Ludography
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1990 · Association football · Simulation

Player Manager

PlayStation console exclusive

[SLES_00319]

Released
31 December 1990
Platforms
AmigaAtari STAtari ST/STEPlayStation
Genres
Association footballSimulationSportsStrategy
Developers
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Publishers
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Themes
Action

About

Player Manager is a football management game, released for the Amiga and Atari ST in 1990. It was notable for being the first game to combine both managing the team and playing as a single player. 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. It was the first game in the Player Manager series.

Keywords

  • management
  • football manager

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Players would take control of a third division side as player-manager, acting in both managing and playing aspects. The latter option was optional, since players could choose whether to control the player only or the entire team from the outset. They can opt to do neither, if they choose not to play the matches personally.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Atari ST/STE31 December 1990Worldwide
Amiga31 December 1990Worldwide

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