{{Short description|1994 video game}} {{Infobox video game | image = Tactical Manager coverart.jpg | caption = Cover art featuring Giovanni Trapattoni | developer = Talking Birds Ltd | publisher = Black Legend Software | series = | designer = Camy Maertens | released = 1994 | genre = Sports simulation | modes = Single-player, multiplayer | platforms = Amiga, Atari ST, DOS }}
'''''Tactical Manager''''' is a football management simulator video game for the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS platforms. It was developed by Camy Maertens of the then-defunct Essex-based UK developer ''Talking Birds''<ref name="TalkingBirds_Contact">{{cite web |title=Talking Bird Ltd's Contact page |url=http://www.talking-birds.co.uk/ |website=Talking Birds Ltd's official website |access-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050211111353/http://www.talking-birds.co.uk/ |archive-date=11 February 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and published by Black Legend Software in 1994.
==Gameplay== ''Tactical Manager'' is a football management simulator that allows one to 46 players to play simultaneously. There are no set goals, but the aim is to manage a football team to be as successful as possible. To achieve this the player can pick the team, set tactics and buy and sell players.<ref name=Manual>{{citation | title=Tactical Manager manual | publisher=Black Legend | author=Black Legend |date=1994}}</ref>
==Reception== ''Tactical Manager'' received mixed reviews. CU Amiga magazine rated the game 87%, calling it "Extremely involving", while Amiga User International magazine rated it 45% and said that the game looks dated when compared to other management games available. Later on a new game called ''Tactical Manager 2'' was released.<ref>{{cite journal | title=Tactical Manager review | publisher=EMAP | journal=CU Amiga | author=Dillon, Tony | date=June 1994}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | title=Tactical Manager review | publisher=AUI Ltd. | journal=Amiga User International | date=October 1994}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
Category:1994 video games Category:Amiga games Category:Association football management video games Category:Atari ST games Category:Black Legend (company) games Category:DOS games Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom
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