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Football Manager 2009 (PC) | 
 enlarge | From: Sega
Category: Video Games
List Price: £39.99
Buy New: £24.85
You Save: £15.14 (38%)
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Rating:  212 reviews
Sales Rank: 18
Format: Unknown Format
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows Vista
Genre: soccer-games
Rating: To Be Announced
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Windows XP/Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5060138439849
ASIN: B001FA0DLK
Release Date: November 14, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Please note we can no longer guarantee Christmas Delivery for new orders. Brand New - Insured Delivery and 12 months Warranty
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 Better than I expected November 30, 2008
47 out of 51 found this review helpful
Based on the reviews that I have read on the internet about this game, I was more than a little nervous about purchasing FM'09. I'm far from an expert when it comes to using my PC and all of the terrible reviews about the bugs and downloading patches came close to putting me off buying it. HOWEVER, being that I'm a massive fan of Football Manager and the entire Championship Manager series that came before it, I decided to buy it regardless and make my own judgement.
Thankfully this was a great decision as it wasn't anywhere near as complicated to set up as I have been led to believe, and it works brilliantly on my laptop (which is about 4 years old so not exactly a brand new model).
Upon inserting the disc and entering the keycode which can be found on the back of the instruction manual, I was then given the option to automatically download updates or do them manually. Because of my lack of confidence and experience in downloading stuff off the internet, I chose automatic downloads. This then opened up something called "Steam" which showed the FM09 logo and next to it a downloading bar. It automatically downloaded the updates (which I will admit took about half an hour) and all I had to do was wait. Once it reached 100% I then clicked on the launch button and away we go!
Now quite possibly my laptop is more impressive than I give it credit for, and the fact that I waited a few weeks before buyng it may have had a bearing, however all of the negativity that I have come across about setting it up has not been warrented IN MY EXPERIENCE. I can't speak for everyone obviously, and I admit that it is frustrating having to spend half an hour or so download updates when previously you haven't had to, but based on the overwhelming negative response that it's been getting I was pleasantly suprised how straight forward it was to set up.
As far as playing the game goes, in my opinion, the game is brilliant! Granted, it is very similar in it's basic structure to the last installment and so the comments about it just being an updated version are warranted to a point. However I would like to know what people expect?! If they wanted to entire game structure to change, then it would be a completely different game and I would argue that the reason people bought this one is because they enjoyed the previous one so much. For me, all great game series' add new elements year on year to improve, they don't completely overhaul the system, and this is exactly what FM'09 does.
For me, the 3D match view is fantastic. Sure, it's basic, however I don't expect to be watching a Pro Evolution or Fifa standard match. I expected to be watching something more impressive than the birds eye view dots of the previous game, and want to see how my formation and tactics play out on the pitch. In my opinion, the 3D view does exactly that!
The Press Conferences are a great addition to the basic pre and post game comments, and although in fairness I can imagine it getting quite repetitive, the fact that you can leave your assistant to answer the questions for you means that if you can't be bothered, you don't have to.
The transfer gossip is a fun addition, creating a sense of realism (sometimes you get linked with a player you haven't looked at and have no idea where the link comes from!), and it's clever in the way that if you sell a goalkeeper you will then automatically be linked with goalkeepers even if you haven't looked at any!
Finally, it's also fun interacting with the players, instructing them to change certain elements of their game, seeing how they react and then how it changes the way they play in games.
These are just a few of the changes that I thought were impressive, and I'm sure that as I play some more I will discover many more.
In summary, I wanted to write a review that shows the game in a positive light as in my opinion and my experience so far it deserves it. I've loved every minute of playing it so far, and after six hours and numerous matches the game hasn't frozen or shut down on me once. This is a great addition to the Champo and Footie Manager collection, and if you've got a decent PC or laptop, internet connection, and aren't expecting MAJOR changes, then I would take no notice of all of the negative comments and reviews and go buy it.
Excellent game, aren't they always? December 29, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
As someone who has played the Championship Manager/Football Manager series from the very beginning, I feel qualified to write a review on this rather wonderful series of games.
Football Manager is quite simply the best and most realistic Football management sim out there, period.
Yes installing is somewhat awkward, but no-one can blame Sega for trying to stop piracy, it must cost them millions.
I actived mine through Steam, with no problems whatsoever.
So, with all that out of the way, onto the game itself.
FM2009 is basically a simple update of FM2008, with a few unique and new features.
I rather like the new 3D Match view, although it may not work on low end computers.
The assistant manager feedback during the game is also a help, along with his recommendation on potential new signings for weak areas of your squad.
I still think though, and have done for some time, that FM producers rather get player ratings wrong, I think they sometimes don't accurately reflect true player ability.
However, anyone who visits the FM Scout website will soon be able to correct that with a saved game editor...
To sum up, if your looking for a footy management sim then you can't look beyond FM2009, it's the best on the market by a country mile.
Let's all calm down and review this correctly November 16, 2008
51 out of 65 found this review helpful
Firstly, I can understand the initial frustration of activating this game and actually getting things started. But, from the looks of the reviews on here it appears as though loads of people have logged straight onto the Amazon review page on Friday night and in their anger given the game a 1 star rating. This is crazy.
I too had the same problems on Friday night, but sucked it up, understood that tonnes of people are all trying to activate their game on the same night so just left it alone and did it Saturday morning - when it worked just fine.
I've since spent nearly all of the weekend playing and have been completely addicted right the way through.
It's a fantastic game and I really don't quite know what some of the people who have slagged it off - gameplay wise - were expecting...
Highly recommended, don't be put off by all the daft 1 star reviews on here!!
Look past the teething problems! November 27, 2008
11 out of 15 found this review helpful
I, like many was furious when I tried to install my copy of FM2009 on release day only to be told first that my security key was incorrect and then that it had already been used. After about 3-4 hours of frustration I gave up. I tried the next day and it worked fine. Since then the only problem I've had is with it freezing up after the tactics screen when I'm about to play a match, however now I'm running it in a window this has stopped happening.
Once you get past this the game itself is great. It's exactly what you would expect. Each footy manager game (IMO) exceeds the previous one and this is no exception.
To anyone put off by all the 1* reviews I would say yes they are correct, there have been loads of issues with this game, but they are temporary issues. Once you get the game working you'll be very happy.
Ignore the moaners... November 18, 2008
11 out of 17 found this review helpful
FM2009 is the best game produced to date by Sports Interactive, of that there can be no doubt whatsoever. Some people are choosing to complain about the inclusion of Digital Rights Management by giving falsely low review scores here - ignore them! While DRM may not be ideal (it means you have to register your game online or over the phone), this is only being done to try and limit piracy.
The addition of an excellent 3D view to the same match engine, and a myriad of other additions make this offering a significantly improved offering to previous years. I struggled to get into FM2007 and 2008, but I've had no problems getting into FM2009 at all - highly recommended!
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