PSP Review: This is Football Management
Today I had the opportunity to play TIFM for the PSP. Now I cant say that I am a gigantic football enthusiast but I do love towatch
a match every now and then. However I never thought I would be interested in the management side of the game, but TIFM makes it rather easy to get into.
You start of by picking your “Premier League” football team. I (of course) picked the Manchester Reds. You are presented with a really glossy and clean looking interface. Choices and controls are easy to pick up and I must say, for a game that has very little graphics in it, it looks great.
Now that I have my team I jumped straight into the action with a friendly against Ewood rovers. You have the choice of watching a play by play of the match, which is quite similar to the live scoreboard on SkySports.com, or you can skip directly to the results. The animations and sounds watching the play by play are simple (I love simple, works well in portable games) and work really well for the game type.
During each match you have the opportunity to change your team around and augment your team in various ways. Rather simplistic approach again but I found a couple of the menus confusing to navigate through. The main game menu however is very nice. You can see everything from new sponsor deals to transfers and contract signings in the news tab. The stats tab will show you how you have done and what money you have made.
Like every PSP Minis game this suits the “games on the go” category. You dont need to sit down for hours trying to get into the game, you can pick up and play a few minutes a time whenever you get a chance. So, from a football outsiders point of view, the game reacts and looks clean cut. If you need a game thats easy to pick up and stress free, this game does it well.
So I’ll give it a 3/5 
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