

Don’t just sign superstars, create them.Meet the board’s expectations and beat the best on your way to winning football’s top prizes. FM 2017 offers none of that.” Osborn was also highly critical of the game’s purely cosmetic addition of a face scanner, and inclusion of social media, calling it “utterly inconsequential”.

Osborn wrote, “Over the past four years, Football Manager editions have shaken up the way players create tactics, introduce in game manager stats or provide new game modes to play. George Osborn of British newspaper, The Guardian, was less positive about the game, particularly citing previous releases in the series, and the lack of a substantial increase over previous instalments. On the review aggregator Metacritic, Football Manager 2017 received a score of 80 out of 100, based on 47 critics, indicating “generally favorable reviews”. GameSpot gave the game a 7/10, applauding the player development and smart transfers, and also saying “Football Manager 2017 is easy to recommend to the budding manager”, but not enjoying the tactics interface. PC Gamer gave the game a score of 85/100, saying the game is a significant step up from previous versions. Trusted Reviews gave the game 4.5 stars, “saying FM17 is a very definite leap forward.”
