An idea: Football Manager for the DS • Gaming • DS • Eurogamer.net

timo180 17 Aug 2005 17:09:42 2,714 posts
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Would this not work rather well?

If they could fit a couple of leagues onto the cart then I think this would be almost perfect for playing a handheld version of the game. Just think about it, the two screens could be used to view your team and information on a player at the same time and the stylus would provide a perfect way to navigate all of the menus. One of the screens could be used to show what's happening in game and the other could be used to show stats. If they could fit as many players and teams onto the tiny cart as they can then this would nearly be perfect. I know there is a PSP version in the works but would that not be a bit fiddly to control? I'm sure you could make more of the game with the PSP (Having more space for more teams and players etc.) but I think the DS would be a brilliant platform to bring the game to.

FWB 17 Aug 2005 17:12:36 56,369 posts
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Couldn't you use multiple carts for extra data?

The-Old-Bill 17 Aug 2005 17:14:28 5,101 posts
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It's allready on psp, I believe.

timo180 17 Aug 2005 17:17:07 2,714 posts
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From the SIgames site:

"Football Manager™ 2006 for Xbox 360 and Football Manager for PSP are due for release in early spring, 2006. Football Managerä 2006 will release in November 2005 on PC/Mac."

alco75 17 Aug 2005 19:56:28 341 posts
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Can we leave chav footie/sports shite to Sony and the PSP, please?

silentbob 17 Aug 2005 20:27:42 29,527 posts
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Here's an idea, how about a console that features absolutely no footy games whatsoever! Let's give that a try!

morriss 17 Aug 2005 21:25:54 71,293 posts
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silentbob wrote:
Here's an idea, how about a console that features absolutely no footy games whatsoever! Let's give that a try!

let's not.

marilena 18 Aug 2005 07:20:36 8,238 posts
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silentbob wrote:
Here's an idea, how about a console that features absolutely no footy games whatsoever! Let's give that a try!

Well, let's make a deal. If you can explain me in what way this would make the console better, I will personally, through means that I have to keep secret for security reasons, will make sure that a console of you choice will never have sports titles. But you have to convince me.

As for FM on the DS, initially I thought it was a no brainer, but apparently it wouldn't work for some reason (DS not powerful enough, the carts being too small, I don't know). That's what the SI boss said in an interview with EG some time ago.

Edited by marilena at 07:21:41 18-08-2005

alco75 18 Aug 2005 09:43:51 341 posts
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marilena wrote:If you can explain me in what way this would make the console better

Put the undoubtedly talented footie game devs & artists to work on a title that has nothing to do with footie/sports. That would make the console better by a) not being associated with footie/sports and b) having better games instead. QED.

marilena 18 Aug 2005 09:46:49 8,238 posts
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alco75 wrote:

marilena wrote:If you can explain me in what way this would make the console better
Put the undoubtedly talented footie game devs & artists to work on a title that has nothing to do with footie/sports. That would make the console better by a) not being associated with footie/sports and b) having better games instead. QED.

Except that those talented people are a) very passionate about footbal and b) inexperienced in other fields (we're talking FM here, not FIFA, remember?).

And in what way would it help if the console is not associated with football?

You're only supposed to use QED after you prove something.