Football Manager 2018 Reviews

[Neil Brock]

Listed below are all the reviews for Football Manager 2018 we've been made aware of so far.

We'll try and keep these updated as we go, so if you find one missing from the list from a recognised publication please just drop me a message. Thanks. 

Publication	Review Score	Quote
English
PC Gamer	89%	"The quintessential football management sim is back with its most ambitious undertaking in years"
Trusted Reviews	8/10	"The sheer number of things that you can do make it ridiculously addictive – and one of the best value games around"
PC GamesN	9/10	"All of the depth is there as before, but the humanity of football is represented in a greater way"
PC Invasion	7/10	"Football Manager 2018 is still to be recommended as an absurdly detailed simulation title"
One Angry Gamer	Buy It	"If you’re a football fan, a returning fan or a curious fan, there is no doubt. You should buy it"
PC Aficionado	8/10	"...chock-full of new features while still keeping what made the previous games great, there is no better place to start learning than here."
The Telegraph	4/5	"...one of the deepest, most interesting and emotionally impactful gaming experiences you can have (if you let it)"
Games Radar	3/5	"Updated 3D Match Engine is a real improvement"
World Soccer Talk	Positive	"Football Manager remains the serious soccer gamers life currency and this season is no different."
Goal.com	Positive	"...the new features, tweaks and updates mean that it is now more likely to keep you gripped for many, many seasons"
Rock Paper Shotgun	Positive	"the actual match engine is my favourite to date"
Daily Mirror	8/10	"Sports Interactive hasn't reinvented the wheel with FM18 but it's added just enough to ensure the game feels fresh but familiar - a great balance."
Eurogamer	Recommended	"50 hours in, the proof of the pudding is in my 'Just one more match, I promise' rating."
The Sack Race	4/5	"...it is impossible not to conclude that Sports Interactive have created an astonishing, soul-absorbingly brilliant game""
Metro	8/10	"The best new Football Manager in several years"
Burton Mail	9/10	"But all said and done, do I recommend this game? For any of the millions of people who have an obsession with football (and consider themselves, to any degree, students of the game), the answer is most certainly "yes""
WCCFTech	9/10	"New features have brought Football Manager 2018 closer to the beautiful game than ever before"
Gamespot	9/10	"...the way these new and overhauled systems coalesce with Football Manager's deep and emotional fundamentals is fantastic"
The Nerd Stash	4/5	"Football Manager 2018 does a remarkable job in simulating the tension, heartbreak, and triumph of being a high stakes manager"
The Mancunion	8/10	"I can safely say that ‘FM’ is still as addictive as ever"
France
Lightning Gamer	8/10	“So, a revolution no, but a game more accomplished than the previous ones, yes!”
L'Equipe	17/20	"From its reworked interface to these new menus, through its more attractive 3D Match Engine , FM 2018 is obvious. Too bad for your social life..."
Gameblog	8/10	"Football Manager 2018, more immersive than ever"
ActuGaming	8/10	"With three main innovations  and some minor updates, Football Manager 2018 is a must for any football fan"
Italy
The Games Machine	8.4/10	“Football Manager 2018 is even more immense, arcane and complicated than usual.”
Games Village	9/10	“Sports Interactive continues its work of improvement successfully and year after year brings the game to a next step towards perfect simulation. A monstrous work for quantity and quality that any enthusiast of this kind should not get away for no reason in the world.”
Evereye	8/10	"we recommend Football Manager to any fan of the world's most beautiful game”
Spazio Games	8.5/10	"“The three main innovations of this edition of football manager excellence concern the part of accident analysis and prevention, scouting new talents around the globe and changing the dynamics of the dressing room, how delicate it is if you want to get results worthy of note .”
IGN Italia	8/10	“Football Manager 2018 is not the best episode in the series but still has a title to have for any lover of the genre”
Games.it	8.5/10	“There are still some interesting novelties that in our opinion will make the fans delight. The new dressing management system we like, as well as scouting and the Medical Centre."
Tom's Hardware.it	3.5/5	"“So a great job by Sports Interactive that we strongly recommend to try, especially if you are already navigated players who know how to make the most of your team in this kind of games.”
Netherlands
XGN	8.5/10	"You now have more control over how you play and you can also get much better feedback from your games because they are more realistic animated"
4gamers.be	82%	“Football Manager 2018 does not add world-shocking changes this year, but adds some important innovations. We are mainly a fan of the new way players are being scratched.”
Spain
Zonared	8.5/10	“if you like football, ' Football Manager 2018 ' is a compulsory purchase for all PC users”
IGN Espana	8.2/10	“the addition of the dynamics and the management of injuries are two points for which this edition will be remembered”
Eurogamer.es	Recommended	“In spite of its niche character and the few but decisive novelties, the saga keeps intact its capacity to pulverize social lives.”
Portugal
Salado Jogos	4/5	“Football Manager 2018 achieves the feat of winning a place among the best titles of the already long franchise”