Sega has done it again! After Football Manager, they've managed to bring another manager game which can write history.
* When you start a new game, you dicide the details of the club you'll be managing: First, you choose League and Hometown. Then, you enter the owner's name, which is you. After that, you choose team's colour and style. Finally, you choose your secretary. You can choose from four women, Spanish, English, Japanish and French.
* Opening Event - Playoffs: The game begins at the near end of the 2005-2006 season. Your club is at the playoffs. More specifically, you progress directly to the first qualifying round. Your aim is to gain promotion, or else a business man will take over the club. * Club Edit: After you win the playoffs, you'll be asked if you wish to customise the club settings. So you can change the club's name, colours, shirt style, even its flag and emblem.
* Administrative Plan: Then you plan your badget for the 2006-2007 season. You choose one main sponsor and 4 sub-sponsors.. Then, you are asked if you want to renew your players and staffs' contracts. After that, you select the players' numbers and then you choose who is gonna be your team's captain. Finally, you plan the expenses for the year. * Transfers: Your new season begins and you need some good players in order to have a good season. After you start negotiations with the players, if you will finally manage to reach an agreement with their clubs and them, you held a press conference to present them to the Press and to the Fans. * Then you choose some pre-seasons friendlies, or other events such as tours etc. * During the game, you can sell merchandise, you can build or expand you facilities, you can control the youth team and so many other things, that you'll discover while playing the game. You will familiarise with it very soon. It's difficulty is okay, it's up to you to make it easy or difficult for your team. You have to be careful not to have huge expenses, and bring profits to the club. You'll spend lots of hours playing it, but you'll love it only if you love manager games and especially, football! About its attributes:
It's game play its not the best, but it is very user-friendly. You'll familiarise with it as soon as you'll start playing the game. The loading is not so boring as other manager games so you proceed to next week fast.
The graphics are very good, but its match game graphics could be way better. As for the sound, the music is smooth, but the commentary ruins the game. It reminds me the first commentary introductions to FIFA games.
It's value gets 9/10. You can spend lots of time by having fun with it. Well, that's all. I recommend it to those who really love football and manager games. This game will hold your wait for the Football Manager 2007. But i hope next year we'll have a sequel of it.