<s>
LMA	B-Language
Manager	I-Language
is	O
a	O
football	O
management	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
primarily	O
for	O
consoles	O
,	O
the	O
franchise	O
differs	O
from	O
the	O
PC-based	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
and	O
Championship	O
Manager	O
series	O
by	O
focusing	O
on	O
visual	O
details	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
fully	O
3D	O
match	O
engine	O
,	O
although	O
still	O
maintaining	O
the	O
realism	O
and	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
craved	O
by	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
-	O
a	O
unique	O
combination	O
when	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
has	O
different	O
titles	O
in	O
different	O
regions	O
:	O
LMA	B-Language
Manager	I-Language
in	O
the	O
UK	O
(	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
League	O
Managers	O
Association	O
)	O
,	O
BDFL	O
Manager	O
in	O
Germany	O
(	O
basically	O
the	O
German	O
equivalent	O
of	O
the	O
LMA	O
)	O
,	O
Manager	O
de	O
Liga	O
in	O
Spain	O
,	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
Campionato	O
in	O
Italy	O
,	O
and	O
FC	O
Manager	O
-	O
La	O
Passion	O
du	O
Foot	O
in	O
France	O
since	O
the	O
2006	O
edition	O
(	O
the	O
French	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
previously	O
named	O
Roger	O
Lemerre	O
-	O
La	O
Sélection	O
des	O
Champions	O
after	O
the	O
former	O
coach	O
of	O
the	O
France	O
national	O
team	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
LMA	B-Language
Manager	I-Language
video	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
featuring	O
8,000	O
players	O
and	O
294	O
clubs	O
in	O
32	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
LMA	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
-	O
also	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
-	O
in	O
March	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LMA	O
2002	O
was	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
launched	O
on	O
2	O
November	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
incarnation	O
went	O
under	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
when	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
matches	O
played	O
out	O
in	O
full	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
match	O
environment	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
post-match	O
highlights	O
voiced	O
by	O
famous	O
BBC	O
presenter	O
Gary	O
Lineker	O
alongside	O
the	O
returning	O
Hansen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
slated	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
October	O
2002	O
,	O
but	O
releasing	O
ultimately	O
on	O
15	O
November	O
2002	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
edition	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
12	O
March	O
2004	O
on	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
added	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
enhancements	O
to	O
the	O
match	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
commentary	O
in	O
the	O
post-match	O
highlights	O
voiced	O
by	O
renowned	O
commentator	O
Barry	O
Davies	O
and	O
analysed	O
by	O
Lineker	O
and	O
Hansen	O
as	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
new	O
feature	O
in	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
the	O
option	O
(	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
only	O
)	O
of	O
issuing	O
tactical	O
instructions	O
to	O
your	O
team	O
via	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Communicator	O
headset	O
during	O
a	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LMA	O
2005	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
on	O
31	O
October	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
chief	O
amongst	O
the	O
enhancements	O
was	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
Dutch	O
and	O
Portuguese	O
leagues	O
and	O
English	O
Football	O
Conference	O
division	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
new	O
playable	O
leagues	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
since	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
unique	O
feature	O
was	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
download	O
a	O
mid-season	O
player	O
roster	O
update	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
or	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Application
online	I-Application
service	I-Application
,	O
the	O
second	O
edition	O
release	O
had	O
the	O
updated	O
squads	O
by	O
default	O
at	O
the	O
expense	O
of	O
the	O
online	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PS2	B-Device
owners	O
with	O
access	O
to	O
an	O
EyeToy	B-General_Concept
camera	O
could	O
take	O
a	O
photo	O
of	O
themselves	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
appear	O
on	O
various	O
newspaper	O
articles	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
celebration	O
photo	O
after	O
winning	O
a	O
trophy	O
,	O
or	O
an	O
unhappy	O
image	O
after	O
being	O
sacked	O
by	O
their	O
club	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
normal	O
version	O
of	O
LMA	O
2005	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
themed	O
edition	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
entitled	O
Manchester	O
United	O
Manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
change	O
of	O
platform	O
required	O
a	O
redesigned	O
interface	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
straightforward	O
joypad-based	O
navigation	O
of	O
PS2	B-Device
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
mouse-driven	O
control	O
system	O
more	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LMA	O
2006	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
November	O
2005	O
for	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
a	O
further	O
three	O
playable	O
divisions	O
included	O
from	O
Dutch	O
and	O
Portuguese	O
leagues	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
further	O
enhancements	O
to	O
the	O
3D	O
match	O
,	O
transfer	O
market	O
and	O
player	O
training	O
setup	O
(	O
including	O
playable	O
3D	O
Training	O
Matches	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
third-party	O
conversion	O
of	O
LMA	O
Professional	O
Manager	O
2005	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
themselves	O
and	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
Spring	O
2006	O
alongside	O
the	O
first	O
seventh-generation	B-Application
iteration	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
these	O
versions	O
 '	O
development	O
slipped	O
back	O
,	O
making	O
LMA	B-Language
Manager	I-Language
2007	I-Language
a	O
tri-format	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
22	O
September	O
2006	O
on	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
PC-DVD	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
transfer	O
updates	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
it	O
uses	O
a	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
like	O
LMA	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lack	O
of	O
subsequent	O
titles	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
LMA	O
2007	O
would	O
not	O
run	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
due	O
to	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
StarForce	O
DRM	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
limited	O
availability	O
on	O
7th	B-Application
generation	I-Application
games	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
growing	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
series	O
following	O
its	O
successful	O
2006	O
series	O
launch	O
meant	O
as	O
of	O
2009	O
the	O
LMA	O
series	O
became	O
effectively	O
defunct	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LMA	B-Language
Manager	I-Language
2008	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Glu	O
Mobile	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
mobile	O
on	O
January	O
23	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
