Sports Interactive does not like sudden jerks forward, preferring to quietly step by step approach to the ideal. Each year the studio released a fresh version of its football manager, just updating a database so changing the individual components. And always gets straight to an apple, leaving competitors with the nose. Football Manager 2008 only confirmed this rule, because the authors did not intend to threaten to innovate in gameplay and modern graphics. Familiar 2D-engine, a huge database of athletes (over which there are hundreds of people from around the world) and simply stunning realization of all aspects of the coaching craft - from the choice of tactics to communicate with the owners of the club. Is this enough to become the best?
The answer is unequivocal: it is enough. Of course, without examining the characteristics of a pile of their wards, long meditations on the tactical scheme of the next meeting and the analysis of enemy action in the last win will be difficult, unless you're standing at the helm of Chelsea. But it's nice to defeat FC Barcelona in the Champions League final, running "Tomyu" or "Soviet Wings"!
 | |  | England and Germany team logo and not acquired. Well satisfied with expressionless shield with stripes. | | Left - our team, right - rivals. Interesting in Valencia arrangement players on the field. |
And what about change? Running Football Manager 2008, just pay attention to the new default skin in white and pink. It looks nice, I liked the old one. After a few games, you realize that Match engine approached reality, players behave almost as in life. It is true that everything was so smooth, it is necessary to put a patch 8.0.1, or defenders are afraid of the ball, goalkeepers - running out in center field, and judges - sometimes behave poorly.
 | Russian football |
Russian football in Football Manager 2008 is reflected fairly high quality: management accessible Clubs Premier League Division One (unfortunately, like many other countries, without the logos and pictures of "stars") and, of course, the national team. Characteristics of most athletes domestic championship is not too high and not too low, but wages and attendance at games sometimes cause problems. While all problems are solved or will be resolved fan patches.
 | |  | Hard to become an Englishman. Concessions will not even players from the club leaders - five years to live in a country still have. | | Screen, where you can learn the opinion of the authorities and fans on how well you manage a team. Convenient and informative. |
A special program generates pictures "youngsters" who comes into the team of youth schools. The only pity is that almost all the original players (even stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo or Kaka) remained without photographs, and many of the great clubs - without logos. Fortunately, enthusiasts with a fan site working to solve the problem by offering their versions of the symbolism and portraits for the different leagues.
And let the developers still refuse to move in 3D, but before we blame them, consider the question: "Why?". Why kill time, engaged in creating and debugging is not such much needed for the genre and a three-dimensional engine? May be better to spend precious hours to fight the minor shortcomings, continue to improve the coaching process and to finally, something with a horrible sound. And then the crane will remain in the hands of Sports Interactive. A Tit Tit ... let them fly in the sky.
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