Football Manager 2017 Jun 14, 2023

Football Manager 2017 is an incredibly realistic and immersive football management game that allows players to take control of their favorite elite football squad. With over two and a half thousand actual clubs to manage and a transfer and recruitment market that exceeds half a million players and management staff, this game offers an extraordinarily life-like simulation of real-life professional soccer management.

As the manager, you have total control over transfer policies, team selection, and rotation. Just like in real life, you exercise complete tactical control, deliver pre-match and halftime team talks, and give in-game dugout instructions. The 3D game engine adds to the realism, allowing you to watch the game "live". You'll also have to deal with the scandal-hungry sporting media, the fragile egos of unhappy superstar players, and a board of directors closely monitoring your every move as you guide your team to glory.

Early purchasers of the game can enjoy extra content bonuses such as "board override" (every manager's dream), "no firing mode", and three new tournaments to participate in the game's "Challenge" mode. There is also a streamlined "Touch" mode that focuses solely on transfers and tactical issues, which is available as a separate stand-alone game.

The game requires Windows 8, 8.1, or 10 in 32 or 64-bit to function on a PC or Windows laptop. The processor required is an Intel Pentium 4 Intel Core AMD Athlon 2.2GHz, and the game takes up 2 gigabytes of RAM and 3 gigabytes of storage space on both Windows and Mac OS machines. It also supports most major European languages.

Football Manager 2017 continues to use Prozone, delivering vast quantities of statistics from around the FM world via a screen-based news ticker. This allows managers to analyze the specifics of each performance in precise detail, including distances covered on the pitch, placement location of each shot, accuracy of set-piece deliveries, and consequences of each error before picking the team for the next game.

While Football Manager 2017 may not appeal to fans of FIFA and Pro Evolution Soccer who prefer actual in-game simulation where the gamer controls the player, not the coach, it remains a must-play for fans of the Football Manager franchise. Just like real-life football management, you can't please everybody!