Championship Manager 2007 Review - PSP

Football management sims are hard to get right and so aside from the update of data, each new version needs to ensure it retains what was right and fixes what was wrong. Championship Manager 2007 takes over where its predecessor left off, overhauling the elements that were criticised in Championship Manager 2006, most notably in the match-day playback and ability to influence the actual games. Our Championship Manager 2007 review details all the enhancements and what they mean for the gameplay. Find out more when you read our Championship Manager 2007 review.Click here to read the full Championship Manager 2007 Review for Sony PSP now!

Championship Manager 2007 Review - PSP
You have to feel a little sorry for the developer who decides to make a football management videogame these days. You start by building a deep and wide tactical playground filled with complex managerial mechanics to allow players to infinitely customise their career through transfers, signings, formations, team interactions and in-game strategy. Then, once the framework is fixed, you gather the most up-to-the-minute official league and player information to populate your game with.
Engine trouble
Finally, when most people would be ready to retire, it’s time to think about y’know, how best to show what happens during the actual matches: the football, if you will. It’s this last bit that developer Gusto Games was criticised for in its last Championship Manager game on the PSP. While the game was meticulously thorough in its information and tactics, it presented a pretty shoddy match engine – more pinball than football.

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