Premier Manager is a series of a
football management
video games started in 1992. Published by
Gremlin Interactive, it was first developed by Realms of Fantasy, later passed to Spanish company
Dinamic Multimedia. The later games were later published and developed by
Zoo Digital Publishing (later renamed as Zushi Games), who bought the rights from
Infogrames and hired some members of the original Gremlin staff.[1] The latest releases in the series were developed by Urbanscan Limited, a company established by Gremlin founder Ian Stewart.[2]
Premier Manager 2 is very similar to Premier Manager. Released in 1993, it now has a maximum of 2 players. There are increased functions in this version. It was developed for the same platforms as its predecessor. The Mega Drive version of Premier Manager is based on Premier Manager 2.
Premier Manager 3 is a refined version of Premier Manager 2. It featured full match graphics plus customisable formations.
Gremlin Interactive later released the Premier Multi-Edit system, allowing players to edit the built-in player and team data. A Deluxe version was released which updated the player data to the new season. It was released on the
Amiga and
DOS platforms.
Premier Manager 97 is the first game not developed by
Gremlin Interactive, with development shifting to Spanish developer
Dinamic Software, who made the popular PC Fútbol series. The game was PC Fútbol 5 without arcade mode. For the first time, it gave the player the option to coach a Premiership team from the start. It was released on PC and Mega Drive.[3]
Premier Manager 98 is just a simple database update of Premier Manager 97. It turned to be the last game to achieve moderate success and positive reviews in the series. It was released for
Windows in 1997 and
Sony PlayStation in 1998.[4]
Premier Manager 2006–2007 was developed and published by Zoo Digital Publishing, releasing for
Windows and
PlayStation 2 in August 2006.[11]
Premier Manager 08 was developed and published by Zoo Digital Publishing, releasing for
Windows and
PlayStation 2 in August 2007.[12]
Premier Manager 09 was developed and published by Zoo Digital Publishing, releasing for
Windows and
PlayStation 2 in August 2008.[13]
Premier Manager 10 was developed and published by Zushi Games, releasing for
Windows in 2009.[14]
Premier Manager was developed by Urbanscan and released for
PlayStation 3 (via
PlayStation Network download only) in July 2010, featuring teams from the 2010–11 English, Italian, Spanish, French, German and Scottish Leagues.[15]
Premier Manager 2012 was released by Urbanscan for PlayStation 3 in November 2011 and PC in February 2012.[16]
Premier Manager is a series of a
football management
video games started in 1992. Published by
Gremlin Interactive, it was first developed by Realms of Fantasy, later passed to Spanish company
Dinamic Multimedia. The later games were later published and developed by
Zoo Digital Publishing (later renamed as Zushi Games), who bought the rights from
Infogrames and hired some members of the original Gremlin staff.[1] The latest releases in the series were developed by Urbanscan Limited, a company established by Gremlin founder Ian Stewart.[2]
Premier Manager 2 is very similar to Premier Manager. Released in 1993, it now has a maximum of 2 players. There are increased functions in this version. It was developed for the same platforms as its predecessor. The Mega Drive version of Premier Manager is based on Premier Manager 2.
Premier Manager 3 is a refined version of Premier Manager 2. It featured full match graphics plus customisable formations.
Gremlin Interactive later released the Premier Multi-Edit system, allowing players to edit the built-in player and team data. A Deluxe version was released which updated the player data to the new season. It was released on the
Amiga and
DOS platforms.
Premier Manager 97 is the first game not developed by
Gremlin Interactive, with development shifting to Spanish developer
Dinamic Software, who made the popular PC Fútbol series. The game was PC Fútbol 5 without arcade mode. For the first time, it gave the player the option to coach a Premiership team from the start. It was released on PC and Mega Drive.[3]
Premier Manager 98 is just a simple database update of Premier Manager 97. It turned to be the last game to achieve moderate success and positive reviews in the series. It was released for
Windows in 1997 and
Sony PlayStation in 1998.[4]
Premier Manager 2006–2007 was developed and published by Zoo Digital Publishing, releasing for
Windows and
PlayStation 2 in August 2006.[11]
Premier Manager 08 was developed and published by Zoo Digital Publishing, releasing for
Windows and
PlayStation 2 in August 2007.[12]
Premier Manager 09 was developed and published by Zoo Digital Publishing, releasing for
Windows and
PlayStation 2 in August 2008.[13]
Premier Manager 10 was developed and published by Zushi Games, releasing for
Windows in 2009.[14]
Premier Manager was developed by Urbanscan and released for
PlayStation 3 (via
PlayStation Network download only) in July 2010, featuring teams from the 2010–11 English, Italian, Spanish, French, German and Scottish Leagues.[15]
Premier Manager 2012 was released by Urbanscan for PlayStation 3 in November 2011 and PC in February 2012.[16]