While Sports Interactive's football sim adheres stringently to reality, Beautiful Game Studios' effort takes a noticeable detour from the realms of utter authenticity. Ultimately, leniency such as this is what most sets Championship Manager 2008 apart from Football Manager 2008. If you opt to use the Club Benefactor feature, you'll have oodles of money to spend in the transfer market which, despite its increased depth, still allows for some unrealistic yet satisfying player purchases. While training is perhaps a touch simplistic, transfer negotiations have been bolstered, displaying greater flexibility and improved negotiation features that see you haggling over the finer points of payments and contracts. CM2008 is also effortlessly navigable, with essential shortcuts ensuring that you can spend minimal time searching for the correct screen and maximum time chasing new recruits and honing the skills of your squad.
It's simple yet helpful additions such as this that are indicative of the game, with levels of player feedback and information more readily available throughout, including a collection of excellent pop-up pointers that provide a wealth of at-your-fingertips information. Once you stumble on a winning tactic, you can generally stick with it. This overlay also provides constant updates as to how your opponent is tweaking their formation and tactics, which is particularly helpful when watching a match in highlights mode rather than in real-time. A quality overlay displays the fitness and confidence levels of your players during matches, providing a visual prompt when individuals begin to flag or drop their heads. Instantly evident is how much effort has been put into improving the match day experience, with a collection of helpful features making the game more accessible. Beautiful Game Studios has certainly had its work cut out yet, after a shaky start, the series has been making steady year-on-year progress, with Championship Manager 2008 proving to be no exception. Since Sports Interactive took all but Championship Manager's name when it defected from Eidos to Sega, creating the now utterly dominant Football Manager series in the process, the CM games have been attempting the impossible - to catch up on over a decade's worth of development time. Customise the highlights to view as much or as little of the match as you wish.
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