Counting over 800 new features, not including changes to the rules of the
games 50+ leagues, Football Manager 2012 promises to be the most realistic,
immersive and playable football management simulation ever for any fan who has
ever dreamed of making the big decisions, both on and off the field.
Features:
- Transfers & Contracts – significant changes to the transfer and
contract systems, including loyalty bonuses, better implementation of amateur
and youth contracts, an improved transfer centre and the ability to lock areas
of the contract negotiation when you aren't prepared to budge. This helps you to
manage your budgets and gives you flexibility in what you offer money hungry
players, or agents, as incentives.
- Scouting improvements – using several real life scouting reports, a new
in-game report has been devised which includes squad analysis, tactics
information and information about goals scored and conceded alongside lots of
other scouting improvements, giving you all the information you need to prepare
before kick-off and throughout the season.
- 3D Match Improvements – new animations, a whole new crowd system,
improved weather system, more stadiums, plus two brand new cameras –
“Behind Goal” and “Director Cam” as well as all other camera angles
being reversible – meaning you can watch and analyse every aspect of
every game.
- Manage Anywhere, Anytime – the ability to add or take away playable
nations in your saved game as often as you want. Manage in that country at the
start of the next season- meaning you don't have to stay in the nations which
are chosen by you to be playable at the start of your career.
- Tone – a whole new level has been added to team talks and conversations,
with the new tone system, which allows you to specify the way you want to say
things – be as cool as a cucumber by saying things calmly or throw tea cups
around by saying things with passion. There are 6 different tones to choose
from with specific comments per tone.
- Intelligent Interface – a new adaptive layout system, which means the
higher your screen resolution, the more info is easily at your fingertips. The
new interface also contains new filters, customisable columns, a new tactics
screen, and lots of new overview screens.
- Brand New Tutorial – standing separate from the main game, a mode to help
new players find their way around the game easily, whilst also offering tips to
experienced managers on how to get the most out of the game, as well as a new
in-game “how to” system.