Football Manager iPhone released tomorrow - Page 2

Mizzou B-ball fan · 04-13-2010, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by DanGarion

Since I know someone will ask without looking at the links it's $9.99 in the US.

You're about 30-some posts too late.

DanGarion · 04-13-2010, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

You're about 30-some posts too late.

Um, no I'm not. The only price that was typed in on the 1st page was 6.99 UK, there is no $9.99 listed till I typed it.

Marc Vaughan · 04-13-2010, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DanGarion

I'm buying it now, just because you are awesome.

Awww thanks .... blushes

flere-imsaho · 04-13-2010, 01:20 PM

Sports Interactive: Causing Sleep Deprivation since 1993 (I think).

Marmel · 04-13-2010, 02:14 PM

Is the 25 year limit on a career normal? That seems short for this type of game.

DanGarion · 04-13-2010, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Marmel

Is the 25 year limit on a career normal? That seems short for this type of game.

Hey look who's slumming it up here...

Ronnie Dobbs2 · 04-13-2010, 02:18 PM

I would say that FM moves much more slowly that most other sims, and that I personally only get to about 25 years after more than a year of playing.

Marmel · 04-13-2010, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DanGarion

Hey look who's slumming it up here...

I should have used an alias.

Calis · 04-13-2010, 03:05 PM

Yeah I've played a bunch of CM/FM and not sure I've ever gone 25 years so that's no big deal, especially on a mobile platform. Although I think I will go through seasons much quicker here as it seems very quick going from game to game.

I'm enjoying it so far. Started at lowest English division as always. Only annoyance is the difficulty in comparing stats for players and such. You almost have to jot notes down unless I'm missing something. Probably comes down to screen real estate I imagine, but it is my biggest problem.

Overall early impressions are positive.

Raiders Army · 04-13-2010, 03:12 PM

Does anyone know how this runs on a 3G iPhone?

SegRat · 04-13-2010, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Raiders Army

Does anyone know how this runs on a 3G iPhone?

It runs just fine on my 3g iphone.

Landshark44 · 04-13-2010, 04:12 PM

ok, i'll buy it....

what league should i get in? is there one that has a lot of FOFC'ers in it?

Icy · 04-13-2010, 04:16 PM

Purchased it today but have had no time to play it, hopefully tomorrow.

Raiders Army · 04-13-2010, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SegRat

It runs just fine on my 3g iphone.

Thanks. Some apps run a bit slow. Buying now.

DaddyTorgo · 04-13-2010, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Landshark44

ok, i'll buy it....

what league should i get in? is there one that has a lot of FOFC'ers in it?

single-player, not multiplayer (maybe that's in the future?)

Mac Howard · 04-13-2010, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan

No comment at present I'm afraid, time will tell.

I do love my iPad though (and FMH iPhone will work on it

)

But the iphone game presumably works on the ipad - you must have checked that out

Can't believe you won't be using that extra screen real estate soon. There must be a lot of compromises that will no longer be necessary on the ipad.

Marc Vaughan · 04-13-2010, 07:29 PM

Yeah the game works fine on an iPad, there's a photo of it running on this one posted on the sigames.com forums actually as proof

Mac Howard · 04-13-2010, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan

Yeah the game works fine on an iPad, there's a photo of it running on this one posted on the sigames.com forums actually as proof

Quoting myself:

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Can't believe you won't be using that extra screen real estate soon.

No comment?

Marc Vaughan · 04-13-2010, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Mac Howard

Quoting myself:
No comment?

Yeah you're right ... "No comment"

Sorry Mac - but you know I can't talk about what we might or might not plan for the future ....

DaddyTorgo · 04-13-2010, 08:25 PM

we all know that Marc.

We just like speculating, and giving you "market feedback" as it were as far as what users might like to see and all.

INDalltheway · 04-14-2010, 12:23 AM

This is awesome! First day purchase for sure. If you ever need help with beta testing the mobile version, I would be more than happy to help!

SirFozzie · 04-14-2010, 03:38 AM

Well, the good news is that FM Ipod version got a mention on Kotaku.

The bad news is, the commenters are a barely literate bunch of knuckle draggers.

The iPhone Game That Will Wreck Marriages - Football Manager Handheld 2010 - Kotaku

Cringer · 04-14-2010, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan

Yeah you're right ... "No comment"

Sorry Mac - but you know I can't talk about what we might or might not plan for the future ....

Most iPhone games are supposed to be easily ported over to Palm's webOS. Just letting you know.

Cringer · 04-14-2010, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Well, the good news is that FM Ipod version got a mention on Kotaku.

The bad news is, the commenters are a barely literate bunch of knuckle draggers.

The iPhone Game That Will Wreck Marriages - Football Manager Handheld 2010 - Kotaku

Ok, what do 3D, higher end games cost for the iPhone, something like N.O.V.A.? Because $9.99 is not a ton for FM IMO, seems about right to me, though $7.99 would be kickass.

Daimyo · 04-14-2010, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Cringer

Ok, what do 3D, higher end games cost for the iPhone, something like N.O.V.A.? Because $9.99 is not a ton for FM IMO, seems about right to me, though $7.99 would be kickass.

iPhone gaming is a weird market as far as prices go... people have been conditioned to expect games to sell for <$5 no matter how high the quality. I've played some excellent iPhone games that cost $8-10 that would have easily sold for $40 for PSP or DS and you still see people whining about the cost. Its like people have forgotten 30 years of gaming pricing overnight.

DaddyTorgo · 04-14-2010, 10:29 AM

Mentioned to someone who had been wanting to get into the game that the iPhone version was out yesterday - he said he was going to go right home and buy it.

Thought it might be a good..."starter version" of the game for him, before getting him to try to dive in to the full version.

Come to think of it - i should probably also do the same for my father...

Cringer · 04-14-2010, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Daimyo

iPhone gaming is a weird market as far as prices go... people have been conditioned to expect games to sell for <$5 no matter how high the quality. I've played some excellent iPhone games that cost $8-10 that would have easily sold for $40 for PSP or DS and you still see people whining about the cost. Its like people have forgotten 30 years of gaming pricing overnight.

N.O.V.A. just came out for webOS and it runs $6.99. I just checked because I had kind of assumed it was $9.99 since it was such an anticipated game to be ported over. I know Need for Speed, Sims 3, and the X-Plane games are all $9.99 on webOS. $9.99 seems perfectly fair for something with a heavy depth to it like FM.

DaddyTorgo · 04-14-2010, 10:30 AM

9.99 is fine. people will just always bitch about the price of anything.

Daimyo · 04-14-2010, 11:03 AM

I agree. I feel like $9.99 is an amazing deal for something like FM2010, Inotia 2, Civ Revolutions, etc, etc. Its just weird to me that so many people complain at those prices when they feel like absolute steals to me.

Glengoyne · 04-14-2010, 11:34 AM

All right, I've only put in about 15 or 20 minutes of gameplay, but I've got a question. Looking at the manual, it seems that you can set the in-game interface to full pitch, zoom, or commentary only. In the two games I played through...I seemed to only get the full pitch and or zoom view on successful goals. Can/should I be able to see more...I don't need to see the full match, but more highlights or extended play would help. Am I doing something wrong, or do I just need to slow the commentary down to the point that I can try to follow the flow and get a feel for my team?

Calis · 04-14-2010, 11:44 AM

Slow the commentary down I believe. You should see highlights for any potential goal situation, not just successful ones.

I didn't mess with any options though, I just assume there isn't the more expanded view options in this version.

Mac Howard · 04-14-2010, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan

Yeah you're right ... "No comment"

Sorry Mac - but you know I can't talk about what we might or might not plan for the future ....

Of course.

But speaking generally, from what I see of the ipad, unlike the iphone, there doesn't seem to be any reason why an ipad game should be any less sophisticated than the PC/Mac game. Except perhaps the pricing regime. If the ipad follows the iphone way in pricing it could be difficult to justify the sort of development costs currently involved in PC/Mac games.

But is that correct - that an ipad game could/should be the equal of a PC/Mac game? have you seen enough of the ipad yet to get some understanding of the limits to its capabilities?

Eaglesfan27 · 04-14-2010, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan

Yeah the game works fine on an iPad, there's a photo of it running on this one posted on the sigames.com forums actually as proof

Cool. Wife just told me today to hold off on buying a nook this weekend as she is thinking about buying me an iPad, and this would be app #1 on it if she did

Marc Vaughan · 04-14-2010, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by SegRat

It runs just fine on my 3g iphone.

It was designed to work on ANY (even 1st gen) devices, the 3g is basically the 'optimal' device for it with the 1st gen devices being the minimum spec (it works but some things like the player scouting will be a little slow to process) and the 3gs is ninja quick.

stevew · 04-15-2010, 12:52 AM

Get this out for WebOS and I'd buy it.

Groundhog · 04-15-2010, 01:04 AM

How big's the install, anyone?

Marc Vaughan · 04-15-2010, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Groundhog

How big's the install, anyone?

I've kept everything as compact and compressed as possible - its around 27.9Mb for download I believe.

Cringer · 04-15-2010, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by stevew

Get this out for WebOS and I'd buy it.

That's what I want. Easy port.

SegRat · 04-18-2010, 01:10 AM

Now we just need Jim to release Front Office Football Iphone!!!!

Marc Vaughan · 04-18-2010, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by SegRat

Now we just need Jim to release Front Office Football Iphone!!!!

If Jim's reading this I'd be happy to help him with advice on how to approach it .. but hopefully he knows that already

terpkristin · 04-19-2010, 07:39 PM

Joystiq gave it a nod, though it admits it's for the sports sim fan: iPhone It In: Football Manager 2010 -- Joystiq

I picked it up but at the same time picked up Sword & Poker and well....my free time hasn't been the same since.

/tk

Marc Vaughan · 04-21-2010, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by terpkristin

I picked it up but at the same time picked up Sword & Poker and well....my free time hasn't been the same since.

You just had to mention Sword and Poker, I looked into it on the strength of your recommendation and ended up buying it last night ... cool llittle app imho

Mizzou B-ball fan · 04-21-2010, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan

You just had to mention Sword and Poker, I looked into it on the strength of your recommendation and ended up buying it last night ... cool llittle app imho

+1. I picked it up as well.

04-13-2010, 02:14 PM	#55
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Is the 25 year limit on a career normal? That seems short for this type of game. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-13-2010, 02:18 PM	#57
Ronnie Dobbs2 Pro Rookie Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Bahston Mass	I would say that FM moves much more slowly that most other sims, and that I personally only get to about 25 years after more than a year of playing. __________________ There's no I in Teamocil, at least not where you'd think

04-13-2010, 04:16 PM	#63
Icy Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toledo - Spain	Purchased it today but have had no time to play it, hopefully tomorrow. __________________

04-13-2010, 07:29 PM	#67
Marc Vaughan SI Games Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Melbourne, FL	Yeah the game works fine on an iPad, there's a photo of it running on this one posted on the sigames.com forums actually as proof Last edited by Marc Vaughan : 04-13-2010 at 07:29 PM.

04-13-2010, 08:25 PM	#70
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	we all know that Marc. We just like speculating, and giving you "market feedback" as it were as far as what users might like to see and all. __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

04-13-2010, 01:20 PM	#54
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	Sports Interactive: Causing Sleep Deprivation since 1993 (I think).

04-13-2010, 03:05 PM	#59
Calis College Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kansas	Yeah I've played a bunch of CM/FM and not sure I've ever gone 25 years so that's no big deal, especially on a mobile platform. Although I think I will go through seasons much quicker here as it seems very quick going from game to game. I'm enjoying it so far. Started at lowest English division as always. Only annoyance is the difficulty in comparing stats for players and such. You almost have to jot notes down unless I'm missing something. Probably comes down to screen real estate I imagine, but it is my biggest problem. Overall early impressions are positive.

04-13-2010, 03:12 PM	#60
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	Does anyone know how this runs on a 3G iPhone?

04-13-2010, 04:12 PM	#62
Landshark44 High School Varsity Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atlantic City, NJ	ok, i'll buy it.... what league should i get in? is there one that has a lot of FOFC'ers in it?

04-14-2010, 12:23 AM	#71
INDalltheway College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Chicago	This is awesome! First day purchase for sure. If you ever need help with beta testing the mobile version, I would be more than happy to help!

04-14-2010, 03:38 AM	#72
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	Well, the good news is that FM Ipod version got a mention on Kotaku. The bad news is, the commenters are a barely literate bunch of knuckle draggers. The iPhone Game That Will Wreck Marriages - Football Manager Handheld 2010 - Kotaku __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

04-14-2010, 10:29 AM	#76
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Mentioned to someone who had been wanting to get into the game that the iPhone version was out yesterday - he said he was going to go right home and buy it. Thought it might be a good..."starter version" of the game for him, before getting him to try to dive in to the full version. Come to think of it - i should probably also do the same for my father... __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

04-14-2010, 10:30 AM	#78
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	9.99 is fine. people will just always bitch about the price of anything. __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

04-14-2010, 11:03 AM	#79
Daimyo College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkeley	I agree. I feel like $9.99 is an amazing deal for something like FM2010, Inotia 2, Civ Revolutions, etc, etc. Its just weird to me that so many people complain at those prices when they feel like absolute steals to me.

04-14-2010, 11:34 AM	#80
Glengoyne Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Fresno, CA	All right, I've only put in about 15 or 20 minutes of gameplay, but I've got a question. Looking at the manual, it seems that you can set the in-game interface to full pitch, zoom, or commentary only. In the two games I played through...I seemed to only get the full pitch and or zoom view on successful goals. Can/should I be able to see more...I don't need to see the full match, but more highlights or extended play would help. Am I doing something wrong, or do I just need to slow the commentary down to the point that I can try to follow the flow and get a feel for my team?

04-14-2010, 11:44 AM	#81
Calis College Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kansas	Slow the commentary down I believe. You should see highlights for any potential goal situation, not just successful ones. I didn't mess with any options though, I just assume there isn't the more expanded view options in this version. Last edited by Calis : 04-14-2010 at 11:44 AM.

04-15-2010, 12:52 AM	#85
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Get this out for WebOS and I'd buy it.

04-15-2010, 01:04 AM	#86
Groundhog Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia	How big's the install, anyone? __________________ Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. --Ambrose Bierce

04-18-2010, 01:10 AM	#89
SegRat High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Oshkosh, WI	Now we just need Jim to release Front Office Football Iphone!!!! __________________ USFL: Charlotte Fightn' Squirrels

04-19-2010, 07:39 PM	#91
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Joystiq gave it a nod, though it admits it's for the sports sim fan: iPhone It In: Football Manager 2010 -- Joystiq I picked it up but at the same time picked up Sword & Poker and well....my free time hasn't been the same since. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

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