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Friday, December 17, 2010

Announcing the global launch of Football Manager Handheld 2011 for the iPhone and iPod

Sports Interactive, the kings of the football (soccer) management genre, bring the unrivalled realism and control of the best selling Football Manager series to your iPhone and iPod touch.


The sequel from the best-selling Football Manager Handheld 2010 is again specifically designed for the platform allowing you to take control of all areas of football management, including managing full squad transfers, to setting tactics all while using a wider variety of formations and giving your team instructions in any of 29 leagues across 11 countries.

In addition you can now give players specific roles on the pitch, allowing greater control over the team’s performance, while the new in-game tutorial guide can help you achieve victory in the no.1 iPhone football management game around the world! Football Manager Handheld 2011 also includes an in game app allowing football fans to find the way to real-life stadiums as well as directing them back to their car.

“We were really pleased with the reaction for the first iPhone release with players and press,” said Miles Jacobson, Studio Director at Sports Interactive. “With the new version of the game we have raised the bar for the management game genre on the iPhone even higher. With the addition of the stadium finder app too, we’ve also given all players in England the easiest way yet to find out how to get to the stadium on match days, giving them more time to play the game, and will be updating the service to include support for other countries stadiums too during the season.”

Football Manager Handheld 2011 for the iPhone and iPod touch via the App Store. The game is available now worldwide and is priced at $9.99 /£6.99 / €9.99 / AU$ 14.99.