Football Manager Vs CM 04-05

[Dr Spaulding]

saw a report on bbc news about Eidos and how they have had to delay CM 04-05 till January!

i had my copy on pre order but looks like i'll have to check out Football Manager instead.

[maskawaih]

Oh really? How different will it be? since after eidos and sports interactive broke up.

[Dr Spaulding]

you takin the piss?

[maskawaih]

i mean for the game. whats the differences between FM and CM?

[Smurfette]

I've heard that FM is much like CM, which would be logical given that that;s where the heart of CM is now.

[DarthInsinuate]

Football Manager 2005 is the new Championship Manager without the name and Championship Manager 5 is a whole new management game from Eidos

the demo for FM2005 is out now http://www.sigames.com/news.php?type=view&article_id=1042

[Celerystalksme]

Im getting Football Manager 2005 when it comes out in Aus on November 5th...if someone gets it before then, can they please put up a mini-review...I just wanna know whether it is worth all the money...And yes Football Manager 2005 is the real deal :D

[silent h3ro]

I never heard of these games. Are they NFL games of what??

[Celerystalksme]

Ur american ain't you??

Football Manager 2005 is a football "Soccer for Americans & Australians" management game...where you control everything off the pitch...its great and addictive gaming :)

[maskawaih]

I never heard of these games. Are they NFL games of what??
wtflol :lol:

[DarthInsinuate]

i think the American release of Football Manager 2005 will becalled Major League Soccer Manager 2005, or something like that

[dinner123]

i think the American release of Football Manager 2005 will becalled Major League Soccer Manager 2005, or something like that
If they bother to release it in america. Dont think it will have big market over there.

[Celerystalksme]

anyone got it yet?

[DarthInsinuate]

If they bother to release it in america. Dont think it will have big market over there.
From the horse's mouth (http://community.sigames.com/eve/ubb.x?q=Y&a=tpc&s=21019056&f=521102691&m=783202282&p=1)

[maskawaih]

From the horse's mouth (http://community.sigames.com/eve/ubb.x?q=Y&a=tpc&s=21019056&f=521102691&m=783202282&p=1)
:01:

Too bad that mostly games sold here (at my place) mostly from US. maybe the game will be entitled as MLS Manager 2005. Like Anno 1503 which called as 1503 AD. :dry:

[Celerystalksme]

I been playing the demo all day...I can honestly say that this blows away any other football/soccer management sim in history...its stylish, in depth and easy to navigate...so much so im buying it as soon as i see it in my video games store...Its just as addictive yet it just grabs you more...well done to Sports Interactive...anyone who loves football/soccer will definately have this in their collection...anyways im back off to stir shit with Sir Alex...

[dinner123]

From the horse's mouth (http://community.sigames.com/eve/ubb.x?q=Y&a=tpc&s=21019056&f=521102691&m=783202282&p=1)

I hope it sells well

[Celerystalksme]

Does anyone know of the Demo Time Extender???

[Celerystalksme]

please...anyone???...pm me if you have it...

[Celerystalksme]

*sighs*...someone has to know about it???

[scribblec]

apperently italy have started to sell it already :o

[Celerystalksme]

Yeah im a member of the SI forums and its been available for a few days now...almost a week...its also available in holland and belgium...

I still want that damn demo extender tho...i want to finish this great start of the season i have had...and we don't get it in Australia until November 12th...and i will be playing halo 2 then...*sighs*

[maskawaih]

Yeah im a member of the SI forums and its been available for a few days now...almost a week...its also available in holland and belgium...

I still want that damn demo extender tho...i want to finish this great start of the season i have had...and we don't get it in Australia until November 12th...and i will be playing halo 2 then...*sighs*
yeah, same with us in malaysia. :(

[scribblec]

why hasnt it been released online....

[dinner123]

why hasnt it been released online....
patience

[Celerystalksme]

It got released online yesterday

[scribblec]

installed last night played one game looks good

[Celerystalksme]

*sighs*...bastard :p

[Dr Spaulding]

just got my copy thru in the mail this morning, will play it later tonite, first impressions from you guys?

[Smurfette]

Well, I've had it for nearly a week now and my Palace-luvvin' boy loves it to bits.
I installed it on my system just to check it out in the pre-season friendlies (since my Amiga days the CM series has sucked away far too much of my time it's dangerous to go further) and all I can say is w00t! :)
Taking the reigns of my beloved and (not-so-)mighty Leeds, the first thing old Krasner told me was that I have to win the Championship (whaaaaaaaaaaat? yagottabekiddin'!) but he's prepared furnish me with a £160,000 transfer budget to do it... well, that's alright then, eh?
Aside from that silly gaffe, it's a cracking update.
The interface takes a little getting used to (woulda been nice to map mouse buttons 4 & 5 to forward & back buttons but, hey, they only finally got mousewheel support into CM4!) but is nicely laid out and easy once you've been around it a few times.
The detail is suitably in-depth (I set my game for a small local database to save processing time) and many players have photos (including folks such as Freddy Adu) to add a more realistic touch. Hehe, now we can finally see how good players are at taking corners without cheating, which was one of the main contentious omissions for many years.
Training looks a little more complicated than CM4 but should be a little more accurate for it; I didn't bother playing with the settings for my short spell in charge, though.
The game screen is very similar with an added bonus of being able to split the view to show highlights and stats simultaneously if desired.
The game engine seems more finely tuned and (after 5 friendlies) I didn't notice super-keepers or woeful finishing, although the defenders/keepers still seem to get to loose balls in the box first rather a lot. This could be as a result of reducing the ludicrous number of shots at goal that (together with the number of missed opportunities) made CM3 & CM4 tiresome at times.
I got Leeds three wins (one was 2-0 at home to Lens), a draw and a 3-0 rout away at Brentford.
This is without a doubt the best CM incarnation so far and I had mixed feelings while uninstalling it; one the one hand I'm not going to lose my life to the game (no, Tiger Woods 2005 may do that!), but on the other I'm missing out on all that fun. Still, the wife's happy and at least I will be able to get on my computer when I want to, not when my boy let's me!

[scribblec]

i started off as birmingham.... failed misrably..... got relegated.... about to get promoted


i messed up tactics wasnt ready for the new system :P