Independent video games studio U-Play Online releases International Basketball Manager on Steam today. The game is launched in Early Access for just $9.99 and it features the official license of Euroleague Basketball.
International Basketball Manager is a classic sports-management game containing the two most important club tournaments in Europe, 12 world national leagues, and 7 international competitions. Feel the pressure for reaching victory as you turn your team into one of the greatest squads ever.
The partnership between U-Play Online and Euroleague Basketball brings the thrill of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the 7DAYS EuroCup toInternational Basketball Manager. The game contains the 40 best teams in Europe which took part in European club tournaments in season 2017-18.
”We encourage the users of International Basketball Manager to take part in the discussion forums on Steam to help us improve it”, says Jordi Torras, CEO and co-founder at U-Play Online. “This is the project of our lives because the original Pro Basketball Manager was the beginning of everything”.
“We will eventually add some of the suggestions made by our supporters and we will try to increase the amount of official licenses”, highlights Joel Servitja, Project Leader and co-founder at U-Play Online. “We want our game to become the most representative sports-management title for basketball lovers”.
Inspired by all-time classic PC Basket, the International Basketball Managersaga –published exclusively in Spain, Italy and in Eastern Europe back in the late noughties– was the first game to feature the teams of the NBA, the EuroLeague, and the top national leagues of Europe altogether.
Pro Basket Manager (2008), Euroleague Basketball Manager (2009) andInternational Basketball Manager (2010) are the titles preceding the brandnew International Basketball Manager (2018).
Features
- Official license of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the 7DAYS EuroCup.
- 14 competitions throughout the world. Play the best leagues in the globe such as USA, Spain, Russia, Italy, France, Greece, Germany.
- 2 match simulation modes: virtual and result.
- Multiplayer matches in one computer (8 players max.).
- More than 15 qualities to define players (fit, mind, attack, defense, adaptation, loyalty…).
- Retire the No. of your stars and see them in the museum.
- Specific training for each player to improve their strengths depending on age and the capacity of your staff.
- Modular extension of the pavilion and its facilities (car park, dressing rooms, electrical equipment, scoreboards…).
- Sign, transfer on loan, transfer or fire players to conveniently adapt your squad.
- Call up a good scouting team and ask them to visit international tournaments to discover top rookies before than your competitors.
- Play with different national teams and play in tournaments such as the World Cup, the European Cup and the Olympic Games.
