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FIFA Football 2005
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Developer(s)EA Canada
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Platform(s)PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Windows (PC), Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance, Mobile, Gizmondo,
ReleaseUnited States October 12, 2004
Europe October 14, 2004
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer, Multiplayer online

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 2, Xbox, GameCube 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.

In the English version of the game John Motson provides the commentary.

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 USA. The game had no opening video per se, but its soundtrack was headlined by British DJ Paul Oakenfold, who composed the FIFA Theme especially for the game, using some sound bits from the game (like crowd noises and comments like "oh, what a finish" - which is why the song was retitled "Beautiful Goal" in the next version). This was the last PS1 title ever released.

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.

(1)New Leagues

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:

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:

Game soundtrack

FIFA Football 2005 features a wide variety of world music on its soundtrack. The songs featured are as follows:


Preceded by FIFA Series
2005 		Succeeded by
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