Player Manager 2001 - PS2

Also known as: Alex Ferguson's Player Manager 2001', 'Sir Alex Ferguson's Player Manager 2001

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Player Manager 2001 (PS2)
Also for: PC, PlayStation, Game Boy Color
Viewed: 2D Static screen Genre:
Sport: Football - Soccer
Strategy: Management
Media: CD Arcade origin:No
Developer: Anco Software Soft. Co.: 3DO Studios
Publishers: 3DO Studios (GB)
Released: 28 Sept 2001 (GB)
Ratings: 3+
Accessories: Memory Card

Summary

It's time to take control of your favourite team with Player Manager 2001 on the PS2. Non-Manchester United fans should try and see past the packaging, beyond the leathery physog of Sir Alex Ferguson on the front cover, for herein lies football management manna from heaven.

Developers Anco have been around since the dawn of computer football gaming. Veteran gamers will recall the legendary Kick Off series with a degree of fondness. Anco were responsible for those games, and they're still in the business of bringing the finest in footy titles to contemporary platforms: witness the PlayStation version of Player Manager 2001. Well, here's the new, improved version for the PS2.

On top of the all-new game engine, over 50 major changes and new features have been programmed into Alex Ferguson’s Player Manager 2001, to enhance the menu system, speed up the pace and accessibility of in-game options, and offer a totally realistic feel to that build up of tension to match day.

New motion capture techniques, player dynamics and stadium environments deliver true-to-life representations of tactics as each game is played in real-time, while enhanced post-match statistics will give you an at-a-glance guide to how well those tactics worked.

A new control system means all menus and game areas are easily accessible, while added team and player information and a wider allocation of foreign players available on the transfer market means that Player Manager 2001 is right up there with the most comprehensive football management simulations.