Reviews

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This section is where you’ll find all the reviews for any football management PC games that I cover on Fuller FM. I will consider reviewing any titles that aren’t from the current Football Manager series, regardless of whether they are newer on the market or more retro.

At the end of each review, I will give the game in question a ‘Star Rating’ out of five. Every game will be rated honestly on its own merits, so older titles from the 20th century will not be unfairly compared to more contemporary games.

MY RATING SCALE

4.5 to 5* (Champions League): This rating is reserved for the ‘crème de la crème’ – those titles that can genuinely rival Football Manager for addictiveness and satisfaction. If you love football video games in general, these are absolutely must-play.

3.5 to 4* (Premier League): If I give a game this rating, then it has my recommendation, despite a few noticeable faults. It has enough substance and visual appeal that a player can still extract several hours’ worth of enjoyment from it.

2.5 to 3* (Football League): A game with this rating may be perfectly functional and playable, but it’s still middle-of-the-road as far as I’m concerned. There may also be a few quirks that might not appeal to every football-mad gamer.

1.5 to 2* (National League): This low rating indicates a game which lacks significantly in design, execution and/or enjoyability. Only a motivated player who’s really into this kind of game can be expected to stick with it for very long.

0.5 to 1* (Sunday League): This is about as bad as it gets when it comes to a football management sim. It’s technically and visually a mess, at least one key part is fundamentally broken, and any self-respecting gamer should stay clear.

ALL FULLER FM REVIEWS

TITLEYEAR RELEASEDRATING
Ally McCoist’s Director of Football20012.5*
Championship Manager 201020092*
Championship Soccer20103*
Club Soccer Director PRO 202020192*
FA Premier League Football Manager 200019992.5*
FIFA Manager 0720062.5*
FIFA Manager 1320123.5*
FIFA Soccer Manager19972*
FourFourTwo Touchline Passion20022.5*
Giant Killers19992*
New Star Manager20184*
Premier Manager 1020091*
Soccer Manager 201920182*
Soccer Manager 202020192*
Soccer Manager 202120202.5*
Soccer Manager 202220211.5*
Total Club Manager 200520043.5*
Ultimate Soccer Manager 9819984*
We Are Football20213*
We Are Football 202420242.5*
Women’s Soccer Manager20173*