Football Manager 2006
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Football Manager 2006 is a game in the Football Manager
series of football management simulation games. It is available for PC, Mac, Xbox 360, and PSP platforms, and was released in the UK on October 21, 2005 (2 weeks earlier than the originally stated November 4 release). On the same day as the game's release, Sports Interactive also released a patch
to fix some bugs discovered during the Beta and Gold stages of development. In its first week of release, it became the second-fastest-selling PC game of all-time in the UK. In the United States
and Canada
, the game is sold as Worldwide Soccer Manager 2006. In April 2006, an Xbox 360
version of the game was released.
It is essentially just a season update of FM 2005 but does include many small adjustments and improvements to the general gameplay. These adjustments include team-talks, simplified training and in-game help screens. As well as this, the game is updated by its many researchers (unpaid fans of the game augmented by in-house collaboration). The database is usually updated twice in the period of the release of the game. The first comes with the game and the second is usually downloadable in January as a free data update to reflect the changes which take place during the winter opening of the FIFA transfer window. As has been customary with the series a beta demo of the game was released on September 12, 2005. This was later followed on September 30 by a gold demo. This is a cut-down, limited time version of the full game which is sent to the game manufacturers.
in the English Premiership. Harchester is a club in the Sky One drama series, Dream Team
. This option comes in the form of a text file, placed in the game's directory, which has to be edited very slightly by the user to 'activate' it.
Football Manager
Football Manager is a series of football management simulation games developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega. The game began its life in 1992 as Championship Manager; however, following the break-up of their partnership with original publishers Eidos Interactive, Sports Interactive...
series of football management simulation games. It is available for PC, Mac, Xbox 360, and PSP platforms, and was released in the UK on October 21, 2005 (2 weeks earlier than the originally stated November 4 release). On the same day as the game's release, Sports Interactive also released a patch
Patch (computing)
A patch is a piece of software designed to fix problems with, or update a computer program or its supporting data. This includes fixing security vulnerabilities and other bugs, and improving the usability or performance...
to fix some bugs discovered during the Beta and Gold stages of development. In its first week of release, it became the second-fastest-selling PC game of all-time in the UK. In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, the game is sold as Worldwide Soccer Manager 2006. In April 2006, an Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
version of the game was released.
It is essentially just a season update of FM 2005 but does include many small adjustments and improvements to the general gameplay. These adjustments include team-talks, simplified training and in-game help screens. As well as this, the game is updated by its many researchers (unpaid fans of the game augmented by in-house collaboration). The database is usually updated twice in the period of the release of the game. The first comes with the game and the second is usually downloadable in January as a free data update to reflect the changes which take place during the winter opening of the FIFA transfer window. As has been customary with the series a beta demo of the game was released on September 12, 2005. This was later followed on September 30 by a gold demo. This is a cut-down, limited time version of the full game which is sent to the game manufacturers.
Playable leagues
Football Manager 2006 contains the same playable leagues as Football Manager 2005 but with 2 small additions. The French league now has a fourth viewable but unplayable level (the CFA division), and the structural change to the Swedish league involving the re-instatement of Division One has been implemented, with Division Two retained as a playable fourth level.| Country | Levels | Divisions |
|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
2 | 2 |
 Australia |
1 | 1 |
 Austria |
2 | 2 |
 Belarus |
2 | 2 |
 Belgium |
3 | 4 |
 Brazil> |
||
 Kingdom of Bulgaria |
2 | 2 |
 Chile |
2 | 4 |
 Mainland China |
2 | 2 |
 Colombia |
2 | 2 |
 Independent State of Croatia |
2 | 3 |
 Czech Republic |
2 | 2 |
 Denmark |
3 | 3 |
 Kingdom of England |
6 | 7 |
 Finland |
2 | 2 |
 Early Modern France |
3 | 3 |
 Germany |
3 | 4 |
 Greece |
2 | 2 |
 Hong Kong |
1 | 1 |
 Hungary |
2 | 2 |
 Iceland |
2 | 2 |
 India |
1 | 1 |
 Indonesia |
2 | 3 |
 Republic of Ireland |
2 | 2 |
 Israel |
2 | 2 |
 Italy |
4 | 7 |
 Malaysia |
2 | 3 |
 Mexico |
2 | 2 |
 Netherlands |
2 | 2 |
 Northern Ireland |
3 | 3 |
 Norway |
3 | 6 |
 Peru |
1 | 1 |
 Poland |
2 | 2 |
 Portugal |
3 | 6 |
 Kingdom of Romania |
2 | 4 |
 Russia |
2 | 2 |
 Kingdom of Scotland |
4 | 4 |
| |2 | 3 | |
 Singapore |
1 | 1 |
 Slovakia |
2 | 2 |
 Slovenia |
2 | 2 |
 South Africa |
2 | 2 |
 South Korea |
2 | 2 |
 Spain |
3 | 6 |
 Sweden |
3 | 8 |
 Switzerland |
2 | 2 |
 Turkey |
3 | 5 |
 Ukraine |
2 | 2 |
 United States |
1 | 1 |
 Uruguay |
2 | 2 |
 Wales |
1 | 1 |
Copyright issues
As was the case with Football Manager 2005, the developers were again unable to include certain data in the game due to licensing and/or copyright issues. All of the same data effected in FM 2005 appears to be effected again in the 2006 version along with the Japanese, South Korean and Chinese national teams (which now only include 'virtual' players). Notably, Oliver Kahn has been named 'Jens Mustermann'. However, there is a possibility to correct most of the data "mistakes" simply by deleting certain files in the game directory.Harchester United
An option has been included in the game to include a fictional team called Harchester UnitedHarchester United F.C.
Harchester United Football Club was a fictional Premier League football club from the Midlands, featured in the television series Dream Team...
in the English Premiership. Harchester is a club in the Sky One drama series, Dream Team
Dream Team (TV series)
Dream Team is a British television series produced by Hewland International which aired on Sky1 and Sky3 from 1997 to 2007; it chronicled the on-field and off-field affairs of the fictional Harchester United Football Club....
. This option comes in the form of a text file, placed in the game's directory, which has to be edited very slightly by the user to 'activate' it.
See also
- Football ManagerFootball ManagerFootball Manager is a series of football management simulation games developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega. The game began its life in 1992 as Championship Manager; however, following the break-up of their partnership with original publishers Eidos Interactive, Sports Interactive...
- Championship Manager seriesChampionship Manager seriesThe Championship Manager series is a series of British football-management simulation computer games, the first of which was released in 1992.The Championship Manager brand and game was conceived by two brothers: Paul and Oliver Collyer...
- The name formerly used by Sports Interactive for its football management series.
External links
Below is a list of several external resources which contain various features relating to the Football Manager scene (both official and unofficial) such as patches, articles and downloads.Official
- FootballManager.net - Official game website from Sega and Sports Interactive
- Sega Europe - Sega's site showing a brief summary of the game.
- SIGames.com - Official Sports Interactive website
- Myspace - Official Sports Interactive Myspace Page