Software 2000 was a video game developer and publisher based in Germany.
The company was formed in 1987 in Eutin, Schleswig-Holstein, by brothers Andreas and Marc Wardenga. They produced and published games for various formats, originally the Atari ST and Amiga platforms, and later for the Personal computer (PC), Game Boy Color and a few titles for the PlayStation.
Perhaps their most successful venture was the Bundesliga Manager series, based on the German soccer Premier League. They also produced a series of "Artventure" interactive fiction games, in the German language. In the mid-1990s, they produced other spinoff manager games, including Eishockey Manager (Ice Hockey Manager) and the Pizza Syndicate series for the PC. They also developed the puzzle game Swing, released for the PlayStation in 1998.
The company produced several titles with small development teams. This proved fatal with the rising standards of full priced games. With falling sales and important figures leaving the company, Software 2000 filed for bankruptcy in 2002.
Games
Name Release year Platform(s) Genius 1989 Amiga/PC Bundesliga Manager 1989 Amiga/Atari ST/PC/C64 Wild West World 1990 Amiga/PC Lettrix 1990 Amiga/Atari ST/PC/C64 Titano (Magic Soft) 1990 Amiga/PC Die Stadt der Löwen 1990 Amiga/PC Das Stundenglas 1990 Amiga/PC/Atari ST Cubulus 1991 C64/Amiga Build it – Das Bauhaus 1991 Amiga Bundesliga Manager Professional 1991 Amiga/Atari ST/PC Kengi 1991 Amiga/Atari ST/PC/C64 Century 1991 Amiga Magic Serpent 1991 Amiga The Manager 1991 Amiga/PC Shiftrix 1991 Amiga Die Kathedrale 1991 Amiga/PC Hexuma 1992 Amiga/PC Death or Glory 1993 Amiga/PC Der Schatz im Silbersee 1993 PC/Amiga only Demo Jonathan 1993 Amiga Eishockey Manager 1993 Amiga/PC Die Höhlenwelt Saga: Der leuchtende Kristall 1994 PC Der Schatz im Silbersee 1994 PC Der Baulöwe 1994 PC Christoph Kolumbus 1994 Amiga/PC Bundesliga Manager Hattrick 1994 Amiga/PC Pizza Connection 1994 Amiga/PC Ocean Trader (Der Reeder) 1995 Amiga/PC Space Marines: Der stählerne Kaiser 1995 PC Talisman 1995 PC Bundesliga Manager 97 1996 PC F1 Manager 96 1996 PC Flying Saucer cancelled PC F1 Manager Professional 1997 PC Bundesliga Manager 98 1998 PC Flying Saucer 1998 PC Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten 1998 PC Pizza Syndicate 1999 PC GZSZ Fun Pack 1999 PC Pizza Syndicate Mission CD 1999 PC Swing 1997 Game Boy Color/PC/PlayStation GZSZ Quiz 2000 PC/PlayStation/Game Boy Color Superball 2000 PC Lettrix 2000 PC Shiftrix 2000 PC Pizza Connection 2 2001 PC Bundesliga Manager X 2001 PC
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