Football Manager 2009

The game features a 3D engine during the match, with motion-capture animations of each player and tracking the action from different angles/cameras. The developers have been working on the new engine for three years and waited until everything was technically possible to deploy it in the game, with the help of Sega's studio, Sports R&D Division. Those who don't like it can turn on the good old 2D view. A new bottom bar, with fast forward or rewind and highlighting of key moments. In the full-screen TV view you can activate and drag&drop to move windows (widgets) with additional information (match stats, performance details, radar, etc.) purely according to your needs. The new assistant coach will give you valuable advice before and during the match on how to improve tactics, information on the state of your team, the opponent or why goals are not being achieved. The growing influence of the media in real football will be reflected in the game by the presence of pre- and post-match press conferences, attended by both local and international journalists. You need to consider your answers carefully, as this could backfire in the media coverage of the match. The transfer system has been completely rewritten to allow for a more realistic simulation of real football, now including speculation on who could possibly leave your charges or who is interested in their services. You can train individual footballers with preferred moves suited specifically to their position on the pitch. For the first time, the possibility to choose a female character for the position of head coach, to which all texts will then be adapted. Of course, the database will be updated to reflect the status for the 2008-2009 season, including 5,000 selectable clubs from 50 countries and around 350,000 footballers.