Football Manager 2009 (PC)

Football Manager 2009 is the latest in the long running management simulation series. These games come along like clockwork once every year, and like past instalments this version offers new features, upgrades and tweaks, to get the series one step closer to virtual management nirvana. The good news is that for football management enthusiasts this remains the definitive title to pick up. The class Football Manager formula has hooked the devoted and the casual alike, and this latest version will be no different. A NEW PERSPECTIVE The big talking point for the new game is the 3-D match engine. Sports Interactive were always adamant that they would ...  Read the complete review

I am a huge fan of the Football Manager series and was also a fan of the Championship Manager series before Eidos and Sports Interactive split. The key to Football Managers success was the fact that Sports Interactive managed to keep the rights for the game engine, which is no where near matched by the latest versions Championship Manager. The problem that faces Sports Interactive every time they release their seasonal version of the game is: what makes it better than the previous version, and after FM 2008 became my favourite version of the game last year, they had a tough job on their hands. Additions to the game such as more press interaction and ...  Read the complete review

Football Manager is back, and remains the only viable option for those wanting to cut their teeth in the makebelieve world of football management, and this year's installment further separates SI's creation from the crowd of would-be successors. The continual question regarding Football Manager (previously known as Championship Manager before Sports Interactive's split with Eidos in 2004) is always whether it has improved enough over the previous year's version to justify its purchase. The Great Leaps Forward this year consist of the availability of a 3D mode (the fluidity of which is dependent on your graphics card), greater depth of player and ...  Read the complete review

Its around that time of year again and the anticipation is growing for the latest installment i this franchise of amazing games. It is also the time of year my wife hates and my overall well being goes down the pan, the beard grows, the black bags under my eyes return and my overall cleanliness takes a drastic drop. Yes its true i am hopelessly addicted to this game and how could you not be. Football Manager previously Championship Manager started in 1992 and is created by Sports Interactive and published by Sega. It is a interactive football management game that offers the player the chance to manage a team from numerous leagues around the world ...  Read the complete review

Anyone who enjoys the game off football yet has not played football manager is defiantly missing out! There is nothing like sitting on the weekend watching live football and then searching for the real player on the game to see what their stats are, even though it may be a bit sad. But, never the less the new 3D match day view allows just that little bit more realism, which makes you feel like that 80th minute subs run down the wing creating a goal, was more to do with you than pure luck. There is also nothing more satisfying than scouting out the next gem from some unknown Brazilian club, then taking them and through your personalised training schedule ...  Read the complete review