Championship Manager 96/97

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Championship Manager 96/97

Developer(s)	Sports Interactive, Eidos Interactive
Publisher(s)	Eidos Interactive
Designer(s)	Paul Collyer, Oliver Collyer
Release date(s)	September 27, 1996
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single player, hotseat-multiplayer
Rating(s)	ELSPA: 3+
Platform(s)	PC
Media	CD-ROM
System requirements	486 SX or better, 8MB RAM, 2x speed CD-ROM drive
Input	Mouse & keyboard

Championship Manager 96/97 (also known as Championship Manager 2: 96/97 Update) is a game in the Championship Manager series of football management computer games. It was released in September of 1996, exclusively for the PC platform. It is the only game in the series to have been developed by both Sports Interactive and the game's long-time publishers Eidos Interactive.

[edit] Gameplay

The game was essentially just a seasonal update (the first of many in the series) but it offered a lot more than just a modified player database. For the first time ever, the game included 3 playable league systems within the main game - England, Scotland and Italy. As well as the usual compliment of bug fixes and tweaks to the game's AI there were also rule changes to reflex real life changes in the world of football, such as the full implementation of the Bosman ruling and the inclusion of 5 substitutes in the English Premiership.