Tactical Manager
| Tactical Manager | |
|---|---|
 Cover art featuring Giovanni Trapattoni | |
| Developer(s) | Talking Birds Ltd |
| Publisher(s) | Black Legend Software |
| Designer(s) | Camy Maertens |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS |
| Release | 1994 |
| Genre(s) | Sports simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multi-player |
Tactical Manager is a football management simulator video game for the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS platforms. It was developed by Camy Maertens of the then-defunct Essex-based UK developer Talking Birds[1] and published by Black Legend Software in 1994.
Gameplay
[edit]Tactical Manager is a football management simulator that allows one to 46 players to play simultaneously. There are no set goals, but the aim is to manage a football team to be as successful as possible. To achieve this the player can pick the team, set tactics and buy and sell players.[2]
Reception
[edit]Tactical Manager received mixed reviews. CU Amiga magazine rated the game 87%, calling it "Extremely involving", while Amiga User International magazine rated it 45% and said that the game looks dated when compared to other management games available. Later on a new game called Tactical Manager 2 was released.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Talking Bird Ltd's Contact page". Talking Birds Ltd's official website. Archived from the original on 11 February 2005. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ Black Legend (1994), Tactical Manager manual, Black Legend
- ^ Dillon, Tony (June 1994). "Tactical Manager review". CU Amiga. EMAP.
- ^ "Tactical Manager review". Amiga User International. AUI Ltd. October 1994.
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