There's no more pausing to make tactical changes and you'll find a mini-radar pitch whilst making those tactical changes to keep you in touch with what's going on in the match.Ĭonfidence - You can now easily tell what your board and supporters think about your performance in the game through the new confidence section. Match flow brings more atmosphere to matchdays with match previews, team talks, opposition player instructions, the match itself, half time and post match now seamlessly following on from one another. Match Flow - The largest change to matchdays in a Sports Interactive game since the introduction of the 2D match engine. 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 national pool selection, captain selection and a separation of international and club morale for players. More information is available to the manager too, including, but not limited to, corporate matchday 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. Transfer Center - A new way of managing all current transfer and loan bids for your club, both incoming and outgoing, making it easier to compare bids and reject or accept them.įinance Revamp - Sports Interactive have updated the finance area of Football Manager 2008 to better reflect the ever-changing modern football world. So we asked Miles Jacobson, Studio Director at SI Games, to take us through some of the changes you'll want to hear about most.
Football Manager 2008 is out on PC / Mac this autumn, and offers football fans the chance to take on the greatest job on earth manager of there favourite football club!Īlthough an official release date has yet to be announced, you can find out more simply by going here and inputting your email address.įootball Manager 2008 is set to be bigger, smoother and more in-depth than ever, it's packed full of so much newness it could well take a lifetime to discover every new feature.
(Remember to check out the Football Manager 2008 Screenshots and the FM 2008 FAQ)įootball Manager returns before Christmas packed full of new features for fans of the much-acclaimed series from Sports Interactive to feast their eyes on. You will be able to get the boxed game from, like last year We are trying to get more digital download opportunities for people based in countries where it’s not sold at retail. If the game was released officially in your country last year, then it will be this year.
As the makers of those systems no longer offer support for them, neither do we. To ensure Vista compliance, some things had to be changed that could cause problems with older operating systems. Why is the game only being released on XP/Vista for PC? Yes – there are going to be blogs and pod casts that will give more information and more depth of information about the announced new features, and some of the smaller unannounced ones.
Will other information be given out about the game before release?
They will come later.Īll the text is written in English, and then translated, so the non-English language text isn’t in the game yet. What are there no screen shots of non-UK teams?įor licensing reasons. Why are there no match engine screen shots? Those announcements will come later in the year. Why no mention of Football Manager Handheld or Football Manager on Xbox 360? (you can also check out the Football Manager 2008 Announcement and the FM 2008 Screenshots) I’ve found answers for some of the most asked questions. As always when a new version of Football Manager is announced a lot of questions are asked.