World Championship Boxing Manager is a 1990 boxing management video game developed and published by Goliath Games for the Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. A sequel, World Championship Boxing Manager 2, was released in 2023.
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| Developer(s) | Goliath Games |
| Publisher(s) | Goliath Games |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum |
| Release | 1990 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
editThe player is a boxing promoter whose job is to train and arrange matches for up to five boxers. The goal is to win the world championship in either Federation of World Boxing (FWB) or World Council of International Boxing (WCIB).[1] Between rounds during a match, the player can heal the boxer and tell the boxer to change the fighting style.[2]
Reception
edit| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| ACE | 955/1000 (Amiga)[1] |
| Amiga Format | 76%[3] |
| Amstrad Action | 71%[4] |
| ST Format | 80%[6] |
| The Games Machine (UK) | 56% (ST)[5] 57% (Amiga)[5] |
| Your Sinclair | 91%[7] |
| Commodore User | 90% (Amiga)[2] 89% (C64)[2] |
| Power Play | 38% (Amiga, C64, DOS, ST)[8] |
| Publication | Award |
|---|---|
| Your Sinclair | Megagame[9] |
ACE called the game "one of the most in depth and entertaining strategy games yet".[1] Your Sinclair said the game is "[d]espite appearances, a superb management game — versatile and very addictive."[7] Power Play said the game gets boring quickly because there's a lack of variety in the gameplay.[8] Amiga Format said that management game fans may find the game too shallow but more casual players may enjoy it more.[3]
Sequel
editA sequel, World Championship Boxing Manager 2, was originally scheduled for release in spring 2022 and later delayed to the fourth quarter of 2022.[10][11] It was released on January 17, 2023, for Windows.[12] Console versions for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One were released on May 17, 2023.[13]
Eurogamer gave the game a score of six out of ten, complimenting the art direction but criticizing the repetitiveness of the gameplay.[14]
See also
edit- Tracksuit Manager, Goliath's previous game
References
edit- ^ a b c Dillon, Tony (June 1990). "Screentest - World Championship Boxing Manager". ACE. No. 33. EMAP. p. 50.
- ^ a b c Dillon, Tony (February 1990). "Screenscene - World Championship Boxing Manager". Commodore User. No. 77. EMAP. pp. 50–51.
- ^ a b Smith, Andy (June 1990). "Screenplay - World Championship Boxing Manager". Amiga Format. No. 11. Future plc. p. 75.
- ^ Webb, Trenton (June 1990). "Action Test - World Championship Boxing Manager". Amstrad Action. No. 57. Future plc. p. 54.
- ^ a b Lapworth, Warren (June 1990). "Reviews Shorts - World Championship Boxing Manager". The Games Machine. No. 31. Newsfield Publications. p. 54.
- ^ Pillar, Jon (December 1992). "Screenplay - Budget Games - World Championship Boxing Manager". ST Format. No. 41. Future plc. p. 101.
- ^ a b "Reviews - World Championship Boxing Manager". Your Sinclair. No. 51. Dennis Publishing. March 1990. pp. 54–55.
- ^ a b Lenhardt, Heinrich (May 1991). "Computerspieletests - Boxing Manager". Power Play (in German). No. 5/91. Markt+Technik. p. 38.
- ^ Game review, Your Sinclair issue 51, March 1990, Dennis Publishing, page 54
- ^ "World Championship Boxing Manager 2 - Announcement Trailer". IGN. Ziff Davis. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Denzer, TJ (1 September 2022). "World Championship Boxing Manager 2 steps into the ring in 2022". Shacknews. Gamerhub. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Romano, Sal (29 November 2022). "World Championship Boxing Manager II for PC launches January 17, 2023". Gematsu. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Romano, Sal (26 April 2023). "World Championship Boxing Manager II for PS4, Xbox One, and Switch launches May 17". Gematsu. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Jakobs, Benjamin (4 March 2023). "World Championship Boxing Manager 2 im Test - Teil zwei nach 33 Jahren, aber war das nötig?". Eurogamer (in German). Gamer Network. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
External links
edit- World Championship Boxing Manager at MobyGames
- World Championship Boxing Manager at the Hall of Light
- World Championship Boxing Manager at Atari Mania
- World Championship Boxing Manager at Lemon64
- World Championship Boxing Manager at Spectrum Computing