A second edition of the game was released, updating the squads from the January 2004 transfer window.
Another new feature in this version was the option (on Xbox only) of issuing tactical instructions to your team via the Xbox Communicator headset during a match. Once the user had compiled a squad and selected a team name, stadium and kit, the newly created club would compete in one of the leagues in the game. New 'Fantasy Team' mode (replacing the 'Challenge Mode' in earlier games) whereby users could build up a team from scratch using a preallocated budget, based loosely on the popular fantasy football game.
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The next in the series was released on 12 March 2004 on PS2 and Xbox, and added a variety of enhancements to the match, as well as new commentary in the post-match highlights voiced by renowned commentator Barry Davies and analysed by Lineker and Hansen as before. The 2004 edition of LMA Manager incorporated a new 'feel' to the menu match engine and 'Football One' channel The version added no additional leagues and contained minor enhancements from the previous game. Originally slated for release in October 2002, but releasing ultimately on 15 November 2002, this was the first edition to be released on Xbox, alongside the PS2 release. Players tend to shoot early, from around thirty yards, rather than enter into the penalty area. The game play advanced in this game from the 2001 version, in particular the in-match style.
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On the PS2, matches played out in full in a 3D match environment, followed by post-match highlights voiced by famous BBC presenter Gary Lineker alongside the returning Hansen.
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A significant update from PS1, it allowed players to manage in one of six European leagues, all of which were processed by the game simultaneously (the top two divisions in Italy, Spain, Germany and France were added, in addition to the existing top four divisions in England and Scotland). The first PlayStation 2 incarnation went under the same name when released in April 2002. Although principally just an update from the 2001 version, the game did prove to be quite a stepping stone from the LMA of old and the LMA seen today. LMA 2002 was the final version in the series to be released on PlayStation, launched on 2 November 2001. It is also occasional for defenders to pick up the ball in their own penalty box, and proceed to kick it out like a keeper, as well as people scoring from their kick-off.Ī slight difference from the original is the length of gameplay - this version finishing after 30 seasons in football management while the previous version finished after 50 seasons. There are also a few mistakes on the game, such as Birmingham City's Bryan Hughes being 29, instead of his proper age at the time, which was 24. Although practically the same as the 2002 version, this contains some differences in the in-match play, and is famed for wingers cutting inside to shoot from ridiculous angles, and goalkeepers who tend to tip shots just inside the far post, making this an often frustrating game. Sometimes this version gets caught in between the retro style of the original game, and the 2002 version. The in-match action is presented by former footballer turned BBC analyst Alan Hansen. Two versions were released, one for the English leagues as before, and another specifically covering the Scottish Premier and Football Leagues. The second LMA game was released - also on PlayStation - in March 2001. The first LMA Manager video game was released in 1999 for the PlayStation, featuring 8,000 players and 294 clubs in 32 countries. The series has different titles in different regions: LMA Manager in the UK (named after the League Managers Association), BDFL Manager in Germany (basically the German equivalent of the LMA), Manager de Liga in Spain, Football Manager Campionato in Italy, and FC Manager - La Passion du Foot in France since the 2006 edition (the French edition of the series was previously named Roger Lemerre - La Sélection des Champions after the former coach of the French national team). Developed primarily for consoles, the franchise differs from the PC-based Football Manager and Championship Manager series by focusing on visual details such as a fully 3D match engine, although still maintaining the realism and level of detail craved by fans of the genre - a unique combination when the series was first released. LMA Manager is a football management video game series developed and published by Codemasters. Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, J2ME