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Football Manager 2019

Released: 10/2/2018

Football Manager 2019 brings you closer the heart of the beautiful game than ever before. New features and enhanced game mechanics enable you to control your team in fresh and authentic ways, creating an ever more emergent way of storytelling. Training Overhaul Precisely modelled and verified on the professional game, new and bespoke sessions and schedules give you more control when preparing for your next fixture and developing your squad on the training pitch. Revamped Tactics Module Push the boundaries and create your own footballing philosophy with new styles that reflect the most popular tactical innovations in modern football, as well as an array of new team instruction options. New Manager Induction New to Football Manager? Get to know the game with an interactive tutorial that will introduce you to the fundamentals of football management and maps your route to the very top of the game. Official Bundesliga License All 36 teams from the Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga are fully licensed with official logos, kits and player faces as well as trophies for the respective leagues. Freshened Look A restyled contemporary skin incorporates the Football Manager brand colours and gives FM19 a fresh, re-energised look. Further additions include match improvements including VAR & goal-line technology, agent feedback during transfer negotiations, manager environments, enhanced pre-match briefings, UI improvements, new Steam achievements and much more.

Football Manager 2019 brings you closer the heart of the beautiful game than ever before. New features and enhanced game mechanics enable you to control your team in fresh and authentic ways, creating an ever more emergent way of storytelling. Training Overhaul Precisely modelled and verified on the professional game, new and bespoke sessions and schedules give you more control when preparing for your next fixture and developing your squad on the training pitch. Revamped Tactics Module Push the boundaries and create your own footballing philosophy with new styles that reflect the most popular tactical innovations in modern football, as well as an array of new team instruction options. New Manager Induction New to Football Manager? Get to know the game with an interactive tutorial that will introduce you to the fundamentals of football management and maps your route to the very top of the game. Official Bundesliga License All 36 teams from the Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga are fully licensed with official logos, kits and player faces as well as trophies for the respective leagues. Freshened Look A restyled contemporary skin incorporates the Football Manager brand colours and gives FM19 a fresh, re-energised look. Further additions include match improvements including VAR & goal-line technology, agent feedback during transfer negotiations, manager environments, enhanced pre-match briefings, UI improvements, new Steam achievements and much more.

Football Manager 2019 brings you closer the heart of the beautiful game than ever before. New features and enhanced game mechanics enable you to control your team in fresh and authentic ways, creating an ever more emergent way of storytelling. Training Overhaul Precisely modelled and verified on the professional game, new and bespoke sessions and schedules give you more control when preparing for your next fixture and developing your squad on the training pitch. Revamped Tactics Module Push the boundaries and create your own footballing philosophy with new styles that reflect the most popular tactical innovations in modern football, as well as an array of new team instruction options. New Manager Induction New to Football Manager? Get to know the game with an interactive tutorial that will introduce you to the fundamentals of football management and maps your route to the very top of the game. Official Bundesliga License All 36 teams from the Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga are fully licensed with official logos, kits and player faces as well as trophies for the respective leagues. Freshened Look A restyled contemporary skin incorporates the Football Manager brand colours and gives FM19 a fresh, re-energised look. Further additions include match improvements including VAR & goal-line technology, agent feedback during transfer negotiations, manager environments, enhanced pre-match briefings, UI improvements, new Steam achievements and much more.

Critics
84
Metacritic
71

Score Breakdown

83.9

Critic Average

28 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

71

Metacritic User Score

161 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
+12.9
Combined Disparity
+12.9

Average of both sources

Review Timing

1 early (4%)24 launch window (86%)3 late (11%)

Review summary

Updated Dec 29, 2018

Based on 28 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 83.9/100. Critics score this game 12.9 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 28)+
  1. Reza LiaghatviaPardis Game
    Dec 29, 2018·Late review
    80/100View review
    Metacritic 71/100 · +9.0 pts
  2. Luciano HowardviaJump Dash Roll
    Dec 24, 2018·Late review
    70/100View review
    Metacritic 71/100 · -1.0 pts
  3. Glenn KiselaviaCritical Hit
    Dec 6, 2018·Late review
    70/100View review
    Metacritic 71/100 · -1.0 pts
  4. Jamie KirkviaImpulsegamer
    Nov 28, 2018·Launch window
    90/100View review
    Metacritic 71/100 · +19.0 pts
  5. Chris LeebodyviaCubed3
    Nov 26, 2018·Launch window
    90/100View review
    Metacritic 71/100 · +19.0 pts