''Championship Manager 2007'' is a
football
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management
simulation video game
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developed by
Beautiful Game Studios
''Championship Manager'' is a series of football management simulation video games, the first of which was released in 1992. The ''Championship Manager'' brand and game was conceived by brothers Paul and Oliver Collyer. In a scenario typical of ...
and published by
Eidos Interactive
Eidos Interactive Limited (formerly Domark Limited) was a British video game publisher based in Wimbledon, London. Among its franchises were '' Championship Manager'', '' Deus Ex'', ''Hitman'', '' Thief'' and ''Tomb Raider''. Domark was founded ...
. It was released for
Microsoft Windows
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on 13 October 2006, and for
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October, in Europe on 24 Novembe ...
,
PlayStation Portable
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, and
Xbox 360
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on 16 March 2007. It was brought to
Mac OS X
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on 16 May 2007 by Virtual Programming.
Features
In addition to the usual seasonal data updates reflecting player movements and competition outcomes, this version of the game sees several new features introduced. For the PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, and Xbox 360, the game introduces two new divisions for the English leagues, the
Conference North
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and
Conference South
The National League South, officially Vanarama National League South, is a professional Association football league in England. National League South is the second division of the National Leagues and step 2 of the NLS and sixth-highest ti ...
, with up-to-date player statistics for these clubs.
For the PlayStation Portable, numerous features have been introduced such as staff feedback on team selection, and team talks. A new Match Analysis tool has been added to the game which includes many stats for each team and player at the end of a match. A demo has been released on the PC and is available on the ''Championship Manager'' website. The layout and controls of the game, especially on the PlayStation Portable, have been made much more complicated since ''
Championship Manager 2006
''Championship Manager 2006'' is a football management simulation video game in Eidos Interactive's '' Championship Manager'' series. It is essentially a seasonal update for ''Championship Manager 5''. The game was developed by Beautiful Game S ...
''.
Reception
''
GameSpot
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'' praised the ProZone analysis but observed that the match engine still needs work.
See also
*''
Football Manager 2007''
References
External links
Official Championship Manager 2007 website
Official Championship Manager 2007 demoMore information about the Macintosh version
2006 video games
Association football management video games
Championship Manager
Eidos Interactive games
MacOS games
PlayStation 2 games
PlayStation Portable games
Single-player video games
Video games developed in the United Kingdom
Virtual Programming (company) games
Windows games
Xbox 360 games
Beautiful Game Studios games
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