#Metacritic best video games 2014 series#
Despite the huge array of teams, the series is known for its detailed scouting of individual players, as well as its deep tactical gameplay. Today, the series lets players manage a team from one of 54 different countries. Sega and Sports Interactive's Football Manager withstood the competition that EA posed with Fifa Manager. EA's Fifa Manager 2014 was the companies last soccer management title.įootball Manager 2013 was one of the key entries in the series that won Sega the battle over EA. 10įootball Manager 2013 is just one of an impressive four Football Manager games that feature on this list. Some focus on realism, others on fun, but all games on this list are the best in the management genre according to Metacritic. Over the years, the management genre has developed a collection of excellent games.
Despite the focus on realism, the games have been praised for their highly addictive gameplay that has amassed a loyal fanbase. Subsequently, the farm management series has inspired many other games based on everyday jobs.
The games became something of a meme for this reason, but have had multiple main console releases since. The games inspired many similar titles like SimCity and Zoo Tycoon, and, in 2008, a new management series began in the form of Farming Simulator 2008.įarming Simulator 2008 and subsequent games took the unusual step of focusing more on realism than fun. Although it is likely a nightmare job in real life, the games let players experience the imaginative fun of managing a theme park. RELATED: The 10 Best Wrestling Games Of The Decade (According To Metacritic)ġ994's Theme Park and 1999's Rollercoaster Tycoon were pioneers of the management genre. Few would have predicted that, one day, a popular genre of gaming would involve players voluntarily taking on the role and stresses of management. When the gaming industry began to flourish in the arcades, they were seen as a great way to escape the troubles of life with some mindless fun.