Football Manager 2013

{{short description|2012 association football management simulation video game}}

{{Infobox video game

| title = Football Manager 2013

| image = Football Manager 2013.jpg

| developer = Sports Interactive

| publisher = Sega

| producer = Miles Jacobson

| series = Football Manager

| platforms = Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation Portable, iOS, Android

| released = Microsoft Windows, OS X{{vgrelease|WW|2 November 2012}}PlayStation Portable{{vgrelease|WW|30 November 2012}}iOS, Android{{vgrelease|WW|13 December 2012}}

| genre = Sports management

| modes = Single player, multiplayer

}}

Football Manager 2013 is a football management simulation video game and the tenth instalment in the Football Manager series developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega. It was released on Microsoft Windows and OS X on 2 November 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/28/football-manager-2013-release-date-announced |title=Football Manager 2013 Release Date Announced |first=Luke |last=Karmali |date=28 September 2012 |website=IGN |access-date=5 December 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027204236/http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/28/football-manager-2013-release-date-announced |archive-date=27 October 2012}} Football Manager Handheld 2013 was subsequently published for PlayStation Portable on 30 November,{{cite web |url=http://www.game.co.uk/en/football-manager-2013-187601 |title=Football Manager Handheld 2013 (PSP) Product Details |publisher=GAME |access-date=16 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016023303/http://www.game.co.uk/en/football-manager-2013-187601 |archive-date=16 October 2013}} and for iOS and Android on 13 December.{{cite web |url=http://ie.ign.com/games/football-manager-handheld-2013/iphone-150143 |title=Football Manager Handheld 2013 (iOS) |website=IGN |access-date=19 June 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://eurodroid.com/2012/12/13/football-manager-handheld-2013-out-now-for-android/ |title=Football Manager Handheld 2013 out now for Android |website=Eurodroid |date=13 December 2012 |access-date=17 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510081259/http://eurodroid.com/2012/12/13/football-manager-handheld-2013-out-now-for-android/ |archive-date=10 May 2013}}

Gameplay

File:FM13 Gameplay.jpg and Watford F.C. on the Microsoft Windows version of Football Manager 2013]]

Football Manager 2013 features similar gameplay to that of the Football Manager series. Gameplay consists of taking charge of a professional football team (the game also includes semi-professional, amateur, and international teams) as the manager. Players can sign football players to contracts, manage finances for the club, and give team talks to players. The Football Manager series is a simulation of real world management, with the player being judged on various factors by the club's AI owners and board.{{cite news |title=A league of their own: six of the best football video games |last=Boxer |first=Steve |work=The Guardian |date=28 August 2018 |access-date=22 October 2018 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905160554/https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer |archive-date=5 September 2018 |url-status=live}}

Football Manager 2013 includes a quicker mode of play called "Football Manager Classic". This new mode allow gamers to complete a season in less time than the normal game mode. It retains the 3D match engine and player/staff database but simplifies the way players manage their club and allows them to focus on selected key areas to build success. A player can complete a season in approximately seven hours of gameplay. Football Manager 2013 also includes a number of pre-set challenges, offering players scenarios designed to test their management skills over a set period of time, usually half a season. The challenges replicate a variety of real world circumstances. On 19 December 2012, two new challenges were added to the in-game store.{{cite web |title=Get two new Football Manager Classic challenges |url=http://www.sigames.com/news/14208/Get+two+new+Football+Manager+Classic+challenges++New+update |date=19 September 2012 |publisher=Sports Interactive |access-date=19 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507094258/http://www.sigames.com/news/14208/Get+two+new+Football+Manager+Classic+challenges++New+update |archive-date=7 May 2013}}

Release

On 6 September 2012, Football Manager 2013 was officially announced via a mock press conference video on Sports Interactive's YouTube channel.{{Cite web |title=Football Manager 2013 Announcement "Press Conference" - YouTube | date=6 September 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRQiCNdSGSg |publisher=YouTube |access-date=7 September 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906171817/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRQiCNdSGSg |archive-date=6 September 2012 |df=dmy-all}}{{cite news |last=Stuart |first=Keith |title=Football Manager 2013 announced with Classic mode for lapsed fans |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2012/sep/06/football-manager-2013-classic-mode |date=6 September 2012 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=7 September 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929033604/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2012/sep/06/football-manager-2013-classic-mode |archive-date=29 September 2015}} It was confirmed the game would include over 900 new features, including a new mode called "Football Manager Classic". Release was slated as prior to the Christmas holiday season.{{cite web |last=Purchese |first=Robert |title=Football Manager 2013 interview: acres of new information about that Classic mode |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-09-06-football-manager-2013-interview-acres-of-new-information-about-that-classic-mode |date=6 September 2012 |website=Eurogamer |access-date=7 September 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508095521/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-09-06-football-manager-2013-interview-acres-of-new-information-about-that-classic-mode |archive-date=8 May 2013}}{{cite magazine |last=Schilling |first=Chris |title=Football Manager 2013: Miles Jacobson interview |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/09/07/football-manager-2013-miles-jacobson-interview/ |date=7 September 2012 |magazine=PC Gamer |access-date=7 September 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605141956/http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/09/07/football-manager-2013-miles-jacobson-interview/ |archive-date=5 June 2013}}{{cite web |last=Cook |first=Dave |title=Football Manager interview: addiction returns |url=http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/07/football-manager-2013-interview-addiction-returns |date=7 September 2012 |website=VG247 |access-date=7 September 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910012824/http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/07/football-manager-2013-interview-addiction-returns/ |archive-date=10 September 2012}} On 27 September 2012, it was announced that the game would be released at midnight on 2 November 2012. On 18 October 2012, a fully playable beta version was provided to customers who pre-ordered either the digital version (via Steam) or physical versions (from selected retailers). Save data from the beta was compatible with the final version.{{cite web |last=Cook |first=Dave |date=19 October 2012 |title=Football Manager 13 beta begins, pre-order players get first touch |url=https://www.vg247.com/football-manager-13-beta-begins-pre-order-players-get-first-touch |access-date=13 October 2024 |website=VG247}} On 26 October 2012, a game demo was made available.{{cite web |last=Cook |first=Dave |date=29 October 2012 |title=Football Manager 2013 demo on Steam now |url=https://www.vg247.com/football-manager-2013-demo-on-steam-now |access-date=13 October 2024 |website=VG247}}

Reception

{{Video game reviews

| MC = PC: 86/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/football-manager-2013/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Football Manager 2013 for PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=26 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630162614/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/football-manager-2013 |archive-date=30 June 2013}}
iOS: 81/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/football-manager-handheld-2013/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad |title=Football Manager Handheld 2013 for iPhone/iPad Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=28 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117054625/http://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/football-manager-handheld-2013 |archive-date=17 January 2013}}

| EuroG = 9/10{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-10-29-football-manager-2013-review |title=Football Manager 2013 Review |first=Jack |last=Arnott |date=29 October 2012 |website=Eurogamer |access-date=26 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830051401/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-10-29-football-manager-2013-review |archive-date=30 August 2013}}

| GSpot = 8/10{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/football-manager-2013/reviews/football-manager-2013-review-6398938/ |title=Football Manager 2013 Review |first=John |last=Robertson |date=29 October 2012 |website=GameSpot |access-date=5 December 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121204064833/http://www.gamespot.com/football-manager-2013/reviews/football-manager-2013-review-6398938/ |archive-date=4 December 2012}}

| IGN = 9/10{{cite web |url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/11/03/football-manager-2013-review |title=Football Manager 2013 Review |first=Luke |last=Moore |date=3 November 2012 |website=IGN |access-date=5 December 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625002706/http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/03/football-manager-2013-review |archive-date=25 June 2013}}

| PCGUS = 88/100{{cite magazine |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/review/football-manager-2013/ |title=Football Manager 2013 Review |first=Chris |last=Schilling |date=3 November 2012 |magazine=PC Gamer |access-date=26 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906032059/http://www.pcgamer.com/review/football-manager-2013/ |archive-date=6 September 2013}}

| PCPP = 9/10{{cite news |url=http://www.pcpowerplay.com.au/2012/12/football-manager-2013-review/ |title=Football Manager 2013 Review |newspaper=Pcgamer |date=14 December 2012 |publisher=PC PowerPlay |access-date=26 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820141100/http://www.pcpowerplay.com.au/2012/12/football-manager-2013-review/ |archive-date=20 August 2013}}

| VG = 8/10{{cite web |url=http://www.videogamer.com/reviews/fm_13_review.html |title=Football Manager 2013 Review |first=David |last=Brown |date=29 October 2012 |publisher=VideoGamer.com |access-date=26 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909001946/http://www.videogamer.com/reviews/fm_13_review.html |archive-date=9 September 2013}}

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Football Manager 2013 received very positive reviews, including the highest ever Metacritic score for a Football Manager game, with a score of 86/100.

Sales

As of 31 March 2013, the game had sold 940,000 copies in the United States and Europe.{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-05-10-aliens-colonial-marines-managed-1-31-million-sales |title=Aliens: Colonial Marines managed 1.31 million sales |last=Purchese |first=Robert |date=10 May 2013 |website=Eurogamer |access-date=10 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606215402/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-05-10-aliens-colonial-marines-managed-1-31-million-sales |archive-date=6 June 2013}}