Football Manager 2015 PC Game Review

Football Manager 2015 is a simulation football management video game. Sports Interactive developed and Sega published this game. It was released on 7 November 2014 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux platforms and on 20 November 2014 for iOS and Android.

Football Manager is most in-depth, realistic and immersive simulation game of football management, this game putting you in hot-seat of any club more than fifty countries which across the world and including all of the Europe biggest leagues.

The Game Football Manager 2015 allow you to be live life of real football manager. Now you are in full control of the tactics, substitutions, team-talks and pitch-side the instructions when you follow match live with acclaimed 3D match engine.

The 3D match engine has been imbued with stronger animations and player models, and while it’s still hampered by some awkward player ‘skating’, matches are smoother and feel more atmospheric thanks to nifty visual enhancements. Crowds behave more animatedly, for example, adding a much needed sense of life to match-day. You’ll also see banners strewn around the grounds, stewards guarding the tunnels, substitutes warming up on the touchline. On the pitch, players are now visibly affected by weather conditions, getting muddy and wet during rain or snow, while footballers used to warmer climes don gloves during the colder seasons. Such things sound superfluous, but it makes for a more satisfying, authentic match-day experience.

The Classic mode - a triumph in recent years - returns, once again offering a simplified career for those that just want to sign players, set tactics, and play through seasons quickly without bloat. Thanks to features like instant results, it’s an ideal starting point for beginners and those that don’t have that much time. This year, you have a little more control should you want it, as you’re able to take over training right down to an individual player level and interact more generally with your team. I also appreciated the option to skip pre-season; exactly the sort of thing I want from a mode designed to get me into action quickly.

Lastly, Challenge mode is back too. Using the Classic engine, Challenge mode tasks you with battling through misfortune in a number of fun scenarios, such as a financial or injury crisis, or surviving your job with a toxic dressing room. It’s a nice little aside that’s perfect for bite-size FM sessions.

THE VERDICT

Everything that makes the Football Manager series so damned addictive remains completely intact and has been expanded upon in FM2015, but intelligent changes made to navigation and the way data is displayed makes for a much friendlier experience and speeds up seasons considerably. The improved attention to detail on match-day, plus the new in-game team talk options, make me feel more invested, more like a manager instructing my team from the sidelines than ever before. Not bad for a game composed almost entirely of menus, really.

Football Manager 2015

Developer: Sports Interactive
Publisher: Sega
Series: Football Manager
Platform: Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, iOS PS Vita, Android
Genre: Sports, business simulation