''Championship Manager 4'' is a
football
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management
simulation video game
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in the ''
Championship Manager'' series.
Publication history
It was the penultimate game in the series to be developed by
Sports Interactive
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before they and publishers
Eidos Interactive decided to go their separate ways. The game was released for
PC Windows in March 2003 and then on the
Mac on 17 May 2003.
Reception
It was strongly anticipated by fans of the series, mainly due to the inclusion of a graphical
2D match-engine for the first time in a ''Championship Manager'' game. Upon its release, it became the fastest selling PC game of all time in the UK, outselling the nearest best selling PC title, ''
Command & Conquer: Generals'', by around two to one. ''Championship Manager 4'' received a "Platinum" sales award from the
Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),
indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.
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'' nominated ''Championship Manager 4'' for their 2003 "Sports Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to ''
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Gameplay
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''. During the
7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated ''Championship Manager 4'' for "
Computer Sports Game of the Year", which was ultimately awarded to ''Madden NFL 2004''.
See also
* ''
Football Manager
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''
* ''
Football Manager 2005''
References
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2003 video games
Association football management video games
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Classic Mac OS games
Eidos Interactive games
Golden Joystick Award winners
Multiplayer hotseat games
MacOS games
Windows games
Video games developed in the United Kingdom
Multiplayer and single-player video games