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Championship Manager 2007 for PlayStation 2
Championship Manager 2007 for PlayStation 2 is a football management game in which you determine a club's sporting and financial direction. You choose a team, assess the squad and set tactics and the starting line-up. Matches are simulated, after which results, form and injuries determine which decisions are needed for the next round.
Transfers and scouting form an important part of the season. You search for players within the budget, negotiate contracts and decide who may leave. Training and team instructions influence development and style of play. During matches you can adjust the approach to the score and opponent. The game is therefore about long-term planning and statistics, not directly controlling footballers on the pitch.
The PS2 version is entirely single-player and has no local or online multiplayer. A saved career requires about 6 MB of free space on a PlayStation 2 memory card. This page covers the console edition that Eidos released in Europe in March 2007, not the earlier PC version from October 2006. Databases, menus and controls were adapted for PS2; features from Football Manager or other annual editions are not automatically part of this disc.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Championship Manager 2007 for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Championship Manager 2007
Beautiful Game Studios developed Championship Manager 2007 and Eidos Interactive released the original PC version in October 2006. PlayStation 2, PSP and Xbox 360 editions followed in March 2007. The series remained with Eidos after Sports Interactive and the publisher separated; Sports Interactive continued with Football Manager, while Eidos retained the Championship Manager name.
For the console version, the large player database and management menus had to remain usable with a controller. Transfers, training, tactics and match information were therefore placed in a hierarchy of screens. The PS2 game retained the long solo career but did not offer multiplayer. Its sizeable save of about 6 MB provided room for many clubs, players and changing season data.
Championship Manager 2007 was followed by later annual editions, but each used its own squads and match databases. The players and club relationships on this disc belong to the 2006-2007 football season. This description concerns only the European PS2 release from March 2007. Updates, competitions or interface features from PC, Xbox 360 and later Championship Manager entries are not added without evidence. The game remains a clearly defined management simulation from the final years of PlayStation 2.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Championship Manager 2006 uses the same management foundation of transfers, tactics and match simulation, but contains the player database from an earlier season. The 2007 edition updates clubs and squads and refines the presentation. Both offer long solo careers; saved progress and season data cannot be exchanged between the discs.
LMA Manager 2007 likewise offers club management, transfers and tactics, but presents matches with a more elaborate three-dimensional stadium view. Championship Manager works more heavily through tables, reports and database detail. Both cover the 2006-2007 season, but their interfaces and simulation models were developed separately.
Premier Manager 2006-2007 also focuses on a football club and combines line-ups with finances and transfer policy. Championship Manager has a broader history as a name and places greater emphasis on its large player database. Both require planning across a full season without directly controlling the footballers with the controller.
FIFA 07 lets you play the matches directly and uses management as one part of a broader football game. Championship Manager 2007 simulates every match and makes transfers, scouting and tactics the main activity. Both use clubs and players from the same period, but give you a fundamentally different role.
Pro Evolution Soccer 6 revolves around direct ball control, passing and local matches on the pitch. Championship Manager 2007 uses menus and statistics to lead a club across multiple seasons. PES is stronger for short matches with several players; Championship Manager is exclusively a long solo career from the dugout and boardroom.
