A Unique Collectable Card System for the Xbox 360
Creates New Way to Win Prestigious European Club Soccer Championship.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2007--Electronic
Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) will celebrate Europe's most prestigious club
soccer tournament, the UEFA Champions League, with the launch of UEFA
Champions League™ 2006-2007, the only officially licensed videogame
of the tournament. UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 will ship to stores
worldwide on March 20, 2007 in anticipation of the real-world
tournament that culminates in the UEFA Champions League Final in May.
The Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system version of
the title introduces a new way to play the beautiful game by
introducing a unique and collectable virtual card system in the
Ultimate Team mode that enables you to develop your team. This
complements the traditional way of playing as your favorite club team
from qualification right through to a virtual reproduction of the
championship final. Plus, UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 features new
challenging game modes to test the most skillful players at the
highest levels.
"We celebrate the passion soccer fans have for their club teams by
capturing all of the classic rivalries in-game and enabling players to
win glory for their club teams in UEFA Champions League 2006-2007,"
said Ken Sayler, lead producer on the Xbox 360 system. "This is the
ultimate stage for club football in Europe and we're giving you the
power to build and manage your dream team by creating a unique virtual
card system to collect, trade and use players on your way to glory."
Using collectable cards in Ultimate Team Mode on the Xbox 360
system, players can hand-pick everything from your team and staff
members to your match strategy and stadium. Now you can build your
dream team by going online to collect or trade virtual player, staff
and gameplay cards; effectively organize your squad to foster team
chemistry; accumulate Staff, Training, Morale, Fitness and Healing
cards to transform your squad into a European super power online.
Collect dominant Gameplay cards, and then use them at key moments
during a match to gain the tactical advantage over your opponent.
Gameplay cards can be activated during a contest to boost the
abilities of your players and team. For the greatest rewards, put your
managerial ability and your playing skills to the test by trading or
selling unwanted cards or trawling the market online for the ones you
need to complete your title-winning team.
Play UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 the traditional way on all
available platforms as your favorite club team from qualification
right through to a virtual reproduction of the UEFA Championship
League Final. Re-create or customize the real-world groupings of the
official UEFA Champions League tournament by taking control of a huge
selection of clubs. Plus, the new UEFA Champions League Challenge will
test even the most hardcore soccer fan by recreating classic moments
in UEFA Champions League history using modern teams.
UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 on the Xbox 360 system features a
game engine with a more fluid player movement system that makes it
easier for players to perform more incisive, defense-splitting
one-twos, first touches and through passes with a ball that's alive
with its own independent physics and even more responsive to every
touch. The game also supports up to eight-way multiplayer matches in
the Lounge and boasts a plethora of in-game unlockable content.
UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 is developed under the EA
SPORTS™ brand by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C. It is scheduled to
ship on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the
PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) system, as well as the mobile
platform. It will also be available on PC in Europe. The game is rated
"E" (Everyone) by the ESRB and 3+ by PEGI. Screenshots can be
downloaded at http://info.ea.com.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City,
California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software
company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and
distributes interactive software worldwide for videogame systems,
personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic
Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™,
EA™, EA SPORTS BIG™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2006, EA posted
revenue of $2.95 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one
million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More
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