Software:PerfectGoal
| Available in | German, English, French, Bulgarian, Russian, Polish, Spanish, Turkish, Portuguese |
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| Created by | Art-e-Fakten GmbH |
| Website | http://www.perfectgoal.com |
| Commercial | yes |
| Registration | required |
| Launched | October 1, 2009 (V.1) |
| Native client(s) on | HTML-compatible web browser, Adobe Flash Player (Optional Features) |
PerfectGoal is a football manager browser game developed by Art-e-Fakten from Hannover, in cooperation with the former professional football player and world champion Gerd Müller. Therefore, the game is also known as "Gerd Müller's PerfectGoal". The official start of the game was on 01.10.2009.
Gameplay
When registering, each player has to choose the time zone in which he wants to play, due to the fact that the matches are being held at fixed times of the day. The matches can be disputed at 07:30, 10:15, 13:00, 15:45, 18:30 and 21:15. Each match runs in real time and includes 15 minutes half time.
A new user receives a basic stadium and a squad of 15 players, including assistant coach. The new team is still very young and little trained. During the game, the strength of the squad grows every day through training, player purchase and youth coaching. The game starts on a preliminaries server, on which the three time slots starting from 15:45 are each occupied by a match. It is important to discover the best talents, lineups and match strategies. The game can be influenced by changing tactics and deployment during a match, by moves such as pressing or counter-attack and by audience activities.
Seasons, championships and trophies
When after a few days the new user is ready to compete in league matches, he can promote to a league server. These league servers are also available in different time zones. Promotion to a league server takes place on Monday and a new season begins on Tuesday. The different servers run with one week offset.
A season lasts 34 match days and the subsequent free Monday.
There are 63 leagues on a league server, each with 18 teams, which gives a total of 1,134 teams. The leagues are arranged in the form of a pyramid.
The professionals: one 1st league, two 2nd leagues, and four 3rd leagues.
The amateurs: eight 4th leagues, sixteen 5th leagues and thirty-two 6th leagues.
League matches start every day at 6:30 PM. The results and the classification are given according to the generally applicable football rules.
In addition, in each season there is at least one cup tournament (PerfectCup). At 09:15 PM the teams play against each other in a knockout system, and the top three of each server will receive a trophy for the team mantle.
Stadium and adjoining buildings
Parallel to organizing the matches, the user can develop his stadium with grandstands, standing places, seats, boxes and VIP boxes and expand elements with a total of about 200 stages of development, such as floodlighting, display panels, coach benches, but also hotels, fan shops, or a youth training facility. The development level and the admission prices, along with factors such as weather, league and opponents, affect the number of spectators and hence the income of the club.
Game interface
The game is graphically complex designed. Many images, such as the manager's office, the club grounds and all the adjoining buildings are detailed 3D graphics. The line-up for a match can be set by Drag&Drop from the player's bench, but it can also be set automatically on demand. The only Flash element in the game is the wheel of fortune. Everyday users get a chip to spin the wheel for free. There are 80 different types of winnings including "Jetons" (the game currency), but also items and licenses.
To watch his matches, the user can open the "Live Ticker" where the most recent events of the match are updated every minute. Here the user can start game moves or spectator's activities to support the team.
Community
The entire game including Wiki and support is currently available in German, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Bulgarian and Turkish.
Until now more than 110.000 users from all over the world have registered with PerfectGoal.[1] The largest share of currently ~ 40,000 active users is from Germany and Poland .
The game includes a shoutbox to chat and a messaging system.
Monetarization
The game is financed through the sale of items that increase the comfort of the game or provide additional functions. In the Item Shop, the user can choose between motivational gifts, drums for the audience, chips for the wheel of fortune or manager licenses. These licenses contain numerous other items and additional functions, e.g. estimating the training strength of opponents, plan ahead or recognize the value of a player's talent in the transfer market.
The only fee restricted function in the game is the professional certification for the top three leagues. It costs 1.50 € per month, but can be also won at the wheel of fortune.
With the acquisition of so-called "Times" the user can also shorten many time-consuming processes, so that constructions can be completed more quickly, injuries can be cured faster, the sojourn in the training camp can be reduced.
The game is free of pop-ups and banner ads.
Target-groups
The game is free of violence or harmful content and is therefore suitable for all age groups. On one hand it addresses to the football fans and connoisseurs, but also to users who prefer to build and administrate and to whom the club management is more important than sportive success.
Awards
In December 2009 PerfectGoal was designated a triple winner by the browsergames.de portal for: best graphics, best entertainment and best game in the sports category.[2]
Improvements
PerfectGoal is currently being radically revised in all areas and by the end of 2010 a new version is due to appear with additional features, which will include, among others, a more comfortable chat module and a Hall of Fame.
Since May 2010, PerfectGoal is also included in the portfolio of the publisher and browser game portal Playnik.[3]
References
- ↑ "Art-e-Fakten". Art-e-fakten.de. http://art-e-fakten.de/product.php?int=DE. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- ↑ "No Magic World: Neues Spiel | Täglich aktuelle News der browsergames.de Redaktion". Browsergames.de. 2007-09-07. Archived from the original on 2011-08-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20110812220135/http://browsergames.de/news/2/120-awards-fuer-den-monat-dezember-2009.html. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- ↑ "You're the coach and the manager!". Playnik.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20120311004529/http://playnik.com/browsergames/perfectgoal. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
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