Football Manager 2007 (PC)

Football manager 2007 is as you guessed the 2007 version of the long running manager game and with Football manager 2008 due out soon it should be good to see if anything will change much. Now then first of you set up an account with your name details etc. then you have a choice choose a team to manage from the off, and when I say a team I mean any team it seems like there is every possible team that has ever been on this game, you can choose from a multitude of countries and leagues within so if you unfortunately support some poor low division team you can take up the reigns and try to rise them to glory now this is hard so if you want it a bit easier to ...  Read the complete review

I'll be honest from the off - I absolutely love this game, and if I didn't have a job I'm sure I could lose vast quantities of my life to it. The premise, in case you don't know, is simple - take on the role of manager at the professional (or semi-pro) club of your choice, and try and guide them to greatness. You are in charge of buying and selling players, sorting out contracts for players and staff, setting training schedules and tactics, dealing with the press, motivating your players, all the while trying to ensure that you get results and keep the board and the fans on your side. You can choose to start from the bottom (Sutton Utd anyone?) and work your ...  Read the complete review

The Football Manager series has been the undisputed king of all football manager sims since it first came out a few years back. However, gauging the competition, this is hardly a feat. Championship Manager is frankly very poor and as this is from the same studios and made by the same people, the gameplay is plagued with the same problems. For example, no matter what the player's attributes, it is in no way reflected in their game performance. Having just lost to a team two divisions below you, your star player's performance is still 9/10. That system is frankly useless. However, if you like the whole tactics side of football management, then you'll love this ...  Read the complete review

I have always been a fan of the championship/football manager series, and this only enhanced my opinion. The interface is now much more advanced than the old series, with easy 'tree' menus down the side and 'breadcrumb' menus across the bottom of the screen. Also, there is now increased interaction available, with both players and other staff. This makes you feel much more like a real manager - the ultimate aim of any management sim. One disadvantage in my opinion, however, would be the tactis and training are now more simplified than in previous FM games. Rather than being able to pick and choose what your players do in training, you can now only choose at ...  Read the complete review

Football Manager 2007 comes from the team that used to bring us Championship Manager. FM 2007 looks really good, and the user interface works very well. This is so addictive, it has everything, I have played as a premier league team, all the players are there, backroom staff and the finances of each club are realistic. The in game mode is good as well, you really get a good idea of how the game is panning out and what needs to be done to change things around. The board room and fan pressures are there if you are failing in the league or over spending in the transfer market. The tactics are really in depth, individual and team tactics are very flexible and you can see ...  Read the complete review