Publisher:	EA (Electronic Arts)
Developer:	EA
Released:	12 Nov 2008
Genre	Strategy
Platform

EA SPORTS FIFA MANAGER 09 gives football fans full control over themanagement of their clubs. Whether founding a club, becoming a nationalcoach, or finally leading their favourite club to international glory,all options are open to players in the EA SPORTS football managementsimulation for PC. The game contains all areas of club management, fromsigning new players to training to extending stadiums.

A centralelement of EA SPORTS FIFA MANAGER 09 is the matchday itself. The 3Dmode offers new improvements, particularly in the areas of graphics,sound and AI. The new, fully customizable user interface in 3D modegives players direct access to substitutions, tactical changes, andstatistics. The text mode has been completely revamped and now featuresa unique mixture of traditional live commentary and an Internet liveticker. Lots of exciting and informative tools create a high level oftransparency and atmosphere.

Other major features of EA SPORTSFIFA MANAGER 09 are the line-up and tactics sections. Various new teamand single-player options offer endless possibilities for every type ofcoach. New features include a youth transfer market and matchprediction tool. Players can put teams together freely and even assignform and fitness values to single players. This allows matches in thereal world of football to be simulated under very realistic conditionsin order to predict the outcome of a match.

Featuring licensedleague, club and player data from 33 countries, EA SPORTS FIFA MANAGER09 has a comprehensive player data bank containing over 1,500 clubs andmore than 25,000 players, with over 7,000 original player photosincluded in the game. Other players can be added by using the editortool.