Granted, the graphics are not exactly Pro Evolution or FIFA standard, but it still gives you much more of a flavor of what's happening in the matches and helps you to analyze individual player performances more easily. This means that rather than watching games play out with little discs representing the players, you can now view the action in a more realistic fashion. Probably the most significant addition to Football Manager 2009 is the new 3D game engine. Luckily, the interface is intuitive enough to cope with the sheer range of data, options and functions, using an Outlook-style approach to organize the various different menus. In fact, the database is so ridiculously large that you'll probably find the guys from your local park team in there, all complete with profiles, pictures, history, etc. Of course, all of the game data in Football Manager 2009 has been updated to include the latest players transfers and league information.
