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Back of the net! Football Manager Live Platform: PC/Mac. Publisher: SEGA. Price: pounds 29.99.


Byline: GARY BECKWITH

THE Football Manager series has provided some of the most incredibly involving and time-munching gaming experiences over the years - and now the interactive element has been raised a notch as club management goes multi-player.

You now compete in virtual leagues against other online subscribers as you create and manage your very own football team by choosing your name, colours, badge, home ground, and also which players to sign from the incredible database of more than 330,000 real world footballers.

There's obviously a healthy social aspect to this kind of game, but the competitive side still gets pretty heated during matches.

There's much fun to be had buying, selling, loaning or exchanging players with other managers in the lively transfer market.

Show the world how good you are and play against your mates or managers from across the globe in a game world that's live and online 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

There are three subscription rates on offer. Choose from pounds 22.99 for three months (less than 26p a day), pounds 43.99 for six months (less than 25p a day) and pounds 72.99 for 12 months (less than 20p a day).

Once subscribed, you can choose from more than 10 official associations and select a league that suits both your play time and style as you work your way to the top.

The innovative skill system lets you develop and improve your managerial style and unlock bonuses that will give you the edge.

A stand-in manager takes control of your matches when you're not online, but the wheeling and dealing wheeling and dealing
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 in the transfer market is totally in your hands and features a new auction system so you can bag some bargains.

Updated menu systems and slicker graphics keep the game fresh, all of which results in the game taking another step towards dominating your life - and all for less than 20p per day.

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Publication:Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
Date:Jan 23, 2009
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