A fairly good game, but limited in many ways

User Rating: 6 | Championship Manager 2008 PC
By I-am-Sephiroth | Review Date:
First of all let me say that this game has got many of the crucial things right. The database of players is enourmous and the majority of the skills associated bith the players are accurate. Whatsmore the information about the players is accurate and the game has a good match engine. The menus are easy to use, the transfer procedure is realistic and the fincancial/scouting/training aspects to make you feel like a real manager are all there.

However, it lacks any kind of sounds element which (when 70 hours in) is sorely missed. There is little or nothing to offer you in the way of graphics either. There is little or no control during a match, you can change formation/tactics etc at half time but you do feel a little useless, and feel you should have more matchday input.

There seems to also be a strange habit of rediculous scorelines coming up, so far this season i have won 6-4, lost 2-6 and drawn a game 5-5!

Overall this is a nice game for the football purist with all the appropriate material needed, however after a few seasons it becomes very repetitive and dull and you find yourself less interested.

Football Manager 08 and FIFA Manager 08 offer more

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