Premier Manager 97 is a football management simulator video game developed by Gremlin Interactive and published by Sega for the Mega Drive in 1996. A PC Windows version was released in 1997. It is the fourth game in the Premier Manager series.
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| Developer(s) | Gremlin Interactive (MD)[3] |
| Publisher(s) | Sega (MD)[4] Gremlin Interactive (Win)[5] |
| Series | Premier Manager |
| Platform(s) | Mega Drive, Windows |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer[4] |
Gameplay
editThe Mega Drive version puts the player in charge of a team of their choice from the English third division. The goal is to win the FA Cup. Players are responsible for club finances, player transfers, squad line-up, and ground improvements. The game supports two-player multiplayer.[4]
Reception
edit| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Computer and Video Games | 5/5 (PC)[1] |
| Mean Machines Sega | 84/100 (MD)[4] |
| PC Games (DE) | 76% (PC)[6] |
| PC Action | 75/76% (PC)[5] |
| PC Joker | 80% (PC)[7] |
| PC Player | 3/5 (PC)[8] |
Mean Machines Sega said that the game is "excellent fun" but observed that there's not much difference compared to the previous year's version. The other reviewer from Mean Machines said that the game is hard to get into.[4] Computer and Video Games called the PC version "the most atmospheric, entertaining and comprehensive management game".[1] PC Joker called the game "enthralling".[7] PC Zone compared the game to then current Premiership season and did not find it all that realistic.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c Key, Steve (June 1997). "Review - Premier Manager 97". Computer and Video Games. No. 187. Future plc. p. 77.
- ^ "Checkpoint". Computer and Video Games. No. 180. Future plc. November 1996. p. 49.
- ^ "Premier Manager 97 – Mega Drive". Back of the Game Packaging.
Developed by Gremlin Interactive Ltd.
- ^ a b c d e "Review - Premier Manager '97". Mean Machines Sega. No. 50. EMAP. December 1996. pp. 74–75.
- ^ a b Bigge, Christian. "Test - Premier Manager 97". PC Action (in German). No. 7/97. p. 62.
Einzelspiel: 75%, Multiplayer: 76%
- ^ Maueröder, Petra. "Review - Premier Manager 97". PC Games (in German). No. 8/97. Computec Media GmbH. p. 116.
- ^ a b Schamberger, Steffen (August 1997). "Spieletests - Sport - Premier Manager 97". PC Joker (in German). No. 8/97. Joker-Verlag. pp. 78–80.
- ^ Schnelle, Michael. "Spiele-Test - Premier Manager 97". PC Player (in German). No. 8/97. pp. 88–89.
- ^ McCarthy, Patrick (August 1997). "Can You Manage It?". PC Zone. No. 53. Future plc. pp. 118–121.
External links
edit- Official website (archived)
- Premier Manager 97 at MobyGames