On the Ball (video game series)

On the Ball is a football management game series from the German developers Ascaron, former name Ascon. The premiere title in the series is On the Ball, originally titled Anstoss in German. The player is managing a football club in the English League (in the original version the Bundesliga to become the Bundestrainer). The original game was very popular in Germany, so the developer Ascaron created several sequels: "On the Ball 2", "On the Ball 3", and "On the Ball Action". Doppelpass was a bundle that included On the Ball and the self-running add-on Anstoss World Cup Edition.^[1] The English version has a minor fan base.^[2]

Gameplay

The player chooses a team in the main menu which has the look of an office. As a manager, the player not only elects the football players for the team, but also run a stadium with the price management and the transfer of players. The football games can be presented in different forms. Then there is a text mode were the games is presented and commentated in text form and the last one has the text and some pictures of a game. The tactic of the own team could be changed and players could be switched. The career is limited to ten seasons.

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