- The introduction of a Tactics Creator makes it easier to instruct the team to play the way the manager wants, alongside the introduction of touchline `shouts¿ and quick tactic changes for instantly altering your team¿s playing style during the match.
- New Match Analysis tool lets players see where shots, passes, crosses, headers, tackles, fouls and interceptions have been made on the field for all players on the pitch.
- New Data Editor will allow the addition of new divisions to existing leagues and of entirely new leagues as well as making it easier to keep the game up to date for free.
- Football Manager 2010 will also feature the return of officially licensed United States Major League Soccer teams and players.
Product Description
Football Manager 2009 is the most successful in the Football Manager series to date, selling in over 1 million copies worldwide. According to data gathered from Football Manager 2009, people played the game for an average of 240 hours each and developer Sports Interactive has spent the last year working closely with consumers and the Football Manager community to implement key improvements to this year’s game. Football Manager 2010 features new tools and changes a… More >>
I wasn’t able to use the download options on SI’s website, as I was deployed to Iraq at the time, so Amazon’s option to get a hard copy was vital. I got the game (in Iraq!) only a few days after it was released.
If you haven’t played since before 2008 or 2007, you certainly need to pick up 2010. The version is a great leap forward. Visually, it’s a lot like 2009. The game play continues to give you more power, but in a way that’s easier to understand. One of the options I particularly enjoy is where, instead of moving sliders, you assign a player a “type” of position, based on where he is on the field. This will determine how he plays that position. Instead of just a Striker, you can have a Deep-Lying Forward, Poacher, Target Man, etc. It’s (in my mind, at least) a more intuitive way of doing business.
I’m hopelessly addicted to FM2010.
Rating: 5 / 5
I am a big football fan and this game has taken my understanding of the inner workings of a professional football team to a new level. Get to manage teams: tactics, players, staff, media and finances! Buy and sell players. Deal with their egos. Try and put best team forward. Manage teams during matches with decent in game action. I highly recommend this game to any fan.
This version sold in USA also works on a mac which isn’t clear in the amazon description.
Rating: 4 / 5
My last Football Manager was the 2008 version so I had not yet experienced the 3D match engine, so that was a nice update. But the real enjoyment comes from the updated Tactics Creator that enables a player to easily create tactics specific to the team they have and can adjust with the old slider method to perfect the tactics of individual players. Very enjoyable game with many different possibilities for success and failure.
Rating: 5 / 5
The Good
Quick tactics are extremely useful – so nice to not have to keep going to the tactics screen every time you want to tweak something while in a match!
Love the way you can select players style within their position now – for example it’s really quick to tell your midfielders to be “ball winner”, “support”, “attack” etc. Very intuitive and works well. Better than dragging arrows around.
The 3D match engine works very well. I came from FM2009, so I’m not sure how it compares to that. No more watching dots moving around the screen – yay! (although you still can if you prefer) Just don’t expect anything amazing – it’s crude (and a bit buggy) compared to modern 3D games.
The Bad
As before, no licensing for the Premier League and other major tournaments. Be prepared to do some searching and downloading to get the proper competition names, logos, kits, facepacks, etc.
Assistants advice becomes extremely repetitive, and after a few games you’ll generally ignore most of what they say. Same with press conferences – fun for a while, then you’ll end up just sending your assistant to answer the same old questions.
It seems to me that players pick up way to many injuries now (regardless of settings) so be prepared to have a big squad!
Overall, a significant improvement over previous versions. Lots of the same old FM annoyances remain, but there’s enough great new stuff to keep you addicted.
Rating: 5 / 5
Main improvement in 2010 over 2009 version is overhaul of the tactic screens which provides a lot more information than the previous slider screens.
Rating: 5 / 5