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PLAYING BIG LEAGUE SOCCER II
The object of the game is to take your fourth division
team to the first division League Championship. Each
season consists of 42 matches, 2 against each of the
other 21 teams in the division.
Each match is viewed in 3D highlights, the result of
which is dependent upon: the comparison between the
two teams, home advantage, current form, skill level
and also a bit of luck!
At the end of the season the top three teams are
promoted to the next highest division (except if you are
already in division 1 of course), while the bottom three
teams of divisions 1 to 3 are relegated.
[screenshot]
FULL LEAGUE TABLE
FA CUP
Every season there is an FA Cup competition. The first
round is played after the 14th league game and further
rounds are played after every four league games,
possibly culminating in the Wembley Cup Final at the
end of the season.
A cup draw is featured from round 4 onwards, and
these results are shown after the game highlights.
First and second division clubs enter the cup at the third
round stage.
FEATURES:
FA Cup competition
Choice of 8 team colours
Transfer market - buy and sell
5 different skill levels
Full league tables - 22 teams in each league
Penalties
Four divisions - 88 teams to choose from
Pick team for each match
Choice of 3 team kit styles
Players have Energy, Skill and Form ratings
Promotion and relegation
'Videprinter' style match results
Fixtures and results table
Weekly Club news including:
1. Ground improvements
2. Sponsorship deals
3. TV appearances
4. Crowd trouble
5. 'Team of the Month' Award
Home and away games
Financial accounts
Change names option
Save game option
Managerial rating and score
Suspensions
Five different injuries
Automatic 'save team' selection
Half time change ends
Match highlights in 3D graphics
LOADING
To load 'Big League Soccer II', insert the BLS II disc, then
type RUN"DISC" and press ENTER. The game will now load.
LOADING AND SAVING GAME
When the program has loaded you will be asked if you
would like to load a previously saved game. If you wish
to, press Y and insert the saved-game disc. Once the
game has loaded, replace the BLS II disc in the drive. The
game cannot be played if the master disc is not present.
To save a game choose the 'S' option and insert a blank
disc. Again, remember to replace the master disc once
saving is complete.
TRANSFER MARKET
BUYING: You may bid for a player unless you have less
than ú5000, or you already have 22 players.
Players' values are negotiable, however, bidding less
than the player's value may result in your bid being
rejected. When this occurs, the player's value increases
by ú 10,000.
SELLING: You may put a player up for sale as long as
you have more than 12 players in your squad. Only
players who are fit and are not suspended may be sold.
To prevent continual buying and selling of players, the
TRANSFER MARKET option may only be selected
4 times between each match. However, to speed up
your transfer deals, this option will only be loaded from
disc on the first occasion, providing no other options are
chosen between transfer deals.
CHANGE NAMES
This option allows you to change not only the team and
player names, but also the skill level and team colour.
New names have a maximum length the same as the
previous names, i.e. EVERTON could be changed to any
other name up to 7 characters in length.
MANAGERIAL RATING
The managerial rating is calculated at the end of each
season. Your score is increased every time you win or
draw a game, and is dependent on the skill level.
PLAY NEXT MATCH
This option will display your opponents, the venue and
various comparisons between the two teams. Pressing a
key will take you to the team selection screen. You should
try to pick the team in the following formation: No. 1 -
goalkeeper, 2 to 5 - defenders, 6 to 8 - midfield, 9 to 11
- forwards, substitute - any position. If you wish to pick
the some team as the last match, press S, you may then
make any necessary changes.
This option will have no effect on the first game after
loading BLS II, as there will be no previous team
selection. Players playing out of position will be less
effective, as will be players whose energy levels fall
below 50%. However, if you have a shortage of
defenders, you may use spare goalkeepers as defenders
without any loss in effectiveness. Injured and suspended
players may be picked to make up a full team of twelve,
but they will not contribute to the game.
When making changes to the team, you may only add a
player who has not already been picked to play. When
you are happy with the team you may proceed to watch
the highlights of the game.
Your team (playing in shirts of your selected colour
and style, and block shorts) always kick right-to-left in the
first half. Your opponents always wear black shirts.
After the final result the weeks accounts are displayed.
The home team keeps all gate receipts. The wages are
calculated as a fraction of the total value of all players in
the squad. Therefore, the more expensive players you
buy, the higher the wages bill.
Once the other results have been displayed, you may be
informed of injuries or suspensions affecting your team.
There may also be some club news. This might be good
news, like a TV appearance fee, or some bad news such
as fines for crowd trouble.
END OF SEASON
After the last game of the season you will be given a
bonus, and depending on your league position, may be
relegated or promoted. Players skill ratings (Sk) will be
reassessed and may be slightly adjusted for the new
season.
Energy ratings (En) will be increased, while the form
ratings (Fm) will remain about constant.
BEING SACKED
There are two definite ways of being sacked:
i) Finishing in the bottom three of Division 4.
ii) Ending the season in debt.
You may also be sacked for getting relegated.
HINTS AND TACTICS
1. When picking your team, select players with the
highest combined skill and form ratings.
2. Form ratings fluctuate with the teams' fortunes,
but skill ratings remain constant throughout the
season. Therefore a player with Sk:8, Fm:3 is
more useful than a player with Sk:3, Fm:8 as his
form rating can improve by 6 points making his
combined total 17. The second player's maximum
total is only 12.
3. When players' energy ratings get into the 50's,
try and rest the players for a few games. Players
become less effective when their energy falls
below 50%.
4. Buy and sell players regularly to maintain a
team with high energy ratings.
5. Always pick your best team - even against teams
who appear to be weaker than yourselves.
6. Before playing your first game, look of your
squad by choosing the 'T' option, followed by 'S'
to sell a player. Try to strengthen your team
before the start of the season, as it is important
that you get off to a good start.
All rights of the producer and of the owner of the work being produced are reserved.
Unauthorised copying, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcasting of the
cassettre is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for errors, nor liability
for damage arising from its use.
WARNING: These programs are sold according to VIPER SOFTWARE LTD terms of trade
and conditions of sale, copies of which are available on request.
(c) 1986 VIPER SOFTWARE
Bag League Soccer was written by Adam Whitlock