Football Managerâ„¢ 2008 for PC (XP & Vista) and Apple Macintosh (OS10.3.9 and above) will hit stores before Christmas 2007, announced by SEGA Europe Ltd.
Fully updated for the new season, this latest version of Football Manager 2008 will allow players to select their favourite club/international team and guide them to success by putting them through Cup matches, Leagues, European Championships and major international tournaments, with over 5,000 playable teams from over 50 countries.
Over a hundred new features, including a brand new advisory system to help new players through the different aspects of the game. It’ll be the most accessible Football Managerâ„¢ yet, without losing any depth for the more experienced player. Read more for informations regarding new game features that are introduced.
New features for Football Manager 2008â„¢ PC/Apple Macintosh
Match Flow - The largest change to match-day in a Sports Interactive game since the introduction of the second match engine.
Brings more atmosphere to match-days with match previews, team talks, opposition player instructions, the match itself, half time and post match. These now seamlessly follow on from one another, with no more pausing to make tactical changes, and a mini-radar pitch whilst making those tactical changes to keep you in touch with what’s going on in the match.Revamped International Management - completely revamped for Football Managerâ„¢ 2008, media improvements, international retirements, player interaction, international scouting, improved pool selection, captain selection and a separation of international and club morale for players.Better Ease of Use - A much cleaner skin, a brand new advisor system to help players through various areas of the game. A new notes and notebook system, better button positioning for easier navigation and updated tutorial & manual. Also, coach reports make taking over a new team easier, and new calendar system lists all important dates throughout the season helping make Football Managerâ„¢ 2008 the easiest Sports Interactive game to use yet.
New Board/Supporters’ Confidence - Through the new confidence section, players can now easily tell what the board and supporters think about their performance in the game. Providing players feedback not just on their current progress in competitions, but also their financial management and signings.
Transfer Centre - A new way of managing all current transfer and loan bids for a players club, both incoming and outgoing, making it easier to compare bids and reject or accept them.
Match Engine Improvements - A greatly improved match engine, once again utilising the footballing brain of former Republic of Ireland international player Ray Houghton as well as other tools used by real-life managers to make the most accurate simulation of football in a computer game. The ability to change the pitch dimensions at the start of the season to suit players styles of play better has also been added.
Awards re-write - Overhaul of the awards system inside the game which is more accurate now, plus inclusion of new awards such as the European golden boot, and a “Best XI”, which shows the all-time (in game) best eleven for all teams and nations.
Finances revamp - To reflect the changes in modern day football, the finance area of Football Managerâ„¢ 2008 has been updated by Sports Interactive to better reflect the ever changing football world, with more information available to the manager too, including, but not limited to, corporate match day income, season ticket news, investment funds, improved sponsorships, collective win bonuses, and the ability to move around funds from the wage budget and transfer budget (and vice versa) at any point to help players in their quest for their ideal/dream squad.
Fan days - Board can now arrange fan days to boost ailing attendances, or for matches that are likely to attract a low crowd, with a long term effect to attendances if all goes well.
Expanded media - More media and feedback than ever before, plus more detail in existing media, and a new competition news section to find out what major things are going on in all league competitions
Regenerated player photo’s - All in-game generated players now have pictures using FaceGen technology, giving them more personality, and the ability for the players to be seen to ‘grow up’ in front of your eyes as the game is going on.
Faster Saving and loading - Significantly faster, with network gaming faster and smoother to play, as well as tactical changes and match reports being quicker than ever before.
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