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A superb game from the company famous for and in the same style as their Football Manager game.

The objective is to win the superbowl. To do this you must first win enough games in the twelve-week season to earn a plce in the playoffs and then to fight your way through the first round to the conference championship and finally the Superbowl.

The game starts with you entering your team division number and then selecting your team. You then play a match in a style similar to Football Manager. Although the graphics are two-dimensional you have real control over your players unlike other football manager type games, making it not only a game of strategy but also a game of skill.

After I lost the first game that I played, I was shown the week's playoff scores of all the other teams. Occasional news bulletins gave me efficiency ratings of my team. Team managers sometimes contacted me and made various offers and contracts to buy, sell or swap my players. The number of options, detailed instructions and sheer fascination of planning for success makes it a game that I would recommend to anyone, even if they did not know about American Football. I particularly liked the instructions which are both informative and educational.

The game is well worth the money, and is a great introduction to this type of strategy and simulation game.