FOOTBALL MANAGER 2021 review

Football Manager 2021 (PC)

The 2021 edition of the world’s most famous sports management franchise builds upon last year’s release which made improvements across the board. Can a National Division South team rise up the ranks to win the Champiosn League? Time to see how good a manager you really are…

Gaming Heaven

• The chance to manage any team in the world, with a level of detail that is unmatchable. Real world clubs, players and stadiums – the level of detail here is quite something.
• The match-day engine is by far the most notable improvement over previous versions. At last, we have a visually-appealing representation of matches that take advantage of modern graphic cards.
• Comes with two different versions – Football Manager 2021 and Football Manager Touch – with the latter being a faster, more streamlined version of the original.
• The in-game UI has been redesigned to make it more user-friendly, with your tactics and subs now contained at the bottom of the screen in a ‘dugout’, which easily allows you to make changes during the match.
  

Gaming Hell

• Can take a long time to set your team up and actually get into playing a new season.
• A few minor bugs here and there, but I’m sure something that Sports Interactive will resolve in later updates.

Final Verdict

The world’s most famous sports management franchise, and for a good reason. Old and new players alike will be pleased with what they find here, although your social life / marriage / sleep patterns may not be so agreeable.