Game Groups > On the Ball / ANSTOSS series

Designed by Gerald Köhler at Ascaron, the ANSTOSS (literally, "Kick Off") series are the best known football management games developed in Germany, mostly thanks to the English version of the first game (titled On the Ball) and after Köhler's defection to EA (where he would take much of the style to develop the Total Club Manager series). The series are known for a peculiar kind of humour and a much broader business sense than most UK developed games in the genre.

In 2001, the match engine of ANSTOSS 3 was re-issued as a standalone game, but kept a bond between both games, allowing to intervene in 3D matches instead of just watching the computer play.

After Ascaron went bankrupt in 2009, the license was bought by Kalypso Media. In November 2011, they announced to evaluate if they would continue the series and publicly searched for a new development company. The series was digitally unavailable until 9 July 2021.

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Title Released Platforms Genres Moby Score
box cover thumbnail Anstoss 1994 DOS, Amiga (+1 more) Simulation, Sports, Compilation
8.3
box cover thumbnail Anstoss 2 Gold: Der Fußballmanager 1998 Windows Simulation, Strategy / tactics, Sports
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box cover thumbnail Anstoss 2005: Der Fussballmanager 2004 Windows Simulation, Strategy / tactics, Sports
7.5
box cover thumbnail Anstoss 2007: Der Fußballmanager 2006 Windows Simulation, Strategy / tactics, Sports
7.6
box cover thumbnail Anstoss 2: Der Fußballmanager 1997 Windows Simulation, Strategy / tactics, Sports
7.8
box cover thumbnail Anstoss 2: Der Fußballmanager - Verlängerung! 1998 Windows Add-on
7.9
box cover thumbnail Anstoss 3: Der Fußballmanager 2000 Windows Simulation, Strategy / tactics, Sports
7.9
box cover thumbnail Anstoss 4: Der Fußballmanager - Edition 03/04 2003 Windows Simulation, Strategy / tactics, Sports
7.6
box cover thumbnail Anstoss 4: Der Fußballmanager - International 2002 Windows Simulation, Strategy / tactics, Sports
6.6
box cover thumbnail Anstoss Action: Die Fußballsimulation 2001 Windows Simulation, Sports
7.0
box cover thumbnail Anstoss Classics 2021 Windows Compilation
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box cover thumbnail Anstoss: Meister Edition 2001 Windows Compilation
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box cover thumbnail Gold Games 1996 DOS Compilation
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King Size: Driver 2 + Anstoß Premier Manager 2001 PlayStation Compilation
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King Size: TechnoMage + Anstoß Premier Manager 2001 PlayStation Compilation
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King Size: UEFA Challenge + Anstoß Premier Manager 2001 PlayStation Compilation
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box cover thumbnail On the Ball 1993 DOS, Amiga Simulation, Strategy / tactics, Sports
7.8
box cover thumbnail On the Ball: World Cup Edition 1994 DOS, Amiga Simulation, Strategy / tactics, Sports
8.1
box cover thumbnail Premier Manager 2000 2000 PlayStation Sports
6.7