It's been a good week for football sim fans. On Wednesday Sega sent out a press release with scintillating new details of Football Manager 2006. The latest addition to Sports Interactive's series is already looking promising thanks to the addition of half time talks (so finally you can scream obscenities at your players when they trudge back to the changing rooms after going down two goals to Wigan), but now there are several new tactical features.
You will, for example, be able to get players to swap positions mid-way through a game - great for when you have roving creative types like Robben or Cristiano Ronaldo in your squad. There's even a new time wasting option for when you're one-nil up with five minutes to go. Previously we had to rely on switching to an ultra defensive formation and opting to keep all eleven men behind the ball, but this was always prone to last minute equaliser heartaches.
And yesterday we got some confirmed details on PES 5 for PSP...
Yes, the PSP version of Konami's defining footie series will boast 57 national sides and 136 club teams, and will allow Wi-Fi multiplayer gaming. Interestingly, the game keeps a tally of all the matches won, goals scored, etc, so you'll be able to build instant leagues with your friends. It'll also be possible to import your teams from the PS2 version of the game, and swap teams with other PSP owners. As usual, genius.
