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football managers on Spessi
                                     (c) kYV^triumph
                                                    
                                                    
 in the West, games of this genre were used
enormously popular, but here (ex-ussr) they are not
found their worthy place on the users’ mugs, then
either because of poor knowledge of English, or because
spektrumists' indifference to sports.  :) Still
I would like to fill a certain gap in the minds (and
perhaps interest) the remaining gamers.      
                                                    
 In this crazy article I will try not only
engage in banal enumeration, but also do some
review of each reviewed game.                      
                                                    
                                                    
 so, I'll start with the most common ones:        
                                                    
 1. multi-Player Soccer Manager                  
       (c) Dh games. not a bad manager for beginners, at one time I
I started with him.  Everything about it is elementary and
simple. buying/selling players, all sorts of tables,
match announcements, etc.  etc.  made in the form
pictographs it's really boring to play it for a long time, in the game
there is some zest missing or something... besides
there are author's glitches.   for example idiocy with
midfielders, so you can staff them
the whole team, and victory is guaranteed, and as a rule
with a hockey score.  Overall, the game leaves very
mediocre impression.  real football
It's unlikely to interest a fan.                  
                                                    
 I would like to say a few words about the authors: this
Dh Games company.  This office has produced over time
its existence around EO games of this genre.
All kinds of Soccer Sire, Players Squad, World Sire
Manager, treble Champions, etc., but they were all on
great mighty basic, and only Multi-Player on
assembler.  so the rest of the games from Dh Games I
I won't consider it...                            
                                                    
 2. Manchester united (parts 1 & 2)              
       (c) krisalis                                 
 Both parts cannot be called complete
managers.  I agree, the game has cool pictures,
music, but in them the main emphasis is not on
the resourceful mind of the player, but directly on the very
game.  Yes, of course, you can turn on the mode when the computer
plays by himself, and the player is only engaged in selection
teams, training, and other crap, but
the pleasure from this is somehow not enough, especially in
the second part, where if you turn off the game mode altogether,
gamer has nothing to do except put pressure on
"PlAY nExt MAtCh" icon. and the result in general
It is not clear how it is generated by the program.   you can
win 5:0 against Barcelona and lose with the same score
some crap team from Albania. plus
annoying, it’s not clear how they are generated
names of players on opposing teams. for example -
Birggyzza, Brigrawow, Azbho, etc.                  
                                                    
 Of course, you don’t have to think that these games suck,
on the contrary, they are one of the best, but not in the genre
managment, but rather sport simulators.               
                                                    
 although in the first part there is one feature that is not
even in the most sophisticated manager (on Spec) - this
press, i.e. you can aftermatch read review
for your team's game!                              
                                                    
 e. Advanced Soccer                              
       (c) Mastertronic                             
                                                    
 And here is a real football manager, really
with a strange twist.  In this manager the author
for some reason he mixed English, Irish and
Scottish football league. However, this does not interfere
you can enjoy all the delights of the game. :) although in
it has its pros and cons. I would consider it a plus
the following:                                          
                                                    
* Ability to view not only your achievements
  but also all other teams.                          
* Select the difficulty level of the game - at higher levels
  levels are much more interesting to play.                
                                                    
 minus - you cannot turn off the match viewer,
which is terribly annoying.  players crawl across the field
like flat cardboard figures and kicking a huge ball.
not the most impressive sight.  ;) well, so the game
very good, almost all of it is present
minimum whichnecessary for games of this genre:
purchase/sale of players, match results for the year,
all sorts of cup games, signs and all sorts of other things
nonsense. :)                                            
                                                    
 part 1 Division Manager                           
       (c) Code Masters                             
                                                    
 Many people have probably seen this game, and besides, it
was observed in one of the Spectrophones.  some
fake leagues, real players, all the time
degrade.   The whole game comes down to timing
buying new players, zero difficulty.  viewing
match is made in the form of a commentary output about
happening on the field, and very meager, that
very annoying.  conclusion - feces, although beautiful,
even though Code Masters...                              
                                                    
 5. footboller of Ueag (parts 1 & 2)             
       (c) Gremlin Graphics.                        
                                                    
 not very successful games from gremlins. first part
comes down to buying some idiotic goals
cards, gaining ratings and, accordingly,
moving to a better team.  The method itself
Receiving these cards is reminiscent of Russian roulette.
You select the "incidents" option, then the
these same “incidents” (usually unpleasant),
here you need not to be stupid, but to catch your luck,
you need to catch the most successful option, which is very
difficult.  As a rule, it turns out that you need to either
buy new boots (for some reason at your own expense), or
They'll clean out your house, sometimes they might smile at you
good luck and you will win some money in the lottery, what
happens extremely rarely.                             
                                                    
 The second part is somewhat more interesting. In it
there are league and world championship signs (though
for some reason you always play with the same ones
teams), and the process of scoring goals is original.
If you have goal cards, then when
a positive response to a request for their use,
you don't just score the ball to your opponent, but
pre-select a tactical scheme, and then
After you try to drive the ball into the opponent's goal,
which can be quite difficult to do.                   
                                                    
 b. Garry Lineker Manager                        
 (c) Gremlin Graphics Somewhat reminiscent of Manchester United 1, but more
poor option.   The strategic part is done
disgusting, zero graphics, standard font
Spekovsky, you can’t buy a player, you can only
trade or recruit a rookie with a shitty
rating (like in the army:). The football match itself is done
quite tolerable, but clearly up to the level of Manchester United
doesn't measure up...                                    
                                                    
 7. Professional Soccer                          
       (c)CRl                                      
                                                    
 Now that’s something! Almost everything in the game
thought out.  here is a detailed table of visiting and
home matches, and individual characteristics
players, maintaining statistics for each player, i.e.
how many games did he play, how many goals did he score, if he
injured, what kind of injury he has, his level
skill and health. There are also a lot of tactical ones in the game.
schemes, you can turn off viewing the running around (very
slow :) during the match. by the way, very interesting
The game process itself is done. During this very game you
do not watch the tedious running around, but sit and drink
beer, withthis program displays messages like:
such and such a player is injured, so and so scored a goal. right there
replacement can be made.                            
                                                    
 in short, this game is one of the best in its
genre.  but it also has one drawback... These are the compositions
commands  There are only 1oo players in the program, as a result
we have the following garbage - in one division it turns out
about an hour of namesakes (with each surname).          
                                                    
 PS: if you want to play this game, then
look for our (triumph) version, because...  this version
the only one where you can buy and sell players, * not
slows down the display of match results.                  
                                                    
 8. the Double                                   
                                                    
 I won’t write much about this game, because... she
reviewed in both zx-review and spectrophone. I'll tell you
only that he is one of the best football managers
on Speccy. probably no one really paid attention
on team compositions?  so, the players are all (!!!)
real!!!  u this is at h8kb! There are about 1oo teams and
each has an average of 18 players. Yes and strategythought out to the smallest detail.  each (!) player has his own
individual characteristics. Super!!! true for now
there is no normal version for tg-Dos, in the original, in
At the beginning of the game you are offered a choice of team, * yes
splash screen.                                  
                                                    
 9. Match Day of the Air Force                             
       (c) zeppelin                                 
                                                    
 conversion from Amiga. and one to one. Very
boring and tedious.   It all comes down to constants
training and treatment of cripples. everything is also necessary
time to buy better players. Yes, it’s annoying
forever dragging icons (like in Windows to the trash) ...
there is a match view.                             
                                                    
 1о. kenny Dalgish Soccer Manager                
        (c) zeppelin                                
                                                    
 And here is this software product from zeppelin,
much nicer than the previous one. so simple
manager, without unnecessary bells and whistles, with good graphics
and user-friendly interface.    present
individual statistics for each playerteams
(age, skill, role, health, success).
the sad thing is that there is no accounting of your personal
success.  Again, as in all similar games from
zeppelin is watching the match.  The point is, we buy
we sell, we win. :)                             
                                                    
 11. Jonny Sauness Soccer Manager                
        (c) zeppelin                                
                                                    
 almost the same as the previous one, but
with poor graphics and slower.                      
                                                    
 12. World Sir Soccer                            
        (c) zeppelin                                
                                                    
 And this is something other than a variant of the European
football league.  Somewhat reminiscent of kenny Dalgish.
the same characteristics of players in terms of health, level
skill, etc. The only difference is that in
during the match you don’t watch all the running around, but in
during the break and at the end of the match, watch the episodes
zEP tV news. Quite a funny thing. :)          
                                                    
 1st. Football Manager (parts 1)& 2)              
        (c) Addictive                               
                                                    
 Very mediocre games... Not even
I guess for what merits in "Your Sinclair" they
put 8 out of 1o.  The strategic part is completed
sucks (in BASIC or what?), and the viewing itself
The football match leaves much to be desired.
total crap.                                   
                                                    
 1 hour. football manager (part e)                   
        (c) Addictive                               
                                                    
 Unlike the first two parts, this one is simply
super!!!   the game was released in 1992.  It has
almost everything.   You can make up your own
tactical schemes, buy and rent players,
and with each player an individual agreement is concluded
contract, each player has his own face, there is
history of achievements of your club and your personal
achievements.  There are all sorts of doctors in the game,
scouts, coaches, etc. there are detailed reports on
every match, the management carefully monitors
waste of your finances.  ;) the downside to this is
there is only one manager - the match is viewedvery
poor (almost like "1 Division" from Code Masters).
wire players kick a ball the size of one
pixel                                             
                                                    
 15. football Manager World Sir Edition          
        (c) Addictive                               
                                                    
crappy toy.  The action will take place in the year
that way at 199o.  The essence of the game is the correct placement
players on the field.  this is where the strategy ends.
Next, before the match you need to answer
David Platt questions. for example "how do you rate
enemy?"  and other heresies. From the correctness of the answer
The moral level of your team will depend. on
you will have to answer the same stupid questions
break time. but the worst thing about this game is
showing the match.  Of course, the animation of the players is done
great, but we don’t watch TV to
endure this mockery for 15 minutes. The most
The stinking thing is that this action is not disabled...   
                                                    
 1b. World Sire Manager                           
        (c) Players                                 
 A very common game among us.The strategic part was done well. ruins everything
again watching a match that is impossible
chop off  players run after a square ball like
dogs after cats. creepy.                             
                                                    
 17. Super league                                
        (c) Players                                 
                                                    
 the same game as the previous one, with the same
disadvantages, plus one more glitch - if you buy
player, such as a striker, must be sold
player - also an attacker, otherwise during the match
some of your players will be stupid, or rather stand
on the spot.                                           
                                                    
 18. tracksuit Soccer Manager                    
                                                    
 a little-known game, but what a game!  on the first
everything looks poor, graphics are zero, signs
output is slow, but... You choose your
leadership of one of the European teams. Right here
it all begins.  First you need to select
the composition of the team from a huge number of candidates.
in this case, each player, depending on hisrole
has its own individual characteristics. for example at
goalkeepers - accuracy of kicking the ball, work under
crossbar, tenacity.  Field players have tackling
ball, passing, dribbling, moral level and a bunch more
all sorts of features.   after you have completed
command, you need to give each player
tactical task, and then to the team as a whole.
I would like to note that all the players in the game are natural.
for example, select the Argentina national team and watch
Characteristics of the player Maradona.    we observe
the following:                                          
                                                    
 1. strike - the best in the world;                        
    2. pass - world class;                        
    e. dribbling - world class;                    
    h. selection - excellent;                        
    5. general level of skill - world class;    
    b. moral level - soars in heaven;        
    7. health - ready to run all day;           
                                                    
 so is every player in every team! The process itself
the match is made in the form of comments, but not like this
meager as in "1 Division". Dictionary game is simple
is huge. For those who know English, "look"
the game will be quite interesting, wellfor those who
doesn't want to bother reading, there is a button
"up", the whole match will take place in accelerated mode in 2o
seconds  In general, this is one of the best football
managers at zx-Spectrum!                          
                                                    
 19. football Glory                              
        (c) Redwood (Shaw Brothers)                 
                                                    
 The team compositions are real.  Very nice
interface * a lot of little things that are not in games
similar genre. the main glitch is that
this game is like all the games that Shaw released
Brothers, written in a strange language
programming that looks suspiciously like basic.
You know what the result is. Generally Shaw Brothers
during their career they released about a dozen games in the genre
managment, and very thoughtful in content.
I will note the most interesting: formula (racing), 5ooC
(motorcycles), Soccer Star.  Very pleasant
toys, but again everything is spoiled by the mighty basic...   
                                                    
I'll probably finish here, although this is far from
all football managers that exist on our
platform, but the level of the others leaves much to be desiredthe best, although I may have forgotten something. :)