User manual SEGA DREAMCAST GAMES NBA 2K

[. . . ] IT'S GOOD, IT'S GOOD!!! 2KBasketball_Manual 2/25/00 11:46 AM Page 4 CONTROL SUMMARY NBA 2K is designed with analog Directional Pad (D-Pad) functionality in mind. Analog not only gives you a much fuller range of motion, but also adds to the overall depth of the game due to the level of precision control it provides. Note that the controls and tips offered below refer to NBA 2K's default controls, but alternate control schemes are available as well - in particular, one with D-Pad as the primary control for all you old-schoolers. 4 Analog Thumb Pad Offense with Offense with Ball Offense with Ball Ball Offense with Ball X Button Y Button B Button A B X Y L A Button Pass Crossover Shoot/Rebound Pass Icons Backdown Turbo Playcall/Shift Call Play Call for Pick Alley Oop 5 NOTE: Never touch the Analog Pad or R/L Triggers while turning the Dreamcast power ON. [. . . ] 12 Pass Out of Shot Try passing out of your shot by pressing the shoot X button, then pressing the pass A button while on your way up. NOTE You MUST roll your finger from the shoot button over to the pass button to execute this move ­ if you release your finger from the shoot button, the shot will be released before you can pass the ball. Defense A B X Y L R D-PAD D+ A , B, X , Y Swap Steal Block/Rebound Last Defender Face Up Turbo Defense Set/Shift Call Set Call for Double Team Call for Intentional Foul 13 If you can draw an extra defender to you by initiating a jump shot, passing out of your shot to the open man is extremely effective way of exploiting the defense. TIP TIP D+ L D+ R NOTE: An alternate D-Pad scheme may be chosen off the Controller screen. 2KBasketball_Manual 2/25/00 11:47 AM Page 14 Basic Defense Basic Defense Basic Defense Basic Defense Advanced Defense Advanced Defense Advanced Defense Advanced Defense The following are general descriptions of the basic defensive controls. Swapping A Swapping allows you to switch into the player closest to the ball handler. The purpose of swap is to always give you a chance at making the defensive play by selecting the player with the best chance of stopping the offense. Instructs players on your team to try to foul the ball handler quickly, to stop the clock. 2KBasketball_Manual 2/25/00 11:47 AM Page 16 Offense Without Ball Offense Without Ball Offense Without Ball Intentional Foul Whether your opponent is going to make an easy, uncontested basket, or you just need to stop the clock, you can do so by executing an intentional foul ­ this is done by first holding down the R button, and then pressing the L button while making contact with the ball handler. Offense Without Ball NOTE: The difference between calling for an I. F. and committing one, is that by calling for one, you've told the rest of your teammates to commit one as well, so whoever is most able will do so. mode until either a foul is committed or there is a dead ball situation, in which case you would have to call for I. F. again to reinstate the order. 16 Calling for Double Team You can call for a double team at any time, by pressing the D-pad, and then the L button. The nearest teammate will switch from his man over to yours and help tighten the defense on the ballhandler. A B X Y L R D-PAD D+ A , B, X , Y D+ L D+ R Change Player Set Pick Rebound Call for pass Call for shot Turbo Playcall Call Play N/A N/A 17 TIP TIP Defending the Post. To keep a posting player from backing you in, try pumping turbo at the same time the poster is throwing his weight at you. 2KBasketball_Manual 2/25/00 11:47 AM Page 18 Game Set Up Main Menu Free Throws NBA 2K has developed an innovative, new Free Throw system. The trick to successful FT shooting is to press both trigger buttons L and R simultaneously and also at the same level for each. When you have managed to line the arrows together over the basket, press Shoot X to release your shot. Exhibition Choose any two teams in the league and take it out on the court. Quick Start Go straight to the tip-off with two randomly selected teams. NOTE : Each player does their signature Free Throw routine, however, if you want to bypass this and go straight to the shot, press your triggers to bring up the FT arrows. NOTE: The team you control will always default to the home team. Season Take your team(s) through a full 82 game season, or customize to 56, 28 or 14. We'll track your player and team stats, and let you see how you stack up against the rest of the league. Enter a User Profile, and your own personal records will be kept as well. 18 19 NOTE: Before you tip off your season, make sure you have a VMU to save it out. Custom Season There's nothing like playoff basketball. Playoff mode let's you bypass the regular season yet still gun for the prize. The structure follows NBA regulated rules, but you can customize each series to be either 7, 5, 3 games or 1. TIP TIP TIP TIP shot will be off. You cannot press one down, then try to compensate with the other trigger - the two must become one. Daniel-san! If you don't squeeze both triggers AT THE SAME TIME, your You can take a created team through Season mode or Playoffs. Playoffs There's nothing like playoff basketball. Playoff mode let's you bypass the regular season yet still gun for the prize. The structure follows NBA regulated rules, but you can customize each series to be either 7, 5, 3 games or 1. 2KBasketball_Manual 2/25/00 11:47 AM Page 20 Practice NBA legends weren't built over night ­ hey, it might take 100 jumpshots a day!In fact, you can refine all aspects of your offensive game, either solo or with a buddy, in the exclusive SEGASports arena. [. . . ] To conduct a full league fantasy draft before starting your season, set fantasy draft ON in the season setting menu. If you choose to do a draft, you will be shown a list of teams from which you can draft for. Enter a user name for any teams you want to select and the Dreamcast will draft for all unselected teams. Note: You can choose as many teams as you want to pick for in the draft. TIP TIP If you want to increase the speed of the team selections, press X to do so. 27 L R D-PAD Note: While moving the aim indicator, you can also "lock on" to any player to follow them throughout the entire replay. [. . . ]