Football Manager 2012

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Football Manager 2012

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Third party DRM: Steam

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Please note:This game also requires an internet connection to install.

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Description

"somehow they've got the balance just right again. Essentially, you feel more like you're a manager than ever before." - Guardian.co.uk

"It's painfully addictive, screen-shatteringly frustrating at times but so moreish it's like the computer game equivalent of Chocolate Fingers." - Videogamer.com


Counting over 800 new features, not including changes to the rules of the games 50+ leagues, Football Manager 2012 promises to be the most realistic, immersive and playable football management simulation ever for any fan who has ever dreamed of making the big decisions, both on and off the field.

Key new & improved features for Football Manager 2012:

  • Transfers & Contracts – significant changes to the transfer and contract systems, including loyalty bonuses, better implementation of amateur and youth contracts, an improved transfer centre and the ability to lock areas of the contract negotiation when you aren't prepared to budge. This helps you to manage your budgets and gives you flexibility in what you offer money hungry players, or agents, as incentives.

  • Scouting improvements – using several real life scouting reports, a new in-game report has been devised which includes squad analysis, tactics information and information about goals scored and conceded alongside lots of other scouting improvements, giving you all the information you need to prepare before kick-off and throughout the season.

  • 3D Match Improvements – new animations, a whole new crowd system, improved weather system, more stadiums, plus two brand new cameras - "Behind Goal" and "Director Cam" as well as all other camera angles being reversible - meaning you can watch and analyse every aspect of every game.

  • Manage Anywhere, Anytime – the ability to add or take away playable nations in your saved game as often as you want. Manage in that country at the start of the next season- meaning you don’t have to stay in the nations which are chosen by you to be playable at the start of your career.

  • Tone – a whole new level has been added to team talks and conversations, with the new tone system, which allows you to specify the way you want to say things – be as cool as a cucumber by saying things calmly or throw tea cups around by saying things with passion. There are 6 different tones to choose from with specific comments per tone.

  • Intelligent Interface – a new adaptive layout system, which means the higher your screen resolution, the more info is easily at your fingertips. The new interface also contains new filters, customisable columns, a new tactics screen, and lots of new overview screens.

  • Brand New Tutorial – standing separate from the main game, a mode to help new players find their way around the game easily, whilst also offering tips to experienced managers on how to get the most out of the game, as well as a new in-game “how to” system.

On top of these key innovations, there are lots of areas of the game that have had huge improvements, such as the media system, press conferences, the youth system, newgens, the social networking options, friendlies, international management and many more which will be detailed in a series of video blogs over the coming months, alongside more information about Football Manager 2012.

Customer reviews

100

Football manager just got better.

Alixey | Nov. 6, 2011 | See all Alixey's reviews »

As excellent as ever. Not much needs saying, its Football Manager!! The new match engine is MUCH better. Accurate and update players. Perfect! Will pass those winter nights quickly!

80

more of the same good

pazmacats | Oct. 22, 2011 | See all pazmacats's reviews »

Football Manager 12 delivers more (of the same). This year the usual bugs are back (problems with individual instructions and probably a plenty more that I didn't notice yet) and the match engine has received a graphic update (only, which is a good thing). All the information is still there, stats and numbers everywhere, and organization of the places where to look for this info has received an overhaul so info is actually better to find now. Overall it's still the best football management simulation, even better than 2011. And that's why it gets a very high rating from me.

Good points: player/team talks have more/more detailed feedback about the player's reaction match engine is working

Bad points: terrible manual / no documentation tons of options that have to be guessed * feels like an update to 2011

100

Best FM of all time

Ricky18 | Oct. 21, 2011 | See all Ricky18's reviews »

This is by far the best title in the series for years,been addicted to this game lately with the demo and to be honest this is great work from Sports Interactive,i bought FM2011 here at GMG las year and game was very good but this year its even better.There are various improvements since last year but i would take two as the main,introduction of new leagues anytime in the game,and the new interface is really great.This is a must buy for every manager you won't regret it!