Software:Tactical Manager

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Tactical Manager
Tactical Manager coverart.jpg
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
Release1994
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

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

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

  1. "Talking Bird Ltd's Contact page". http://www.talking-birds.co.uk/. 
  2. Black Legend (1994), Tactical Manager manual, Black Legend 
  3. Dillon, Tony (June 1994). "Tactical Manager review". CU Amiga (EMAP). 
  4. "Tactical Manager review". Amiga User International (AUI Ltd.). October 1994.