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| From: Sega
Category: Video Games
List Price: £34.99
Buy Used: £4.88
You Save: £30.11 (86%)
New (11) Used (26) from £4.88
Rating:  101 reviews
Sales Rank: 758
Platform: Windows Xp
Genre: soccer-games
Rating: Universal, particularly children
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5060138433762
ASIN: B000UX6QAU
Release Date: October 19, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 FM 2008 September 25, 2007
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
I have been waiting on this game for weeks; it's not very often I get excited about forthcoming releases but FM has always been a little bit special. It's not your all-action shoot-um up but if you like detail, strategy, statistic, even more detail and addictiveness then there is not better game. The new additions never fail to please and generally add another layer of intrigue, which has helped elevate this game to a cult position. If you've never tried playing FM, and have hours to spare, then buy it, you won't be sorry.
Football Manager.... sheer class! October 15, 2007
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I've been a football managerial game fan for since CM 1998. After CM 4 I've stuck to CM 00/01 & 01/02 mainly due to CM4 being hugely disappointing.
We love these games because we love football and it's the nearest thing to being involved in football that some people will get.
The game of football has evolved greatly and in order to be realistic the games have had to evolve to match. So, yes, there are plenty of clauses to negotiate in contracts because that's what happens. Traning routines have to be set up because Mr Wenger came to English football and brought these routines with him. In real game you have a gameplan to follow - squash the opponents strength then apply your own So, no, you can't expect to win every game with the same tactic because your opposition will anticipate it and be ready for it. And the fella who said "what happened to winning 8 seasons in a row without changing tactics?" either hasn't got a clue about football or is just a point & click player. Look at real life - Arsenal dominated for 2 seasons playing beautiful football but teams found a way to counter them (rough them up). Chelsea won 2 leagues in a row playing exactly the same. They have now been found out and have been struggling. Teams do not win 8 league titles in a row, it's not realistic.
Also in real life games don't always go to plan. Liverpool should never have beaten Milan in the CL Final, Arsenal should not have lost to West Ham last season 1-0 despite raining in 30 odd shots compared to West Ham's 1 on target and on paper Manchester U should not have lost to Coventry City in this year's Carling Cup. At the end of the day it's 11 men against 11 men so yes sometimes your team doesn't win when they should but that's life.
For the guy who's moaning about 25 for an upgrade - stop being such a bore. What's the main reason you want the new version??? All of the things that have happened in the last 12 months in a brand new game. It's not about downloading patches, I want the latest transfers, the newest managers, the newest wonderkid to set football alight (with the appropriate attributes), Leeds in liquidation etc etc.
I've played the FM 2008 demo and I think it's great. It's time consuming, complex and difficult - I was off work ill and it took me 3 full days to complete half a season. If you don't want to take time or effort to prepare your team, scout for players, set training schedules and negotiate then I recommend you look elsewhere. If you do, this game's right up your alley.
Brilliant game, but needs patching November 7, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Theres not a lot of point in me praising this game, as i think all the 5 star reviews below mine have done a good, and perfectly accurate job of it. Forgetting what im about to say, this is still a brilliant game and i would recommend it to anyone.However i would recommend with a warning; as soon as you've installed this game, get on the SI website and get the patch. Without it the matchday engine is absolutely ridiculous. Your players will part like the red sea everytime an opposition player gets the ball and no amount of tactics will get them to actually try and make a tackle. This makes the game unbelivably frustrating to play. There are some other small bugs but this is the only game-breaking one in my opinion.
So, buy it, but patch it!
Great Game!! October 1, 2007
36 out of 48 found this review helpful
Bigger, smoother and more in-depth than ever, Football Manager 2008 is packed full of so much newness it could well take a lifetime to discover every new feature. So we asked Miles Jacobson, Studio Director at SI Games, to take us through some of the changes you'll want to hear about most...
Transfer Center - A new way of managing all current transfer and loan bids for your club, both incoming and outgoing, making it easier to compare bids and reject or accept them.
Finance Revamp - Sports Interactive have updated the finance area of Football Manager 2008 to better reflect the ever-changing modern football world. More information is available to the manager too, including, but not limited to, corporate matchday income, season ticket news, investment funds, improved sponsorships, collective win bonuses and the ability to move around funds from the wage budget and transfer budget (and vice versa) at any point to help you in your quest for the ideal squad.
International Management - The international management gameplay has been completely revamped for Football Manager 2008, including, but not limited to, media improvements, international retirements, player interaction, international scouting, improved national pool selection, captain selection and a separation of international and club morale for players.
Match Flow - The largest change to matchdays in a Sports Interactive game since the introduction of the 2D match engine. Match flow brings more atmosphere to matchdays with match previews, team talks, opposition player instructions, the match itself, half time and post match now seamlessly following on from one another. There's no more pausing to make tactical changes and you'll find a mini-radar pitch whilst making those tactical changes to keep you in touch with what's going on in the match.
Confidence - You can now easily tell what your board and supporters think about your performance in the game through the new confidence section. This gives you feedback not just on your current progress in competitions, but also your financial management and signings.
Easier to Use - A much cleaner skin, a brand new advisor system to help you through various areas of the game, a new notes and notebook system, better button positioning for simpler navigation and an updated tutorial and manual. Also, coach reports to make taking over a new team easier and a new calendar system - which lists all important dates throughout the season - help to make Football Manager 2008 the easiest Sports Interactive game to use yet.
Fan Days - The board can now arrange fan days to boost ailing attendances, or for matches that are likely to attract a low crowd, with a long-term affect to attendances if all goes well.
Awards Overhaul - A full overhaul of the awards system inside the game, which is not only more accurate but also includes new awards, such as the European golden boot and a 'best eleven', which shows the all-time (in-game) best XI for all teams and nations.
Match Engine Improvements - A greatly improved match engine, once again utilizing the footballing brain of Ray Houghton and other tools used by real-life managers, to make the most accurate simulation of football in a computer game even more like-life than ever before. Oh, and the ability to change the pitch dimensions at the start of the season to suit your style of play better.
Expanded Media - More media and feedback than ever before, plus more detail in existing media, and a new competition news section to find out what major things are going on in all league competitions.
Regenerated Player Photos - All in-game regenerated players now have pictures using FaceGen technology to give each player more personality. This gives the ability for players to be seen to mature and grow-up looks-wise in front of your eyes as the game is going on.
Speedyfastier - Saving and loading is now significantly faster, with network gaming quicker and smoother to play, as well as tactical changes and match reports being faster than ever before
Brilliant game with only one problem October 10, 2007
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
Ive been a fan of the football manager series since CM 4 and each year it has never failed to keep up with my expectations, which are usually high and has also never failed to destroy my social life. Starting the game with a hopeless team in the third division and going through the highs and lows of eventually (after about 10 seasons!) winning the premiership, actually feels like an achievement. Most manager sims never give you feeling because their either far too easy or so impossibly hard that you end up giving up, but football manager has always had the prefect balance of game play, a huge database and A.I difficulty. And after playing the demo for FM 2008 i can safely say that the sports interactive team has impressed me once again.
Ive only ever had one tiny problem with the football manager series, and it is a tiny problem, but i always felt that the training and the youth player development was never up to a good standard. You can buy a 18 year old wonderkid and have the best coaches and training ground and also have good training schedules but that player will never really improve enough to become a brilliant player or will never improve at all.
But that is the only fault in this otherwise brilliant game that any true football fan should buy!!!
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