Football Manager 2020

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  1. tensioly
    Jun 6, 2023
    9
    Football Manager se va mejorando cada año. Es un juego muy completo pero no es para todos los públicos, por lo menos yo creo que va dirigido especialmente a la gente que le gusta la gestión de un club de fútbol. Los gráficos de los partidos ya se han quedado bastante anticuados, pero en cuanto al resto de aspectos que ofrece este juego es tremendamente completo, especializado y realista.Football Manager se va mejorando cada año. Es un juego muy completo pero no es para todos los públicos, por lo menos yo creo que va dirigido especialmente a la gente que le gusta la gestión de un club de fútbol. Los gráficos de los partidos ya se han quedado bastante anticuados, pero en cuanto al resto de aspectos que ofrece este juego es tremendamente completo, especializado y realista. Muy buen juego. 8,7/10
    (09/2019)    … Expand
  2. AlexMakesToast
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    FM 20 = 3/10
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  3. Kuzya_Zeleniy
    Jun 29, 2022
    8
    Very good football simulator and very realistic.
    The game has a very good game intelligence, I had a lot of moments when it involved transfers (Lukaku-Chelsea, Holland-Manchester City) and the winners of the Champions League (Bayern 19/20).
    But I recommend buying an additional editor to make the game more interesting. And as a football fan, this is one of the best games for me in this    Very good football simulator and very realistic.
    The game has a very good game intelligence, I had a lot of moments when it involved transfers (Lukaku-Chelsea, Holland-Manchester City) and the winners of the Champions League (Bayern 19/20).
    But I recommend buying an additional editor to make the game more interesting.
    And as a football fan, this is one of the best games for me in this sport.
    By the way, I was lucky enough to pick up the game for free from Epic Games :D    … Expand
  4. Kopro209
    Dec 23, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Juegazo muy realista. Como maximo una de las unicos problemas que tengo pueden ser que tarde en cargar y el gameplay que se ve un poco lageado, pero por lo demas el mejor juego manager que he probado… Expand
  5. MikeTepelus
    Mar 14, 2021
    9
    I started the game with the least experience as a past-footballer (Sunday league player), which is also my Real Life professional football playing experience, and obviously I managed to grab a coaching club only after a year or so.

    Luckily, however, the game mechanics allow the players to train themselves at some level and, thus, I could find a Under-21 team to manage, a European    I started the game with the least experience as a past-footballer (Sunday league player), which is also my Real Life professional football playing experience, and obviously I managed to grab a coaching club only after a year or so.

    Luckily, however, the game mechanics allow the players to train themselves at some level and, thus, I could find a Under-21 team to manage, a European national team, which I took through the qualifiers and right to the quarter-finals of a Final Tournament.

    The video and performance requirements are higher than its predecessor (2019) and even its successor (2021).
    That's why the game looked blurry sometimes on my decent graphic card but the good thing to Sega and FM it's that they managed to reduce the detail and graphical requirement for the next installment, FM21, which I play now and also is the reason I quit playing FM20.

    The realism of the game still has high standards.    … Expand
  6. tufekciero
    Mar 12, 2021
    6
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  7. Gamercritic777
    Feb 17, 2021
    3
    As long as you do not play matches and care about tactics it is a fun game. If you get inot tactics download a set cheating one as the game is broken
  8. Mister_Jey
    Jan 12, 2021
    10
    → Le retour du roi, vive le roi !
    FM est de retour en copie quasi complète du précédent opus. Pourquoi faudrait-il changer une formule qui fonctionne me direz-vous ? Il reste actuellement le King des jeux de gestion dans le domaine du sport.

    Sortie en novembre 2019 / Développé par Sports Interactive.
  9. eraybeycik
    Dec 24, 2020
    7
    Çok detaylı ve bu da insanı boğuyor. Oynanabilir ama futbolla alakanızın olması lazım baya.
  10. Baltifru
    Dec 5, 2020
    8
    Football Manager means hours of passion, and hours of rage.

    Despite the sobriety of the game appearance (no sound outside matches, tons of tables/drawings to manipulate), I am always surprised how realistic the game engine feels. In the sense that, as manager, you have a lot of control over your team (recruitment, training, tactics, communication) but little control at the same time.    Football Manager means hours of passion, and hours of rage.

    Despite the sobriety of the game appearance (no sound outside matches, tons of tables/drawings to manipulate), I am always surprised how realistic the game engine feels. In the sense that, as manager, you have a lot of control over your team (recruitment, training, tactics, communication) but little control at the same time. Indeed, in football, the players' performance on the field are a big part of the final result. Which means that whatever you do, you will sometimes lose. You will also occasionally win matches you are not supposed to win. What is usually called, as a cliché, "the magic of football".
    I've tried to reverse engineer the game engine a few times but couldn't reach any meaningful conclusion, other than: well done Sports Interactive. And although some defeats can be quite infuriating, there is some kind of addiction that grows, which always pulls you back in the game. All these possibilites of transfers, tactical changes, the perspective to win a cup... Any argument is a pretext to keep going.

    Although I've loved (and hated) the game, there is still one aspect that needs a lot of improvement: the communication with the press, the team and the higher hierarchy. Communicating sums up to choosing, in a set of predefined sentences, the one that corresponds the most to what you would say. And this is a big problem, since in modern football, developping a good relationship with players is key. Yet here, it comes down to saying when you are or aren't happy with them, and whether you want them to be mentors, to retire or to leave the club. Of course, videogames are not yet at a stage where verbal, analogic communication is possible with AI, but this aspect is by far too rigid and frustrating, so much that sometimes you will feel powerless in communication situation, although in the role of the manager. The latest example in date is: after a losing "streak" of 2 matches, the happiness of the squad went from dark green (rather positive) to flashy red (catastrophic), and then directly back up to the maximum after one win, earning me the "Superb Dressing Room Atmosphere" achievement.

    For all the rest, needless to say that Football Manager is a must-have for any football fan.    … Expand
  11. Enerla
    Nov 4, 2020
    0
    How do you spot the obvious cash-grab? When the developer and the publisher don't even try to target new players, don't even pretend to try to attract new players, it is a cash grab. They hope the people who always buy their games will keep paying for more...

    When a player who loves to play various manager, business strategy (or tycoon) games would try to manage a football club in this    How do you spot the obvious cash-grab? When the developer and the publisher don't even try to target new players, don't even pretend to try to attract new players, it is a cash grab. They hope the people who always buy their games will keep paying for more...

    When a player who loves to play various manager, business strategy (or tycoon) games would try to manage a football club in this game and sees this game included with Xbox Game Pass (for PC, or Ultimate) it is easy to downloads this. You start the game and make your profile, where you even say you are inexperienced with the game. Now you have to select which leagues will be active.

    It tells you that too many leagues will be a problem performance-wise. But otherwise? If I want to have friendly matches with international teams, do I have to add their league? If we want to see them in international leagues, do we have to select their national leagues?

    Well, looks like the most inexperienced players should already know that, just to start the game, as these questions are left unanswered. The game is a bit ugly, but we don't play games for their graphics, if we would I wouldn't love OpenTTD so much. But even that game does a better job of explaining the options.

    I see an option to start in "around the present day", and in 2 leagues in my country. If I would assume a new manager, freshly graduated from the relevant university, would have a chance to start with a new team and gather the experience, he or she would start much lower. You can't start with something simple. Even if you would fancy trying the editor (not usual for newbies), you would still manage a highly complex and much larger team. And you would start too late to reach the top tiers of the sport before you would reach the present time.

    While some business simulation is part of the game, other aspects of the business are missing. So for fans of the business strategy/manager/tycoon genre too many features are missing or out of reach for now, and the game assumes you have an in-depth knowledge of the topic.

    For fans of the sport? Most wouldn't be happy with a game that is only a "manager game", and they would still see some local clubs are missing and are restricted to other clubs in bigger leagues. The graphics are ugly, and even seasoned fans complain about the pretty unrealistic behavior of the match engine.

    When fans of the franchise see that sometimes stats and decisions don't make much sense, then new players would have very little chance to learn and understand their importance.    … Expand
  12. Roomforgaming
    Nov 1, 2020
    10
    im addicted so warning its one of the best game ever but you will break up with your wife or girlfriend but in terms of game 10/10
  13. Skyyfall
    Sep 29, 2020
    5
    delete scripts pls! go on new engine and make a good game now fm20 looks like new version fifa21. this game no make difference since fm15 and oldest
  14. Ada5
    Sep 9, 2020
    9
    An excellent entry in a beloved franchise. Flaws in the gameplay department can be excused for the general low specs necessary to run the game, although the option for better graphics would be a welcome addition. The sheer amount of content is incredible, and Combined with the user base's custom databases gives an up to date experience. The issues with licensing can easily be fixed withAn excellent entry in a beloved franchise. Flaws in the gameplay department can be excused for the general low specs necessary to run the game, although the option for better graphics would be a welcome addition. The sheer amount of content is incredible, and Combined with the user base's custom databases gives an up to date experience. The issues with licensing can easily be fixed with some megapacks, and overall a solid addition to sink hundreds of hours into.… Expand
  15. EdwinFr
    Aug 6, 2020
    2
    Very poor, match engine completely broken, feels random and not fun,

    game crashed and all saves corrupted.

    Don't bother with it
  16. Crypt
    Jul 15, 2020
    8
    It's a great game. Fun, immersive and with a huge database. Some minor bugs and lack of innovation still persist. It's really worth it.
  17. Marciogalo2000
    Jul 7, 2020
    1
    O jogo tem qualidade, mas uma coisa que desanimou com o jogo é que apenas uma formação realmente funciona, que é com Extremos 4-3-2-1,o resto das formações nenhuma da certo, o time começa à jogar mal sem nenhum sentindo isso, tira a realidade do jogo que é simulafor
  18. Toastboi
    Jul 6, 2020
    8
    This is my first FM game.It can run on basically any PC and it has a lot of depth in it unlike fifa's career mode. It is nice to chose from some many countrys to play in and some many clubs to play as.The graphics aren't the best but they don't need to be good for a game like Football Manager. If you like the strategic side of Football/soccer this game is a must buy.
  19. naufri27
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    Aunque el juego engancha cosa mala, se echa en falta demasiadas cosas como para subirle la puntuación, como puede ser un simulador de partidos más realista y una interfaz que, en muchas ocasiones, no es clara y muestra información que no quieres en vez de la que estás buscando.
    Dejé de jugar por un bug que hizo perdiera la partida guardada.
  20. emilian079
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    I've been playing every version of fm since 2015 and regrettably I must say this version is the worse.

    The match engine is so bad that I cannot even describe it in words. You can literally count on your fingers the ways you can score in a match: 1. set pieces, 2. crosses, 3. first time shots, 4. rebounds. THAT'S IT. Also, in 9/10 matches you dominate the game and by that I mean you have    I've been playing every version of fm since 2015 and regrettably I must say this version is the worse.

    The match engine is so bad that I cannot even describe it in words. You can literally count on your fingers the ways you can score in a match: 1. set pieces, 2. crosses, 3. first time shots, 4. rebounds. THAT'S IT. Also, in 9/10 matches you dominate the game and by that I mean you have 15+ shots on target while the opposition barely gets 3 and for some reason you lose 1-0, draw, or best case scenario win by one or two goals. And this has nothing to do with the players or the tactics because I'm telling players to work ball into box and shoot less often while my strikers have 16+ finishing and yet still miss big clear cut chances that in real life would be converted without much effort especially when they are world class strikers. This happens too frequently now and it got to the point where it's just too disgusting to still be playing.

    Not to mention the tactics system which is also terribly weak developed. If you are playing this fm, let me just save you the effort and tell you that the only tactical style that gets you points is the gegenpress. Forget about any other tactical style because it won't work even if you spend hours studying other tactics that in real life would get you results. To give you an idea of how bad this is, I've implemented a vertical tiki taka style of play to teams like Ajax and Napoli (teams which in real life are extremely efficient using this approach). The results? I got knocked out of the champions league group stage with Ajax while finishing 3rd in Eredivise and with Napoli I finished on the 6th place in Serie A and got knocked out of the cup competitions in the early stages. Completely opposite results of how these teams would normally perform. There is only one tactical style recognised by fm and that ladies and gentlemen is gegenpress.

    All these things should not be part of a game which promotes itself as a real life football simulator because there is still a massive gap of the expectations and what the game actually delivers. With that being said, this version of fm will probably be my last for a long time because it's clear that the developers put no effort in improving this game so why would I continue buying year after year a product which doesn't show any real progress.    … Expand
  21. Kludd4Ever
    Jun 6, 2020
    0
    The same as 2019 version or every version before that. No difference then last year.
  22. socialist6
    Apr 21, 2020
    9
    I noted the pretty critical critique from the gamers before starting to play again, have not played since 2013/2014 (the 3d engine did not work that well, and i was generally not very impressed).
    However since it was free to play for a couple of weeks, i wanted to check it out, and i must say i like the game.
    The 3D looks nice, still a few issues with the movement/physics and the amount    I noted the pretty critical critique from the gamers before starting to play again, have not played since 2013/2014 (the 3d engine did not work that well, and i was generally not very impressed).
    However since it was free to play for a couple of weeks, i wanted to check it out, and i must say i like the game.
    The 3D looks nice, still a few issues with the movement/physics and the amount of shots/conversion ... but overall there is a huge range in options for both players movement, ball physics and general action on the pitch!
    Massive amount of options off the pitch, projections, dynamics, engaging with players, transfer options, stats, club vision etc.
    I am impressed, and this game is back in my top 3 of all time best games i have played!

    I even bought it after the period expired :D!    … Expand
  23. FlavioSoeiro
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    Decided to run two easy tests to see how much the match engine is broken. I added another coach to play against my main team (Flamengo).
    1: I put a CB as goalkeeper and Gabriel Barbosa, on of the best brazilian strikers, miss one clear chance in front of the goal.
    2: I altered the tactics of the other team to 442. But it was four midfields, 4 OM and 2 strikers (yeah no CBs and no WBs). I    Decided to run two easy tests to see how much the match engine is broken. I added another coach to play against my main team (Flamengo).
    1: I put a CB as goalkeeper and Gabriel Barbosa, on of the best brazilian strikers, miss one clear chance in front of the goal.
    2: I altered the tactics of the other team to 442. But it was four midfields, 4 OM and 2 strikers (yeah no CBs and no WBs). I suffered a goal from a twenty years old WB playing as deep lying playmaker. His finishig is 6 and the ball entered in top angle, he shoot with his left foot and he is only right feet.
    This game is worse than Covid-19    … Expand
  24. Umperio
    Mar 9, 2020
    3
    Long data fan of the Football Manager series here.

    Don't believe critic reviews - most of them got the game for free and wrote the review shortly after no more than 2 hours playing, and half of the reviews came out on the official release date or even before! FM20 is a big NO for me. I pre-ordered it in October 2019, but as of March 9th 2020 I wouldn't buy it again - and I am    Long data fan of the Football Manager series here.

    Don't believe critic reviews - most of them got the game for free and wrote the review shortly after no more than 2 hours playing, and half of the reviews came out on the official release date or even before!

    FM20 is a big NO for me.
    I pre-ordered it in October 2019, but as of March 9th 2020 I wouldn't buy it again - and I am convinced at the current date I won't buy FM21 since Sports Interactive disappointed me, once again.

    When the game beta was first released, we all knew it was full of bugs - it was a beta, it was understandable.
    Then the game was released, and still some of those bugs were still in. But that's ok, they needed time to fix what was broken in beta.
    4 months from the official release date, we've come to the latest patch and still many and many bugs are featured in the match engine, in the interface and in the online.
    What's more, Sports Interactive officially announced on its forums that game development for the current title has been stopped.

    Now, I can acknowledge people and resources are limited, but Sports Interactive has to acknowledge that several of the bugs FM20 features come from previous titles of the series - and it is poor thing they couldn't fix them.

    Some bugs are featured in the user interface - little thing tho.
    Many bugs are featured in the online part - and that's quite annoying since you might be forced to leave the game under certain occasions.

    Most bugs concern the match engine and there's nothing you can do to avoid them. Match engine itself can be exploited with tactics who know where match engine can be forced and defeated. The whole gaming experience is compromised, unless you're one of those who only want to win the league no matter what.

    User Interface itself is good, and it is so that you won't think about bugs until you take part in a match. That's good, but also some of a decoy.

    However, Sports Interactive is quite content, since there's no other software house developing a football manager game - and they can claim it's the #1 football manager in the world. It's way too easy, when you have no competitors!

    I have very low expectations for the upcoming titles of the series, and I'm so disappointed I will wonder many times whether to buy FM21 or not - I sadly guess not.    … Expand
  25. Jokunen
    Mar 6, 2020
    1
    Do this game series a favor and dont pre-order fm 2021. Buy it earliest feb or March. ME is going worse and worse every year. Its time as customers to make a difference and send message to SI. Tell them that you cant release unfinished products anymore.
  26. Wiebe
    Feb 26, 2020
    0
    Football manager barely changes anything and republishes their game for full price. Greedy cheap basterds. The game database is great, but if you play for long enough and understand the mechanics the game becomes easy to beat, because it requires little adaption to the opponent and the scouting system is easy to game. There is also always some game breaking problem, such as crossingsFootball manager barely changes anything and republishes their game for full price. Greedy cheap basterds. The game database is great, but if you play for long enough and understand the mechanics the game becomes easy to beat, because it requires little adaption to the opponent and the scouting system is easy to game. There is also always some game breaking problem, such as crossings working insanely well.… Expand
  27. Eirikr39
    Feb 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game, i spent all day playing haha

    Already in 2026 with Partizan, after working in Narva Trans, Rijeka, Shamrock Rovers and Puskas Akademia    … Expand
  28. AjayAgath
    Jan 25, 2020
    1
    Broken game that they tried to reduce how op it was from last year, tactics are pointless and so are player ratings, disgraceful game. Players drop ratings for no reason, 1 on 1’s are so broken, goalkeepers are useless may as well not have one and have made the cpu op, ruined a beloved game, not worth the money you pay and time you put in.
  29. robldux
    Jan 24, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is just horrible.
    This is my first experience in FM, and I am very disappointed. Yes, the management stuff looks realistic, but matches are just disaster. And I am not saying this because I am failing. Quite the opposite. I won Segunda with Zaragoza, and almost won a ECL qualification next season (1 points behind). So why am I unsatisfied?
    Every match my players shoot 20-30 times, and near 30% on target. But I always win 1-0, or 2-1. My players are getting one on ones 4-5 times every game, but they only score one time (and sometimes they don't even score at all). Also, it's very obvious that some part of the season my team is weaker, just because of the so called "realism". My team may have 200 shots in one month and score 2 goals, while my finishers are 15 and 16 skilled of finishing. Yet my opponents shoot 6-7 times, and win or get a draw. Also, with my Zaragoza squad I won Barcelona's first squad 4-0, but then at spanish cup, against one man down Eibar, 37 shots, 1 goal, while Eibar did 4 shots and 1 goal. And during the penalty shootout the players who messed up all the 100% goal situations, missed the penalty shots. Now look at my eyes, and tell me honestly if this game is not scripted. I was happy to find a game that I was enjoying. And again, my career is going quite successful there. My complaint is that if your positioning as a game is "realism", it must also indicate to the matches, not only the management and transfer window (I will not describe how bad is it again. Players got no ambitions, they are so easy to transfer if your team got the money).
    Please make good FM 21, cuz this one is a huge fail.    … Expand
  30. Karel86
    Jan 23, 2020
    4
    I have bought this game since Football Manager 2010, every version every year. And this one is absolutely one of the worst, if not the worst. Every match atleast 60-70% of the time my team always has more chances, more possesions and way more shots. But score no goals what so ever. I tried a lot of different tactics but nothing works. I never been of the best in this game but I playI have bought this game since Football Manager 2010, every version every year. And this one is absolutely one of the worst, if not the worst. Every match atleast 60-70% of the time my team always has more chances, more possesions and way more shots. But score no goals what so ever. I tried a lot of different tactics but nothing works. I never been of the best in this game but I play average of atleast 400 hours each version or more. I was at Arsenal and I left for I got fired I took Bolton Wanderes at Npower League 2 I play a FA Cup match with 11 vs10 men from minute 16 on and still lose 0-3. Other examples I had I was in my second season with Heracles Almelo the Dutch Eredvisie club the objective was to qualify for Champions League!! CL!! This dutch team never even in the world and in real life ever has been in Europa League alone or let alone finish higher then 6th. And I forget the most important negative about this version of FM... The Goal Keepers are like God in this game. A lot of the time they get rated a 7,5, 8 or sometimes even a 9 out of 10. Almost impossible to score 1 on 1. Ofcourse goal keepers can be and are good with football/soccer but this time it's insane.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 35 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. Cubed3
    Apr 10, 2020
    90
    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.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jan 10, 2020
    75
    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]
  3. Gaming Nexus
    Jan 7, 2020
    88
    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.
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