Following the launch of Football Manager 27, developer Sports Interactive has released a brand-new trailer for the management sim. The trailer, which you can check out below, clocks in at 35 seconds in length and features a player reacting to their undefeated streak in the game and attempting to coach their players by yelling at the screen.
While the trailer doesn’t feature too much raw gameplay from Football Manager 27, with it even making note of the fact that UI elements were overlaid on top “for trailer purposes”, there is quite a bit of footage that showcases how matches actually look in the game. The real-time look at the on-pitch action gives players a better idea of how their players might be performing, and even adds to the drama during high-stakes situations, like penalty kicks.
Football Manager 27 is available on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, and Android. The title brings several improvements over its predecessor by building on top of the revamped UI and gameplay elements that were introduced in Football Manager 26. While the previous entry was released to mixed reviews, the newer one has been more positively received. At the time of publishing, it has an average Steam user rating of “Very Positive” thanks to 91 percent of its user reviews giving it a thumbs up.
Leading up to its release, Sports Interactive had released a free preview of the title until November 3rd, giving players the chance to experience the whole game. The preview served as a replacement for what the studio had previously referred to as the beta or advanced access, which used to be available through the more expensive editions of games in the franchise.
Football Manager 27 has a host of feature enhancements made to the match engine as well as new layers of control available throughout various management systems. This includes things like Tactical Tweaks and Tactical Effectiveness. Match day also got some new additions, like dynamic cutscenes during the pre-match build-up. Crowds, weather, and lighting effects have also gotten upgrades to add more excitement to the matches.
Tactical Effectiveness is a new option that players can play around with in the training system, gaining greater control over their team’s performance in the process. There is also now the ability to replicate training schedules and visual cues available through the UI, giving players the perfect amount of information they might need in order to make changes to how well their athletes might be performing.
As for the UI, the studio has said that it brought in massive improvements by reducing the overall number of menus that players have to navigate through in order to get to the options they want. Describing this as “smarter navigation” and a “more intuitive full-screen experience” that can scale appropriately with varying display resolutions, the studio has said that it was able to avoid hiding important information.
In the meantime, take a look at our review of Football Manager 26 to see how the previous entry held up.
