FM2008 announced with a host of new features
Added on 27/07/2007 @ 13:00:59 in Press Release
LONDON (July 27th, 2007) SEGA Europe Ltd. today announced that
Football Manager 2008 for PC and Apple Macintosh will be in stores
before Christmas 2007. Football Manager 2008 is the next iteration
of the prize-winning Football Manager series developed by world
respected studio Sports Interactive. The latest version of Football
Manager will be fully updated for the new season and will allow
players to select their favourite club or international team and
guide them to glorious success by putting them through Cup matches,
Leagues, European Championships and even major international
tournaments, with over 5,000 playable teams from over 50
countries.
Fan feedback on the previous version of Football Manager was, as
always, taken very seriously by the Sports Interactive team,
resulting in over a hundred new features, including a brand new
advisory system to help new players through the different aspects
of the game. This makes Football Manager 2008 the most accessible
Football Manager yet, without losing any depth for the more
experienced player.
With Football Manager 2008 were once again raising the bar in
the sports management genre. commented Miles Jacobson, Studio
Director of Sports Interactive. With dozens of new small features
and larger things like a complete revamp of international
management and the new match flow system, were really looking
forward to seeing the reaction from people when they get to play it
on release.
With all-new features, improved gameplay and a depth only seen from
Sports Interactive, Football Managerä 2008 offers a management
simulation that is second to none. To whet the appetite of every
Football fan, SEGA and Sports Interactive have unveiled the key new
features available in Football Manager 2008.
New features for Football Managerä 2008 PC/Apple Macintosh
Match Flow The largest change to match-day in a Sports
Interactive game since the introduction of the second match engine.
Match flow 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 whats going on in the match
International Management The international management gameplay
has been completely revamped for Football Manager 2008, including,
but not limited to, media improvements, international retirements,
player interaction, international scouting, improved pool
selection, captain selection and a separation of international and
club morale for players.
Easier to 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 simpler navigation
and an updated tutorial and manual. Also, coach reports make taking
over a new team easier, and the new calendar system lists all
important dates throughout the season. These all help to make
Football Manager 2008 the easiest Sports Interactive game to use
yet.
Confidence Players can now easily tell what the board and
supporters think about their performance in the game through the
new confidence section. This gives 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 An overhaul of the awards system inside the game
which is not only more accurate now, but also includes new awards
such as the European golden boot, and a best eleven, which shows
the all-time (in game) best eleven for all teams and nations.
Finances revamp To reflect the changes in modern day football,
Sports Interactive have updated the finance area of Football
Manager 2008 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 you in your
quest for the ideal squad.
Fan days The 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 affect to attendances if all goes well.
Expanded media,/A> 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 photos All in game generated players now have
pictures using FaceGen technology to give each player 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 is now significantly faster, with
network gaming faster and smoother to play, as well as tactical
changes and match reports being quicker than ever
before
i will get it as soon as it is
out
