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Outstanding sports management strategy game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 45 / 46
Date: November 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

My review is based on the demo, which I recommend strongly for anyone considering buying this game. It is not an arcade game like the EA series, but one where you manage a soccer club, including its reserve and youth squads. You can be actively involved in all aspects of running your team, such as setting up individual training schedules for the players, influencing behavior through private talks through the media, deciding game strategies and lineups, and of course wheeling and dealing like a Steinbrenner/Abramovich type. Or you can turn aspects such as training and contract negotiation over to an assistant. Your call.

This is a very addictive game. There is a real delight to trying to build a top squad within the limits of your owner's wallet (unless you are running Chelsea). Finding and developing young talent is particularly rewarding. The gameplay is also pretty exciting. I find it easy to forget I'm watching little numbered circles maneuvering a yellow sphere. I get pretty animated (and vocal) in the badgering of my team from my easychair sidelines! With a beer I become a hooligan.

The new items are not many, but they are very interesting. You can ask a seasoned pro to tutor one of your younger players, and the results are sometimes very good. I've had best success with goalkeepers. The scouts' areas of expertise/knowledge are viewable, and you get better accuracy if you stay within those areas. You have a lot more options to influence behavior, both of your own players and those on other teams. Let your Inner Manipulative Bastard free! You can talk to the team before and after the game, and at halftime. I didn't realize my capacity to alienate so many people at once! Just like in my real life...

The game works very well. The club management aspect is challenging and enjoyable, and the game management is fascinating. There are some minor drawbacks such as balance of play fine-tuning needed (Udinese had not conceded a goal in 8 games?!?) and ball boys who toss the ball back into the center of the field, but overall Football Manager (Worldwide Soccer Manager) 07 is a good value. If you've played past versions, this is a good upgrade. If you haven't played an earlier version, download the demo and give it a try. The world will be your oyster, soccer-wise.

It don't work!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 25
Date: December 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought a brand new, high powered computer especially to play this game. Once downloaded the game doesn't work. Nothing happens. OK, I may not be a computer game wizard, but I have played other games with no problem. No effective manual comes with the game so you just have to open up & start something. No joy there! Emailing SEGA is a complete waste of time. Bottom line, I have had this game on my PC for over 6 months & no one has kicked a ball for me yet. Unless you have a friend close by to assist, save your dough!

Wonderful buy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: December 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Great game! It carries the tradition of its quality predecessors like championship manager. They only problem with this game it takes away your life. You'll want to play it so often you'll find you have no time for activities, like work...I hope you have enough vacation days banked.

Got Soccer?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: December 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I've played previous versions of this game and many others spanning various years. This one holds it's own as a deep and enjoyable look at managing soccer teams throughout the world. The interface is simple to use and you can control the amount of detail in the game which is huge at the highest setting. I judge management games on how few "querks" there are. Quite often the same scenarios occur over and over again, best plyrs get injured, team nose dives for no reason etc. So far this hasn't been a frustration at all with this version. Some of the lower leagues are little thin on players & stats but if you want to start with a huge club this wont matter anyway. The only other complaint is the silly animation during the matches - but again not a big deal; if I wanted to see good animation I would by FIFA soccer instead. Good game overall. If you like this style of game you can't go wrong with this one

WWSM07 Needs actual gameplay

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 38
Date: December 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The "Game" as it is called is actually just a bunch of words you click. Great you get to build a team. Awesome you get to pretend you are mamaging a team. But were is the actual game? There are just a bunch of dots moving around on the screen when you play the match. Why the heck get this instead of fifa. GET FIFA DROP AND GET RID OF THIS GAME IT STINKS! Tell WWSM08 to add actual match/game play.

Greatest Game Ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

FM is flat out amazing. If,like me, you dream of controlling a sports team - this is as close as you're likely to get.

I buy this game every year and it keeps getting better and better. The biggest change for 2007 is the scouting system which is now very realistic.

My wife complains that it is too addictive, don't listen to my wife.

A must-have for soccer enthusiasts

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

World Wide Soccer Manager 2007 brings the enjoyment of managing one of hundreds of possible teams. Choose from leagues like the English Premiership, La Liga, Bundesliga, or Serie A. Start off as a team in a low division and hope to move up, or start at the top with a large franchise and battle for it all. WWSM07 lets you trade players, set training schedules, set lineups, use the media for psychological games (good or bad), manage the youth teams, compete in league and tournament play (such as Champions League, FA Cup, Carling Cup, etc), and overall experience the rigors and joys of management.

The only negatives are the occassional excessive amount of injuries your squad may face, dips in form, and depending on the settings, sometimes too much aggression leading to yellow and red cards. Images for players and teams are available on the web to enhance the experience. For anyone who wants to manage a team or who is used to the franchise mode in Madden NFL football, WWSM07 delivers the same micro-management options and will result in many many hours of fun. Highly recommended for soccer enthusiasts!

Utterly addictive

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Great game for soccer nuts. Endless options to choose from so you never play the same game twice.

Best sport simulation game in the market

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I enjoy a lot sports management games and I have played almost every kind of them. Worldwide Soccer Manager or Football Manager remains the best from any sport. The level of detail is admirable and the realism involves you in a manner that you can not quit playing it. I have spent sleepless nights playing it and whenever you stop playing it, you are thinking about the changes or the strategy you are going to use.

I really recommend it for anyone interested in sports management games, once you try it you will become as addicted as I am.

worldwide soccer manager 2007

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have been buying this game every year since the beginning, every year it just gets better. More players, more details, more responsibilities and more enjoyment. Love the game, play it every day. You lose all sense of time while you are playing and hours go by very quickly. Super.

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