PALGN writes: "New players to the Football Manager franchise should sit up and take notice. This game isn't just another simulator like FIFA or Pro Evolution Soccer – you never really get to push the button that kicks that ball. Rather, Football Manager is a strategy game in which players spend the majority of time looking at menus. From the beginning, you become the boss of a football team, being responsible for financial matters, game tactics and player management and training. Indeed, if you're ever wanted to be a soccer supremo, then Football Manager 2008 on the Xbox 360 is the game for you.
Before you can start playing Football Manager 2008 for the first time, players have to spend a few minutes configuring a new game. From the countless nations and teams on offer, you can choose up to three squads to control over the course of the game. Players then create their manager profile, and as an added touch, you can display a picture of yourself using the Xbox Vision Camera. Finally, you select the individual team you actually want to manage. Only then can you take the place on top of the football hierarchy."