Football Manager 2011

Critic reviews

• GameSpot

  Gamespot Staff · Nov 12, 2010

  8.5

  Football Manager 2011 is a great game that has something for fans both old and new. If you've been skipping iterations because of fatigue, this one is a good place to start afresh. Having the team blend and match preparation elements at the fore makes FM 2011 more accessible, and players of all abilities benefit immensely from the increased transparency. New contract negotiations make the act of signing a player more interesting, and money-grabbing agents disgust you as much in-game as they do in real life.

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• Video Gamer

  Tom Orry · Nov 05, 2010

  9.0

  More important than all the above is the fact that Football Manager 2011 is a huge time sink that will keep you playing for hours on end for months to come. There has often been an argument for add-ons to the previous year's version, simply fixing a few things and updating stats, but this year Sports Interactive has made a game that feels like the most essential for a very long time. Being a manager has never been so realistic or as much fun.

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• Game Watcher

  Marco Fiori · Dec 02, 2010

  9.0

  The match engine comes alive with a new sense of atmosphere – a factor that’s mirrored by players who celebrate their goals in full miniature fashion. Throw in social media support for bragging rights, faster media conferences (which sadly still offer the same stagnant answers) and an overall improvement to FM’s usability, and you’ve got a highly polished example of how a simulation title should be.

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• Euro Gamer

  Martin Korda · Nov 01, 2010

  9.0

  The sum of FM 2011's parts is the most organic but more importantly, most believable man- and team-management experience the series has provided. Don't be expecting perfection, because you won't find it – but even if you own last year's version you should seriously consider investing in this follow-up, a recommendation I certainly don't make every year. And if you've been holding off purchasing a Football Manager game for the last few years, then this is the year to get back in the game.

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• Euro Gamer

  Xavi Robles · Nov 04, 2010

  8.0

  Football Manager 2011 vuelve a merecer la pena. Está asentado y sin rivales, su base de datos es imperial y te hace sentir que eres un entrenador (o que podrías serlo). Es delicioso, también, que te dejen prescindir de hacer ciertas acciones. Además, poco a poco van dotándolo de dinamismo y de ese toque orgánico y humano que ya comienza a florecer; ahora sólo es una semilla, pero funciona y nos introduce una de las facetas más inexploradas de los managers de fútbol: el carácter.

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• 3D Juegos

  Álvaro Castellano · Nov 03, 2010

  8.5

  Football Manager 2011 continúa el camino hacia la perfección jugable a la que apuntan las series desde hace varias entregas. Con la novedosa profundidad en nuestras relaciones con la prensa, los jugadores y managers tenemos entre manos una simulación todavía más profunda y rica en posibilidades. Sentirse un técnico de equipo de fútbol profesional nunca estuvo tan cerca de nuestras manos como con la nueva joya de Sports Interactive.

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