1990 · Imagineer · Association football · Sports

Player Manager 2

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Released: 1990
Platforms: Amiga Atari ST Atari ST/STE
Genres: Association football Sports Strategy
Developers: Imagineer
Publishers: Imagineer
Modes: Single-player
Themes: Action
Country: United Kingdom

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.