buying championship manager??

budsticky · 04-20-2004, 01:57 PM

Does anybody know where you can get the latest version of CM in the US? It's not a download like OOTP, but I know I've read stuff from people here that play it so there's gotta be a way to get it here. Thanks.

jnshmoo · 04-22-2004, 05:09 PM

It's not available in stores in the US. I always check the software sites in the UK and order from there. Usually takes a week or two to make its way across the pond. You might want to hold off a little if you are really interested as the new version (Football Manager) will be out before too long. I can't remember what the last version I bought was and whether or not I still have the manual. I might be willing to sell it to you if you are looking for an older used copy. I think I have the original CM4 (not the most recent update as I generally skip a version.)

Joe

Marc Vaughan · 04-23-2004, 06:48 AM

There are quite a few places which will deliver the game via. mail order to America.

I am confident that future SI products including Football Manager and Eastside Hockey Manager will be available in America through normal retail channels.

Have Fun,

Marc

Craig Scarborough · 04-23-2004, 09:40 AM

A lot of people have had success in the States getting it from gogamer.com.

jnshmoo · 04-23-2004, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Marc Vaughan
There are quite a few places which will deliver the game via. mail order to America.

I am confident that future SI products including Football Manager and Eastside Hockey Manager will be available in America through normal retail channels.

Have Fun,

Marc

That's great news! Possibly due to the deal with Sega?

Joe

thehatfield · 04-25-2004, 12:44 PM

I've always purchased my copies through gameplay.co.uk, they ship to the USA. Market prices but in my experiences reliable and timely shipping.

thomasthomas · 04-26-2004, 10:36 AM

gamer.uk.com currently has CM4 for £12.99, and shipping outside of Europe is an extra £4.00. I don't know if other sites have it cheaper than that.

I tried the demo a while back and loved it, just never got around to purchasing the game.

Dargone · 05-06-2004, 06:12 PM

I get my CM games via gameplay and I also get the magazine through them. Buy CM 03/04, you will not be sorry...

Joe Canadian · 05-06-2004, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Marc Vaughan
There are quite a few places which will deliver the game via. mail order to America.

I am confident that future SI products including Football Manager and Eastside Hockey Manager will be available in America through normal retail channels.

Have Fun,

Marc

Very, very good news!

Eddd · 05-06-2004, 08:20 PM

Go to gogamer.com it will ship from CA and take about a week and cost $39. I got my copy from there just after Christmas.

lgkeeper · 05-06-2004, 11:45 PM

You won't be disappointed.

fantom1979 · 05-07-2004, 03:56 AM

http://www.chipsbits.com/cgi-bin/ord...MM2003.IR.html

jasons957 · 05-07-2004, 07:41 PM

I found some version prior to CM4 at fry's electronics here in Phoenix last summer, a classic-type packaging. I was so hooked that I went online and got CM4. Then around X-mas, I got 03/04.

I would definitely download the demo first if you are in the US. It lets you play 6 months and has all functionality. I love both CM and OOTP and think this merger will produce good things.

rangers85 · 05-07-2004, 11:34 PM

I always use http://www.special-reserve.com to order my copy of Championshp Manager. I've never had a problem receiving it from them, and I usually get it within a week of placing the order, even around holidays.

boilermaker · 05-11-2004, 10:00 AM

To tell you the truth, the difference in difficulty between CM4 and CM 03/04 was astronomical, at least for me. Your proficiency in tactics seemed more important in 03/04. I could take a good team to a championship now and then in CM4, but I was pretty talented in ruining a dynasty in 03/04. Much harder, and much more dependent upon tactics, 03/04, in my opinion.

That being said, in sigames.com, you can download demos of any CM game, any year, any version. You're allowed to play a half season and get a feel. I recommend downloading any and all versions. The best sports management sim game on the block.

thehatfield · 05-11-2004, 04:53 PM

I had to get a new Dell just to run CM4!! That's how into it I was at the time! I'm on a break thanks to OOTP but as soon as the European Championships roll around this summer I'll be back on CM for a few weeks!

dangarion · 05-21-2004, 07:35 PM

I have seen CM at my local Frys.

04-20-2004, 01:57 PM	#1
budsticky Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 18	buying championship manager?? Does anybody know where you can get the latest version of CM in the US? It's not a download like OOTP, but I know I've read stuff from people here that play it so there's gotta be a way to get it here. Thanks.

04-22-2004, 05:09 PM	#2
jnshmoo All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Not Here Posts: 1,226	It's not available in stores in the US. I always check the software sites in the UK and order from there. Usually takes a week or two to make its way across the pond. You might want to hold off a little if you are really interested as the new version (Football Manager) will be out before too long. I can't remember what the last version I bought was and whether or not I still have the manual. I might be willing to sell it to you if you are looking for an older used copy. I think I have the original CM4 (not the most recent update as I generally skip a version.) Joe Last edited by jnshmoo; 04-23-2004 at 10:00 AM.

04-25-2004, 12:44 PM	#6
thehatfield All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: dirty jerz Posts: 1,339	I've always purchased my copies through gameplay.co.uk, they ship to the USA. Market prices but in my experiences reliable and timely shipping. __________________ AFBL - Maryland Bridegrooms SBC - Western Suburbs Magpies no pressure no problem

04-26-2004, 10:36 AM	#7
thomasthomas All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 880	gamer.uk.com currently has CM4 for £12.99, and shipping outside of Europe is an extra £4.00. I don't know if other sites have it cheaper than that. I tried the demo a while back and loved it, just never got around to purchasing the game. __________________

05-06-2004, 06:12 PM	#8
Dargone Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Interwebs Posts: 2,862	I get my CM games via gameplay and I also get the magazine through them. Buy CM 03/04, you will not be sorry... __________________ I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.-Margaret Mitchell

04-23-2004, 06:48 AM	#3
Marc Vaughan Sports Interactive Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Rockledge, FL Posts: 262	There are quite a few places which will deliver the game via. mail order to America. I am confident that future SI products including Football Manager and Eastside Hockey Manager will be available in America through normal retail channels. Have Fun, Marc

04-23-2004, 09:40 AM	#4
Craig Scarborough All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 551	A lot of people have had success in the States getting it from gogamer.com.

05-06-2004, 08:20 PM	#10
Eddd Minors (Single A) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 50	Purchasing Champ Man in US Go to gogamer.com it will ship from CA and take about a week and cost $39. I got my copy from there just after Christmas. __________________ Edd

05-06-2004, 11:45 PM	#11
lgkeeper All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: My front porch lookin' in Posts: 1,137	You won't be disappointed.

05-07-2004, 03:56 AM	#12
fantom1979 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 3,498	http://www.chipsbits.com/cgi-bin/ord...MM2003.IR.html __________________

05-07-2004, 07:41 PM	#13
jasons957 Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 17	I found some version prior to CM4 at fry's electronics here in Phoenix last summer, a classic-type packaging. I was so hooked that I went online and got CM4. Then around X-mas, I got 03/04. I would definitely download the demo first if you are in the US. It lets you play 6 months and has all functionality. I love both CM and OOTP and think this merger will produce good things.

05-07-2004, 11:34 PM	#14
rangers85 All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX...home of the mighty TCU Horned Frogs Posts: 909	I always use http://www.special-reserve.com to order my copy of Championshp Manager. I've never had a problem receiving it from them, and I usually get it within a week of placing the order, even around holidays.

05-11-2004, 10:00 AM	#15
boilermaker All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,956	To tell you the truth, the difference in difficulty between CM4 and CM 03/04 was astronomical, at least for me. Your proficiency in tactics seemed more important in 03/04. I could take a good team to a championship now and then in CM4, but I was pretty talented in ruining a dynasty in 03/04. Much harder, and much more dependent upon tactics, 03/04, in my opinion. That being said, in sigames.com, you can download demos of any CM game, any year, any version. You're allowed to play a half season and get a feel. I recommend downloading any and all versions. The best sports management sim game on the block.

05-11-2004, 04:53 PM	#16
thehatfield All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: dirty jerz Posts: 1,339	I had to get a new Dell just to run CM4!! That's how into it I was at the time! I'm on a break thanks to OOTP but as soon as the European Championships roll around this summer I'll be back on CM for a few weeks! __________________ AFBL - Maryland Bridegrooms SBC - Western Suburbs Magpies no pressure no problem

05-21-2004, 07:35 PM	#17
dangarion All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 569	I have seen CM at my local Frys. __________________ DanGarion GM - Los Angeles Dodgers The Peanuts and Cracker Jack Baseball League PCJBL!