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Released: 05/11/2010
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The art of good business is to be a good middleman, so when we set out to introduce detailed contract talks to Football Manager 2011, we went and spoke to a bunch of real-life agents. This helped us introduce a deeper negotiation system where players, agents and the club would go back and forth in real time, and personal feelings of those involved were just as important as the numbers.
FM11 also introduced the most intuitive training system in the series' history, with a new 'match preparation' area of training for laying down specific areas of focus ahead of the next game. You could also set individual schedules so players focused on up to 14 skill areas.
Two years on from the introduction of the 3D Match Engine, we delivered a huge round of improvements, with over 100 new animations, player emotions, player models, stadiums, pitch textures, improved lighting, floodlit night matches and more goal celebrations.
One of the most-requested new features was dynamic league reputation. As teams grew stronger and performed better on a continental level, so the league they played in also grew in stature, attracting better players to its shores. Funnily enough, this feature coincided with PSG turning Ligue 1 into a key destination in world football. It's a funny old game, eh?
Significant Innovations
- In-Depth Negotiations - Working with real-world agents, we designed a system of detailed negotiations that better reflected the way deals are done in football
- Intuitive New Training System – With a dedicated match-prep area for drilling players on the way to play against specific upcoming opponents
- 3D Match Engine Updates - Over 100 improvements across everything from player models and animations to textures and lighting
- Dynamic League Reputation - As a league grows in stature due to the success of its teams, those teams start to attract the cream of the crop of global players
WHAT THEY SAID
Eurogamer
"The sum of FM 2011's parts is the most organic but more importantly, most believable man- and team-management experience the series has provided. Don't be expecting perfection, because you won't find it – but even if you own last year's version you should seriously consider investing in this follow-up, a recommendation I certainly don't make every year. And if you've been holding off purchasing a Football Manager game for the last few years, then this is the year to get back in the game."
VideoGamer
"More important than all the above is the fact that Football Manager 2011 is a huge time sink that will keep you playing for hours on end for months to come. There has often been an argument for add-ons to the previous year's version, simply fixing a few things and updating stats, but this year Sports Interactive has made a game that feels like the most essential for a very long time. Being a manager has never been so realistic or as much fun."
GameSpot
"Football Manager 2011 is a great game that has something for fans both old and new. If you've been skipping iterations because of fatigue, this one is a good place to start afresh. Having the team blend and match preparation elements at the fore makes FM 2011 more accessible, and players of all abilities benefit immensely from the increased transparency. New contract negotiations make the act of signing a player more interesting, and money-grabbing agents disgust you as much in-game as they do in real life. This season, the Football Manager experience is more compelling than ever."
The latest version of Football Manager Handheld for the PlayStation Portable was a modest upgrade, introducing player data for the 2010/11 season and a streamlined interface, where an easily navigable system mapped everything on-screen to the PSP buttons, meaning you could quickly skip from your formation to a rival team sheet with all the smoothness of a Brazilian attacking midfield.
The refreshed iOS edition of FM11 Handheld also brought player data into line with the new season, allowing managers to tackle 29 leagues in 11 countries, and offered greater flexibility all over the shop. You could implement more formations, set custom tactics, give players specific roles on the pitch, and if you ever got lost you could fall back on a new in-game tutorial to help you find your way again.
As smartphones and tablets continued to grow in quality and diversity, so the iOS edition of Football Manager would keep on evolving to keep pace.
