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Football Manager 2008
First seen: 12 june 2007
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User Score (250)6.9
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Expert Score (69)8.2
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Gameplay (22)10
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Graphics (29)7.6
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Sound (25)6.2
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Multiplayer (3)7.6
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Lifespan (4)10
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Pros & Cons
- huge player database, update solves most problems, over 100 new features, a brilliant fun game, massively addictive
- lousy defense midfield positioning, little new from fm07, annoying confidence system, still a few niggles, laptop not powerful enough
Football Manger 2008
Continously since 2001, Sports Interactive is creating a new Football Manager every year. The games is published by Sega and was first sold for their console. The PC version is available since October 2007 now.
The gameplay always stays quite the same: the player is the manager of a football team of his choice and is thus responsible for developpment and success of his favourite squad. The possibilities of the manager are as manifold as in real life: the manager has to sell and buy…
See moreFootball Manger 2008
Continously since 2001, Sports Interactive is creating a new Football Manager every year. The games is published by Sega and was first sold for their console. The PC version is available since October 2007 now.
The gameplay always stays quite the same: the player is the manager of a football team of his choice and is thus responsible for developpment and success of his favourite squad. The possibilities of the manager are as manifold as in real life: the manager has to sell and buy players. He has to take care of their training. He can evolve skills of every single player in multifarious ways. He is responisible for the finances and has to find some ways to generate income. This could be entrance fee for visitors of the matches, advertising on the football shirts or advertising in the sport field, selling of players, selling stuff for fans or finding a sponsor. Of course, the football stadium has to be extended, when the team becomes more successful and attracts more fans and spectators.
He decides and defines the tactic of his team. The player himself can not really play the matches and get involved by them through a joypad, the controlled team is playing automatically, but the he can now, and this is new in the 2008 version, directly change tactic during the game. He has to react swiftly to events and actions taking place in the match. No more relaxing during the games itself as it used to be in former releases.
Other new features of the game are for example the enhanced possibiites to interact with fans (you can set up special fan days now to improve the relationship between fans and players). The transfers of the players can now be managed from a central station. The financial mechanisms are more sophisticated allowing more kinds of possible interactions and actions. Finally the graphics have been improved and players heads are now displayed in 3D.
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Reviews of Football Manager 2008
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Football Manager 2008
Reviewer: Fragland13 November 2007- Overall 8
- Gameplay 9
- Graphics 7
- Sound 8
- Storyline 8
According to me, Football Manager is a great example of improvement by the years. FM 2007 was good, but 08 is better! This newer version is definitely worth buying, even for owners of Football Manager 2007 (even if it only was to update your rosters). The real-time tactics are a great extra and form a great addition to the possibility of “becoming the manager”, plus it offers a direct visualization of your tactical adjustments. My advice: if you’re interested in... Read more
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Football Manager 2008
Reviewer: Softpedia5 December 2007- Overall 7
- Gameplay 8
- Graphics 8
- Sound 6
- Multiplayer 7
As I said in the beginning, there are two sides when it comes to the attitude people have about this game: those who love it and those who would never play it. It's just a matter of taste. I can't say to those who didn't like the other games in the series to go try this one out because it will change their opinion about the game. I definitely can't tell the fans not to try this game, because it's a really good one. It has its flaws and bugs, specially when it comes to... Read more
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Reviewer: VideoGamer.com12 October 2007
- Overall 9
- Gameplay 9
- Graphics 8
- Sound 8
So since SI hasn't broken this essential feel of the game, we expect fans of the series and newcomers alike to be wholly satisfied with Football Manager 2008. Time to lock the door, order some pizza and unscrew the coke. Steven Gerrard's in great form and it's up to you to deal with him. Read more
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Football Manager 2008
Reviewer: Thunderbolt Games26 January 2008- Overall 7
It’s been a funny year for sports titles, at least here in Europe. Skate wandered into the fray and stole the spotlight from the tired beaten horse that is the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series whilst FIFA 2008 surprised us all with a very decent, if far from perfect, experience. PES2008 was also surprising in that it failed to evolve in any way and I was also disappointed with the very shallow NBA Street: Homecourt earlier in the year. But at least we can count on SI... Read more
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Football Manager 2008
Reviewer: ME Gamers27 October 2007- Overall 9
- Gameplay 10
- Graphics 8
- Sound 7
I will get straight to the point on this one, if you got time to invest you will be rewarded here. Football Manager (Formally known as Championship Manager) is one of the most successful PC games ever with its simple yet very deep game play. People worldwide have lost jobs, dropped classes and got dumped over and over again. Yes it’s an addiction, and you might spend seven to eight straight hours in one sit playing the game at times. So what’s all the fuss about... Read more
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"Somewhat dodgey"
Reviewer: PC Personal Computer Game Reviews2 September 2008- Overall 4
This game does at first seem to be a decent upgrade on the previous football manager...more in-depth gameplay, such as being able to choose what type of feeder club you want (after having been at the club for a while) which is great for boosting your finances, and much more. For all this I would have given it a four or even five stars. BUT, there are those odd moments, which seem to be more prevalent than in the previous games. Now, in reality, there are numerous times... Read more
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Reviewer: Review Centre17 June 2008
- Overall 8
- Graphics 3
Football manager 08 is a genuinely terrific game for the resident football fanatic. The detail levels of this new installment are every football fans dream. It must also be said that this game is highly addictive and very frustrating especially when that off-side decision cost you the game! All in all football manger 08 is the definitive companion to any armchair footie nut. A must! Read more
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Great Dad V Son Footy Challenge!
Reviewer: Amazon23 August 2009- Overall 10
Fun: I was pestered to buy because "We can pick teams and see who does best dad!!" Great fun but can become addictive which upsets the female family members - You just have to watch the clock! If there's a downside it's just that the circles representing players aren't too good. 2009 version has much better graphics but you need a more powerful machine. It plays on many levels too, you can let the game do its thing or you can get as involved as you like. Read more
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Pick your team, pick your tactics, and pick up the trophies
Reviewer: Dooyoo20 September 2009- Overall 10
Prepare to lose your social life. This is the game that's been known to break up relationships and even cause divorce. And it's easy to see why. Football Manager 2008 has it all when it comes to football management. While it has the things that most management games have, such as a huge player database (FM08 probably has close to 10 million unique players in the game if you play a 20 season-long career), 50,000 playable teams, and hundreds of trophies, cups, shields and... Read more
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