Good game and enjoyable

User Rating: 9 | FIFA Manager 08 PC
This game is very addictive. I like all the new features and it is more challenging and fun than the last few versions of the game. The only feature I think should be expanded on and improved is the Stadium editor which seems to me to be quite difficult to use.

I like the scouting and the screens of interesting facts before the matches as well. The scouting is more realistic and even with levels and stars on you won't see all the players stars and level. To do that you must improve your scouting.

The training is much harder this year than before and takes some time to get used to but can be rewarding. It is more involved than before.

The widgets in the game are cool and help a lot. There are 20 to so to choose from. They only becoming available when you increase screen resolution though.

The navigation is much better and has a modern look. The options has been expanded and easy to use. The colour takes getting used to but is a step in the right direction. The screens on a whole are much better.

The transfer market is much better and more realistic with more realistic transfers fees unlike the last few. For good to great players I was paying fair amounts for them. There are new things like promises and final demand in the negotiation screen.

One thing I like is you can actually sell your players this year. You have to think carefully about promises you make to players as this really affects their trust in you. You must also have regular player talks to keep up their morale. The tactics work much better in this game and you can see the difference in the 3d match.

There are however a bug with individual orders when you play as 2 or more clubs in that your second team even if you put it an all out attacking for some reason in individual orders they are on full defend. There is a new feature with the tactics,. Your midfielders can man mark the opposition and you can lock the orders you gave the players so it does not change if you change the tactics.

The 3d match engine looks much better now and even the generic stadiums look good. On a plus as well there seems to be no throw in bug but there are a couple of goalkeeper bugs. It is advisable you download gameplay patches for the game to improve the 3d match as the original one plays quite a fast game and players have complained of too many long shots going in etc.

The database has improved slightly and the editor has some improvements made to it and it looks slightly better as well. There are more players and more player pictures this year and the league structures have been improved however there is a backwards step regarding club names. Most of the clubs in the game only have abbreviations of the names so you will have to edit the names.

Also a couple of leagues even have no existent clubs in there especially the South African one. The 24 hour feature is good and the simulator looks good but has couple of problems as well. There are some calendar bugs with people having 4 matches in 5 days. Yes there are errors in this game but they are fewer than in the past and its a much better game for it. I recommend this game or at least give it a try.