Football Manager 2015

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6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 180 Ratings

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  1. thj1188
    Nov 13, 2014
    6
    So another game basically the same as last years but with a 15 at the end instead of a 14. I have been playing football manager since 2003 when I was 12 and I loved it the stats the numbers the stuff men like. But when coming to buy this game or any game for that matter that releases every year it is difficult to justify to yourself paying out that amount again.

    Apart from the side bar    So another game basically the same as last years but with a 15 at the end instead of a 14. I have been playing football manager since 2003 when I was 12 and I loved it the stats the numbers the stuff men like. But when coming to buy this game or any game for that matter that releases every year it is difficult to justify to yourself paying out that amount again.

    Apart from the side bar an option to do touchline team talks and scouting system tweaks where you don't instantly know everything about a player after sending your scout to do a report card (mimicking real life) there really isn't that much added. The 3d engine I can't really tell the difference to be honest.

    As for if you should buy it depends on which camp you sit. If you are like me a hardcore nut then yes but if you are new to the series or more casual I would get 13 or 14 at a cheaper price form steam and download the current transfer database and you will have practically the same experience.

    The good
    Solid installment more of the same stat goodness.
    I like the touchline team talk helps you get in to the whole role play idea.

    The bad
    Difficult to justify spending £30 on basically the same game.
    Tactics menu feels cluttered.
    Clubs still asking for ridiculous transfer fees I am not paying £80 million for Hojberg

    The ugly

    A lot of questions asked by journalists are the same as last year with the wording having no attempt at being changed and little variety with the same questions repeated game after game smacks of sheer laziness, you had a whole year you could at least change it a bit.

    Final verdict: 6/10 Would have been a 7 but some parts of the game just felt lazy so I deducted a point but if you love the series like me you will be able to forgive it.    … Expand
  2. Tubey
    Dec 13, 2014
    5
    A disappointing addition to the series overall, with the improvements offered mostly being a detriment to the experience rather than an enhancement - and the improvements that should have been made, haven't been.

    For example, the graphics engine somehow looks worse during the matches, whilst the sounds are atrocious (kicking the ball sounds akin to kicking around a bag of wet cement).    A disappointing addition to the series overall, with the improvements offered mostly being a detriment to the experience rather than an enhancement - and the improvements that should have been made, haven't been.

    For example, the graphics engine somehow looks worse during the matches, whilst the sounds are atrocious (kicking the ball sounds akin to kicking around a bag of wet cement). These should be easy fixes in 2014; yes, they're not game breakers, and I'm not expecting FIFA standard ME graphics here, but they shouldn't be actually worse year on year.

    The new layout feels very "Windows 8"-ish to me somehow, which is a bad thing. It's functional, but it feels like change for the sake of change so that they can sell you a 'new' product.

    Everything else is much of the same, barring one big glaring issue - the match engine doesn't seem responsive to what you do. It may be just me, but I held fire on this review until I thoroughly tested it, and a 4-4-2 with attempts at charging wing backs plays the same as a 4-4-2 without, as does a 4-3-3 and so on. It feels like a game of table football, where you put the players in position and the game plays out. In earlier versions of the game, this was not the case, and you could feel the influence of individual players - 2015 does not have that.

    So this, for me, is the poorest entry to the series for quite some time. I wish SI Games would drop the yearly game cycle and concentrate on a fantastic release for FM 2017, but unfortunately we all know SEGA won't allow that. It's a shame, as this is a fantastic franchise with the core in place to make a blockbuster football management sim, but every year we're getting half-hearted efforts.    … Expand
  3. Big_Bear
    Feb 3, 2015
    5
    Rewriting and rescoring this; the more I have played it, the worse it gets, the match engine is pretty awful.I have tried leagues with several different teams and the same flaws occur, its just far too random and makes no sense at all. An example, I am Arsenal, just beat Anderlect 5-0 away from home in Europe and then beat Man City 2-0 in the league; I then play Bournmout in the cup andRewriting and rescoring this; the more I have played it, the worse it gets, the match engine is pretty awful.I have tried leagues with several different teams and the same flaws occur, its just far too random and makes no sense at all. An example, I am Arsenal, just beat Anderlect 5-0 away from home in Europe and then beat Man City 2-0 in the league; I then play Bournmout in the cup and get pumped 3-0 for no reason at all; all the players that got 9's etc for some reason get 5's; both prematch and half time team talks gain green responses from all players but still they could not beat Bournmouth, its ridiculous, and just one example of many senseless results I've had with different teams.

    Good - The awful transfer flaws from 2014 have for the most part been fixed. Prices for players are far, far more realistic than FM 2014 where for example, 30 year old Darijo Srna cost 20mil, and 35 year old Lucio cost 18mil, just ridiculous. Now prices match real life. The new interface, whilst rather dumbed down, is ok. Hours and hours can still be sunk into the game very easily.

    Bad - The match engine has not improved very much over 2014; too many flaws including - far too many freekicks hit the woodwork, the opposition scores from almost every corner regardless of your tactics or personel, slide tackles won far too often land in the feet of an opposition player (not quite as often as 2014) and still, for some strange reason players almost never score in a 1 on 1 situation and never, ever after a run, it will always end in 'what a goal that would have been' or ' he did so well until the finish'. They never actually finish it. In fact the most common way of scoring is crosses, any other approach is useless. The tactics are also a bit dodgy - I find playing the 4-2-3-1, the formation that almost every top club plays today results in your team conceding goals laughably easy.

    Verdict - Even with the huge, infuriating fundemental flaws with the match engine and tactics FM 2015 is still playable but it is the worst match engine of any FM I have ever played. I have never felt less guilty about reloading a save before a game because most of the results seem to be completely random. Just an 5/10, a 7 if they were to actually fix the match engine. Worse than 2014 overall.    … Expand
  4. Thombie
    Nov 10, 2014
    6
    Not much new to write about this game. It's a football manager game, not unlike the numerous iterations before it. I am one of those who actually liked the idea behind last years version where things were simplified but as much as I regret to say it, hardly any of the match shouts and strategies seem to have any actual effect on the matches you play. You also seem to concede an obsceneNot much new to write about this game. It's a football manager game, not unlike the numerous iterations before it. I am one of those who actually liked the idea behind last years version where things were simplified but as much as I regret to say it, hardly any of the match shouts and strategies seem to have any actual effect on the matches you play. You also seem to concede an obscene amount of last minute goals in this version making it an incredibly frustrating experience.

    I give it a 6 because I know that most of the hair pulling mistakes are going to get fixed at some point. At the moment the game is far worse and nearly unplayable. My recommendation is to wait until it's been patched at least twice before buying.    … Expand
  5. blackbird1
    May 25, 2015
    5
    MAKE a German VERSION NEXT TIME

    I give a **** if you have licenses.... that does not prevent you from translate the game into German why should this prevent you ? Whats with ppl in austria like me. Ii rate your next game 10 if its German translated otherwise... i also dont understand why you not buy the licensees,,,, there are millions of german speaking players you would double    MAKE a German VERSION NEXT TIME

    I give a **** if you have licenses.... that does not prevent you from translate the game into German why should this prevent you ?
    Whats with ppl in austria like me.
    Ii rate your next game 10 if its German translated otherwise...

    i also dont understand why you not buy the licensees,,,, there are millions of german speaking players you would double your sells....

    "EA SUCKS"    … Expand
  6. pinball123
    Apr 9, 2015
    5
    The game causes my computer to reset so I have to give it a 0. It rates my hardware as 5 star (max) and no other game causes issues yet I haven't been able to get support to help me with this issue.
  7. Cummins1
    Dec 19, 2014
    7
    I have been playing this game since it's beginning, and believe there are many issues with this one, There are an awful lot of injuries that make it unrealistic, also the high level of takeovers is unbelievable, in my career i'm on my 4th season, and 4th club and it is down to every team being bought over, even though i am being released i am working my way up, starting at Crewe, i am nowI have been playing this game since it's beginning, and believe there are many issues with this one, There are an awful lot of injuries that make it unrealistic, also the high level of takeovers is unbelievable, in my career i'm on my 4th season, and 4th club and it is down to every team being bought over, even though i am being released i am working my way up, starting at Crewe, i am now the manager of west ham and being interviewed for the Man Utd and inter Milan jobs, even though i have not completed a season with a team?
    even at this, i see major changes for the good, the scouting system has been improved drastically and is now more realistic than ever. The in game play is also a lot better. I am enjoying this game apart from the takeovers and i hope this can be resolved. These problems should be easily resolved and i think we will have a fantastic game on our hands.    … Expand
  8. SenshudoTV
    Nov 12, 2014
    6
    While this isn’t a bad game at all and it is still a deep and involving simulation made by a team who clearly love the beautiful game, I find it very hard to want to play FM 2015 when I genuinely feel that FM 2014 is a better game and I can’t really recommend that anyone upgrade, at least not until the mid-season patch comes out and fixes some of the issues with the match engine.
  9. neowizp
    Jan 15, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Football manager year by year gets more hard to play but also gets more real , it's a great simulator that makes everything look real.
    The structure of the game got better in my opinion , you don't have actually do the everything in the game like the Football Manager 2014 which could take more long when you was playing.
    This one could say that is reduced but on the same you have to work hard to have a good game and it's this what I like in this fantastic simulator which I start playing from the first one when I was a child.    … Expand
  10. spageopriya12
    Jan 11, 2015
    6
    Football Manager 2015 (abbreviated to FM15) is a football management simulation video game developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega. It was released on Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux platforms on November 7, 2014, and on iOS and Android platforms on November 20, 2014.
  11. rubencristiano9
    Aug 31, 2015
    7
    Not worth getting if you already own FM 2014 or any of the previous ones, only realy reason I keep getting it is for the updated squads every year and because I'm a huge football fan.

    Highly recommended if you haven't got a football manager, and essential if you like football and you haven't got one.
  12. aecsuter
    Aug 18, 2022
    7
    i had lots of fun with this game, but it has its problems in score engine... sometime its ridiculous.

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#72 Best PC Game of 2014
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#49 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. Riot Pixels
    Feb 26, 2015
    65
    Are you ready to shell out for a pricey graphics update? Because as a simulator, Football Manager did not mature at all.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jan 9, 2015
    90
    Improvements in this edition might not be essential, but it’s still a brilliant game. Simply brilliant. Once again I spend every spare moment either playing it or thinking about it. [13/2014, p.75]
  3. games(TM)
    Dec 16, 2014
    80
    Football Manager 2015 is the best version in a series that has been peerless for many years. It’s not the kind of overhaul that suggests players of last year’s game desperately need to upgrade, but the hardcore will not be dissatisfied. And if you’re a lapsed fan, then we’ll see you in your suit come cup final day.
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