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FIFA Street for PlayStation 2
FIFA Street for PlayStation 2 is an arcade football game with small teams and a strong focus on ball tricks. You play four against four on street pitches and squares, with famous footballers alongside created players. Space is tight, so you quickly choose between passing, beating an opponent and shooting. The usual stadium match rules give way to direct duels and moves designed to win space.
Successful tricks fill your meter towards a Gamebreaker. This lets you prepare an attack that can substantially change the score. You therefore watch not only for an unmarked teammate but also for a chance to beat a defender with a move. A long action remains risky: losing the ball means immediately switching back on the small pitch to stop a counterattack.
In Rule the Street, you develop your own player and team. You earn reputation, improve attributes and try to add stronger footballers to your squad. New encounters and locations give you different opponents to learn about. You can also choose a match directly and play locally against others. Three or four players require a Multitap on PlayStation 2. Short combinations, timing and reading your immediate opponent remain more important than patiently building an attack with a full eleven-player team.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
FIFA Street for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of FIFA Street
Electronic Arts released FIFA Street in 2005 under the EA Sports BIG label. EA Canada developed it in Vancouver, where the annual FIFA series and NBA Street were also being made. The team used established football stars in small-team matches that gave individual skills a larger role. It was a separate street-football series alongside regular FIFA games, not an extra competition within the same annual release.
That choice changed what a successful move meant. Beating a defender could provide space while also helping build a Gamebreaker. Street locations and short distances kept confrontations close to the ball. Developing your own team then linked individual matches into longer progression. You improved your player’s attributes while also changing the group you took onto the next pitch.
FIFA Street 2 followed in 2006, with more tricks, greater emphasis on juggling and a different implementation of the Gamebreaker. The first game retains the earlier approach combining four-on-four football, direct ball tricks and recruiting better players. This PlayStation 2 release is that original 2005 game. The later FIFA Street for other consoles is a separate production. Playing the first two games side by side particularly reveals how controls and rewards for individual actions developed.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
FIFA Street 2 for PlayStation 2 builds on the same small teams and trick points. The sequel gives juggling and longer move sequences more space and changes how Gamebreakers develop. FIFA Street uses the earlier form of those ideas. Short duels and player recruitment are familiar, but the sequel’s expanded inputs and new tricks need to be learned separately.
Pro Evolution Soccer 5 for PlayStation 2 also has you finding space, passing and beating an opponent. It uses full teams and gives build-up play, positioning and regular match rules more weight. FIFA Street shrinks the pitch and makes tricks part of building your score. A successful individual move therefore serves a purpose beyond finding a clear route to goal.
Sega Soccer Slam revolves around small teams with distinctive characters, heavy tackles and special shots. It shares the quick transitions and emphasis on direct duels. FIFA Street uses recognizable footballers and places greater weight on moves with the ball, juggling and connecting tricks for a stronger Gamebreaker.
NBA Street Vol. 2 for PlayStation 2 uses basketball for the same combination of small teams, street locations and exaggerated ball skills. Tricks also build towards a Gamebreaker there. FIFA Street brings that idea to football, with dribbling, juggling and shots with your feet. The shared trick reward is recognisable, but off-ball movement and finishing require different choices.
FIFA 07 uses full eleven-player teams, real club competitions and manager mode with transfers and sponsors. FIFA Street concentrates its matches on four players per team and direct confrontations. You also develop your own squad, but during play, trick sequences and Gamebreakers determine much more strongly what you attempt with the ball.
