According to the makers of Football Manager 2010, there’s a hell of a lot of improvements from the last version of the popular football management game.
SI have spent a year polishing up things, making the game faster, more immersive, more realistic and easier to play with better in game feedback and more advice, and delivered in a more user friendly way.
There’s an improved Match Engine with an improved Artificial Intelligence, over 100 new animations in 3D mode, new stadiums and crowds, improved pitch degradations and better lighting, which they say make for the most immersive pitch-side experience ever.
A match analysis tool shows you where shots, passes, crosses, headers, tackles, fouls and interceptions have been made on the pitch for both teams. You can see this analysis both live in game, and after the match, allowing you to pinpoint the weaknesses and strengths of both your team and your opponents.
A New User Interface has been added, with a completely new vibrant look and feel, along with a navigational overhaul. The side menu has been replaced by an intuitive tab system, which has been based on extensive consumer feedback and usability studies, and allows you to access all areas of FM 2010 quickly and easily.
A new tactics module makes it much easier to make your team play as you want them to. There are thousands of possible pre-set options and touchline “shout” instructions for making instant changes to your teams playing style. But don’t worry – the old system is still there for people who prefer the sliders.
A New Data Editor, including a brand new Competition Editor which allows you to add competitions and extra levels for leagues currently in the game, and add completely new competitions and leagues all via a very simple to use editor. Plus, the new editor allows you to keep your game up to date more easily than ever before.
So with a current player database including all of the latest transfers, it seems likely that FM 2010 will be the best in the long and distinguished Football Manager series.
Football Manager 2010 is for for release at the end of October 2010 on PC/Mac and PSP formats.
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Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock was not a happy man yesterday (is he ever ?) after seeing a good goal from Freddy Sears disallowed when the only people in the ground who didnt see the ball go in the net, hit the back of the net and bounce out were the referee and his assistant.