This version is no different to be honest. The graphics in Football Manager have always been pretty basic, whilst remaining functional. I needn’t have worried, though, as the magic is still there! Exciting in that each new release brings endless possibilities in my gaming future, but also worrying, in case it finally happens: the first SI release that just doesn’t catch my imagination. I have spent (see ‘wasted’ in the dictionary) more of my gaming time on these games over the years than I have on any other series, so each new version is both an exciting and worrying time for me.
Whether under the CM or FM name, they’ve not let us down in producing games that are incredibly addictive and fun to play with an amazing depth to the game found in few titles. Football Manager 2005 was awesome, as have been all of the games that SI has done. In one fell swoop, they kept their grip on the football management genre intact. SI, in contrast, maintained the game engine and slapped a new name onto it. EIDOS retained the use of the old name, Championship Manager, but if their most recent game is anything to go by, they’ll destroy the CM reputation within months. This is the second Football Manager game from the new team of Sports Interactive and SEGA, following SI’s split from EIDOS.
