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This game has been met with a lot of criticsm on release. And having purchased a boxed copy myself I can certainly see why. The game is bugged with problems (if you can actually get it working), and the security issues on installation are a joke.

However, being in the position I am (luckily), after a week of failed installations and no luck with the activation number I was provided, I decided to bite the bullet and purchase the game for a second time off Steam. I had no problems what-so-ever taking this route. The game downloaded in about an hour and over the last couple of weeks has been continually updated and patched with no trouble or effort on my part. This is certainly the way I would advise anyone looking at this page to purchase the game.

The game itself is pretty much identical to last years instalment and wheather you think thats a good or bad point depends on your own point of view. Myself, I thik the game is almost perfect as it is and does'nt need any radical changes, but a facelift may be needed within the next year or two to keep it feeling fresh. The 3D match engine does'nt add or take away much to be honest, I use it but it is far from neccersary.

So my conclusion is that if you are a fan of the series then by all means make the effort to buy the game, just make sure to use Steam and keep away from the retail boxed copy. The fact that I had to purchase the game twice is a slap in the face to me and the consuming public at large, luckilly I could give the boxed copy to my brother who after a month of e-mailing and phoning has finally managed to get it working.

if you can get this product to work you must be lucky, i have tried for two weeks and its now in the bin. i will not buy any other software from this company..

I bought this game despite reading some of the negative reviews here because I sat and watched someone else install this game and start playing within half an hour. I incorrectly assumed any teething problems with the game had been resolved. Unfortunately I have difficulty getting mine to run at all on my laptop and when I do the game keeps hanging after a few minutes of play - I won't go into further details here as it has been said before and I would suggest the reader reads the other reviews for this game.

What is most unhelpful is some of the reviews which state that they had no problems with the game. Excuse me asking but what relevance is that to those who do have problems? My laptop is just over a month old and is of high spec and whilst I am no computer expert, neither am I a novice and have installed loads of games before without a hitch.

I cannot explain why it sometimes installs and works properly for some and not for others but apparently it just does. You may buy this game and it works without any problems like a lot of the reviewers here, on the other hand....

I think a lot of people have put realy bad reviews on this game. It was a little bit long winded to install because it has tightened up on copyright thieves but so what. Once I installed the game and got playing it I found it thoroughly enjoyable. It is a really good improvement on the last game and although the 3D match engine is actually pretty poor quality in terms of graphics it is still pretty fun to watch your own team in football manager for a change in stead of just watching these stupid little dots moving across a screen. I think the improvement in press conferences is also really fun and the matchplays and national team selection are more realistic as well! Whereas before the national teams only ever had all the best players, now in friendlies etc those with good form and so on are also picked into the squads, just like in real life! Do not listen to the overall star rating for this game it is seriously fun to play and I have been on it virtually non stop and am really enjoying it. Buy this game it is WELL worth the purchase!

I got FM2009 for Christmas and its a great game. Its got a lot of depth and features and you can really get your teeth into it - everything from the press conferences to mind games with other managers and player interaction. In fact for those who've grown up with Champ Manager and such like this is a great game. I've been playing it a great deal since I got it. Ther 3D TV view graphics aren't amazing but in terms of the game itself I'd give it a 9/10.
My main problem with the game is the Steam programme you have to install with the game. I didn't want steam, and I don't want it on my PC, but you have to have it to play the game. I just want a game you can put in the PC, install and play - no hassles. Steam is quite complicated and I feel it adds an unnecessary element to the game. It actually really bugs me when you have to register games, give email addresses and have an account with some random organisation just to play a game.
So overall, FM2009 is everything I wanted, but why all the annoying add on's SIgames ?