User manual SEGA NFL 2K1

[. . . ] 14 14 15 15 You have in your hands the most detailed and realistic football simulation ever created. The power of Sega Dreamcast brings the NFL to life as never before and challenges all of your previous conceptions about sports video games. From the draft to the Super Bowl, from fantasy tournaments to real NFL schedules, from play creation to player creation, it's all in NFL 2K1. You see, we also put in the smartest, hardest-hitting AI, over 2, 000 motioncaptured animations, and a sophisticated, skeletal-based, real physics collision system. [. . . ] Following the coin toss, the Special Teams play calling screen appears. Home . Choose the 2000 - 2001 season or throwback jerseys from years past. This is where all of the action takes place. ON DEFENSE AND OFFENSE Champions are built on talent, teamwork, and the coach's playbook. On offense, passing plays are displayed in blue, running plays are displayed in red. 16 17 Select Season on the main menu to play a 16 game regular season, followed by the playoffs (assuming you're good enough to make the playoffs that is). Once you've selected your team(s), you can access the Season Menu. From there you can begin play of the week's game or customize your plays, players, and teams. The Pause Menu allows you to stop gameplay and call a time out, select your audibles, make substitutions, view the replay, change the game options and controller configuration, adjust the game camera angles, and view the current stats. When you are playing with more than one person, the player who pressed the Start Button to enter the Pause Menu has control of selecting all of the above options. Practice makes perfect. Head on over to the practice field to learn the formations and plays of your favorite team. Fine tune the running game, learn the timing of your passing routes, and find your defensive positioning. Once you're into Practice Mode, you have three different styles of practice: SPECIAL MOVE PRACTICE: Get a feel for the controller and how to perform special moves FULL SCRIMMAGE: OFFENSE ONLY: Randomize Defense: Randomize Offense: Offense Play Type: Line up against another team Work out the kinks in your offense without a defense to get in the way. Set what type of Defensive Formation the CPU can call Set what type of Offensive Formation the CPU can call Set Offense to practice Pass, Run, or Both. Select the play situation Pick a specific Defensive play to practice against Pick a specific Offensive play to practice against From the Main Menu, you've got a ton of choices. Here is a quick description of all of the different game modes that NFL 2K1 has to offer. NOTE: Remember to press the Y button for Help Menus at any time to help navigate through each game menu. Randomize Down: Defense Play: Offense Play: 18 19 Choose either to play in a new tournament or load a previously saved one. Select your teams, and determine human or CPU control for each of the 4, 8, or 16 teams that are par ticipating in your tournament. As General Manager of your very own franchise, this is your chance to take the reigns and make all of the personnel decisions. Below, we've broken down the stages you'll encounter on your never-ending pursuit to build a football dynasty: REGULAR SEASON: Using either the standard or fantasy-draft roster, you have the power to switch your depth chart, add free agents, release players, trade with other teams, resign players, and even extend contracts. But use caution, all of your decisions must abide by the dreaded salary cap--be sure to acquire players who give the biggest bang for your buck. POST SEASON: Your team qualifies for the playoffs if it has one of the top records in the conference. There, you will have to win the Wild Card, Divisional, and Conference games before reaching the ultimate goal: The Super Bowl. Of course, the season doesn't end after that, because the best in the NFL soon set off to Hawaii to battle it out in the traditional Pro Bowl. Select your team and head on out to the Playoffs. If you can sur vive the competition, the Super Bowl trophy is yours! Build your own fantasy tournament or full fantasy league with this game mode. All available players will be placed in a giant free agent pool, then it's off to the draft. Once your team is built, you can take part in a Fantasy Tournament (4-, 8-, or 16-team single elimination) or play a full Fantasy League season. Draft your players, build your team, and play some football! RETIRED PLAYERS: Once the season is completed, your team will enter a re-tooling period. [. . . ] Your password must be at least 6 characters long with a maximum of 16. Optional: Use the D-Pad or Analog pad to highlight "City (Optional)" and press the A button to go to the keyboard entry screen. Optional: Use the D-Pad or Analog pad to highlight "State (Optional)" and press the A button to go to the keyboard entry screen. Choose your preferred region by using the D-Pad or Analog Pad to highlight your choice and press the A button to continue. [. . . ]