If footie is your thing then you will be pleased to know that EA Sports have made available a fully playable demo of FIFA 2005 for download. I am always more than a little pessimistic about EA Sports games though as it just seems to be a large undeserving, money making mechanism that sells the very same game with each passing year. Every release is dated inaccurately also. Take for instance Tiger woods 2004, this game was released in late 2003. Clearly this is an advertising ploy into making the customer believe the game is somehow newer and/ or less dated than it actually is, like the way companies are STILL flogging you that whole "ONLY 799.99" crap, as if somehow you are NOT paying eight hundred. I see so many people rushing out to the stores every year to buy these sports games in their latest form, which to me hold no noticable difference than the last, at least not enough reason to give it a new title and charge an appauling amount of money for what really should have been called a "mod"...
But enough of of what I think, it's YOUR cash and don't let ME tell you how to spend it :)
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1.System Requirements
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Minimum:
700 MHz Intel Pentium III or equivalent
128 Megabytes of RAM (256 MB for Windows XP and Windows 2000)
DirectX 9.0b Compatible 3D accelerated 32 MB video card or equivalent (see supported chipsets in section 9)
350 MB free hard disk space and additional space required for DirectX 9.0b installation
32X Speed CD-ROM/DVD-ROM
DirectX 9.0b Compatible Sound Card
MS compatible mouse
Keyboard
Required Operating Systems:
Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows XP or Windows 2000
Note that Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 are not supported.
Required Software:
DirectX 9.0b
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2. Installing FIFA 2005 DEMO
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Double-click the Setup.exe file to begin the installation process. Follow the onscreen dialog for installing the demo.
The "Typical User" install (default setting) will install FIFA 2005 DEMO to C:\Program Files\EA SPORTS\FIFA 2005 DEMO (where "C:\" is the drive that your current operating system is located).
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3. DirectX 9.0b
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If you try to run the game without DirectX 9.0b installed, you will be prompted to upgrade before the game installation begins.
DirectX 9.0b can be found on the Microsoft website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx
Note: If you already have DirectX 9.0b (or higher) installed, it is not necessary to reinstall it.
DirectX and supported hardware
We recommend that FIFA 2005 DEMO be run with DirectX 9.0b compatible sound cards and video cards.
We also suggest you update your sound card and video card driver to the newest release from the vendor or chipset website.
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4. Uninstalling FIFA 2005 DEMO
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The simplest method of uninstalling FIFA 2005 DEMO is to use the "Uninstall FIFA 2005 DEMO" shortcut in the Start Menu (usually "Start Menu/All Programs/EA Sports/FIFA 2005 DEMO/Uninstall FIFA 2005 DEMO").
Windows also has an "Add/Remove Programs" Icon in the Control Panel that you can use to uninstall the game.
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5. Memory Requirements
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a.) Memory requirements in Windows
FIFA 2005 DEMO requires a minimum of 128 MB of RAM to run the game (256 MB is required for Windows XP and Windows 2000).
Note: The more system memory available, the better the game will perform in all areas.
b.) Running the game under stressful Windows conditions
At Electronic Arts we strive to bring you the best in graphics, audio and gameplay. We are always pushing the envelope of computer performance. While we have made every effort to ensure that FIFA 2005 DEMO multi-tasks with all Windows applications, we recommend that you shut down other applications (including virus scanners) and run FIFA 2005 DEMO by itself when possible.
c.) Virtual memory
We recommend that you let your operating system automatically manage the amount of virtual memory.
Check out the demo for this "new" game from 3dgamers (86.1 MB)
Official FIFA 2005 Website
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