Player Manager
First game to blend management and on-field play.
In 1990, Player Manager hit the Amiga and Atari ST as the first football game to let you both manage a team and play as a single player. Its match engine came from Kick Off, created by Dino Dini and Anco Software, who also made this game. You take control of a third division side as player-manager, with the option to play as just yourself, the whole team, or skip playing matches entirely. Magazine reviews called it "a stroke of pure genius" (ST Action) and "the best football management game ever written" (Zzap!64), scoring 94% from Commodore User and 93% from both ST Format and Amiga Format.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Dino Dini; Anco Software
- Publisher
- Anco Software
- Released
- 1990
- Genre
- Sports game
- Modes
- Single-player
- Platforms
- Amiga, Atari ST
Facts from the source article.
Background
Player Manager was the first game in the Player Manager series. A sequel, Player Manager 2, was released in 1995. A remake for iPhone was in development but was shelved and never released. The match engine borrowed heavily from the Kick Off match engine, which was developed by Dino Dini and Anco Software, who also created Player Manager.
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