<s>
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Input	O
is	O
mostly	O
by	O
moving	O
a	O
cursor	O
(	O
using	O
either	O
joystick	B-Device
or	O
mouse	B-Device
depending	O
on	O
system	O
)	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
entering	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
Addictive	O
Games	O
to	O
Prism	O
Leisure	O
Corporation	O
in	O
1987	O
,	O
Kevin	O
Toms	O
concentrated	O
on	O
creating	O
a	O
second	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
BASIC	O
only	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
required	O
machine	B-Language
code	I-Language
which	O
meant	O
working	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
developers	O
for	O
various	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
Bedrock	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
stagger-released	O
over	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
5	O
years	O
,	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
on	O
all	O
formats	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
in	O
June	O
1988	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
available	O
on	O
a	O
much	O
smaller	O
range	O
of	O
systems	O
-	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
customiser	O
utility	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
but	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2	I-Application
Expansion	O
Kit	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
both	O
as	O
a	O
stand	O
alone	O
release	O
and	O
packed	O
in	O
with	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
he	O
said	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
control	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
"	O
appallingly	O
bad	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
criticism	O
also	O
leveled	O
in	O
the	O
positive	O
C&VG	O
review	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Baines	O
for	O
The	O
Australian	O
Commodore	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
Review	O
said	O
"	O
The	O
whole	O
new	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2	I-Application
gives	O
the	O
impression	O
of	O
a	O
true	O
winner	O
,	O
and	O
definitely	O
something	O
you	O
grow	O
to	O
enjoy	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2	I-Application
entered	O
the	O
Gallup	O
game	O
chart	O
at	O
number	O
one	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
becoming	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
on	O
any	O
format	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
