| FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup | |
|---|---|
 Cover art featuringRonaldinho | |
| Developer | EA Canada |
| Publisher | EA Sports |
| Series | FIFA FIFA World Cup |
| Platform | Xbox 360 |
| Release | [better source needed] |
| Genre | Sports |
| Modes | Single player,multiplayer,multiplayer online |
FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup is a video game developed byEA Sports for theXbox 360. The game is an officially licensed product of the2006 FIFA World Cup finals held in Germany.FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup World Cup mode only includesUEFA qualification groups for the 2006 World Cup.[2]
Released in 2005, this was the firstFIFA game for a7th-generation console.Road to FIFA World Cup is an Xbox 360 exclusive and preceded the release of2006 FIFA World Cup game on thePS2,Xbox, Xbox 360 and other consoles by several months. It offers superior graphics to previous versions, though at the expense of many gameplay features. For the first time in theFIFA series, it allows the player to practise shooting against the goalkeeper while each match is loading.
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 62.55%[3] |
| Metacritic | 62/100[4] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Eurogamer | 2/10[5] |
| Game Informer | 8.25/10[6] |
| GamePro |   [7] |
| GameRevolution | C[8] |
| GameSpot | 6/10[2] |
| GameSpy |  [9] |
| GameTrailers | 6/10[10] |
| GameZone | 7.5/10[11] |
| IGN | 6.9/10[12] |
| Official Xbox Magazine (US) | 6.5/10[13] |
| Detroit Free Press | [14] |
The game was met with mixed reception upon release, asGameRankings gave it a score of 62.55%,[3] whileMetacritic gave it 62 out of 100.[4]
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