Football Manager 2019 Reviews

Football Manager 2019 is ranked in the 95th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
10 / 10.0
Oct 30, 2018

The Football Manager series just goes from strength to strength. This is superb, sublime, and irresistible. It's not a game you play, it's a game you live.

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Chris Wray
Top Critic
9.5 / 10.0
Nov 1, 2018

With a clean, intuitive new UI as well as tutorials that introduce both new and veteran managers to all of the major systems in Football Manager 2019, it's never been as easy to get into the game. Thanks to a myriad of upgrades, both large and small, the series as also never been this good. Unarguably the pinnacle of the series so far, with only a few remaining issues like press conferences and player conversations, this is sure to be the highlight for all budding managers.

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90 / 100
Oct 30, 2018

Football Manager returns with a kitbag full of new and overhauled features. It's the best at what it does, and FM 19 is the best it's ever been.

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Oct 30, 2018

Football Manager 2019 is a game that'll get its studs into you early and you won't be able to shake it free for some time. A must-buy for football fans.

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9 / 10
Oct 30, 2018

A game you will lose hundreds of hours to and although you can criticise the lack of development in certain areas, it remains the thinking football fan's go-to game.

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Game Revolution
Tom Power
Top Critic
Nov 14, 2018

There’s been no finer version of a Football Manager game, and it could be a few years before we see an entry as innovative as this one.

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9 / 10.0
Oct 30, 2018

Despite the all-too-demanding hardware requirements, Football Manager 2019 is the ultimate managerial football experience, rich, sophisticated, able to satisfy all its players.

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PCGamesN
Dave James
Top Critic
9 / 10
Oct 30, 2018

Sports Interactive has exposed more of the game's workings to players than ever. It feels both fresh and familiar at the same time, while being the best FM has ever played on day one.

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9 / 10.0
Nov 5, 2018

Football Manager 2019 takes the series to a whole new level and finally brings in some long needed refreshment. What we have is easily the most accessible Football Manager in recent memory but one that can still many moons to master.

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GameSpace
Adam
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Jun 13, 2018

Football Manager 2019 is the best the series has ever been but also the most complex. Your love of the beautiful game will dictate just how much enjoyment you get from this one or instead opt for its mobile brother Football Manager Touch. Now please excuse me, I have a suit to don and an FA Cup to win.

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4.5 / 5.0
Nov 28, 2018

Even with the new levels of accessibility and staff assisted help, Football Manager 2019 is not for the faint of heart. It's not going to convince non-football fans finally hop aboard. Similarly it's probably not going to lure fans of the flashy action that FIFA provides over to its hard-core data analysis. But for football buffs and management wannabes there is simply no equal to Football Manager. Nothing else has the depth, nothing else summons the feelings, nothing else feels quite as true to life. Improvements have been made and it is still the biggest, most detailed football simulation out there. You will lose months of your life over it, cursing to yourself over trivial things such as substituting your left back too early. It is a beautiful game for the beautiful game.

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9 / 10.0
Nov 14, 2018

The best sports manager game got even better.

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Oyungezer Online
Ege Sağın
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Nov 6, 2018

With its revolutionary training system, it's the best game of the series.

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Cubed3
Top Critic
9 / 10
Nov 26, 2018

Football Manager 2019 is a fantastic entry in the series and anyone that hasn't picked up the game in a few years will be blown away by the structural changes to the way it works. The training system allows so much more flexibility in management, whilst drawing on real world examples of how teams are coached in the modern age. In addition, the tactical system overhaul makes creating a specific style for teams to play in much easier. The all-round performance is great, with the UI sensibly remaining as clean and user-friendly as it has been for a number of years now. There are a few minor things that could be polished up, but this is a great buy and sure to have a whole new group of football fanatics addicted.

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85%
Nov 5, 2018

While Football Manager 2019 doesn't have any direct competition, it still manages to prove that it's the king of sport manager games.

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82 / 100
Nov 12, 2018

The only representative of football manager games, comes with the best game in the series

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8 / 10
Nov 2, 2018

Football Manager 2019 redesigns its tactical interface to give you the tools to create a playstyle you'll spend the next 200 hours obsessing over.

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8 / 10.0
Oct 30, 2018

Football Manager 2019 doesn't bring anything revolutionary in the classic FM experience, but it shows an all around more tidy and comfortable user experience.

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Nov 8, 2018

Football Manager 2019 is the most compelling and involving upgrade of the game since, for my money, the superb FM14. While some old niggles remain --press interaction still needs its proper overhaul, for instance-- its commitment to openness and accessibility has not come at the cost of its extraordinary depth. Quite the opposite. We go again.

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Oct 30, 2018

A welcome refresh of the UI, more visually pleasing training and tactics menus, and all the addictive depth you'd expect from an entry in the Football Manager series.

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