Madden Nfl 2003 Nintendo Gamecube Manual
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MADDEN NFL 2003 NINTENDO GAMECUBE MANUAL 48 pages 209 Redwood Shores Parkway Redwood City, CA 94065 Part #1451705 -1- CONTENTS GETTING STARTED. 4 COMMAND REFERENCE. 5 BASIC CONTROLS . 6 COMPLETE CONTROLS. 7 SETTING UP THE GAME. 11 MAIN MENU. 11 PLAY NOW—STARTING AN EXHIBITION GAME. 12 PLAYING THE GAME. 14 PLAYCALLING SCREEN . 14 GAME SCREEN. 15 PAUSE MENU. 18 OTHER GAME MODES . 18 MINI-CAMP . 18 FRANCHISE . 19 TOURNAMENT. 26 TWO MINUTE DRILL . 26 FOOTBALL 101 . 27 PRACTICE . 27 SITUATION . 28 FEATURES . 28 SETTINGS . 36 SAVING AND LOADING. 39 PROFILE MANAGER. 40 LIMITED 90-DAY WARRANTY . 41 -3- GETTING STARTED COMMAND REFERENCE 1. Turn OFF the Nintendo GameCube™ by pressing the POWER Button. NINTENDO GAMECUBE™ 2. Make sure a Nintendo GameCube™ Controller is plugged into the Nintendo CONTROLLER CONFIGURATIONS GameCube™ Controller Socket 1. L Button R Button 3. Press the OPEN Button to open the Disc Cover then insert the Madden NFL™ 2003 Nintendo GameCube™ Game Disc into the Z Button optical disc drive. Close the Disc Cover. Y Button Control Stick 4. Press the POWER Button to turn ON the Nintendo GameCube™ and X Button proceed to the Madden NFL 2003 title screen. If you can’t proceed to the title screen, begin again at step 1. A Button 5. At the Madden NFL 2003 title screen, press start to advance to the Main menu (➤ p. 11). B Button For more information on Madden NFL 2003 and other EA SPORTS™ titles, visit EA SPORTS on the Web at START / PAUSE ✚ Control Pad C Stick www.easports.com. MADDEN CONNECTED MENU CONTROLS ® ™ Connect your Nintendo Game Boy Advance to the Nintendo GameCube Highlight menu item ✚Control Pad or Control Stick Up/Down with a Nintendo GameCube™ - Game Boy® Advance cable and experience Change highlighted item ✚Control Pad or Control Stick Left/Right Madden NFL Football like never before. While playing Madden NFL 2003 on the Nintendo GameCube™ game information is simultaneously updated and dis- Select/Go to next screen A Button played on the Game Boy® Advance,bringing you even closer to the action. Cancel/Return to previous screen B Button NOTE: A Madden NFL™ 2003 Game Boy® Advance Game Pak is not Help menu Y Button required. Change music track Y Button + L Button/R Button How to get started: PROGRESSIVE SCAN MODE 1. Turn OFF the Nintendo GameCube™ by pressing the POWER Button, and turn OFF the power switch on your Game Boy® Advance. This game can be set to display a higher resolution image on TVs that support progressive scan mode (EDTV, HDTV). 2. Connect the Nintendo GameCube™ and Nintendo Game Boy® Advance with In order to use the progressive scan mode, you need a TV that can accept this a Nintendo GameCube™ - Game Boy® Advance cable and then turn both type of input (see your TV operation manual), and a Nintendo GameCube game systems ON. Component Video Cable (available only through Nintendo, visit ™ 3. As soon as your Nintendo GameCube has determined there is a www.nintendo.com or call 1-800-255-3700). Game Boy® Advance connected, you are prompted to enable the To activate the progressive scan mode, press and hold the B Button while the Madden Connected feature. Select YES. Nintendo GameCube logo is being displayed until the message "Do you NOTE: If you choose not to enable the Madden Connected feature, want to display the game in progressive mode?" appears. Select YES to you must restart your Nintendo GameCube™ before the feature can be activate the mode. enabled. Please note that on some TVs, activating the progressive scan mode will set the format of the image to a wide screen (16:9) format. -4- -5- BASIC CONTROLS COMPLETE CONTROLS Run the table on the gridiron with the use of these basic controls. OFFENSE (BEFORE THE SNAP) GENERAL GAMEPLAY Call an audible (➤ p. 15) B Button and then A Button, Pause game start Y Button, X Button, L Button, or R Button Call timeout Z Button + A Button Cancel an audible B Button (before selecting an audible) PLAY SELECTION Run original play B Button and then Z Button + L Button ✚ Cycle sets and formations Control Pad or Control Stick Flip play (at the line of scrimmage) B Button and then Z Button + R Button Select sets and formations A Button Quiet the crowd Z Button + B Button ✚ Select play Control Pad or Control Stick Up/Down Coach’s Cam (show play diagram) C Stick Up and then A Button, B Button, or X Button Coach’s Cam (no play diagram) C Stick Down KICKING Fake snap X Button Start kick meter/Kick the ball A Button Call timeout Z Button + A Button Snap the ball A Button OFFENSE Snap the ball A Button RUNNING Bring up passing icons A Button (in NORMAL Passing Mode) Move player/Run ✚Control Pad or Control Stick Pass to receiver with A Button, B Button, X Button, Sprint A Button matching symbol L Button, or R Button Dive B Button Move player ✚Control Pad or Control Stick Slide (QB only) B Button Jump/Hurdle Y Button DEFENSE Spin X Button Switch player A Button Juke Left/Right L Button/R Button Move player ✚Control Pad or Control Stick Stiff arm/Switch hands Z Button Dive B Button PASSING ➤ NOTE: For information on ALL game controls, Complete Controls on p. 7. Bring up passing icons A Button (in NORMAL Passing mode) Pass to the receiver with A Button, B Button, X Button, matching symbol L Button, or R Button Throw ball away Z Button + Y Button (while passing icons are up) Toggle passing icons OFF/ON Y Button Route-based passing Z Button + A Button, B Button, X Button, R Button, or L Button Pump fake C Stick (when passing icons are up) -6- -7- RECEIVING Cancel coverage audible Y Button (before selecting Control intended receiver A Button (while ball is airborne) a coverage audible) Dive for pass B Button Reset original play B Button and then Sprint X Button (after calling an audible) Z Button + L Button Jump for pass Y Button Flip play B Button and then Z Button + R Button Pump up crowd Z Button + B Button BLOCKING Coach’s Cam (show play diagram) C Stick Up Switch to closest blocker/receiver A Button Coach’s Cam (no play diagram) C Stick Down Cut block B Button Call timeout Z Button + A Button Sprint/Engage block X Button DEFENSE (AFTER THE SNAP) AFTER THE PLAY Control player nearest to the ball A Button Bypass cut scene A Button Move player ✚Control Pad or Control Stick Hurry players to the line Hold down A Button Dive B Button Spike ball X Button Sprint X Button Fake spike ball B Button Jump Y Button No huddle Y Button Strip ball Z Button Instant replay L Button + R Button Spin move left/right (engaged) L Button DEFENSE (BEFORE THE SNAP) Swim move left/right (engaged) R Button Cycle through defenders A Button or X Button Reposition player ✚Control Pad or Control Stick KICKING GAME Direction/Elevation of kick ✚Control Pad or Control Stick Defensive line shift L Button then ✚Control Pad Up, Down, Left, or Right Start Kick Meter A Button Reset defensive line shift L Button then Z Button + L Button Stop Kick Meter (power) A Button Linebacker shift R Button then ✚Control Pad Up, Down, Stop Kick Meter (accuracy) A Button Left, or Right Delay the kick (kickoffs only) Hold down the A Button Reset linebacker shift R Button then Z Button + R Button (after choosing the accuracy) Call an audible B Button and then A Button, Y Button, Call an audible B Button and then A Button, B Button, X Button, L Button, or R Button X Button, L Button, or R Button Cancel an audible B Button (before selecting an audible) Cancel an audible Y Button (before selecting an audible) Coverage audibles Y Button then ✚Control Pad Up, Down, Reset play B Button and then Z Button + L Button Left, or Right Call timeout Z Button + A Button Reset coverage Y Button then Z Button + L Button -8- -9- KICKING THE BALL SETTING UP The Kick Meter appears at the bottom left hand corner of the screen during THE GAME kicks and punts. Over-kick area Before the Main menu appears, Madden NFL 2003 gives you the option to play with Auto Save ON/OFF. When ON, game files are automatically generated and saved to the first available Nintendo GameCube™ Highest Memory Card found. Any files that were previously loaded will be overwritten desirable point with a new version of the file when any change is made to that file. To manually Best accuracy save your files, or to change their locations, ➤ Saving and Loading on p. 39. MAIN MENU ➤ Play Now - A Over-kicking adds power to a kick. However, the Kick Meter speeds up Starting an Inside EA SPORTS™: on the downswing and your chance for making an accurate kick decreases. Exhibition Game on p. 12 See the Try to stop the Kick Meter in the middle of the yellow accuracy range for Season best results. ➤ Game Modes Preview™ and on p. 18 view game ➥ Aim your kick or change the trajectory with the directional arrow by credits pressing the ✚Control Pad or Control Stick. ➤ Features on p. 28 ➤ Profile KICKOFF/PUNT RETURNING Manager ➤ Settings on p. 40 Switch players A Button or X Button on p. 36 Move return man ✚Control Pad or Control Stick Fair catch (you must have control Y Button NOTE: Default options are listed in bold in this manual.