User manual SEGA NHL 2K

[. . . ] To change the controller schemes, go to the Configure Controller Menu. There you can swap the buttons , , , to fit your style of controller layout. Expansion Socket 1 Expansion Socket 1 Analog Thumb Pad OFFENSE For passes and shots, hold the analog pad in the direction you wish the puck to go while pressing the appropriate button. Button Button Button Offensive Moves With Puck Button Tap Hold Dump the puck Pass Wrist Shot Button -- -- Slap Shot -- -- -- Speed Burst Change Coaching Strategy Start Button Change Lines Basic Offense Never touch the analog pad, , or while turning the Dreamcast power on. Doing so may disrupt the controller initialization procedure and result in malfunction. / Triggers This section gives brief descriptions of all the basic offensive moves. Directional Passing To pass to any of your teammates, press the analog pad in the direction of the intended player, then press . 4 5 NHL_manualv2_1/21/00. qxd 7/19/00 2:36 PM Page 6 You aren't alone on the ice. [. . . ] If the defense gets the puck, they have a good chance at a breakaway. The goalie makes the save. . . The offense sends a slap shot (hold toward the net. ) . . . but an offensive player is there to pick up the puck and score the goal. 10 11 NHL_manualv2_1/21/00. qxd 7/19/00 2:36 PM Page 12 DEFENSE Button Tap Hold Change Players Pressing allows you to switch to the player closest to the puck. The purpose of the 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. Block shot Change Players Poke Check Speed Burst/Body Check Change Coaching Strategy Change Lines -- -- -- -- -- -- Poke Check Execute a poke check to attempt to poke the puck away from the opposing player. Your player will attempt to impede the progress of the puck handler by using his stick. If successful, the move frees up the puck so either you or another defender can gain control of it. Performing repeated hooks results in a greater chance of receiving a penalty. Your chance of getting the puck is determined by the stick-handling ability of the opponent and your defensive ability. Body Check Basic Defense This section gives brief descriptions of all the basic defensive moves. Deliver a bone-crunching body check by pressing . You may receive a penalty for this action, however. Block Make your player block a shot by tapping . If your player is between the puck carrier and your goal, you can hit to block a shot by your opponent. TIP Be careful on defense. Every time you bump, hook check, poke check, or body check, you run the risk of a penalty--if you have penalties enabled, that is. 12 13 NHL_manualv2_1/21/00. qxd 7/19/00 2:36 PM Page 14 A quick poke check can cause the offensive player to cough up the puck. Man to Man: This system includes both conservative and forceful approaches to defense. The defensive zone is divided into five pieces, with each player responsible for one piece. The players are also given the freedom to adapt when one piece is flooded and its defensive player is outmanned. The defense zone is divided into five pieces again, but it is much stricter this time. It asks the defensive players to outplay the opposition in all 1-on-1 situations. Advanced Defense Defensive Coaching Strategies NHL 2K has three defensive coaching strategies that change the way your players act on the ice. They help your players decide how to forecheck and how to set up the their defense inside their own zone. The three defensive strategies are: Intimidation, Man to Man, and Zone. It is a balanced system, with the two wings and defensemen forming a box. The system's standard principle is to keep the opposition outside the box. The center's role is to help out the other players, particularly the defensemen. Goalie Controls There are two sets of goalie controls: with puck and without puck. When goalie control is set to "manual" you can take control of the goalie by pressing and holding the button. Goalie control is not available when you set the goalie option to "Auto" in the game settings menu. Button With Puck Without Puck Smother the puck Pass -- Change Coaching Strategies Change Lines -- Change Players Slash (if player is close) Change Coaching Strategies Change Lines TIP Pull the goalie in the last minute if you are down by one goal and need an extra attacker to try to even the score. 14 15 NHL_manualv2_1/21/00. qxd 7/19/00 2:36 PM Page 16 GAME SETUP Main Menu Exhibition Choose any two teams in the league and take it out on the ice. Exhibition Mode Once you've decided to play an exhibition game, you are given the following menu choices before you drop the puck: Choose Teams Pick any of the 28 NHL teams to square off. Season Take your team(s) through a full 82-game season. NHL2K tracks your player and team stats and shows how you stack up against the rest of the league. You can simulate a game in the season by selecting the "simulate" game selection. [. . . ] If you prefer to be closer to the action, choose the ice camera. 22 23 NHL_manualv2_1/21/00. qxd 7/19/00 2:36 PM Page 24 Replay Controls Button Description Fighting While moving the aim indicator, you can also lock on to any player to follow them throughout the entire replay. To do so, simply move the aim indicator directly on top of whichever target you wish to track. With fighting turned on, a player will drop his gloves and have at it. Fighting will result in a five minute penalty, but the teams will play at normal strength as both teams will have a player in the box. [. . . ]