It has to be said that LMA is the undisputed leader of football management console games. This is a bold statement especially with the extremely addictive and truly great Championship manager also being available on the Xbox. If the two games are compared in a head to head battle for the Football management title, Championship takes it every-time. LMA really comes into its own if you are not a football nerd. The 3D engine for viewing the games helps to realize the experience; this is where Championship Manager falls down. You can see which players are performing and which aren't with your own eyes. Another few cool features in the 3D game mode are you can have a florescent trail on the ball which makes following the game play easier and you can also have the players names or numbers above their heads or alternatively you can turn them off, you can choose from an array camera angles including dugout cam and you can even holler commands from the sideline.

Previous attempts at knocking Championship manager off the top have tended to over complicate the gameplay employing the logic that more options and things to contend with make for a more realistic management sim. This is not the case, who cares about sponsorship deals and stadium design when there is a football team to manage?
What you need to create a believable and enjoyable gaming atmosphere is a nice amount of available tactics and stats, the ability to hand over any amount of training responsibility to the coaching staff and the feeling that your own decisions are making a significant difference and the feeling that you can see them happening.