metacritic.com: Football Manager Handheld 2008 (Sony PSP)

Football Manager Handheld 2008 (Sony PSP)

(Also known as "Worldwide Soccer Manager Handheld 2008") Football Manager returns before Christmas packed full of new features for fans of the much-acclaimed series from Sports Interactive to feast their eyes on. Transfer Center - A new way of managing all current transfer and loan bids for your club, both incoming and outgoing, making it easier to compare bids and reject or accept them. Finance Revamp - Sports Interactive have updated the finance area of Football Manager 2008 to better reflect the ever-changing modern football world. More information is available to the manager too, including, but not limited to, corporate matchday income, season ticket news, investment funds, improved sponsorships, collective win bonuses and the ability to move around funds from the wage budget and transfer budget (and vice versa) at any point to help you in your quest for the ideal squad. International Management - The international management gameplay has been completely revamped for Football Manager 2008, including, but not limited to, media improvements, international retirements, player interaction, international scouting, improved national pool selection, captain selection and a separation of international and club morale for players. Match Flow - The largest change to matchdays in a Sports Interactive game since the introduction of the 2D match engine. Match flow brings more atmosphere to matchdays with match previews, team talks, opposition player instructions, the match itself, half time and post match now seamlessly following on from one another. There's no more pausing to make tactical changes and you'll find a mini-radar pitch whilst making those tactical changes to keep you in touch with what's going on in the match. [Sega Europe]

Sega Europe
Sports Management Simulation
Players: 1
E (Everyone)
Developer: Sports Interactive
Released November 30, 2007

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

76 / 100

Critic Reviews

90	Pocket Gamer UK Own a PSP and fancy yourself as a budding Mourinho? Then consider this ace management sim an essential buy.
85	Games Master UK Understandably lacks the depth of the PC game but it's the best on PSP. [Jan 2008, p.76]
80	Playstation Official Magazine UK For the most part, this is FM being its usual unputdownable self. [Jan 2008, p.111]
80	PSM3 Magazine UK Still evolving, and every bit as absorbing as ever. [Jan 2008, p.78]
80	EuroGamer It's highly strategic, never overwhelming and massively addictive. As handheld strategy games go, it's currently one of the best your money can buy.
80	Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK Engrossing, in-depth and exciting, this is the closest you'll ever get to being Jose Mourinho (unless you're already Jose Mourinho). [Feb 2008, p.106]
80	Total Video Games FMH 2008 continues to masterfully translate the main FM game onto the PSP. This year's game sees some nifty little additions to the match engine and interface that both enhance gameplay and streamline the experience.
75	Maxi Consolas (Portugal) Although it has some new elements, it’s basically an evolution and not a revolution regarding last year’s game. It would be better if SI finally implemented the 2D engine on the portable version of FM, but you can still find here a good offering if you have a managers’ blood running through your veins. [Jan 2008]
49	Play UK A functional but ultimately tedious cash-in on a well-respected license. [Issue#161, p.92]

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