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Football Manager Live
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 23 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 34 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Sega Europe
Developer: Sports Interactive
Genre(s): Sports Management Simulation
Players: Thousands
ESRB Rating: RP (Rating Pending)
Release Date: January 23, 2009
Summary
Football Manager Live is a brand new game from Sports Interactive, the creators of the popular Football Manager series. It is a combination of Fantasy Football, Auction sites, Social Networking and the Football Manager concept all rolled into one. Buy now for these great benefits...Create and manage YOUR very own football club - YOU create your team name, colours, badge & home ground and YOU decide which players to sign. Choose your own dream team - Take your pick from Sports Interactive's world famous database of over 330,000 footballers, tailored to your part of the globe. Show the world how good you are - Play against your mates or other managers from around the globe in a gameworld that's LIVE and online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Choose from over 10 official associations - Choose the league that suits both your play time and style and work your way to the top. Develop your club - Use the innovative skill system to develop and improve your managerial style; unlock bonuses that will give you the edge. Exchange banter with other managers via the in-game chat facility - Will their mind games affect you? Play the game your way - The AI/Stand in manager takes control of your matches when you're not online. Wheel and deal on the transfer market - Buy, sell, loan and exchange players in the lively transfer market, or snap up some talent with the exciting new auction system. Create and run your own mini-leagues and cup competitions - Take on the best or compete for bragging rights against your mates. Balance the books - YOU have control over the financial running of your club. Will you sign your favourite superstar footballer or invest in a youth system for long term stability? Manage matches live - If a game's not going your way, change tactics on-the-fly from the virtual dugout. Will YOU take the glory? [Sports Interactive]
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
MEGamers
FML however is a game that will reward you for every minute you spend on it and in the end is a fantastically well done game.
Read Full Review >Thunderbolt
Football Manager Live is a wonderful and addictive game and a must have for any armchair manager. The depth of the gameplay is still unrivaled and any little niggles and annoyances the game contains are small fry compared to the successes the game has achieved.
Read Full Review >Games Master UK
A brilliant revolutionary football management game. [Mar 2009, p.69]
Multiplayer.it
Football Manager Live is the perfect evolution of Sports Interactive's most popular brand. As with any other title playable online it requires time to have interesting results but what it gives back is the perfect multiplayer experience if you want to manage your own football team.
Read Full Review >VideoGamer
According to my manager stats, I've spent approximately 35 per cent of my life (since my team was created) logged into FM Live. Either I've got nothing better in my life to be getting on with or FM Live is the greatest football management game ever created.
Read Full Review >DarkZero
It has taken a while to arrive, but Football Manager Live has delivered not only an excellent online management experience, but an excellent online FOOTBALL MANAGER experience, remaining loyal to previous games while catering for the massively multiplayer market, which as anyone who has ever lost a job/wife/life to them will agree with, is a very, very good thing indeed.
Read Full Review >AceGamez
I can see what SI Games and SEGA have set out to achieve with Football Manager Live and while it doesn't quite line up with the idealistic images that I had in my head when dreaming of a football management sim that could be played online, it has come up with a really impressive massive multiplayer debut.
Read Full Review >InsideGamer.nl
Whether there's enough here to maintain longevity is yet to be seen, but for the time being we finally have a Football Manager-game that can be enjoyed against other people and in short bursts, a game that's subtly addictive but never life sapping.
Read Full Review >PC Zone UK
Vast database. [Apr 2009, p.62]
Play.tm
A couple of managers I competed against admitted they were addicted, yet none had a problem with this particular addiction. As for me, I think one of the most interesting things about FML is the thought of where Sports Interactive will take the concept next.
Read Full Review >IGN UK
Whether there’s enough here to maintain longevity is yet to be seen, but for the time being we finally have a Football Manager game that can be enjoyed against other people and in short bursts, a game that’s subtly addictive but never life sapping.
Read Full Review >SpazioGames
The brand Football Manager takes a step forward in the MMOG Era. Compelling gameplay mechanics will keep soccer fans glued to their PCs. The interface and the 2D graphics might be a drawback for FIFA and PES fans, but if you like the managerial aspect of soccer, this is your game.
Read Full Review >Eurogamer
Sports Interactive has massive experience in creating single-player management games, but this is the developer's first stab at an MMO - and for the most part, it's a genuine success. While it never quite scales the heady heights of the single-player games, it's still an experience that every Football Manager fan should try, while budding managers intimidated by the demands of Football Manager 2009 are likely to find this a much more enjoyable and accessible entry point to the world of management.
Read Full Review >Total PC Gaming
Accessible and addictive mass management entertainment, if a little ugly and ungainly.
Read Full Review >Teletext GameCentral
Ultimately this is a very different game to the offline versions but on its own terms almost as entertaining.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
After years of solitude, the world's most addictive management game goes multiplayer with great results.
Read Full Review >D+PAD Magazine
Football Manager Live is a curious, audacious shot of adrenaline into a series that was bordering on stagnation.
Read Full Review >Gamer.nl
Football Manager Live is the Valhalla for every football manager. And after all those years it's finally possible to let your customized team compete against human players. Without ever ruining the gameplay they made the series famous. However, the fun comes with a price. Literally. But even with a high price tag the game remains the best in its genre.
Read Full Review >PC Gamer UK
There's nothing else like it out there - only the original "Football Manager" series gets close. [Apr 2009, p.65]
PC Format
A fantastic concept struggling against the weight of realism, and a community that can be frustratingly silent. [Mar 2009, p.99]
GameStar
It looks like a chartered accountant but it's a real revolutionary, because it starts the online age for manager games. You're not managing an existing club, but one you create from scratch. Then you choose an association that fits your style of play, e.g. the Casual Weekend Association. The games are shown on 2D maps, so all you see is few circles running after the ball. Despite the meager presentation FM Live manages to be an entertaining game, even if you only play a few minutes a day.
Read Full Review >LEVEL (Czech Republic)
Online version of the popular football manager game is truly addictive even though at some moments you feel like a non-paid beta tester. Stadium management needs lots of improvements. [Feb 2009]
Boomtown
It’s Football Manager, but online on a vast scale. You can’t beat playing against human managed teams.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 2.4 (out of 10) based on 34 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
10cancelled_subs 10cancelled_subs gave it a0:
why people create a such offensive and terible game?the mods ruin everything
marcelo F gave it a10:
i HATE this game, don't wase ur money, i don't pay to be offended and managed
Clare S gave it a0:
i want my money back!and why mods offend me?and the support menaces to block my account without refund... is it possible?
Gianni C gave it a0:
why no one closes this game???? is the worst of all times, and not only because is technically terrible but the support and the mods make everything to make u hate it. they maltrated me and they must really learn education.
7cancelledsubs 7cancelledsubs gave it a0:
no chance .this game is the worst i ever proved. the mods are offensive and they force u to cancel sub.they can access all ur private dates and they make racist insults.the support is worse.i hope this game, whose users are really a little, will be closed. dn't waste ur cash.i didn't expect a such product from sega. i won't buy fm10 too. i bought championship manager this year
Russell W. gave it an8:
Immersing, frustrating, addictive did I mention frustrating but still the best football management game out there. The game is continually being improved so it can only get better.
