Championship Manager 4

Championship Manager 4
Developer(s)	Sports Interactive
Publisher(s)	Eidos Interactive
Platform(s)	Windows, Mac OS X
Release	Windows EU: 28 March 2003 [1] AU: 11 April 2003 [2] Mac OS X EU: 17 May 2003 [1]
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer

Championship Manager 4 is a football management simulation video game in the Championship Manager series.

Publication history

It was the penultimate game in the series to be developed by Sports Interactive before they and publishers Eidos Interactive decided to go their separate ways. The game was released for PC Windows in March 2003 and then on the Mac on 17 May 2003.

Reception

It was strongly anticipated by fans of the series, mainly due to the inclusion of a graphical 2D match-engine for the first time in a Championship Manager game.^{[ citation needed ]} Upon its release, it became the fastest selling PC game of all time in the UK, outselling the nearest best selling PC title, Command & Conquer: Generals , by around two to one. ^[3] Championship Manager 4 received a "Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), ^[4] indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom. ^[5]

Computer Gaming World nominated Championship Manager 4 for their 2003 "Sports Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to Madden NFL 2004 . ^[6] During the 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated Championship Manager 4 for "Computer Sports Game of the Year", which was ultimately awarded to Madden NFL 2004. ^[7]

See also

• Football Manager
• Football Manager 2005

References

1. "Championship Manager 4". SIGames.com. Sports Interactive. Archived from the original on 14 July 2004. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
2. "Championship Manager 4". Atari Australia . Archived from the original on 25 June 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
3. Kristan Reed (11 June 2003). "UK Charts 2003: Summer Report". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
4. "ELSPA Sales Awards: Platinum". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association . Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
5. Caoili, Eric (26 November 2008). "ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK". Gamasutra . Archived from the original on 18 September 2017.
6. CGW staff (March 2004). "Computer Gaming Word's 2003 Games of the Year: Sports Game of the Year" (PDF). Computer Gaming World . No. 236. Ziff Davis. p. 66. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
7. "2004 Awards Category Details Computer Sports Game of the Year". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023.