The objective is still the same. Taking charge of your team of choice, you're charged with meeting the expectations of the team's supporters and directors, while balancing the books, the highs and lows of your playing staff and hopefully winning a few games into the bargain. Plus trying to hang on to your job, of course. What's always lifted the Championship Manager games well ahead of their rivals, many of whom deliver the same basic setup as above, are two factors. The first is depth. The sheer weight of statistics and complications you need to consider are both staggering and engrossing in equal measure. Special Features:

• Improved media module
• Player to player relationships
• Updated data for the 03/04 season
• New Intuitive training system - effects of training now visually indicated on player profile screen
• Improved match engine with more commentary, better AI, weather effects and inclusion of visual status indicators
• Goal of the month and season awards.