Football Manager 2006

Did You Know?

• On the same day as the game's release, Sports Interactive released a patch to fix bugs discovered during the Beta and Gold stages of development.
• The computer version received a 'Platinum' sales award from ELSPA, indicating at least 300,000 copies sold in the United Kingdom.
• Football Manager 2006 was a runner-up for Computer Games Magazine's list of the top 10 computer games of 2005.

Licences

Football Manager 2006 includes the same playable leagues as its predecessor, with two additions: a fourth viewable but unplayable level in the French league (the CFA division) and a structural change to the Swedish league reinstating Division One, with Division Two retained as a playable fourth level. The fictional team Harchester United F.C. from the Sky One drama series Dream Team appears as an Easter egg, activated by placing a text file in the game's directory.

Reception

Football Manager 2006 received favourable reviews, with GameRankings and Metacritic both rating it 89 out of 100. Kristan Reed of Eurogamer wrote that it is a 9/10 game before even being unwrapped, and that determining whether it deserves a 10 out of 10 is difficult from first impressions of a debut season. Gordon Kelly of Trusted Reviews stated that the game expands every area and pushes every boundary, making the career feel very real, but noted that it has lost the casual gamer along the way.