Football Manager Handheld 2009 is a sports simulation game developed for the PlayStation Portable. It features a comprehensive 3D match engine, showcasing players through motion-captured animations and offering multiple camera perspectives. Players can customize the match experience with a full-screen TV view and widgets for key information. The game also includes feedback from an assistant manager, enhancing tactical decision-making during gameplay.
3D Match Engine - This year's match engine has seen more testing than ever before having been extensively beta tested in Football Manager Live for the past year. The famous Football Manager match engine can now be viewed in full 3D with motion captured animations the players. Sports Interactive has been working on the 3D match engine with the support of SEGA Japan-s football development team who provided the motion capture data and some of the animations. You can now watch your matches in 3D from multiple camera angles and re-watch any part of the match by fast forwarding and rewinding the action using a new match time bar that flags the key moments in the game. The old 2d view of the match engine is still there, especially for those people whose computers aren-t powerful enough to take advantage of the 3d views. TV View: Watch your matches in new full screen TV view and customise your match day screen with widgets to view the information you need as a football manager, be it player performance, match action zones, pitch radar, latest scores and many more. Assistant Manager Feedback: Pre-match and in-match feedback from your Assistant Manager on how the team is performing and your player-s motivation levels, as well as hints on how your tactics are working and how you could outwit the opposition's tactics.