Football Manager 2012

 PC
  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Oct 20, 2011
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 201 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 157 out of 201
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 201
  3. Negative: 18 out of 201

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  1. fmdbl
    Oct 25, 2011
    0
    Paid £29.99 for a game I am locked out of and cannot play. Do not buy if you have previously purchased football manager games as you can easily get locked out. I have brought every installment of Championship manager then Football manager since its first edition. The problem is with the 2012 version is that is only playable through steam. On the previous edition you couldPaid £29.99 for a game I am locked out of and cannot play. Do not buy if you have previously purchased football manager games as you can easily get locked out. I have brought every installment of Championship manager then Football manager since its first edition. The problem is with the 2012 version is that is only playable through steam. On the previous edition you could either chose to use steam or not. If you used steam to initially play on the 2011 version then changed to non steam you have activated a steam account. When you go to load the new game it finds this old account but you cannot get into this account unless you can remeber 3 separte pieces of information you would have entered a year ago in trying to load football manager 2011. So basically the new 2012 football manager has been loaded to this old account I cannot get into and so cannot verify to a new account and so am locked out and unable to play. Really a frustrating erxperience from something whixh is surposed to be relaxing down time..… Expand
  2. blackslash99
    Dec 13, 2011
    4
    repetitive.boring. football manager 2011 all over again with a red theme. this is what i feel of fm 2012 till now. i had a lot of expectations with fm 12 after playing fm 11 for almost a year, but was hugely disappointed with the minimal changes they made with this new edition. If you are a die hard fan of football manager games and have played fm 2011 extensively, then i say stick with itrepetitive.boring. football manager 2011 all over again with a red theme. this is what i feel of fm 2012 till now. i had a lot of expectations with fm 12 after playing fm 11 for almost a year, but was hugely disappointed with the minimal changes they made with this new edition. If you are a die hard fan of football manager games and have played fm 2011 extensively, then i say stick with it as you won't find anything substantially good in this new edition.… Expand
  3. Mogul
    Apr 22, 2012
    2
    The humanity! I tried to get into this game, and have some fun with it, but I just couldn't. As a management simulation, this game just didn't work for me. From the menus, to the player skill sets, to the actual game simulations....nothing here was really fun or appealing to me at all. I should mention that I love the Baseball Mogul series, so it's not like I have a general dislike forThe humanity! I tried to get into this game, and have some fun with it, but I just couldn't. As a management simulation, this game just didn't work for me. From the menus, to the player skill sets, to the actual game simulations....nothing here was really fun or appealing to me at all. I should mention that I love the Baseball Mogul series, so it's not like I have a general dislike for sports manager games.… Expand
  4. Broyax
    Jan 16, 2017
    1
    Attention, jeu sérieux. Je m'étais préparé mentalement, j'avais fait du yoga juste avant. J'ai donc commencé le didacticiel et un certain temps plus tard, j'avais mal à la tête. Je ne me rappelle plus très bien mais je crois l'avoir fini (le didacticiel). Puis je me suis demandé pourquoi j'avais ramené du travail à la maison. Je croyais avoir lancé un jeu, un jeu de football ?

    Putain,    Attention, jeu sérieux. Je m'étais préparé mentalement, j'avais fait du yoga juste avant. J'ai donc commencé le didacticiel et un certain temps plus tard, j'avais mal à la tête. Je ne me rappelle plus très bien mais je crois l'avoir fini (le didacticiel). Puis je me suis demandé pourquoi j'avais ramené du travail à la maison. Je croyais avoir lancé un jeu, un jeu de football ?

    Putain, elle est jolie la version 2012 d'Excel, ils ont mis plein de couleurs un peu partout et des jolis menus aussi. Et on peut personnaliser toutes les couleurs des barres, des titres, des fenêtres, des boîtes de dialogue, des messages... comme dans Windaube quoi. J'ai donc fermé Excel 2012 et j'ai repris une activité normale.    … Expand

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#23 Best PC Game of 2011

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Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 45 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 45
  3. Negative: 0 out of 45
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Jan 10, 2012
    81
    The season upgrade has a lot of minor tweaks but lacks important major changes. For example near post corner goal trick is still there and press meetings are still as boring as in real life. I would rather buy a DLC than a new game every year. [Jan 2012]
  2. GamingXP
    Dec 12, 2011
    91
    A great 2011 edition needed only small improvements to become the best football manager game in 2012. A combination of great emotion and an incredible in depth management experience makes the Football Manager 2012 a must have for all soccer fans.
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  3. Eurogamer
    Dec 9, 2011
    80
    Continuing improvements to the 3D match engine also help drag it kicking and screaming into the present, although it's still a long way short of FIFA Manager in that regard. But, frankly, sod that. 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.
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