What kind of gamer is the PSP version of Championship Manager for?
Simon Phillips: With the PSP version we’ve got the Championship Manager player who wants the full-on hardcore Championship Manager mode that goes on for years and years, then you’ve got the kind of people who are only on the train for an hour so – they want a quick bite-sized chunk of Champ Man so we’ve also introduced challenge mode. Basically, Challenge mode gives you four kinds of categories like ‘avoid relegation’, and within that you chose a team. The challenges run anything from 6 months to a year, so if you haven’t got time to get immersed in the full game this mode is useful for a quick game. There’s another mode in there called ‘quick play’ mode which is a no-holds barred Champ Man but for three seasons only. That way, if you’ve got a limited time to play it but you want an end to your game you can just jump straight in, play for three seasons, get a high score at the end of it and then start again.
