Amazon.co.uk Review
Building on the success of previous versions,
Championship Manager 3 has to be the most comprehensive football management game on the market. With a choice of 15 different leagues, there is no shortage of talent for you to manage and you can search for individual players around the world to boost your team.
CM3 is a management simulator, rather than an arcade-style football game.
The management options available are very comprehensive--playing in the English Premier League, West Ham's new manager started a strong season with successive losses until he was finally sacked by the management staff. Following a period of brief unemployment, he then moved to Second Division Walsall who had a vacancy and continued with little success. Patience, strategic planning and consideration of the long-term outcomes are all central to successful management of your team.
With many management games it's easy to lose interest, but CM3 is not one of those. Because of the comprehensiveness, this game is seriously addictive and it is all too easy to lose track of time whilst fighting to avoid relegation.
If you are interested in the management side of the beautiful game and fancy something that requires tactical meditation and detailed strategic planning, Championship Manager 3 will be right up your street. --Chris Hall