FIFA Manager 14

Pros

• More team and player elements to control than in previous versions.
• Features over 1,000 real-life teams from 70 leagues.
• Highly sophisticated sports management simulation engine gives it a high degree of realism.

Cons

• Last installment in the FIFA Manager series.
• Graphic quality not as high as in other FIFA games.

FIFA Manager 14 is a soccer game that gives you a manager's perspective of the most popular sport in the whole world. If you love soccer and wanted to experience what it feels like to manage one of the big league teams, this game will give you the chance to do so. It was released by EA Sports in 2013 and has received a lot of praise from fans for being one of the best sports management simulation games they have played.

Just like the other titles in the FIFA video game series, FIFA Manager 14 is highly realistic and contains many elements from real soccer teams from all around the world. Officially licensed by FIFA, it contains over 70 leagues, 1,000 teams and 35,000 players that really exist. Just like in any other sports management game, the objective in this one is to make your team successful both financially and on the playing field.

If you're new to the game genre, the user interface and controls may take some time to get used to, but there are several tutorials included in the game to help you figure out where everything is and to understand its main gameplay elements. FIFA Manager 14 simulates all of the aspects of club management, right down to the details, such as current rivalries between teams and even the different personality types of individual players. You will therefore have to put in a lot of thought into the decisions that you make at each stage, as every little detail will affect how well your team performs.

The game lets you see your players actually play on the field, however the graphics aren't as good as in the main FIFA game series where you control players directly. Another unfortunate thing about FIFA Manager 14 is that EA has decided that it will be the last installment in the series, as the game's complexity made it appeal to a more specialized audience and it hasn't sold as well as expected outside of the UK and Germany.

Pros

• More team and player elements to control than in previous versions.
• Features over 1,000 real-life teams from 70 leagues.
• Highly sophisticated sports management simulation engine gives it a high degree of realism.

Cons

• Last installment in the FIFA Manager series.
• Graphic quality not as high as in other FIFA games.