Basketball Pro Management
| Basketball Pro Management | |
|---|---|
Sports Management | |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Basketball Pro Management (BPM) is a
History
BPM was developed by
Concept
The principle is similar to the football management games, the player is the coach and team manager. He must manage his starting lineup, recruitment, training of young players, the detection of new talent, training, implementation tactics, budget management, management the staff (assistant coach, physiotherapist, scouts, physical trainer), tactics and systems, management games.
The game has a tactic management: it is possible to create your own systems by choosing the actions of each player at every moment. The Data Editor allows the player to modify the characteristics of any player / team / coach. The game is available in French and English. The game has twenty playable championships, including four in France. The
In 2012, the game developers have proposed updates to fix reported bugs on the forum and to add some features asked by the players.
Versions
2012
The 2012 version (for the 2011–2012 season) first announced in fall 2011 was finally released on January 12, 2012. Critical opinion is generally good and often highlights the potential of the game.[6][7][8] In May 2012, the game has been released on CD via Tradewest.[9]
2013
The 2013 version was scheduled for the last quarter of 2012.[10] After several postponements, the game was finally released on February 15, 2013[11] with new features,[12] the main ones are :
- Optimized loading time
- Improved simulations (AI vs. AI and AI vs player)
- New way to create a team from A to Z
- Full review of the interface
- European Cups
- Addition of transfer / loan
- Individual Awards for players
- Injury Management
2014
The 2014 version was announced on March 25, 2013. It was released on December 12, 2013. it contains a lot of new features such as US Universities, women teams or a new game engine.
References
- ^ announce of the new series
- ^ Starting a video game all by himself (in French)
- ^ Yoann Noblet's interview Archived January 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Victor DA COSTA's interview 2013 (in French)
- ^ NBA Addition (in French)
- ^ Basketball Pro Management 2012 on JeuxVideo.com (in French)
- ^ Basketball Pro Management 2012 on GameKult.com (in French)
- ^ Basketball Pro Management 2012 on Moddb.com
- ^ CD version for BPM (in French)
- ^ Victor Da Costa on PosterDunk.com Part I Archived 2012-07-28 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Victor Da Costa on PosterDunk.com Part II Archived 2013-12-17 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ New features on BPM 2013 (in French)
