Football Mogul 2005

[Darkiller]

Anyone tried it ?

I am on the beta team so I had the opportunity to have a look at the game and I have to say this version is defintely improved from the previous one and is really enjoyable.
Of course, it won't compare to FOF which remains head and shoulders above the competition, but still : a very fine game in my opinion.
There are still some bugs/flows (I will report them this to Clay when I play a full session of Mogul, this WE hopefully) but I like the way this game has progressed and it is much more playable than the former Mogul.
If you want to share thoughts...

[Axxon]

I'd say a link is in order if you want us to share thoughts on the game. ;)

[stkelly52]

http://www.footballmogul.com/orders/orderfootball2k5.htm

here is the link to the football mogul site. it says a free demo will be coming.

I remember trying the last version's free demo and I thought the game wasn't worth the time it took to download the game. hopefully the have significantly upgraded it.


New Features for Football Mogul 2005:


NEW All-Time Leaderboard tracks Career, Single-Season and Single-Game leaders for 30 different stats
NEW Scouting Reports, including 'Overall' and 'Peak' ratings for every player
NEW Roster Screen: sort one team or the entire league using over 100 different statistical categories and ratings
UPDATED rosters, stats and customized ratings for 2004 Opening Day Rosters
EVERY rookie from the 2004 NFL Draft
ALL-NEW ratings for all 2004 Offensive Linemen
IMPROVED Trading: trade draft picks on draft day to get the exact pick you want
MORE REALISTIC Football Game Engine
SMARTER Artificial Intelligence
REAL 2004 NFL schedule, plus realistic schedules for 2005 and beyond
Features from Football Mogul 2003:


Contract Negotiations and Contract Extensions
"Trading Block" for shopping unwanted players
New stats and ratings for Offensive Linemen, including sacks allowed
Blocking ratings for Running Backs, Tight Ends and Wide Receivers
Improved interface including resizable window, and full screen option
Improved League Editor
Year-by-year stats recorded for every player
Complete college careers shown for every draft pick (and displayed throughout a player's career)
Fantasy Draft: Start the game with a Fantasy Draft or declare one in the middle of a season. It's your choice!
Random Players: Choose to create a league of entirely fictional players. Can you build a team without any preconceptions of today's players?
Shuffle Players: Keep the real players but shuffle the teams and see how you do.
Draft Screen: Tracks every draft pick in every round of every year. Player records also track draft pick round, year and team.
Team History: Records up to 100 consecutive years of play, with both on-the-field and financial stats recorded.
Import Stats: Use a text or spreadsheet editor to create your own players and league. Or import stats from any historical season.
Contracts Dialog: Shows all player contracts in one place for easy roster and salary cap management.

[Ben E Lou]

I remember trying the last version's free demo and I thought the game wasn't worth the time it took to download the game.That is identical to my experience with that version. It will need to be *very* much improved. Frankly, from what I've seen from Sports Mogul lately, I have my serious doubts. Definitely a "wait-and-see" for me.

I miss dem Monkeys. :(

[CHEMICAL SOLDIER]

Im also gonna hafta wait and see about this one. Hope its pretty good.

[Celeval]

Is there actually a fullback this year, or are you starting two running backs again with no difference between them?

[CHEMICAL SOLDIER]

As long as stat tracking is deep and bug free It will be fine.

[fantastic flying froggies]

I remember trying the last version's free demo and I thought the game wasn't worth the time it took to download the game. hopefully the have significantly upgraded it.That is identical to my experience with that version. It will need to be *very* much improved. Frankly, from what I've seen from Sports Mogul lately, I have my serious doubts. Definitely a "wait-and-see" for me.

I miss dem Monkeys. :(Couldn't have said it better than you guys. The engine was just too whacky for me. If they fixed that, I may have a look at it...

[Darkiller]

looks likes it's fixed a little, however, still no FBs...(they are being counted in a RBs).

[SirFozzie]

Sounds like a YAFMR (Yet Another Flawed Mogul Release)

[lighthousekeeper]

Have they finally implemented lefty/righty ratings yet? No wait - that's Baseball Mogul.


Looking at the screenshots gave me some bad flashbacks to my Baseball Mogul playing days years ago.

[QuikSand]

I miss dem Monkeys.

There were so many of them...


I, for one, got a heck of a lot of mileage out of the original Football Mogul, despite its rather dreadful limitations. Fortunately, my search for discussion on that game led me to FOF, and eventually FOF.com (before the "migration" to FOFC).

[FBPro]

Even though the "career aspect" is rather shallow I'd rather spend my $$ on Action PC Football (http://www.dksports.com) atleast there is some football strategy and depth involved. Plus it is a nice head to head game for online.

[Cuckoo]

There were so many of them...


I, for one, got a heck of a lot of mileage out of the original Football Mogul, despite its rather dreadful limitations. Fortunately, my search for discussion on that game led me to FOF, and eventually FOF.com (before the "migration" to FOFC).

Ditto. I was about to post almost exactly the same thing. I picked up Mogul at Wal-Mart, I think, way back when, and I played it for a long time, not even knowing that things could get better. Then, it led me to FOF. The rest, as they say, is history.