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This is the first product to successfully combine football management and action games together. Dino Dini was responsible for all engineering and game design. The game had a full management simulation with a live transfer market, and CPU controlled managers bidding against each other as well as the player. This product started the whole Player-Manager franchise.
Updated version
From 2005 the KOA started the work on updating Player Manager with reverse engineering tecnique. Steve Camber started the work modifing the classic Player Manager removing PBD, Jesper adding the same Ball and pitch of Kick Off 2.
Magazine Reviews
- ST Action - A stroke of pure genius.
- The One - An exceptional football management sim. Astounding depth, most involved, rewarding and playable.
- ACE - Successfully blends challenging soccer management with frantic end to end arcade action. 920
- New Comp Express - The sheer depth is incredible. A definitive management game.
- Commodore User - At last a management game that requires true management skills - a winner 94%
- ST Format - Brilliant. 93%
- Amiga Format - Enthralling and addictive. 93%
- ZZAP - Best football management game ever written. 92%
- Non mag review of Player Manager
Scans
ACE Review ACE PM2 News CVG The One Anco PM2 Ad
Download
- Player Manager ADF image of the game.
- Player Manager with NO PBD Version made by Steve Camber with the original PBD removed, still *Experimental*
- Player Manager (ipf image) Original version dumped by CAPS
- Player Manager v1.1e A new updated Player Manager with few cosmetic changes (ball and pitch from Kick Off 2)
Links
- Competitions
- KOPIA - Kick Off Preservation International Association
- KORPS - Kick Off Research Project Society
- Kick Off Remakes
External Links
- KOA Kick Off Gathering - KOA (Kick Off Association) Official International Kick Off Fan Site (organising Kick Off World Cup tournaments since 2001)
- Kick Off World - Fan Site located in Italy (organising local tournaments)
- kickoff2.com - Organisator of Kick Off World Cup 2005 and German Kick Off Headquarter
- Kickoffworld - Italian Kick Off Forum - The italian Kick Off Forum belongs to the Italian Kick Off Organization (IKOA) and is used for organising local tournaments
- Deutschland ist Weltmeister - Fan Site located in Germany (organising local tournaments)
- Kick Off 2 Weltmeisterschaft - Another Fan Site located in Germany (organising local tournaments)
- Kick Off 2 - Home of some German Kick Off Veterans around the city of Kassel
- Inoffizielle Kick Off 2 Weltmeisterschaft 2002-2004 in Homburg - Page of the Homburg/Saar crew with the multiple German Champion MichaelO (Conan)
- Kick Off 2 CUP - Home of Kick Off 2 players in and around Osnabrück / Germany
- Alkis - Greek Fan Site owned by the 2001 Kick Off 2 World Champion
- koa:.:net on line league - Kick Off 2 online league
- Kick Off 2 online - French Kick Off 2 online
- Player Manager - Player Manager page on Moby Games
- Player Manager - Player Manager page on Hall of Light