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Game Information
- Platform: Sony PSP
- PEGI Rating: Ages 3 and Over
- Media: Video Game
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Product Features
- Biggest football management sim on PSP: a huge 12 playable countries
- Updated player and competition data with all the signings from the January 2006 transfer window
- Improved transfer system: offload deadwood at your club by releasing players from their contracts or offering the players you don’t want to other clubs. Take a punt on out of contract players by taking them on trial
- Club benefactor: the height of fashion in today’s football world – a mega-rich chairman. Be warned though: the pressure will be immense
- Enhanced Match Engine and Tactics: new match views, new replay options and new formations. Shout tactics from the dugout, access pre-match previews and praise and criticise players in a post-match, dressing room conference
- Full time team talks – voice your opinion of how the team performed on the pitch, all to noticeable effect
- View games in realistic 2D match engine or watch traditional commentary only
- Track stats and movement of individual players with Player Cam
- Various game modes including Challenge and Quick Play
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
Pros:
* Beautifully presented, easy to navigate interface. Excellent control buttons (e.g. pressing start scrolls to the next day).
* Well presented statistical information about players and clubs.
* Transfer deals are fun to negotiate and not impossible, as in some cases with FM (when a player outrightly refuses to entertain the notion of joining you).
* The 2-D match engine is superb, and fun to use, with different speeds.
* Good range of tactics.
* Good range of training regimes, which you can adapt to your own needs.
* Superb (short) loading times, never leaving you waiting for too long.
Cons:
* Tactics have little or no effect on the pitch. Match day alterations have no effect whatsoever. The game has decided the result and you (seemingly) have no influence on it.
* Training exercises have little effect on a team's performance. One would think hours of painstaking alterations would influence the team, but alas, they don't.
* The ability of players seems irrelevant to proceedings. For example, managing Manchester United, with high ability players, procures not even the slightest advantage when competing with lesser (lower division) teams.
Conclusion:
I have judged the game on its content. I have not criticised it for elements it doesn't contain (for example, "it should have had a bigger media component", etc).
Although I have listed more pros than cons, the cons are so detrimental to enjoyment of the game and (crucially in a game of this type) the player's belief that s/he can influence proceedings, that the positive elements are completely eroded. I do not recommend this game for purchase, and think it better to rent.
* Beautifully presented, easy to navigate interface. Excellent control buttons (e.g. pressing start scrolls to the next day).
* Well presented statistical information about players and clubs.
* Transfer deals are fun to negotiate and not impossible, as in some cases with FM (when a player outrightly refuses to entertain the notion of joining you).
* The 2-D match engine is superb, and fun to use, with different speeds.
* Good range of tactics.
* Good range of training regimes, which you can adapt to your own needs.
* Superb (short) loading times, never leaving you waiting for too long.
Cons:
* Tactics have little or no effect on the pitch. Match day alterations have no effect whatsoever. The game has decided the result and you (seemingly) have no influence on it.
* Training exercises have little effect on a team's performance. One would think hours of painstaking alterations would influence the team, but alas, they don't.
* The ability of players seems irrelevant to proceedings. For example, managing Manchester United, with high ability players, procures not even the slightest advantage when competing with lesser (lower division) teams.
Conclusion:
I have judged the game on its content. I have not criticised it for elements it doesn't contain (for example, "it should have had a bigger media component", etc).
Although I have listed more pros than cons, the cons are so detrimental to enjoyment of the game and (crucially in a game of this type) the player's belief that s/he can influence proceedings, that the positive elements are completely eroded. I do not recommend this game for purchase, and think it better to rent.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
its ryt fun at the start but after a while it gets to easy because you can sign peple proper cheap that r ryt good like flamini its so easy i got accrington stanley into the premiership its just piss easy. there is one way to get people free here is how its done
Choose a player you want, then go to "Make Offer" under "Actions" on the player. Make a loan offer (must be 100% wages and one month). If he joins on loan, put him in the youth squad then select "Actions" and approach to sign him. He will then sign on a free transfer. Additionally, finish a season with a club of your choice then wait until July 1st. Then, go to "Player Search" and under "Contract Status" enter "Expired". Young quality players will be available for free.
Choose a player you want, then go to "Make Offer" under "Actions" on the player. Make a loan offer (must be 100% wages and one month). If he joins on loan, put him in the youth squad then select "Actions" and approach to sign him. He will then sign on a free transfer. Additionally, finish a season with a club of your choice then wait until July 1st. Then, go to "Player Search" and under "Contract Status" enter "Expired". Young quality players will be available for free.
7 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
I bought Chamionship Manager instead of Football Manager because it had 2D match engine and custom tactics. That was a mistake.
There are three speed settings for the 2D engine all of which are either too slow or way to fast. If you choose to follow the text only you'll find it makes no sense; it seems to jump from freekick to freekick with no indication of what happens in between.
Tactics seem pretty ineffective as well. As Middlesbrough, away to Manchester City I played with ten upfront (no defence or midfield), and drew 0-0. As for transfers, Cristiano Ronaldo went to Aston Villa for 9 Million, enough said I think.
On the plus side the interface is fairly easy to get around.
I'm going to stick with Football Manger (2005) on the PC for now until the 2D match engine is added to PSP Football Manager.
There are three speed settings for the 2D engine all of which are either too slow or way to fast. If you choose to follow the text only you'll find it makes no sense; it seems to jump from freekick to freekick with no indication of what happens in between.
Tactics seem pretty ineffective as well. As Middlesbrough, away to Manchester City I played with ten upfront (no defence or midfield), and drew 0-0. As for transfers, Cristiano Ronaldo went to Aston Villa for 9 Million, enough said I think.
On the plus side the interface is fairly easy to get around.
I'm going to stick with Football Manger (2005) on the PC for now until the 2D match engine is added to PSP Football Manager.
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