Championship Manager: Season 97/98 Overview
Championship Manager: Season 97/98 serves as the concluding update to Championship Manager 2, featuring revised team and player rosters for that specific football season. This includes the introduction of new talents like Michael Owen at Liverpool and the transfer of players such as Emmanuel Petit to Arsenal.
The game incorporates nine distinct national leagues, with the ability to run up to three concurrently on systems with 16 megabytes of RAM. This expanded scope results in a larger pool of teams and players within the simulation, which creates a more challenging environment for managing transfers and squad building. For the first time in the series, a comprehensive data editor is provided, allowing for customization of the game's database.
Technical improvements were a focus, with the artificial intelligence receiving adjustments and the software undergoing a full debugging process to enhance stability and performance.