➤ Football Manager 2020 Touch: the review for Nintendo Switch 🎮

If you have played Football Manager at least once in your life, you will undoubtedly know the level of addiction that the branded game has Sports Interactive is capable of arousing. It is therefore our job to start the Football Manager 2020 Touch review warning you about the effects this game could have on you: on the train or bus, at your uncles' house or at the shopping center, nothing will stop you from playing a game and then another and another, along the road towards the Olympus of football even when you are away from home and from your PC. A dream that for all virtual coaches has already become reality for a few years, that is, since Miles Jacobson and his troop decided to make the Touch version of the football managerial, arrived this year as well as on the same PC (for the benefit of those who want to try an experience a little faster than the full edition) also on tablets and Nintendo Switch. It is this last console that we have chosen to take care of Football Manager 2020 Touch: here are our conclusions after a week of play.

The news: like the big brother

Although Football Manager 2020 Touch offers more accessible dynamics than the full edition, Sports Interactive's choice was still to keep the heart of the full game intact, starting with news introduced inside. Those who have read the Football Manager 2020 review will therefore already know perfectly well what awaits them in the Touch version, starting with the addition of the corporate vision as a yardstick for management. Once you have chosen a team, you are no longer evaluated only on the basis of the results obtained, because each club has its own yardstick that can, for example, make the composition of a youth team or the management of accounts more important. out of the red. These goals vary with the seasons, making planning necessary.

The addition of a ethical code inside the locker room, thanks to which to establish, together with the players themselves, any penalties for expulsions and disqualifications. The introduction of this element in fact eliminates the negative way in which players reacted in the past in the event of a fine, making us desist from making decisions of this type to avoid creating discontent in the locker room. From Football Manager 2020 the Touch version also inherits the new Development Center, dedicated to the evolution of players on loan, plus some elements related to bargaining with individual players.

Just like a year ago, the most evident absence compared to the full version is instead represented by the complete renunciation of interviews and interactions with the media, as well as with players in speeches before, during and after the game. If in Football Manager 2020 we would have liked to see something more evolved than the usual dynamics, we believe that in the Touch edition the presence of multiple answers would do its job well. It is likely that Sports Interactive has decided to eliminate this type of mechanics to give more rhythm to the game, associating it with the possibility of totally simulating a game, thus displaying its result immediately without taking the field.

Graphics and performance: trade-offs needed

In the passage of the platform from PC to Nintendo Switch it is clear that the developers have had to compromise with some elements of the game, dictated both by the reduced power of the console, and by its portable characteristics. The first limitation can be seen right from the start of the game, when we are allowed to choose only three championships among the many present. If your favorite pastime is to find talent in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, while keeping an eye on all the European leagues, in the Touch version you will find yourself a little more limited in your choices.

The interface is very similar to that of the PC version of the game, with respect to which Football Manager 2020 Touch on Nintendo Switch can take advantage of the additional controls offered by the two joy-con. In particular, the latter offer important shortcuts to continue in the game, thus limiting the need to simulate the movement of the mouse pointer with the blue controller lever. The combined system requires an initial training phase but works quite well, certainly better than the touch support which is sometimes a little less precise than one would expect. Perhaps this is due to the different information present on what is a small screen like that of the Nintendo Switch.

Even for the graphic engine the same is true, although it is possible to notice some progress compared to a year ago. In particular, Football Manager 2020 Touch now allows you to watch the match even with different shots, while continuing to suffer in terms of performance. While it is true that the net slowdowns found in the 2019 version are no longer present, when there is a match in progress the game is tangibly affected in terms of fluidity. Some reservations also about uploads which are carried out before taking the field, a little slow.

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The conclusions of the Football Manager 2020 Touch review are similar to those of the full version of the managerial, this year rather conservative on the news front. The extra gear offered by this title undoubtedly consists in its being usable between one bus stop and another, without therefore having to stand in front of the PC to pursue a career as a coach. With all the time you need to devote to the full version of the game, that's no small thing. If football is your daily bread and Nintendo Switch your travel companion, with Football Manager 2020 Touch you will not miss the fun.