raven_blade2006 Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 This is from Computer and VideoGames SI PONDERS FOOTBALL MANAGER REVOLUTION Exclusive: FM dev speaks about the opportunities Nintendo's new console could open up for the series 13:12 Bringing the traditionally PC-centric football management genre to consoles has always been a tricky task. Rapid menu navigation has never lent itself well to console joypads, and finding an effective console interface has been a constant hurdle for developers. However, veteran management dev Sports Interactive has created an intuitive interface with Football Manager '06 on Xbox 360, but, as it also shifts gaze to the potential of Nintendo's Revolution innovation, it spies plenty of new interface opportunities. In an interview with CVG, SI's managing director Miles Jacobson has revealed his ideas for a Football Manager on Revolution. While he's admitted that the company doesn't have development kits for the system, he's said that he's keen to check out Nintendo's new console. "We will happily evaluate any platform to see if the game [Football Manager] can be done on it," he explained. "If Nintendo ever want to talk to us they know where we are." Jacobson then shared some creative spark with us, on what could well turn out to be Football Manager Revolution. "It'd be quite interesting though, you could use the controller as something to tell the players off at half-time," he suggested, "wagging it at the screen could mean they've been bad and making a tick could mean they've been good." He then quickly expressed his satisfaction with the Xbox 360 interface: "You could use [the Revolution controller] as a cursor but we're very happy with the control system on the 360." Check back later today for our full interview with Miles Jacobson, with details on the upcoming PSP and Xbox 360 versions of Football Manager 2006." You never know? Lets hope this results in the game making it to the console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaijin von Snikbah Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 This is the type of games we need for Revolution. Games where you can sit back and relax, and use as much time you want making your move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
system_error Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 I wish it would make it to the Revolution but I highly doubt it. It is the first game where the HD version of the XBOX 360 is a must. Savegames take over 100mb each I heard and with the limited space the Revolution offers it might be impossible to port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harribo Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Would be great if did happen I spent about 7 hours today playin FM 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 It would be lovely but I can't see it happening unless Nintendo have added a big hard-drive, it takes up a lot of space and needs a lot of RAM to run and a cut down version would be crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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