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 ...
...are numerous other improvements in Football Manager 2009 in addition to the match engine, but nearly all are welcome. Tactics are now even deeper, and potentially more mind boggling, but for the devoted this simply allows them to get everything tweaked exactly right. Getting the right mix of players that work well together, individual instructions (you can now tell players to stop doing certain moves, or encourage them to work on new ones), and general ...

CrazyJamie 30.07.2009 · Read full review
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...when the game is called Football Manager?' In 2004 the creators of the game, the Collyer brothers, split with their publisher Eidos. Eidos however retained ownership of the brand and continued releasing games under the name 'Championship Manager'. I bought the first of these, it wasn't so good, which was a shame as it did look like a lot of work went into it. So the series was essentially renamed, rebranded and published by Sega under the new name ...
...Collyer brothers had created. Football Manager 2005 came along with, as you would expect, even more features. More press interaction, better match engine, more player options and pre/post match summaries being just a few of them. 2006 and 2007 versions advanced a little and introduced XBOX and PSP versions. I tried these and they're just not as good as the PC versions as so much had to be left out and the control method wasn't as intuitive. 2008 ...

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Football Manager 2009 is a life like football managerial game. This year’s game is the best yet and the all new 3D pitch gives the game the edge over its competitors. After playing many football games including, Champion Manager 2009, PES 2009 and FIFA 2009, I firmly believe that football manager is the best by a long way. Football manager 2009 is a new era of managerial gaming and is as close as many of us will get to manage a football club. From ...
...negotiations etc football manager 2009 offers it all. Another realistic aspect of the game is the transfer prices and contract wages, also the fact that your club can get taken over is a bonus as well as you can get approached by national teams or other club teams that are interested in your services. This game has vastly expanded my knowledge of the beautiful game and is extremely good at predicting which players will be big in the future. There ...

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Football manager 2009 has continued the football manager series with the same features and layout of the game as the past versions, but this time features a new 3D match view. The game has many good features that would make me more willing to buy this game over the biggest competitor, LMA Manager 2009. Firstly, the game can be installed very quickly, and you can choose the countries and the leagues who wish to play in, or buy players from. For example, ...
...you can do so by only entering the English leagues to play in, however if you then in future wanted to play in another countries' league(s) you would have to hope that that country or club makes you an offer to manage them. If not you will be stuck with only being able to take over teams in the country that you have selected. Many fans of the game will take over their local team and try to lead them to the premier league and beyond, before the game ...

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Football Manager 2009 is the annual follow-up to the 2008 version, and well let me just start by saying that this sis one of the biggest updates ever. Yes, the time has finally come for the introduction of the 3D match engine, and let me tell you, life is good. This has been one of the major issues with the football managers of the past, as many couldn't really 'feel' the match when watching it played by a bunch of circles, although admittedly I ...
...leap in terms of the football manager games, and help makes this a more absorbing game, allowing you to get a better feel for the players and any matches you play. The game will make you cheer, make you groan, but it will also provide you with hours of enjoyment. If you are anything like me, then you won't be able to get enough of this, and your addiction will either begin, or it will continue to thrive. Well done SIG Games, another great addition ...

Robin_Hod12 14.04.2009 · Read full review
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...huge depth that has made Football Manager the market leader in the football managing genre. So...is it still the best??? Well this is always going to come down to the individual person and their choice but if you stick at it and get used to the new developments you appreciate it more and more and see how fantastic the small improvements really are. If you are willing to sit and make notes on tactics, players, training and all other areas then you ...

tangoman1984 28.10.2009 · Read full review
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In my opinion FM09 has taken all the good things from Fm08 and made them even better. The game also has new features such as the new 3-D match engine which is an execellent addition to an already brilliant game. Another new feature is the inteviews from the press to you the manager which take place both before and after games. This adds to the realism of the game and can help you to understand the pressure that real managers are under every day. ...

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The football manager series is a favourite of mine so was excited in the run up to the release of this one, and once again they dont dissapoint All the stats are perfect, the players abaility settings are very good and the results are mostly believable! So many new features like press conferences, new tactics, enhanced training, player communication, improved 2d pitch A must buy for all real football lovers as this game just doesnt get boring, ...
...play it allday every day, the amount of challenges to take on is endless Will you attempt to bring trophies back to Arsenal? Save WBA from relegation?storm through the leagues with Barnet? or try your hand at managing a national team and taking them to the WORLD CUP, the choice is yours! ...

cescy15 17.06.2009 · Read full review
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Another football manager settlement, but this one was full of expectations. I first saw the trailer and I was eager to play this game with the 3D match engine. When it finally came out, I was kind of shock how the game has been transform to. Firstly, the 3D match engine was suppose to be the finest new feature in FM 09. I agree is beautiful to watch the 3D guys running around but only if you computer CAN support this 3D acceleration. Don't think ...
...you ran FM 08. It require a much faster PC to be able to correctly run this feature. Multitasking merely become impossible for me. The application take too much memory usage and it will lag my other tasks. The loading time is also a problem. Every time I start a game, it takes about a minute to set up the match engine. For certain players, such as me, like to setup the tactics while playing the game, but it appears that there is also a loading time ...

clc00ca 09.05.2009 · Read full review
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Football Manager 2009 is very addictive game where you control almost any professional football team you can think of, as well as many others. The Football Manager series has been a very successful series where a new version is released every year for each football season. Every year there are changes to the game. Some years the changes will be small and some years they will be bigger. This current season of Football Manager sees a total of 51 countries ...
...up to date and there is a massive 350,000 odd real players in the game. New for this season sees a 3d match engine which is pretty accurate although there is a lot of work to be on this. But for a first year and the amount of programming that must have to be done it is a very good effort. The tactics are as variable as ever. Some may even think there is too much and it can get very very specific. Even choosing where every player in your team should ...

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The latest in a series of Football Management games from Sports Interactive. Personally i have always enjoyed the FM series, and this years edition is no different. Theres new features and all the olds ones still there too. Parent and Feeder clubs is still a great and important tool. The graphics are good, although still no photos for premiership teams. The new and biggest feature is a 3D match engine. For me this is a great benefit, and has really imrpved the game, if however you like the old 2D one, well thats still there too. ...

donnywhite82 23.05.2009
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For me, this FM2009 is the best FM games ever. The interface is look more user friendly, compact but easy to use. i like the 3d part when playing the games, looks great :) The most interesting part when playing FM, is to found the great player (wonderkid player), and in this version tehre are many wonderkid palyer that make me courious.. Overall, great FM game ever (9/10) ...

childgone 28.07.2009
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...in it's own right. The football manager series has dominated the world of football management games for some time now, and football manager 2009 succeeds in maintaining that tradition. Bringing the all new 3d match engine, this series is simply moving forward. I think that Sports Interactive have hit the nail on the head when producing a football management game; providing the followers of the great sport with a chance to get a real taste of what ...
...and after several months i will still pull it out of the games rack and have a good time playing it. The best of the series so far, simply from my point of view a must have game for any football fan who wants to take there team to glory! ...

orangejuice670 13.07.2009 · Read full review
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Being a big football manager fan, I got my hopes up when hearing that Football manager 2009 was going to be released and I certainly wasn't disappointed. The gameplay with the new 3d match engine is better than ever, the new interaction with press conferences and player interaction is superb. If you want to play against friends and family fm is great for this. I have had many great experiances with this game trying to challenge for the top place ...
...It doesnt come without negatives however there are a lot of bugs on the game which does effect gameplay ( although fm have released a patch for this) , the tactics include more variables than before which takes a lot more time to master. However overall this is a good game, and you will get easily addicted even if you arent much of a footy fan. Enjoy!!! ...

Grecian111 22.07.2009 · Read full review
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Football manager 2009 is a great game. It is better aswell on pc / computer than any other console. This game is very playable the further you get the more you want to play. So basicly you manage a team pick the squad sign players and learn what its like to be a real manager, and in any league you want!!!!!!!. I would strongly recommend this game to any football fan, its a must have game. And the matches it has now been made in to a three d ...

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