BDFL Manager 2003 brought the European football manager formula to PS2, focused exclusively on the German league: transfers, tactics, club finances, and managing a full season from the head coach's desk. It was a product made almost exclusively for the German market, where this kind of simulator had a strong tradition on PC.
Its arrival on console represented an attempt to bring that PC audience into the living room, at a time when sports managers were still struggling to find a comfortable interface beyond mouse and keyboard.
This system doesn't run in the browser yet (Dreamcast, GameCube, PS2 and Xbox are on the way as web emulation matures). The dossier, media and community are already all yours.
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