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Sports Interactive has revealed Football Manager Touch 2016, a new, simplified version of the desktop FM game.
Touch 2016 will launch “before Christmas” as a standalone single-player title on PC, Mac and high-end iOS/Android tablets. It’ll also be available within the main Football Manager 2016 game in a dedicated Touch mode, with cross-save functionality allowing you to start playing on one platform and continue on another.
However, it should be noted that cross-save requires separate purchases of the different game versions. For example, if you wish to play the game on PC and continue your progress on tablet, you will need to purchase both versions individually.
The game will cost £19.99 on PC and Mac, and £14.99 on tablet.
A list of key features can be found below, courtesy of SEGA.
- Matchday Experience – Football Manager Touch 2016 offers enhanced tactical options, including set-piece planning and opposition instructions – all of which play out in the acclaimed Football Manager 3D match engine.
- Create-A-Club Mode – Add your own club to the game using the ‘Create-A-Club’ option. Name your club, choose your colours and edit your squad to your heart’s content – even adding yourself and friends.
- Match Analysis – For the first time, Prozone match analysis comes to Football Manager Touch 2016, allowing managers to fully analyse either their full team or individual players after the final whistle.
- New Unlockables – Brand new unlockables reward you for progress in your career; ‘All Job Applications Accepted’ helps you get your foot in the door at a new club, while ‘Design a Son’ allows you to fully customise your own in-game offspring who will come through into your squad.Opposition Instructions – Prepare your team for the match ahead by setting opposition instructions which tell your players how to treat certain members of the opposing team to limit their performance as much as possible.Improved Screens – Football Manager Touch 2016 features a more intuitive virtual manager’s office, with redesigns to many key screens including manager home, transfer, contract, player and tactics screens.
- And Much, Much More – Including fully updated player and squad details across the database of more than 600,000 players and staff and lots more new features and improvements to be announced in the coming weeks.
Football Manager Touch 2016 was announced today alongside the full desktop game and a new smartphone version, Football Manager Mobile 2016. The two new varieties replace Football Manager Classic and Football Manager Handheld respectively.
A full list of compatible tablets will be published prior to launch.
Source: SEGA
