Manchester United Europe
Manchester United Europe is a 1991 sports video game developed by and published by Krisalis Software for the Amiga. It is the follow-up to the 1990 video game Manchester United which had sold over 100,000 copies. Other versions have been subsequently released on numerous home systems such as the Acorn Archimedes, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and Atari Lynx. The Lynx port was released under the title of European Soccer Challenge.
Gameplay
In Manchester United Europe, the player guides either Manchester United or another club through the UEFA Cup, European Cup, Cup Winners Cup, Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup.
Development
Computer and Video Games magazine reported in its supplement Hand-Held Go! in May 1992 that Krysalis were developing an Atari Lynx version of the game. They released this version under the title European Soccer Challenge.
Release
The Atari Lynx version of the game was being converted and planned to be published by Telegames for the Atari Jaguar and was first announced in 1994, with plans to be released later in the year but was rescheduled to be published around the second quarter of 1995, but this port was never released for unknown reasons.
Reception
Computer and Video Games magazine reviewed the game for the Amiga in their August 1991 issue giving it a score of 84 out of 100. The Atari Lynx port was reviewed by Robert A Jung for IGN, and gave it 8 out of 10, commending its sophisticated gameplay, design, "crisp" controls, and graphics.