Football Manager 2003 (EA Sports)

[Spoon]

Is set to be released in Sept. I haven't heard alot about it yet but if you have played any of the other two it shouldn't be that bad. I like for the simple fact that it gives you lots of choices when it comes to expanding your ground. Something I wish Champ man did more of.

[Spoon]

Oh it also has a 3d match engine so you can watch the game instead of just reading text.

[Playable Back]

Hopefully the match engine will offer more realistic and varying play. Sick of seeing 90% of the goals scored tipped by the 'keeper and barely falling into the goal.
Also hate seeing the players dribble 5 yards away from the goal and NOT shoot the ball....

[Spoon]

Originally posted by Playable Back
Hopefully the match engine will offer more realistic and varying play. Sick of seeing 90% of the goals scored tipped by the 'keeper and barely falling into the goal.
Also hate seeing the players dribble 5 yards away from the goal and NOT shoot the ball....

I agree is was pretty buggy. The passes back and forth in the midfield is very fustrating as well.

[DCUnited401]

what leagues does it have in it? does it have mls?

[flmls]

I loved it, the player ratings made it easier to grasp than CM, IMO. I loved putting money into the stadium and all that, really buggy though in regards to promotions. Never got anymore money to buy players so I had a d2 team playing in the premiership (only reason is becuase i got lucky w/ transfers and loans) and I got smoked in the top flight becuase I still only had like 400,000 to spend on players. Like all EA games they're pretty, if only they could get more into the hardcore gamer stuff.

[Spoon]

No MLS, pretty much all of the other leagues though.

[Preston McMurry]

MLS was 'contracted' ...

[eric515]

I know this is a game that most gamers who play on a console would consider to be for "computer geeks", but I wish they would come out with something like this for the Gamecube or PS2.
Sometimes it's more fun to play manager than to actually be in control of the team.

[Diamond Titan]

You just can't find a decent non-CM, non-SAAP game with MLS. ('course, those are the two best!)
:(

[DCUnited401]

what's SAAP?

[Spoon]

They do make a consol mangement game. It is call LMA it came out in the UK a while back for the PS2.

Here (http://www.codemasters.com/lma2002ps2/uk/front.php) is the link if you are interested.

[Diamond Titan]

Sick As A Parrot - SAAP.

http://www.users.bigpond.com/machoward/

I don't know if MLS is in there yet though. US Soccer Manager's my own little creation but that's probably not comparable, though it is still in beta

[Mac_Howard]

On the 17th August SaaP 2003 release 1.0 is out. It includes the MLS with drafts, 2002 season structure etc and the rest of the database is updated to the new 2002/3 European season. keep an eye on the web site www.bigpond.com/machoward/
and the message board for the release.

On the message board Marc Vaughan (CM development manager) and I are currently involved in a debate about the inclusion of a visual match in the smg. Go over there (to the site and click the message board link) and have your say.

Mac Howard
author of Sick as a Parrot

[Marc Vaughan]

"Marc Vaughan (CM development manager) "
Oi - less of that Mac, I've just about given up with holding onto the title of 'lead programmer/designer' now that we've got multiple projects in house (having adopted the EHM Hockey management sim into SI) .... but me a 'manager', never ..... that implies I'd wear a suit ;)

[Mac_Howard]

Who needs a suit when you've got your own jet? ;)

[eneste]

The EA Football Manager's are good for a few days of play but after that it just gets old. 2003 will have to be a large improvement from 2002 to get my dollars. The graphical representation is awful. I'm looking forward to the CM 2d match engine though. You know it will be good.