2006 FIFA World Cup (video game)

2006 FIFA World Cup
UK cover art featuring Frank Lampard
Developer(s)	EA Canada Exient Entertainment (handhelds)
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Series	FIFA World Cup
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows PlayStation 2 PlayStation Portable Xbox Xbox 360 Nintendo DS Game Boy Advance GameCube Mobile phone
Release	NA: 24 April 2006 JP: 27 April 2006 (PS2, PC, X360) EU: 28 April 2006 Mobile JP: 18 May 2006 NA: 6 June 2006[1] PlayStation Portable EU: 19 May 2006 NA: 22 May 2006 JP: 1 June 2006 KO: 1 June 2006[citation needed]
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

2006 FIFA World Cup (known as FIFA World Cup: Germany 2006) is the official video game for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, published by EA Sports.^[2] 2006 FIFA World Cup was released simultaneously on all major sixth-generation platforms (Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox), as well as Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS and Xbox 360 on 24 April 2006, in North America and four days later in Europe, with ports to mobile phones and the PlayStation Portable weeks later. This was the last game released for the Xbox in Asia. There are ten region-specific covers that feature a major player from each region.^[3]

Microsoft bundled the game with the Xbox 360 in Japan and Europe. It was also bundled with the pre-release order version introduced in India in a World Cup craze. In this featured bundle, there was a limited edition faceplate included from Adidas packaged inside.^[4]