Football Manager 2005 (PC) Reviews

This game is an absolute classic, I bought it whenever it first game out and I'm still addicted to it today. The game paid so much attention to detail that it actually made me feel like a manager despite the fact the game is basically a glorified database. This game included more new leagues, teams and players that ever before and was ...  Read the complete review

I brought this game back in 2005, and still play it to this day! This game is amazingly addictive, and I really have a problem. *Gameplay* Quite simply, the best management simulation series on the planet. This title has got it all. Extremely realistic, and there is a level of tactics that is second to none. The basic ...  Read the complete review

Technical Information: Minimum System Requirements - Wind 98 SE, 2000 or XP 600 mhz Processor 128 MB Ram Direct X 8.1 4 X CD-ROM Drive 1024 X 768 32bit Display MS Compatible Mouse & Keyboard Recommended Requirements: 1.8ghz Processor 256 MB Ram 8 X CD-ROM ...  Read the complete review

I'm in the middle of a game, you cant be having the baby yet dear. Just let me finsh the game first. It's the final game of the season and this is what has all been for. You've toiled away for 37 games and now your whole season depends on just this one. Win and you will go down in history. Lose and all that work over the season has been in a ...  Read the complete review

Warning - this is a very addictive game. I played this game non stop and completed nearly 3 seasons in 10 days and that’s what I mean by an addictive game. This game allows you set out tactics and the transfer market. You’re in control of your own team as you release new players, offer contracts and one of my favourites is the training. The ...  Read the complete review

“OH we are the tractor boys Oh we are the tractor boys” is the resounding chant as Docpov makes his entrance as the new manager of Ipswich Town FC. The fans are wary and not in full agreement about my appointment, being an obscure rookie. My credentials are not up to much and many fans are not happy with my appointment. So it is up to me to make ...  Read the complete review

This game is fantastic! I got this game a few weeks ago and i havn't been able to put down since. What i really like about this game is that it is very realistic and gives the user a lot of choice and freedom to do what you want. The game covers every aspect imaginable- from transfers of players to training and tactics ...  Read the complete review

I grew out of playing games quite some time ago, back in the day when Sega Megadrive’s were still the rage and Sonic 2’s Day was the highlight of the gaming calendar. However there is one kind of game that has got me hooked and continues to consume insane amounts of my time. That game is Championship Manager or as this latest version is called – ...  Read the complete review

Sigames and Sega have joined forces to continue the tradition of Football management games to a higher level. whether you start at lowly Maidenhead in the conference south or take on the mantle of Real Madrid, this game shows you the pressure that every football manager is under from the start. I have been hooked to this ...  Read the complete review

After my review of the final offering of the SI and Eidos partnership it only seems fair that I now turn my attention to the successors to the throne. The last time I set about reviewing a Championship Manager game it turned out to be an epic experience and highly time consuming. This time I am going to try and make it a more concise experience so ...  Read the complete review

Surely football management simulations cannot get any better than the highly acclaimed Championship manager series? Well already just have, with the Introduction of the latest version of Football Manager 2005. I am a football fanatic and the prospect of managing my team, Chelsea is both a compelling but rather addictive experience. ...  Read the complete review

THIS GAME IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! It's much more realistic than any of the other games but there is somethings that could be better like the amount of time it takes to get throught a season it does take a very long time which can get abit boring and if you wanted to play on this game for a short time of space it would take you a while cos it ...  Read the complete review

Football Manager 2005 MINIMUM SPECS: Windows 98SE/2000/XP 128MB RAM DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card 4x CD-ROM drive 1024x768 32-bit display 650MB hard disk space Keyboard, mouse Recommended 1.8GHz processor 256MB RAM 8x CD-ROM drive You know what they say, it's ...  Read the complete review

There’s little point beating about the bush, Football Manager 2005 is a staggering achievement and the finest football management game ever to appear on any format. Its success, ultimately, is down to the fact that it pulls off a spectacularly tricky balancing act. On one hand, there’s a gigantic database of teams, players and statistics with ...  Read the complete review

When, next year, I fail my degree I will be able to point to numerous problems, missing deadlines, being half unconscious during lectures and a distinct inability to convey a message properly, but the one enduring problem is this game. Football Manager 2005 is not just a game, it is a full on addiction, as much as you want to resist as much as ...  Read the complete review