FIFA 07
FIFA 07 is a PSP sports game released in 2006 developed by Electronic Arts. It centers on competitive sport controls, sport controls, and shifts between attack and defense, with controls and information arranged around the directional pad, single analog nub, shoulder and face buttons, with a camera or another accessory only where required.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.4 / 10
About this game
FIFA 07 is a PSP sports game centered on competitive sport controls, sport controls, and shifts between attack and defense. Matches, challenges, and tournament goals give sessions clear boundaries, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Players, venues, animation, and score feedback establish the match atmosphere, while the portable widescreen, UMD streaming, compressed audio, and handheld-scale interface need to preserve targets, text, and action readability. The genre-specific limitation is that opponent ai, control precision, multiplayer accessories, and period-specific rosters can affect consistency. Platform conditions also include single-nub camera control, UMD loading and noise, Memory Stick saves, battery life, regional language, ad hoc requirements, and retired online services affect present-day use. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in series
FIFA is EA SPORTS’ football series built around passing moves, defensive decisions and the excitement of scoring. Across its history, careers, Ultimate Team and women’s football broadened the experience beyond individual matches.
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AI review
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Strong PSP football hindered by manager-mode crashes.
FIFA 07 on PSP asks for more deliberate football than a stream of automatic first-touch passes. Acceleration and turning feel more plausible, while the position and balance of a player affect passing and shooting. Successful moves therefore reward reading the field. Lapses by defenders and occasional goalkeepers that simply watch a ball pass still interrupt that fair contest. Manager mode offers board expectations, youth development and a visual simulation option, and the juggling and Wall Attack minigames suit shorter sessions. The management systems are engaging between matches but not especially deep alone. Improved player animations, changing crowd noise and commentary give this handheld edition a convincing match atmosphere. Its practical problems matter more: the direct PSP review encountered crashes during manager matches, slight input delay in local wireless play and much worse lag or disconnections online. A crash can erase season progress, so saving frequently is prudent. Those network observations describe the 2006 release period, not the present service or an unverified later patch.
Strengths
- Passing choices, manager goals and match atmosphere.
Weaknesses
- Keeper errors, manager crashes and historical network lag.
Who it is for: Handheld football fans willing to save a season often.
Play notes: PSP only; network findings date to 2006.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Manager play and two minigames add variety, while management stays shallow. | Reviewed | 7.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension PSP movement, positioning and momentum reward thought, despite keeper errors. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Animation, crowd noise and commentary give PSP matches atmosphere. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension PSP crashes threaten progress; historical network play showed lag. | Reviewed | 5.5 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Electronic Arts
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Release date
- 2006
- Platforms
- PlayStation Portable
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Sports · Primary genre
- Tags
- 3D GraphicsPlayer versus PlayerShort SessionsPick-up and PlayReplayableLow Entry BarrierMain Story Under 10 HoursSolo-friendlySports-based PlayFast-paced
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
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- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- PlayStation PortableWorldwide2006
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