World Basketball Manager Tycoon will allow the Gamer to become the Team Manager, Team Owner, and Financial Manager. Create a new basketball franchise in any country or take control of an existing franchise. WBM Tycoon is a fresh look into sports strategy games that combine the classic manager game with the financial management and development of a Tycoon game.
As the Club Owner the Gamer must generate or loan the necessary funds in order to expand your team’s facilities. Other responsibilities include growing the financial value of your franchise while improving your team’s roster.
Features Include:
- Worldwide basketball action from all leagues
- Over 1,000 teams including national and international teams
- Over 12,500 basketball players
- Over 1,200 managers
- Over 100 full playing national and international competitions
- Challenging A.I.
- Daily news coverage from around the league
- Realistic basketball statistics and atmosphere
- Easy to use data editor with access to the full database
- In-game player search engine
- Different responsibilities involving Manager, Owner and Financial Manager
- Online Manager World Ranking
Strategy First Director Emanuel Wall “WBM Tycoon provides the opportunity for each of us to prove that we can run a professional franchise better than the Owners and General Managers of our favorite teams."
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WBM features an incredibly well-balanced, real-time match algorithm, with realistic results and challenging A.I.
All the player and manager attributes are calculated during the match. And there are also special considerations including match's crucial moments, clutch players, match importance, player temperaments, disturbances by the fans, traditional enemy teams and much more.
The managers control lineups, offensive and defensive tactics, play speed, special orders like going for offensive rebound after score attempts, or going for intentional fouls in an effort to stop the clock). During time-outs, there are options for special offensive planning and morale boosting.
The match action features live commentary and ambient sound that responds to crowd attendance, crowd temperament, match importance, as well as the events in the course of the game which creates a perfectly realistic match atmosphere.
Loads of live data are displayed through the stadium scoreboard and the manager's notes in full detail.
Manager Actions
Managers have control of all the actions that their real-life counterparts have, like:
- Player transfers
- Short-list filtering
- Roster line-ups
- Match coaching
- Player training
- Budget allocation
- Dealing with player psychology
- Considering job offers from clubs and national teams
- Promoting youth players
Artificial Intelligence
Team A.I. includes:
- Setting goals and objectives for every season
- Manager hiring, evaluating and firing
- Opponent Manager A.I. includes:
- Player transfers and contract offering
- Roster line-ups
- Match coaching
- Player training
- Budget allocation
- Dealing with player psychology
- Considering job offers from clubs and national teams
- Promoting youth players
Player A.I. includes:
Worth evaluation
Psychological problems (participation, team performance, contracts and more)
Evolution through training
Retirement decision according to age and health
Decision to comeback as manager
Atmosphere
Player, team, manager and tournament history records. Daily news coverage, filtered by continent, country or manager (which is further grouped in personal, opponents and highlights categories) including:
- Player injuries
- Player transfers
- Manager hiring, resigning, retirement and firing
- Player, manager and team achievements and distinctions
- Player comments to the press
- Player contract renewals, negotiations and cancellations
- Tournament results and progression tracking
Also:
Loans
WBM Tycoon is not only a Basketball but a Financial manager also. This means that at some point you might need some extra cash in order to invest in your franchise. Just visit the bank and select one of the available loans. Just make sure that you can handle the payments!
Challenges
A great way to earn extra money in WBM Tycoon is to receive a challenge from one of your sponsors. They are usually interested in winning titles or succeed great victories, make long winning streaks etc. Sponsors offer a lot of money in order to motivate you to succeed the goal.
Online Manager World Ranking
In WBM tycoon, the user can post his score, his achievements and any Challenges he completed in an online Ranking list and find out if he is the best WBM player in the world or not!
Pre Season Training centers
The managers have the ability to select a training center in order to prepare their players for the new season. A good training center will make sure that the players will keep their form for a longer time in the upcoming season, develop better using their hidden potential and have less injuries and psycho problems.
Players' Form
Form is an attribute that modifies a player's psychical attributes. It depends on summer training, match participation and everyday training. So the manager has to find the perfect combination for each player.
Sponsors
Teams with good performance can benefit by signing sponsoring contract with various companies and this means a lot of extra cash for transfers and contracts.
Detailed Training System
Managers have the ability to train their players in all categories controlling at the same time their condition and fatigue. It's also possible to improve team's cohesion and zone defending through training.
Opponents scouting
Before every match the managers will receive a scouting report about their next opponent with general info, evaluation, star players, offensive skills to watch out etc.
Data Editor
An easy to use data editor gives you control over all the data in the game and allows you to create or adjust Players, Managers, Stadiums, Clubs and National teams.
