FIFA Street (2005 video game)

For other games in the series, see FIFA (video game series) § Street football games.

FIFA Street is a sports video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports BIG label. It is commentated on by MC Harvey of the So Solid Crew. It was released in February 2005 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube. The cover features Brazilian international footballer Ronaldinho.

FIFA Street
North American cover art with FC Barcelona's Ronaldinho
Developer(s)	EA Canada
Publisher(s)	EA Sports BIG
Series	FIFA Street
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube
Release	NA: February 22, 2005 PAL: March 11, 2005 KOR: March 24, 2005 (PS2)[1] JP: July 21, 2005 (PS2)
Genre(s)	Sports (Football)
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer

It was followed by FIFA Street 2, which was released in February 2006.

Gameplay

The game is a spin-off of EA's FIFA series of football games, following the same formula as their other "Street" titles, NFL Street and NBA Street, by reducing the more complete version of the game into a simpler arcade style game. It focuses on flair, style and trickery, as opposed to what FIFA Football focuses on team play and tactics, reflecting the culture of freestyle football played in the streets and backlots across the world. Using reputation and respect gained from playing 4-on-4 games with tricks and flair, the aim of FIFA Street is to build a team up of well-known and recognised players including Ronaldo and Ronaldinho to progress through street venues across the world.

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	GC	PS2	Xbox
Metacritic	60 / 100[2]	59 / 100[3]	60 / 100[4]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	GC	PS2	Xbox
Electronic Gaming Monthly	6.5 / 10[5]	6.5 / 10[5]	6.5 / 10[5]
Eurogamer	N/A	N/A	8 / 10[6]
Game Informer	6.5 / 10[7]	6.5 / 10[7]	6.5 / 10[7]
GamePro	N/A	[8]	[8]
GameSpot	6.5 / 10[9]	6.7 / 10[10]	6.7 / 10[10]
GameSpy	[11]	[11]	[11]
GameZone	6.5 / 10[12]	5.5 / 10[13]	6 / 10[14]
IGN	5.5 / 10[15]	5.5 / 10[15]	5.5 / 10[15]
Nintendo Power	3.3 / 5[16]	N/A	N/A
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	[17]	N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	N/A	N/A	5.4 / 10[18]
Cube	4.1/10[19]	N/A	N/A
Detroit Free Press	N/A	[20]	N/A

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews on all platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.^[4][2][3]

The PlayStation 2 version of FIFA Street received a "Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),^[21] indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.^[22]

References

1. "FIFA Street Release Information for PlayStation 2". GameFAQs. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
2. "FIFA Street for GameCube Reviews [mislabeled as "Xbox"]". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
3. "FIFA Street for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
4. "FIFA Street (xbx: 2005): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
5. EGM staff (April 2005). "FIFA Street". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 190.
6. Reed, Kristan (March 21, 2005). "FIFA Street (Xbox)". Eurogamer. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
7. Kato, Matthew (April 2005). "FIFA Street". Game Informer. No. 144. p. 120. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
8. Four-Eyed Dragon (March 3, 2005). "FIFA Street (PS2, Xbox)". GamePro. Archived from the original on November 30, 2005. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
9. Calvert, Justin (February 23, 2005). "FIFA Street Review (GC)". GameSpot. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
10. Calvert, Justin (February 23, 2005). "FIFA Street Review (PS2, Xbox)". GameSpot. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
11. Tuttle, Will (March 6, 2005). "GameSpy: FIFA Street". GameSpy. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
12. Bedigian, Louis (March 9, 2005). "FIFA STREET - GC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on March 23, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
13. Sandoval, Angelina (March 9, 2005). "FIFA STREET - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 26, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
14. Romano, Natalie (March 9, 2005). "FIFA STREET - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on March 21, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
15. Perry, Douglass C. (March 2, 2005). "FIFA Street". IGN. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
16. "FIFA Street". Nintendo Power. Vol. 191. May 2005. p. 91.
17. "Fifa Street [sic]". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. April 2005. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
18. "FIFA Street". Official Xbox Magazine. April 2005. p. 88.
19. Ryan; Mike (April 2005). "FIFA Street". Cube. No. 43. pp. 64–66. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
20. Huschka, Ryan (March 13, 2005). "'FIFA Street' (PS2)". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on March 15, 2005. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
21. "ELSPA Sales Awards: Platinum". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
22. Caoili, Eric (November 26, 2008). "ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017.

External links

• FIFA Street (2005) at MobyGames