Football Manager Handheld (PSP)

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Even so, we did have initial concerns that the vast amount of text that you need to cram on the screen would also prove to be a limiting factor, but not so. It's quite likely that you're a bit like me - a former football management addict who had to go cold turkey and leave it far behind - and not just for the predictable reasons of it being 'too compulsive' and being threatened with justifiable violence by your significant other. SI have over 80 employees and I would say at least 60 of them are for FM and the other 20 are FMH (though 18 would be QA as only 2 code). Unfortunately - unlike, say, Real Racing 2 - the game doesn't resize itself to take advantage of your 1080p display, but merely replicates what you're already seeing on the device.

But Sports Interactive knows only too well that its statistical opus will never be all things to all people. The only slow thing in the game is the set up," promises Jacobson, and having run through a few league games, it's easy to see that this is definitely the case. The 'full fat' version continues to dominate the scene on PC and Mac and it's the least shocking revelation of the year to learn that the 2012 version is officially quite good. The dogged purist in me prefers to see the match unfold via elaborate text commentary, rather than see the painful truth of my tactical inadequacies laid bare.

All the posts above that say you can't view this in 2D, can't offer players to other clubs, fining players, no player unrest, no players asking to be transferred etc are talking crap! For a start, the look and feel is completely different, with a modern touch interface sporting big, bold iPhone-friendly buttons, and an intuitive drag-and-drop system that makes tactical changes and transfer hunting a cinch. As a result this cruel denial of our FM fix nags away, forever reminding us that a manager's work is never done. is unbelievably good value for a near-perfect refinement of what many of us want from a football management game. If only we could use all those dead hours during the week and could play it on the way to work or during lunch breaks, Ragbag Rovers would be kings of Europe by now.

actually its a bit better now but not quite,the rgb colors are wrong look and compare with the mpeg version.

When a game as all-consuming as Football Manager enters your life, there's only one problem: knowing when to stop. If you're an out-of-work footy manager and you're jonesing for some action, this is as close to the real thing as getting flecked with spittle by an irate Ken Bates after a 6-0 reverse to your local rivals. On the plus side, if you have multiple iOS devices, you can play the game on one and continue it on another using the same saved game. Good game, I've been playing FM 2010 until this came out and the only differences are the teams are updated as the end of the August 11 transfer window and a few tweaks in the interaction, but everything else is the same. Software developers are entertainers and we want to entertain as many people as possible," he admits.