Software:World Championship Boxing Manager

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Short description: 1990 video game
World Championship Boxing Manager
World Championship Boxing Manager cover.jpg
Developer(s)Goliath Games
Publisher(s)Goliath Games
Platform(s)Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Release1990
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player

World Championship Boxing Manager is a 1990 boxing management video game developed and published by Goliath Games for the Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. A sequel, World Championship Boxing Manager 2, was released in 2023.

Gameplay

The player is a boxing promoter whose job is to train and arrange matches for up to five boxers. The goal is to win the world championship in either Federation of World Boxing (FWB) or World Council of International Boxing (WCIB).[1] Between rounds during a match, the player can heal the boxer and tell the boxer to change the fighting style.[2]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
ACE955/1000 (Amiga)[1]
Amstrad Action71%[4]
Your Sinclair91%[7]
Commodore User90% (Amiga)[2]
89% (C64)[2]
Power Play (magazine) (de)38% (Amiga, C64, DOS, ST)[8]

ACE called the game "one of the most in depth and entertaining strategy games yet".[1] Your Sinclair said the game is "[d]espite appearances, a superb management game — versatile and very addictive."[7] Power Play (magazine) (de) said the game gets boring quickly because there's a lack of variety in the gameplay.[8] Amiga Format said that management game fans may find the game too shallow but more casual players may enjoy it more.[3]

Sequel

A sequel, World Championship Boxing Manager 2, was originally scheluded for release in spring 2022 and then delayed to the fourth quarter of 2022.[9][10] It was released on January 17, 2023, for the Windows.[11] Console versions for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One were released on May 17, 2023.[12]

Eurogamer gave the game a score of six out of ten. They liked the graphic style but said the gameplay becomes repetitive quickly.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dillon, Tony (June 1990). "Screentest - World Championship Boxing Manager". ACE (EMAP) (33): 50. https://archive.org/details/ace-magazine-33/page/n49/mode/2up. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dillon, Tony (February 1990). "Screenscene - World Championship Boxing Manager". Commodore User (EMAP) (77): 50–51. https://archive.org/details/commodore-user-magazine-77/page/n49/mode/2up. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Smith, Andy (June 1990). "Screenplay - World Championship Boxing Manager". Amiga Format (Future plc) (11): 75. https://archive.org/details/AmigaFormatMagazine_201902/Amiga_Format_Issue_011_1990_05_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n73/mode/2up. 
  4. ↑ Webb, Trenton (June 1990). "Action Test - World Championship Boxing Manager". Amstrad Action (Future plc) (57): 54. https://archive.org/details/amstrad-action-057/page/n53/mode/2up. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lapworth, Warren (June 1990). "Reviews Shorts - World Championship Boxing Manager". The Games Machine (Newsfield Publications) (31): 54. https://archive.org/details/the-games-machine-31/page/n53/mode/1up. 
  6. ↑ Pillar, Jon (December 1992). "Screenplay - Budget Games - World Championship Boxing Manager". ST Format (Future plc) (41): 101. http://www.atarimania.com/atari-magazine-issue-st-format-issue-41_1204.html. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Reviews - World Championship Boxing Manager". Your Sinclair (Dennis Publishing) (51): 54–55. March 1990. https://archive.org/details/your-sinclair-51/page/n53/mode/2up. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Lenhardt, Heinrich (May 1991). "Computerspieletests - Boxing Manager" (in German). Power Play (Markt+Technik) (5/91): 38. https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=14049. 
  9. ↑ "World Championship Boxing Manager 2 - Announcement Trailer". Ziff Davis. 28 February 2022. https://www.ign.com/videos/world-championship-boxing-manager-2-announcement-trailer. 
  10. ↑ Denzer, TJ (1 September 2022). "World Championship Boxing Manager 2 steps into the ring in 2022". Gamerhub. https://www.shacknews.com/article/132107/world-championship-boxing-manager-2-pc. 
  11. ↑ Romano, Sal (29 November 2022). "World Championship Boxing Manager II for PC launches January 17, 2023". https://www.gematsu.com/2022/11/world-championship-boxing-manager-ii-for-pc-launches-january-17-2023. 
  12. ↑ Romano, Sal (26 April 2023). "World Championship Boxing Manager II for PS4, Xbox One, and Switch launches May 17". https://www.gematsu.com/2023/04/world-championship-boxing-manager-ii-for-ps4-xbox-one-and-switch-launches-may-17. 
  13. ↑ Jakobs, Benjamin (4 March 2023). "World Championship Boxing Manager 2 im Test - Teil zwei nach 33 Jahren, aber war das nötig?" (in German). Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.de/world-championship-boxing-manager-2-im-test-teil-zwei-nach-33-jahren-aber-war-das-notig. 

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