

They say football is a game of opinions and everyone has theirs, but it’s only yours that counts around here. You make the decisions now, from who you sign and who you sell, to how you manage your budget. Will you build tactics around the players at your disposal or train them in your vision of how the game should be played? Who you pick and who you bench will affect squad harmony, and it’s up to you to manage it. Every decision comes back to you. Get it right and you’ll be the star of the show, grabbing the newspaper headlines and dominating trends on social media. They’ll write your name in footballing folklore…if you succeed, of course. With unparalleled choices both on and off the pitch, all within the immersive footballing world, it’s time to decide what kind of manager do you want to be? Try your hand in 50 of the biggest footballing countries Win the title with any one of world’s top 2500 clubs Play the transfer market with over 600,000 real players and staff Watch your football vision come to life before your very eyes All purchases of Football Manager 2018 also include a free copy of Football Manager Touch 2018 for PC/Mac and Linux. New for this season! Dynamics – A harmonious squad produces better results on the pitch. By building partnerships amongst your players – both on and off the pitch – and maintaining a good dressing room atmosphere you’ll get the best performances out of your squad. Matchday Live – A brand new graphics engine produces the best lighting, stadiums and player models in the series’ history, alongside a sleeker match interface and modernised presentation that bring your fixtures to life. Real World Scouting System – A true-to-life representation of the techniques used by the world’s biggest clubs including more detailed data analysis that, combined with a wider range of scouting options, give you a better overview of any potential signing. Sports Science – The new Medical Centre gives you a more complete overview of your squad’s injury situation, with your medical team providing advice on feedback on individual players’ injury risks and how to avoid injuries occurring during training. Tactics – A redesigned tactics screen puts analysis at its heart, giving you a clear view of whether your tactic is working. The new pre-match briefing allows you to be better prepared for your upcoming fixtures, while new player roles give you more ways to exploit your players’ abilities. Fantasy Draft – Redesigned with a new interface that is perfect for streaming and with several new setup options that help tailor the Fantasy Draft experience to you, including a bigger squad budget and a Quick Start option. Football Intelligence – A realistic transfer market that reflects the inflated transfer fees and contract values, more clauses to help finalise that blockbuster deal and the more intelligent transfer and board AI that take into account more contextual information from the game world.
SimulatorSportsoccerfootballmanagementLinux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
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Contemporary, plot-driven, classical in form and earnest.
- contemporarynostalgic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
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About the game
- Platforms
- Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
- Developer
- Sports Interactive
- Publisher
- Sega Games
- Released
- November 10, 2017
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric, Text
IGDB rating 8.1/10 from 51 ratings.
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