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Championship Manager 2006 (PC CD)
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1/5 |
Appalling in every way
(August 02, 2006) |
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Having been a fan of the Championship Manager series since the days of Championship Manager 2 all the way back in the 95/96 season it disappoints me that I now have to change my allegiance.
I have been quite contented with the 01/02 version of the game but decided it was time for an update, but I find with this new and updated version that everything that made Championship Manager great has been taken away.
The editor has been removed, one of the best parts of the old game was being able to create your own players or update the database to keep it accurate.
Anyone wishing to manage a nation, which is likely considering the season being a World Cup year will be disappointed as this has also been axed.
To make things even worse you can now only manage ONE team, the best feature about the CM series was being able to manage several good teams and your home town club. I remember playing 97/98 with my brother and cousin where we were all a club and it was a contest who could win the league, but alas this is no more.
All this is replaced with a ridiculous in match chess game which bears little resemblance to what is actually going on, while many flaws remain such as dominating the side for the whole game but losing 1-0 after the CPU team has just one shot in 90 minutes, and the curious fact that every goalkeeper seems to have had both arms and legs amputated. Whilst navigating through the game is infruirating and tedious
While the benefactor update and the ability to actually talk to your players properlly rather than just fining them every now and then is a great idea there are far too many things that made the Champ Manager series the best football management game going.
Avoid this game. |
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3/5 |
Potential, but far too buggy
(July 04, 2006) |
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When I got CM 2006 I was looking for something to replace the Total Club Manager games of EA, which had entertained me for some time. Having last played Championship Manager 2 and then having a long break from the series, I wasn't too sure what to expect.
After initial frustrations with the game (it seemed that only a few select tactics would get you results), I settled into CM 2006 and started to enjoy it. The lack of an international manager option in World Cup year was a black mark against Eidos, though they corrected this with a patch- all was good- or was it?
The patch rendered any previous saved games useless, meaning I had to sacrifice my four seasons at Chelsea. I started a new game as England manager and got stuck in.
In terms of tactics, you could chop and change and experiment a bit more without so much fear of losing. The game felt more versatile. Unfortunately a sting in the tail presented itself.
A bug in the game (and this is but one, look up the official forums for a lot more) meant that, after I had chosen my squad for the World Cup Finals, I was unable to replace any player who got injured, even if the game advised that the option was available. In fact, the problem was such that I couldn't even continue the game, as the game prompted me to update the shirt numbers then wouldn't actually allow me to do so. I could not take the game any further.
The bugs ruined what was otherwise a pretty good, enjoyable game. |
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1/5 |
What were they thinking?
(June 02, 2006) |
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I've never played a worse management game. It takes forever just to start a season, the pre-season is terrible. The match engine is sickening to look at, the players seem to have no first touch, passing is little more than hit and hope and goalkeepers are pitiful. Eidos might as well give up, because the greatness of Football Manager 2006 is evident after playing this abomination.
Roll on Football Manager 2007.
Don't waste £30 on this, the only good point is that the CD makes a good coaster. |
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2/5 |
Were the last few reviewers working for Eidos?
(May 20, 2006) |
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With LMA 2006 being terrible as well, this year has given little choice for the fan of football management. Championship manager, though not slow as other reviwers have described, was enjoyable for me up to the most important part...
The matches.
Those little chess peice players are preposterous- what indeed is the point? They do not move like players. It does not look like a football match. Changing formation, tactics, and substitutions is pointless, and has no effect on the game. You can be one-nil down to a poorer team and turn to attacking...and nothing happens. You can control possesion and frequently concede a goal. Why? This does just not happen to such a degree in real life.
In short, the most important aspect of a manager game is a waste of time. This series of games was more fun with the simple information bar running. |
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2/5 |
Different version, same old problems...
(May 18, 2006) |
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I have been playing football management games for longer than I care to remember. When Championship Manager appeared on the market and I bought a copy, I was initially refreshed by the innovations in the intricacies of the game of football as portrayed in earlier versions of this game. However, having bought more than my fair share of Championship Manager (and Football Manager for that matter) the glaring inadequacies of the newer versions have become more and more apparent.
Aside from the numerous glitches (which have gotten progressively worse instead of better), it is the unrealistic programming of collective player abilities that really riles me. If you chose to manage a lower division team in England for example, you find the players are unable to perform the simplest of tasks, such as hitting the target from six yards out or running and keeping control of the ball. Someone who has never played football in their lives could do these things better, so why can't professional footballers? Also if you are managing a lesser side and playing a team significantly better, it is unlikely your team will be able to compete without being completely played off the park.
Maybe the programmers should consider the fact that underdogs win matches against better teams sometimes. This title does little to iron out these flaws.
Avoid, avoid, avoid. |
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