Software:FIFA 07

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FIFA 07
FIFA 07 UK cover.jpg
British and Irish cover art with Manchester United's Wayne Rooney (left), and F.C. Barcelona's Ronaldinho
Developer(s)EA Canada
Exient Entertainment (DS, GBA)
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Designer(s)Joe Booth
Hugues Ricour
Kaz Makita
SeriesFIFA
Platform(s)Windows
PlayStation 2
Xbox
Xbox 360
GameCube
PlayStation Portable
Nintendo DS
Game Boy Advance
Java ME
Release
Genre(s)Sports (football)
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer, online multiplayer

FIFA 07 (also known as FIFA Football 07 and FIFA 07 Soccer) is a football simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label.

It was the last game in the FIFA series to be released for the GameCube, Xbox and Game Boy Advance, and the third (although first in the main series) to be released for the Xbox 360 after FIFA 06 and 2006 FIFA World Cup. It was also released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Nintendo DS.

FIFA 07 sponsored Accrington Stanley for the 2007–08 season, with the FIFA 07 logo displayed on the back of the team's shirts.[4]

Leagues

There are a total of 27 leagues available in FIFA 07. There is also an International league that features national football teams, and a Rest of World league that includes other notable clubs from around the world.

Reception PS2

The PlayStation 2 version of FIFA 07 received a "Double Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[5] indicating sales of at least 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[6] ELSPA gave the PlayStation Portable release a "Platinum" certification,[7] for sales of at least 300,000 copies in the region.[6] In March 2007, Ron Moravek, Vice President and CEO at Electronic Arts Canada told Edmonton Journal Newspaper, that "FIFA 2007 has Sold Six Million Copies Worldwide."[8]

  • BAFTA Nominations (2007 Video Game Awards): The PC World Gamers Award (voted for by the public) (PS2)[9]

Achievements & Awards from UK

  • UK: Seventh fastest selling game of all time[10]
  • UK: First FIFA title to top the UK Christmas chart since FIFA 98[11]

Tournaments

FIFA 07 was also included in the Championship Gaming Series and the World Cyber Games.

Fifa 07 Soundtrack

Awards from *AIAS Nominations (10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards): Best Sports Game of 2006,[12] Best Licensed Soundtrack of 2006[13]

  • IGN: Game of the Year 2006: Best Licensed Soundtrack (Xbox 360)[14]

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Critical reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PS2PSP
GameSpot8.4/10[15]7.3/10[16]
IGN(UK) 8.9/10[17]
(US) 8.5/10[18]		8.5/10[19]
OPM (US)8.5/10[20]
Aggregate scores
GameRankings81.40%[22]79.36%[23]
Metacritic82/100[24]80/100[25]

Xbox 360

Electronic Arts developed a new sports engine for the Xbox 360-version of FIFA 07. This meant not only improved graphics and better controls, but the physics and control were also improved. The game collects more data from the matches than previous version, and thus is able to give a "man of the match" award. The commentary in English is provided by Martin Tyler Xbox 360 only and Andy Gray appears in all versions and Clive Tyldesley commentates the other versions of the game and the commentary in Mexican Spanish is provided by Enrique Bermúdez and Ricardo Peláez.

Extra features include up-to-the-minute real-world game results via real-time, weekly podcasts and news ticker, detailed football stats, information and real-world news available in five languages. Finally, the Xbox 360 version offers a mini-game while the game loads, dropping the player in a one-on-one face off against the goalkeeper on a practice pitch. There is also very limited leagues on the Xbox 360 compared to the other consoles.[26]

EA cut all but seven leagues from the Xbox 360 version of the game — one of which contained only one team (Juventus). According to producer Jean-Charles Gaudechon, this is because the new game engine took so long to develop that EA was not able to implement everything.[27]

A FIFA 07 demo was made available on Xbox Live Marketplace on 6 October 2006.

Critical reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
DSGBAGCPCXboxXbox 360
EGMN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A6.5/10[28]
EurogamerN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A8/10[29]
Game InformerN/AN/A7.75/10[30]N/A7.75/10[30]7.25/10[31]
GameProN/AN/AN/A4.5/5[32]N/AN/A
GameRevolutionN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AB[33]
GameSpot7.1/10[34]4.1/10[35]8.2/10[36]8.5/108.7/10[38]8.1/10[39]
GameSpyN/AN/AN/A4/5[40]N/AN/A
GameZoneN/AN/AN/AN/A8.9/10[41]7.6/10[42]
IGN7.9/10[43]N/A8.4/10[44]8.5/10[37](UK) 8.9/10[17]
(US) 8.5/10[18]		(UK) 7.6/10[45]
(US) 6.8/10[46]
Nintendo PowerN/AN/A8/10[47]N/AN/AN/A
OXM (US)N/AN/AN/AN/A8.5/10[48]7.5/10[49]
PC Gamer (UK)N/AN/AN/A71%[50]N/AN/A
Detroit Free PressN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A4/4[51]
The Sydney Morning HeraldN/AN/AN/A3.5/5[21]3.5/5[21]N/A
Aggregate scores
GameRankings63%[52]30.50%[53]77.19%[54]77.77%[55]85.48%[56]74.05%[57]
Metacritic72/100[58]41/100[59]80/100[60]78/100[61]85/100[62]73/100[63]

The game was met with favorable reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 85.48% and 85 out of 100 for the Xbox version;[56][62] 81.40% and 82 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version;[22][24] 79.36% and 80 out of 100 for the PSP version;[23][25] 77.77% and 78 out of 100 for the PC version;[55][61] 77.19% and 80 out of 100 for the GameCube version;[54][60] 74.05% and 73 out of 100 for the Xbox 360 version;[57][63] 63% and 72 out of 100 for the DS version;[52][58] and 30.50% and 41 out of 100 for the Game Boy Advance version.[53][59]

Achievements and awards

  • IGN - Game of the Year 2006: Best Sports Game (Xbox, PC)[64][65]
  • TeamXbox.com - Game of The Year 2006: Best Sports Game (Xbox)[66]
  • Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences - 10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards: Sports Game of the Year (nominated); Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack (nominated)[67]

References

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  2. ↑ "FIFA 07 Soccer Release Information for PSP". http://www.gamefaqs.com/psp/933698-fifa-07-soccer/data. 
  3. ↑ "FIFA 07 Soccer Release Information for Xbox 360". http://www.gamefaqs.com/xbox360/933693-fifa-07-soccer/data. 
  4. ↑ "Win A Copy of FIFA 07". Female First. 24 November 2006. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/competitions/Win+A+Copy+of+FIFA+07-465.html. 
  5. ↑ "ELSPA Sales Awards: Double Platinum". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. http://www.elspa.com:80/?i=3945. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 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. 
  7. ↑ "ELSPA Sales Awards: Platinum". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. http://www.elspa.com:80/?i=3944. 
  8. ↑ "FIFA 07 Sold Over 6 Million Copies In 2007" (in en-US). 2021-10-26. https://exputer.com/news/games/fifa-07-sold-6-million-copies/. 
  9. ↑ Jenner, Laura (25 September 2007). "BAFTA announces Video Games Awards nomination s". http://www.gamespot.com/news/6179820.html. 
  10. ↑ Cocker, Guy (3 October 2006). "UK Game Charts: September 24–30". http://www.gamespot.com/articles/uk-game-charts-september-24-30/1100-6159194/. 
  11. ↑ Orry, James (19 December 2006). "UK Video Game Chart: FIFA 07 nets Xmas No.1". VideoGamer.com. http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/fifa_07/news/uk_video_game_chart_fifa_07_nets_xmas_no_1.html. 
  12. ↑ "10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (Sports Game of the Year)". AIS. http://www.interactive.org/awards.php?winners&year=2007&cat=200717#200717. 
  13. ↑ "10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack)". AIS. http://interactive.org/awards.php?winners&year=2007&cat=200707. 
  14. ↑ "Xbox 360: Best Licensed Soundtrack". http://bestof.ign.com/2006/xbox360/24.html. 
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  16. ↑ Calvert, Justin (24 October 2006). "FIFA 07 Review (PSP)". http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fifa-07-review/1900-6160428/. 
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  19. ↑ Miller, Jonathan (10 October 2006). "FIFA 07 Review (PSP)". http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/10/10/fifa-07-review-3. 
  20. ↑ "FIFA 07 Soccer (PS2)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 112. November 2006. 
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Fish, Eliot (7 October 2006). "FIFA 07". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/news/game-reviews/fifa-07/2006/10/03/1159641319942.html. 
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  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "FIFA 07 Soccer for PSP". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/psp/933698-fifa-07-soccer/index.html. 
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  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 "FIFA 07 Soccer for PSP Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/fifa-07-soccer/critic-reviews/?platform=psp. 
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  29. ↑ Reed, Kristan (27 October 2006). "FIFA 07 (X360)". http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_fifa07_x360. 
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  34. ↑ Cocker, Guy (13 October 2006). "FIFA 07 Review (DS)". http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fifa-07-review/1900-6159839/. 
  35. ↑ Cocker, Guy (13 October 2006). "FIFA 07 Review (GBA)". http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fifa-07-review/1900-6159840/. 
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  37. ↑ Calvert, Justin (11 October 2006). "FIFA 07 Review (PC)". http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fifa-07-review/1900-6159693/. 
  38. ↑ Calvert, Justin (11 October 2006). "FIFA 07 Review (Xbox)". http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fifa-07-review/1900-6159700/. 
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  42. ↑ Valentino, Nick (17 November 2006). "FIFA 07 - 360 - Review". GameZone. http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/fifa_07_360_review. 
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  48. ↑ "FIFA 07 Soccer (Xbox)". Official Xbox Magazine: 85. November 2006. 
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  50. ↑ "FIFA 07". PC Gamer UK: 96. November 2006. 
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  55. ↑ 55.0 55.1 "FIFA 07 Soccer for PC". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/933931-fifa-07-soccer/index.html. 
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  60. ↑ 60.0 60.1 "FIFA 07 Soccer for GameCube Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/fifa-07-soccer/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube. 
  61. ↑ 61.0 61.1 "FIFA 07 Soccer for PC Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/fifa-07-soccer/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
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