Football Manager 2011 (often abbreviated to FM11) is a football manager simulation video game. It was released for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X on 5 November 2010. It was also released for PlayStation Portable on 26 November 2010.[2] A version for iOS was released on 16 December 2010.
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Developer(s) | Sports Interactive |
Publisher(s) | Sega |
Series | Football Manager |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation Portable, iOS |
Release | Microsoft Windows, Mac 5 November 2010 PSP 26 November 2010 iOS 16 December 2010[1] |
Genre(s) | Sports, Simulation |
Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
FM11 features similar gameplay to previous entries in the Football Manager series. Gameplay consists of taking charge of a professional[lower-alpha 1] association football team, as the team manager. Players can sign football players to contracts, manage finances for the club, and give team talks to players. FM11 is a simulation of real world management, with the player being judged on various factors by the club's AI owners and board.[3]
On 11 August 2010, Sports Interactive published a video announcing a number of new features that would be included in Football Manager 2011.[4] FM11 features enhanced agent roles, with agents all acting differently according to their personalities.[5] In-game press conferences received a revamp, with more in-depth questions being asked by the press.[6]
FM11 also featured improvements to match analysis, with information regarding different plays being shown in-depth.[7][8]
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Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | PC: 85/100[9] PSP: 77/100[10] iOS: 76/100[11] |
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Eurogamer | 90%[12] |
GameSpot | 8.5/10[13] |
The Daily Telegraph | 8/10[14] |
Review aggregator website Metacritic gives the game a score of 85/100, with "generally favorable reviews" based on 23 critic reports.[9]
The German website 4players.de rated the game with 87% as "sehr gut".[15]
In February 2011, Sega announced that FM11 was the company's third-highest-grossing game of the financial year, with the PC and PSP versions combined selling 690,000 units.[14] Despite this, Sega called the game's sales "slow", alongside PlatinumGames' Vanquish and Sonic Colors.[16]
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