Championship Manager 2008
{{short description|2007 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
|title = Championship Manager 2008
|image = Championship Manager 2008 Coverart.png
|caption =
|developer = Beautiful Game Studios
|publisher = Eidos Interactive
|designer =
|series = Championship Manager
|engine =
|released = Windows
{{vgrelease|EU|2007-11-02}}{{vgrelease|NA|2007-11-06|AUS|2007-11-29}}Mac OS X
16 November 2007
|genre = Sports management
|modes = Single player, multiplayer
|platforms = Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
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Championship Manager 2008 is football management simulation video game in Eidos Interactive's Championship Manager series. It is available for Microsoft Windows and Mac, and there is no PlayStation Portable version as there was in Championship Manager 2007. The game was released on 2 November 2007.{{cite web|url=http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/sports/championshipmanager2008/index.html?tag=tabs;summary|title=Gamespot Summary of Championship Manager 2008|accessdate=October 25, 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120720180325/http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/sports/championshipmanager2008/index.html?tag=tabs;summary|archivedate=July 20, 2012}}
Features
Users can now play in a multi-player mode, meaning that they can have more than one person on an account. Furthermore, users can manage nations and can apply "Club Benefactor", which lets the user have more money, although these additions were added in the previous Championship Manager. Another feature is the addition of more leagues like the Australian League, player tendencies, and team talks. The game uses ProZone tool to give a comprehensive database of player statistics.
Reaction
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 68/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/championship-manager-2008/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Championship Manager 2008 for PC Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=November 21, 2017}}
| GSpot = 6/10{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/championship-manager-2008-review/1900-6184077/ |title=Championship Manager 2008 Review |publisher=GameSpot |accessdate=November 21, 2017 |archive-date=11 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241211044058/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/championship-manager-2008-review/1900-6184077/ |url-status=live }}
| EuroG = 7/10{{cite news |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/championship-manager-2008-review |title=Championship Manager 2008 |newspaper=Eurogamer.net |date=13 November 2007 |publisher=Eurogamer |accessdate = November 21, 2017}}
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Championship Manager 2008 received average reviews but was criticised by GameSpot because it "ultimately fails because it doesn't seem to know who it's aiming at", and gave it a score of "6". PC Gamer UK gave the game 72 out of 100 while Ferrango gave it 45 out of 100.{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/943098-championship-manager-2008/index.html|title=Ferrango Championship Manager 2008 Review|website=GameRankings|accessdate=July 16, 2016|archive-date=9 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209011632/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/943098-championship-manager-2008/index.html|url-status=live}}
Other versions
A mobile version of the game, titled Championship Manager 2008 Mobile,{{cite web|url=http://www.dynamogames.com/showcase.php?id=9 |title=Championship Manager 2008: Always on Hand |website=Dynamo Games |accessdate=April 23, 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422145047/http://www.dynamogames.com/showcase.php?id=9 |archivedate=April 22, 2009 |url-status=dead }} was developed in 2008 by Dynamo Games, a mobile games and BAFTA award-winning publisher.http://www.baftascotland.co.uk/archive/scotland-awards-2007/nominations-winners {{Dead link|date=July 2016}}
See also
References
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{{Championship Manager}}
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Category:Association football management video games
Category:Beautiful Game Studios games
Category:Eidos Interactive games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom
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