Footballer of the Year by Gremlin Graphics
Synopsis:
You're a 17 year old apprentice in the 4th Division with only £5,000 and 10 goals to your name. Have you got what it takes to cope with the trauma of transfer deals, injuries and other match day problems, while displaying skill and professionalism in matches throughout Europe.
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Original Instructions
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SCENARIO
In this exciting game you adopt the role of a professional footballer. You start your career at the age of 17 with ?5000 in cash, 10 goal cards and the footballing world at your feet. The aim is to develop your career and be nominated FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR.
GAMEPLAY
Upon loading the game you will be asked "LOAD A SAVED GAME (Y/N)?". If you have played the game before, your previous game can be loaded and continued from where you left off.
Follow the prompts on the screen and enter your name and select the starting division. It is recommended that you start in division 4 and develop your skills from this the easiest level.
CONTROL MENU
The on screen icons correspond to the following:
GLOBE - This shows the state of affairs for your team.
FOOTBALLERS HEAD - Player status details.
SCROLL - Transfer cards
CASSETTE - Load or save a game.
INJURED FOOTBALLER - Quit game.
QUESTION MARK - Incident cards.
FOOTBALL BOOT - Play matches.
STATE OF AFFAIRS
This section shows your team league positions, the morale of the team, goals scored in cup matches and league matches.
PLAYER STATUS DETAILS
Your rating as a footballer is displayed as bar graphs depicting status points, your current league and your weekly earnings.
TRANSFER CARDS
These can be purchased at varying prices depending on which division you are in. Upon buying a card you have the chance of being spotted by a 'scout'. If the 'scout' finds that you are a suitable player then you will be transferred to another club either in the same division, or a higher division. If you are successfully transferred you will recieve a players fee plus the chance of a higher salary.
INCIDENT CARDS
An incident card can be purchased for ?200. This section is a bit of a gamble, but can prove very lucrative. However, on the other hand you risk losing money.
PLAY MATCHES
When this option is selected, you are given the chance to purchase goal cards. Goal cards can then be used in any of the matches you will play. The value of a goal card will be between one and three, it is up to you to use your skill and judgement as to when the cards are used. For example if the value of a goal card is two, then you have the chance of scoring two goals in that game.
This is where your skill as a player will be needed when you enter the arcade sequence and attempt to beat the defenders and score a goal or take a penalty.
Results for the matches will then be printed on the screen and from these you will be able to deduce if your goal cards have been played wisely. This will enable you to alter your strategy for future games if necessary.
REMEMBER ALL THE TIME YOU ARE AIMING FOR THE ULTIMATE ACCOLADE, TO BE AWARDED THE TITLE: FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR.
CONTROL KEYS
Q - Left
W - Right
P - Up
L - Down
SPACE - Fire
Alternatively a joystick can be used.
Cheat Mode
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cpc4eva says
"One of my fav cpc games ever.... Its a weird style of football game one of chance, luck and a little skill but ever so addictive... spent hours and hours on it during my youth. If the difficulty wasnt set so high this would have been brilliant."
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britnostalgic says
"This was my first football management game, not as good as Football manager 2 or Tracksuit manager... but without doubt a classic. "