A Tale of Two Halves: The History Of Football Video Games (Captain's Edition)
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Painstakingly researched and written by football-obsessed writer and experienced game journalist, historian, and documentarian Richard Moss – author of Bitmap’s own The Secret History of Mac Gaming – A Tale of Two Halves: The History Of Football Video Games stays keenly on the ball as it shares the rich and influential history of video game football – or ‘soccer’, for our American readers – striving to understand the very best the genre has to offer; and those releases that go a little wide of their target.
A Tale of Two Halves takes you on a fascinating journey from the very first examples of the form all the way through to the genre’s 2000s’ heyday. It hits the back of the net with expert analysis of over 400 football games, including Sensible Soccer, Kick Off, Match Day, FIFA, Pro Evolution Soccer, This Is Football, Championship Manager, Premier Manager, and both old-school and new-school Football Manager. Gathered together in a single volume, that remarkable spread of releases presents a surprising variety of interpretations of the beautiful game, showcasing one of the medium’s most creative, beguiling realms.
For the collector's out there, we have created a special ‘Captain's Edition’ collector’s version, which comes in a heavy duty foil blocked slipcase. Around the slipcase is a fabric armband, holding your books securely while celebrating the effort of football’s captaining greats. This edition is limited to 1,000 units, and will never be reprinted.
Whether you opt for the standard hardback, or Captain's Editon, you’ll be sure to find Bitmap’s renowned standards when it comes to vibrant design, high-calibre printing, and excellence in production.
Includes interviews with:
Andrew Prime (Ultimate Soccer Manager), Andriy Kostiusko (Football Tactics), Ben Fawcett (This Is Football), Carlos Abril (PC Fútbol), Chris Wild (Giant Killers and Official Club Manager), Gerald Köhler (On The Ball and add-on Antoss), Jim Bagley (Striker), Kevin Toms (Football Manager), Marc Aubanel (FIFA International Soccer), Mariusz Trzaska (Liga Polska Manager), Matt Furniss (Soccer Kid), Michitaka Tsuruta (Captain Tsubasa) and Simon Prytherch (LMA Manager)
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- FDFrancesco D. G.YesterdayRated 5 out of 5 starsEccezionale
Libro di qualità altissima, grande rilegatura e materiali, bellissima la fascia da capitano e i lacci degli scarpini come segnalibro. Sui contenuti, che dire.. impaginazione eccellente, tante informazioni interessanti corredate da immagini bellissime. Tanta nostalgia dei vecchi tempi! Consigliatissimo.
- SNSimon N.Verified Buyer3 weeks agoRated 5 out of 5 starsAmazing book!
This book (beautifully done) is amazing so much detail, information and pictures. Brings back so many memories when I was young playing many of these games.
So many pages to keep your reading for many hours and hours. When finished I will continue to read this book.
The buying process from purchasing online to receiving in the post was first class. Delivery was very quick and the addition to detail in package was brilliant.
The packing was very safe, making sure the book was in prefect condition when it arrived. Had four thick corner protectors.
I would definitely recommend this book!
- ADAlessandro D.Verified Buyer1 month agoRated 4 out of 5 starsCaptain, my captain!
Beautiful collection of football games, there are just all the games we played in our lives, with nice descriptions and very nice photos, the quality of the pages excellent! recommended, as usual!
- AEAdam E.Verified Buyer1 month agoRated 5 out of 5 starsAn absolute screamer!
A beautiful book with as much or little detail as you wish to consume. Up there with glory days of Allardyves's Bolton Wanderers 👌
- SRSantiago Rodríguez E.Verified Buyer2 months agoRated 5 out of 5 starsFantastic
Fantastic. Almost all football video games in one book. A very careful presentation and excellent quality.
