag of Germany German Bundesliga 2



* Flag of Italy Italian Serie A
* Flag of Italy Italian Serie B
* Flag of South Korea K-League
* Flag of Mexico Mexican League
* Flag of the United States Major League Soccer
* Flag of Norway Norwegian Tippeligaen
* Flag of Poland Polish Ekstraklasa
* Flag of Portugal Portuguese SuperLiga
* Flag of Scotland Scottish Premier League
* Flag of Spain Spanish Premiera Division
* Flag of Spain Spanish Segunda Division
* Flag of Sweden Swedish Allsvenskan
* Flag of Switzerland Swiss Axpo Super League

NATIONAL TEAMS

FIFA 2005 has 39 teams in its international division. Some of the more notable exclusions are Japan (who made it into the round of 16 in the 2002 World Cup, but whose licensing rights currently belong to Konami, despite having a Japanese soundtrack), South Korea (whose national league is featured in the game and which finished fourth in the 2002 World Cup) the Netherlands (which also has their national league featured in the game) The following international teams are playable in FIFA 2005:

* Flag of Argentina Argentina
* Flag of Australia Australia
* Flag of Austria Austria
* Flag of Belgium Belgium
* Flag of Brazil Brazil
* Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
* Flag of Cameroon Cameroon
* Flag of the People's Republic of China China
* Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica
* Flag of Croatia Croatia
* Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
* Flag of Denmark Denmark
* Flag of England England



* Flag of Finland Finland
* Flag of France France
* Flag of Germany Germany
* Flag of Greece Greece
* Flag of Hungary Hungary
* Flag of Italy Italy
* Flag of Mexico Mexico
* Flag of Nigeria Nigeria
* Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
* Flag of Norway Norway
* Flag of Paraguay Paraguay
* Flag of Poland Poland
* Flag of Portugal Portugal



* Flag of Ireland Republic of Ireland
* Flag of Romania Romania
* Flag of Russia Russia
* Flag of Scotland Scotland
* Flag of Slovenia Slovenia
* Flag of Spain Spain
* Flag of Sweden Sweden
* Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
* Flag of Tunisia Tunisia
* Flag of Turkey Turkey
* Flag of the United States United States
* Flag of Uruguay Uruguay
* Flag of Wales Wales

STADIUMS

There are 30 arenas in FIFA 05, 20 of which are real-life stadiums. The other 10 are generic stadiums for teams that do not have a signature stadium in the game. The following stadiums are featured in FIFA 05:

* Amsterdam Arena, Netherlands
* Anfield, England
* BayArena, Germany
* Caldrón, Spain
* Camp Nou, Spain
* Constant Vanden Stock, Belgium
* Delle Alpi, Italy
* Félix Bollaert, France
* Hamburg Arena, Germany
* Highbury, England
* Mestalla, Spain
* Stade de Gerland, France
* Old Trafford, England
* Parc des Princes, France
* San Siro, Italy
* Santiago Bernabéu, Spain
* St James' Park, England
* Stade Vélodrome, France
* Stamford Bridge, England
* Westfalenstadion, Germany