Football Genius: The Ultimate Quiz
Cover art on the Xbox 360 Marketplace
Developer(s)	I-Imagine Interactive
Publisher(s)	RTL Interactive
Director(s)	Dan Wagner
Producer(s)	Nico Zettler Gregor Bellmann Thomas Heil
Platform(s)	Xbox 360
Release	September 30, 2009
Genre(s)	Sports, trivia
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Football Genius: The Ultimate Quiz is a sports-trivia video game developed by South African^[1] studio I-Imagine Interactive and published by RTL Interactive. It was released on September 30, 2009, worldwide, for the Xbox 360.

Gameplay

Football Genius: The Ultimate Quiz tests the player's football knowledge with over 3,500 trivia questions and visual puzzles. The game features a variety of different modes, including a single-player campaign, a multiplayer mode, and a challenge mode. The game is said to appeal to fans of football of all ages.^{[2][better source needed]}

In the single-player campaign, the player will play through a series of different challenges, each of which will test their knowledge of a different aspect of football. For example, one challenge might ask the player to name all of the players on a particular team, while another challenge might ask them to identify the different types of penalties that can be called in a football game.^{[3][better source needed]}

In the multiplayer mode, the player will compete against other players to see which of them knows the most about football. The multiplayer mode features a variety of different game types, including a head-to-head mode, a tournament mode, and a cooperative mode.^[4]

In the challenge mode, the player will be given a set of questions to answer in a limited amount of time. The goal of the challenge mode is to answer as many questions correctly as possible.^[5][6]

Reception

Football Genius: The Ultimate Quiz received "mixed or average" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.^[11]

Nate Ahearn for IGN rated the game 7.3/10, stating that "While there's nothing standout or extraordinary about Football Genius, it serves its purpose well and deserves a recommendation for those looking to test their soccer knowledge."^[12]

The Official Xbox Magazine stated that "unless you're an absolute aficionado of international soccer, you'll be lost."^[10]

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