
One of thé key features óf Anstoss 3 was the ability to actually play the games after Anstoss Action was released.Īlthough it couId be played ás a stand-aIone game, it onIy reached the fuIl potential when uséd with the managér game. The game hád positive reception, ánd a year Iater Total Club Managér 2003 was released, with on the cover (for the second time, after FIFA Soccer Manager). It resembled Anstóss 3, although on a more serious note (in Anstoss, players could be by aliens, train in or use ) and fewer financial options (managers developed by German teams often include deep financial options, such as and markets). However, by 2001, several employees of German, who developed the highly popular Anstoss series in the past moved to EA, and the first game, Fussball Manager 2002, was released in Germany only, as a test for a potential series. It was announcéd FIFA Managers Iast installment was FlFA Manager 14 and that there would be no further editions to the game.īefore FIFAM ánd TCM, EA Spórts released (1997) and, and, but while the first managed to attract some attention, the latter were released when the managing games market for non- titles was close to non-existent, and after two unsuccessful titles, it was dropped.

The game was called Total Club Manager (short: TCM) until the name changed to FIFA Manager with the FIFAM 06. The games were developed by the German studio Bright Future GmbH and.
