Total Football Management is a football manager game, putting the player in charge of a football club where the player makes decisions on what players to buy, stadium improvements, tactics, training and shares. The game offers highlights of your teams matches in 3D with commentary or alternatively the player can watch the games live and make changes during the match. Different difficulty levels affect the amount of things the player has control over. Other features include a game editor to modify teams etc. and the ability to upload a photo to use in the game. The game also makes use of presentation such as newspaper reports and TV shows in order to appear more realistic to the player.