''Championship Manager 2010'' is a

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

management

simulation video game Simulation video games are a diverse super-category of video games, generally designed to closely simulate real world activities. A simulation game attempts to copy various activities from real life in the form of a game for various purposes such ...

developed by Beautiful Game Studios and published by

Eidos Interactive Eidos Interactive Limited (formerly Domark Limited) was a British video game publisher based in Wimbledon, London. Among its franchises were '' Championship Manager'', '' Deus Ex'', ''Hitman'', '' Thief'' and ''Tomb Raider''. Domark was founded ...

. It was released for

Microsoft Windows Windows is a Product lining, product line of Proprietary software, proprietary graphical user interface, graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft. It is grouped into families and subfamilies that cater to particular sec ...

on 11 September 2009, making it the second '' Championship Manager'' game to be released alongside ''

Football Manager ''Football Manager'', also known as ''Worldwide Soccer Manager'' in North America from 2004 to 2008, is a series of football management simulation video games developed by British developer Sports Interactive and published by Sega. The game beg ...

'' since '' Championship Manager 2007''. The

Mac OS Mac operating systems were developed by Apple Inc. in a succession of two major series. In 1984, Apple debuted the operating system that is now known as the classic Mac OS with its release of the original Macintosh System Software. The system ...

X version of the game was shipped from Virtual Programming on 23 November 2009.

Features

The football management game developed by Beautiful Game Studios offers several notable features to enhance the

gameplay Gameplay is the specific way in which players interact with a game. The term applies to both video games and Tabletop game, tabletop games. Gameplay is the connection between the player and the game, the player's overcoming of challenges, and t ...

experience. One of these features is the set piece creator, which allows players to create set pieces and utilize their squad members' strengths to produce a successful free kick. The set piece creator adds a strategic layer to the game by breaking down the set piece into multiple stages. Players can access a world map view of their knowledge of different countries and allocation of expenditures, while scouts provide updates on up-and-coming star players from around the world. This feature enables players to make informed decisions regarding scouting and recruitment. Drills can be set up to test players' skills in various areas, such as shooting, crossing, and practice matches, allowing players to improve their team's performance in weak areas. The game has a dynamically updated display window that shows league tables, fixtures, top goal scorers, and other essential information in real-time, providing players with a comprehensive overview of the game. Global coverage appearing throughout the game ensures that players stay up-to-date with the latest developments in football worldwide. Pro-Zone is another feature that allows players to access post-match analysis on their players, including full stats on their own team and the opposition. This feature enables players to analyze their performance, identify areas of improvement, and strategize for future games.

Development

Originally named ''Championship Manager 2009'', the game was renamed due to a change in release dates from April 2009 to 11 September 2009. ''Championship Manager 2010'' is the first game in the series to have a two-year development time. This is due to recent versions in the series not being critically successful for the publisher, which admitted that the franchise had lost direction in recent years and that they were determined to make the game a "strong alternative" to

Sega is a Japanese video game company and subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings headquartered in Tokyo. It produces several List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises for arcade game, arcades and video game cons ...

's ''Football Manager''. On 18 August 2009, Eidos Interactive announced fans would be able to buy the game for as little as 1 pence along with a £2.50 transaction fee. This is the first time any

video game A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual fe ...

s publisher has done this.

Reception

''Championship Manager 2010'' received more positive reviews than previous versions of the Championship Manager series. ''

Eurogamer ''Eurogamer'' is a British video game journalism website launched in 1999 alongside parent company Gamer Network. In 2008, it started in the formerly eponymous trade fair EGX (Eurogamer Expo until 2013) organised by its parent company. Fr ...

'' gave the game an 8 out of 10, stating: "For the first time, the ''Championship Manager'' series is a viable alternative to ''Football Manager''... ''CM10''s attempts to innovate must be applauded, and the majority of its refinements are either solid additions or real winners." ''MSN UK'' also applauded the game and concluded: "Once you get stuck into a season, it is fearsome addictive, and all aspects of football management are present and correct, if not necessarily developed to ''Football Manager''s level of sophistication. It is a lot more forgiving than ''Football Manager'' ... If that doesn’t bother you, it's worth considering for the first time in years." ''Now Gamer'' gave the game a 7.3 out of 10, concluding that "''Championship Manager 2010'' – particularly with its impressive highlights engine – manages to land a good few solid punches, and gives the Sports Interactive team something to genuinely mull over. For ''Championship Manager,'' it is now in the finest shape it’s been in for half a decade, and there are more solid foundations for next year’s edition to be built on." ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'' gave the game 4 out 5 stars and concluded: "If you seek a straight-down-the-line football management experience that tests your powers of wheeler-dealing, man-management, tactics and training, then you will find ''Championship Manager'' thoroughly satisfying ... At last, the beloved old stager has found a hint of its previous form."

Sales

Roy Meredith, the general manager of Beautiful Game Studios, stated that the "Pay What You Want" promotion for ''Championship Manager 2010'' had "exceeded" expectations. In its first two weeks of release. the game held the No. 1 spot in the PC Retail charts. In its third week, the game slipped to No. 2. After over four months of being sold, the game dropped out of the top 10 retail PC Games chart.

References

External links