The control you have over the club is very impressive for a console game, with the ability to scout players for purchase, customise tactics, implement training schemes, hire staff and even expand the stadium. As expected, all the stats are up to date with the 2004/2005 season. Alternatively, you can build a 'fantasy' team to play with, which is probably the best option considering the established 'real' teams can often feel a bit zombie-like. To begin, you get to choose what team you'll manage from a whopping 21 leagues in eight countries, with Holland and Portugal included this year. But if you've got a healthy imagination, LMA 2005 is comprehensive enough to inspire it. So if you're looking for a game that emulates the character and individualism of football, this isn't the one. While it doesn't exactly do a great job of recreating the spirit of football, it does make for a satisfying management sim. Thankfully, much the same can be said of LMA 2005. Sometimes it gets frustrating, but it never gets boring. It is a never-ending source of conflict and drama. I am addicted to football because it always surprises me. Equally so, they couldn't have known that by the time I wrote this review, Bryan Robson would have made his belated return to management with West Bromwich Albion. When they published that release, the PRs at Codemasters couldn't have guessed that Bobby Robson - one of England's most lauded managers - would be sacked by Newcastle shortly into the season. In a way, that unfinished quote sums up why I'm addicted to football. So reads the opening line of an LMA Manager 2005 press release. "If you think you've got what it takes to be or beat the likes of Ferguson, Wenger, Robson and Mourinho, put your tactics to the test."
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