Football Manager 2020

Year after year, Sports Interactive again managed to give us another great Football Manager game. Using the same structure as before, with many little improvements, FM20 is so far probably the best football simulation we ever got.

Football Manager 2020 is the purest, most engrossing and also the most accessible football management game yet and marks yet another high point for the series. From improved accessibility and usability to improved AI and long-term gameplay functions in new features like the development centre & club vision, this is a game that takes a longer more realistic look at the beautiful game than any before it. Slight issues still prevail, but this is the closest to perfect the series has ever been.

This game is mildly different from the previous FM game and that’s because it is very difficult to improve something that is already great. If you love the game of soccer, go out and get a copy of Football Manager 2020. It’s that good.

Football Manager is still the ultimate football simulation series, and this latest addition makes enough positive changes to keep the gameplay fresh, and improve on some of the minor frustrations of previous entries. With a better UI, enhanced match engine, and some high-quality decisions around player motivations, it is easier than ever to get sucked into hundreds of hours of addictive gameplay. Football Manager 2020 is the perfect game for spending long days in quarantine, as the time will fly by.

Football Manager 2020 manages to improve upon last years outing in enough areas to justify an upgrade for owners for FM 2019 or before. However, I do feel it's getting closer to the point where a marquee feature will need to be introduced or an existing one improved dramatically such as the 3D match engine.

Surprisingly accessible considering the depth of management on offer. Football Manager 2020 delights in almost every way. Prepare to be sucked in once again.

A sizeable improvement on last year’s already excellent game, with major changes and minor tweaks that will delight veteran players and encourage newcomers.

It won't convert a casual fan of the sport into a rabid follower of the series, but it is one that will take anyone who wanted to live the fantasy of managing a football club and give them every opportunity to find their heart's content.

Football Manager 2020 is another Sports Interactive title packaged to the smallest detail, almost perfect and optimized in all aspects. However, its structure is starting to need updating.

Still addictively enormous, but more open to newcomers than ever, FM 2020 is a brilliant update to a brilliant series.

Another superb entry that feels tailor-made for the series' most dedicated players.

This year’s entry feels like a big step forward for the franchise, even if the new additions aren’t that big. It’s definitely one of the best titles of the series that brings a deeper take on management.

Football Manager 2020 brings together all the little changes made in the last two years taking everything to a brand new level of depth and accuracy. The management part of the game is quite perfect, crystal clear and the new club vision system works really great. On the pitch the situation is still changing and if the idea of the extreme fluidity of modules and tactics is excellent, Sports Interactive needs to balance the situation with a couple of patches. The potential is huge, but to see it fulfilled for real we need to wait the winter transfer window.

Football Manager 2020 plays like a charm thanks to some welcome additions. Thanks to these new features you have much more control over how you can become the best manager possible and it'll keep us playing for many weeks to come.

Football Manager 2020 improves upon last year edition by paying attention to details and delivering an exhaustive experience to fans and beginners. More than ever the best football management game.

Experts and neophytes, don't be afraid to throw yourself headlong into this offering from Sports Interactive: for sure you won't be disappointed.

The Football Manager is again this year the first choice for all who want to lead their favorite club on the home computer to success.

Sir Miles Jacobson and his team did it again: Football Manager 2020 is one of the best episodes in recent years, thanks to some polishing and the inclusion of long-term planning, which adds replayability and depth to an already great sim.

A few match engine issues, hopefully easily resolvable, somewhat tarnish an otherwise excellent version of Sports Interactive's iconic management series.

Football Manager 2020 brings some polishing on its predecessor's gameplay, providing a solid game overall. You won't find any not-to-be-missed new feature, so if you aren't an hardcore fan of the series just keep this in mind.

Football Manager 2020 is a far less innovative game than the last one, but if Sports Interactive keeps polishing is formula we will have another must have for this soccer series in just a few weeks.

As my board like to say: we are pleased with the progress being made.

Several of the new features in Football Manager 2020 hit just right, especially for players who prioritize long "saves" over jumping between different clubs. Our biggest dissatisfaction concerns the match engine, where obvious deficiencies tend to create unnecessary annoyance. But new depth and even more focus on talent development makes this year's version of Football Manager at least as good as last years.

Football Manager 2020 has made the series more realistic. Also club tradition and the vision system are very good.

Football Manager 2020 is a pure gem with some great new features that clearly enhance the whole experience. It's far from perfect, but Sports Interactive has found great ways to welcome a larger audience in a game that is, again, not to miss if you're a fan of the franchise and/or a football lover.

The large-scale changes that Football Manager 2020 introduces will make a huge difference for players who like to see their managerial careers extend far into the future.

Quotation forthcoming.

It looks as much of an iterative update as any FM game, but the added finesse of the new match engine, and the extra depth to the club staffing dynamics and development, make this the best version of the game yet. Get past the overly familiar visuals and you’ll find more reasons to keep on managing.

Football Manager 2020 continues the series' winning formula, but there's still plenty of aspects that need work alongside overpowered tactics and methods to win games.

Football Manager is the special dessert only for hardcore football gamers. But it is a pity that some bugs and problems remain unfixed for a really long time.

The 2020 edition is as engrossing as always... but also as irritating as never before – in part because of the quite appalling match engine. [01/2020, p.46]

Quirks of the match engine, illogical events, and a handful of old bugs stop me from praising FM 2020 to high heaven, but, after some proper patching, it may become one of the best football managers in years.

Football Manager’s new content deals with the future, which is great - but it should also focus on the present which, through its mistakes, dangerously resembles the past.