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Sports Interactive's hugely popular and insanely detailed football management simulation, the self-explanatory Football Manager 2013, is out on November 2nd and with 900 changes and improvements over previous games - none of which were exactly short on gameplay - it looks like it could well be the ideal entertainment for footy fans looking for something to keep them busy during the long winter nights.

Eurogamer's review was first onto the pitch, delivering a 9/10 score and abundant praise. "The most detailed and in-depth management experience ever made" reads the review, which then goes on to reassure more casual players that the new Classic Mode makes the famously time-consuming game much simpler and more digestible.

Gamespot UK's 8/10 review also singles out the Classic Mode for supplying a streamlined and fast-paced alternative to the depth and challenge of the main game. "The best example of the series yet," it reads. "Classic mode is arguably the biggest single addition the series has ever seen, and it speaks volumes about the self-awareness and skill of the game's designers that it works as well as it does on this first iteration."

Even the mainstream entertainment sites seem besotted with the game. Digital Spy hands out a four star rating and declares Football Manager 2013 to be "miles ahead of its competitors with its sheer level of depth, sophistication and challenge."

Ready to soak in soccer greatness once again? Football Manager 2013 is out from November 2nd, exclusively for PC.