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Football Manager analysis

The Football manager franchise is a popular series of games created by Sega and developed by Sports Interactive. It has been running for many years as a continuation of the Championship Manager series. The game is about being a manager and taking different clubs to glory whilst keeping it one of the most realistic games of all time.
You can now make an avatar on the game which you don't really see often but it is a cool feature as you can use game face to create a virtual replica of your own face on the game.
Football manager is set in a football match when you get to the action, but otherwise you are in a series of different database menus doing different business aspects of running a club.
The goal of the game is to have success with the club you are managing and get a better contract as you develop. Some people may have personnel goals like avoiding relegation or winning the World Cup. The gameplay is a 2d or 3d match engine where you watch your team perform. You can change different aspects of your club such as the training schedule, the backroom staff or the player's wages. It is widely regarded to be one of the most in-depth games ever made.
This game obviously appeals to football fans who are maybe interested in hat it is like to manage a football club. Also, many players or managers in the real football world use this to improve their knowledge or skills. Popular TV channel, SkySportsNews use this to analyse football players based off of their in-game stats too. This doesn't really have any specific representation for any group of people but if anything, it represents certain players in different ways by using their personality traits.
The game usually receives very good ratings from critics with the latest instalment of the game receiving a 9/10 from Gamespot. Their is a new game that comes out every year with minor tweaks to it.


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