EA SCORES A GOOOOOOAL! WITH INTERNATIONAL MUSIC MIX IN FIFA STREET 2
Listen to Streaming Music from 47 International Artists at fifastreet2.com
CHERTSEY. UK, February 23, 2006 - Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) scores another winner with a phenomenal international soundtrack for FIFA Street 2. Hand selected to bring the exhilarating football experience to life for players worldwide, the FIFA Street 2 in-game soundtrack features 47 songs from around the world. With its unique mix of drum & bass, underground hip hop, rock and Latin artists, the game brings the most beautiful sport back to the streets.
Breaking out of the local music scene and exploding onto a worldwide stage through FIFA Street 2 are Curumin from Brazil, Swing Fly from Sweden and Bran Van 3000 featuring Curtis Mayfield from Canada. Also launching through the game are "Bite the Bullet" by Roni Size, "Hold Your Colour REMIX" by Pendulum, "Suzie" by Boy Kill Boy, "Flo Fashion" by Sway, "Tru Skool" by Coldcut featuring Roots Manuva and "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" by The Flaming Lips. To listen to the sounds of these artists visit the FIFA STREET 2 official website at www.fifastreet2.com.
For the first time in the FIFA Street series, players will be able to shuffle through songs via three unique in-game radio stations. World-renowned DJ Zane Lowe hosts LIVE FM, the rock and hip hop station, while the Godfather of drum & bass DJ Grooverider from the UK hosts Rider Radio, and DJ Marky - a celebrated Latin DJ and artist hosts Radio Bongo, the Latin music station. Players will also be able select from the seven international DJs and the entire song list to create their own custom-made playlists, effectively creating their own radio stations.
"We have yet again broken new ground with the soundtrack in FIFA Street 2," said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Music Marketing at EA. "These 47 songs represent the hottest emerging artists around the globe. Whether you're playing FIFA Street in Japan, Mexico, Germany or the US, there's something here for everyone."
The music in FIFA Street 2 includes:
Song Title - Artist
Acredite Ou Nao (Funk Esquema Morro Mix) - João Marcello BTMscolli
Ant Music - Hyper
Astounded - Bran Van 3000 feat. Curtis Mayfield
Babylon Rising - DJ Fresh feat. Pendulum
Babymaker - Pacific
Big Picture - Artificial Intelligence
Bite The Bullet - Roni Size
Blood Fire - The Nextmen feat. Dynamite MC
Caionagandaia - XRS Land feat. Caio Bernardes & Fernanda Porto
Carnival - Shimano & Codeine
Defcom 69 (Remix) - Total Science
Flo Fashion - Sway
Formed A Band - Art Brut
Free the Beast - Ivory
Freestyle Em Movimento - J3
Funk Academy - DJ Fresh
Futurismo Y Tradicion - Café Tacuba
Gaviota - Jimmy Bosch
Get Up - Giant Robot
Going Deaf - DJ Marky & XRS
Guerreiro - Curumin
Hold Your Colour (Bi-Polar Mix) - Pendulum
Jawbreaker (Big In The Game Remix feat. Aggi Dukes) - Killa Kela
Kickback - Lethal Bizzle
Made In Bahia - DJ Patife feat. Cleveland Watkiss, Cortejo Afro, Mariene De Castro & MC Fats
Munich - Editors
Net Ripper - Futurebound & Entity
Never Gonna Stop The Show - General Midi
No Return - Artificial Intelligence
No Time 2 Love - DJ Marky & Bungle
Nu Yorica - Lemon D
O Yeah - End of Fashion
Que Isso Menina - DJ Patife feat. Trio Mocoto
Raw Live - Lyrics Born, Del The Funky Homosapian, Pigeon John and Steve Knight
Rock & Roll Queen - The Subways
Rock The Boat - Shy FX & T Power feat. Di
Samba De Flora - Airto Moreira
Say Your Words - Concord Dawn
Something's Got Me Started - Swing Fly
Suzie - Boy Kill Boy
The Odyssey (Grooverider VIP) - Drumsound & Simon Bassline Smith
Tijuana Bass - Nortec Collective
Tru Skool - Coldcut feat. Roots Manuva
Victory - Q Project
Without Me - British Beef
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah - The Flaming Lips
Your Isolation - Craggz & Parallel Forces
FIFA Street 2 builds on the arcade gameplay experience of the original title, but now boasts a greater emphasis on skills battles and features a larger selection of tricks, including all-new in-game juggling. With advancements in gameplay and all-new signature moves for the world's greatest professional players, FIFA Street 2 takes the game back to the streets in the ultimate display of skills. Using the superstars of the game, legendary street masters, or a self-created character, players can rule the streets and make a name for themselves by mastering an arsenal of tricks in FIFA Street 2.
Celebrated Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo is the new face for FIFA Street 2. Since signing for Manchester United in 2003, Ronaldo has catapulted into the international spotlight and earned the reputation for being an electrifying winger. Ronaldo's impressive performances were recognized when he was awarded the club's Sir Matt Busby player of the year award in his debut season in 2003-04 and fans world wide voted him FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year in 2005. He will showcase his skills once again on the largest international stage when he makes his World Cup debut for the Portuguese national team at the FIFA World Cup in Germany in June.
FIFA Street 2 is developed by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C. and will to ship on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCubeTM and for the first time on the PSPTM (PlayStation®Portable) system and Nintendo DSTM handheld. Screenshots can be found at www.fifastreet2.com.
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