2006 FIFA World Cup Germany interview

2006 FIFA World Cup is about five times the size of the previous version. It has five times the number of teams, five times the amount of players, seven times the number of stadiums to play in and it’s a much, grander game. The one thing that I want people to feel when they pick up this game is that this is not just a ‘coat of paint’ game.

This game has an engine that feels and plays different. Some people may think that this is just an event product, with a World Cup logo on it and that it’s the same old thing. It absolutely is not. This is game is a fun experience that really captures the excitement and authenticity of the real World Cup. With the Xbox 360 we have figured out how to use this machine and we’ve found a way to make our players look better, the game load faster, and we’ve made it more responsive.

As far as gameplay goes, when people pick up this game they’ll notice that we’ve really been listening to the feedback we have received on our FIFA titles. We go to all kinds of websites and forums and we read what people are asking.

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