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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A mixed bag, 1 Sep 2006
Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars
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.
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7 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
stats - fun = boring, 22 April 2006
Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars
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.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not the best management game out there., 25 Jan 2009
Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars
My son loves playing football management games on his PC. Its a shame that there are no high paying jobs out there for virtual football managers, as I am sure he would do well.
This game though, is not one of the better examples of the genre. According to him it is fairly dull, which either means (as he claims) that your tactics don't bear much relation to the outcome of a game, or that he hasn't worked out how to cheat yet.
Either way, its not the best management sim out there, but if you get it cheaply, there is some fun to be had.
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