<s>
2006	B-Application
FIFA	I-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
FIFA	O
World	O
Cup	O
:	O
Germany	O
2006	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
official	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
2006	B-Application
FIFA	I-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2006	B-Application
FIFA	I-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
was	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
on	O
all	O
major	O
sixth-generation	B-Application
platforms	O
(	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
24	O
April	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
four	O
days	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
with	O
ports	O
to	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
weeks	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
in	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
bundled	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
2006	B-Application
FIFA	I-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
held	O
in	O
Germany	O
by	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
127	O
national	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
2002	B-Application
FIFA	I-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
,	O
the	O
menus	O
have	O
been	O
redesigned	O
and	O
have	O
more	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
three	O
eights	O
and	O
one	O
seven	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Times	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
classic	O
moment	O
section	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
125	O
well-known	O
situations	O
,	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
nice	O
touches	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detroit	O
Free	O
Press	O
gave	O
the	O
X360	B-Operating_System
version	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
four	O
and	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Thankfully	O
for	O
the	O
folks	O
at	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
soccer	O
competition	O
available	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
previous	O
FIFA	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
World	O
Cup	O
edition	O
is	O
a	O
step	O
up	O
from	O
that	O
incarnation	O
,	O
albeit	O
a	O
small	O
one.	O
"	O
</s>
