Which are better? In my opinion i would go for the competition based games. Why? Because even though EA might not have the same time to prepare as for making FIFA, they have less teams to concentrate on making to perfection. Before fifa 2004 i was always getting the WC and Euro games. When i got FIFA 2002 i was hoping that it would have all the team in qualification for the WC. Instead, it had only AFC UEFA CONMEBOL & CONCACAF. I got a refund for that. As for FIFA 2004 & 2005 i was bought by the new features of off the ball control and first touch. but I guess that both games helped/will help in me playing Euro 2004 and the UCL 04/05 respectively. But tbh, if FIFA 2006 doesn't have all of the National teams which are affiliated to FIFA then i most likely wont buy it. Whereas the UCL has all the major clubs that have the possibilty of playing in the UCL, and the Euros have all teams of UEFA, and the WC have all teams that qualify, and even some that dont 
. Thats why Competitions based games are better. Because they dont sell you short of a good quality game. Whereas the FIFA's do.
. Thats why Competitions based games are better. Because they dont sell you short of a good quality game. Whereas the FIFA's do.