WARNING Before playing this game, read the Xbox One™ system, and accessory manuals for important safety and health information. www.xbox.com/support. Important Health Warning: Photosensitive Seizures A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. Even people with no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that TABLE OF CONTENTS can cause “photosensitive epileptic seizures” while watching video games. Symptoms can include light-headedness, altered vision, eye or face twitching, jerking or shaking 2 PRODUCT SUPPORT of arms or legs, disorientation, confusion, momentary loss of awareness, and loss of consciousness or convulsions that can lead to injury from falling down or striking nearby 3 GAME CONTROLS objects. Immediately stop playing and consult a doctor if you experience any of these symptoms. Parents, watch for or ask children about these symptoms—children and 4 CONTROLS teenagers are more likely to experience these seizures. The risk may be reduced by being 4 BASIC OFFENSE farther from the screen; using a smaller screen; playing in a well-lit room, and not playing 4 BASIC DEFENSE when drowsy or fatigued. If you or any relatives have a history of seizures or epilepsy, 5 ADVANCED OFFENSE consult a doctor before playing. 6 ADVANCED DEFENSE 7 PRO STICK™ 7 PRO STICK™: SHOOTING Product Support: 8 PRO STICK™: DRIBBLING http://support.2k.com 9 POST MOVES 9 POST SHOTS 10 DEFENSIVE CONTROLS Please note that NBA 2K17 online features are scheduled to be 11 NBA 2K17 GAME CREDITS available until December 31, 2018 though we reserve the right to modify or discontinue online features on 30-days’ notice. 20 LIMITED SOFTWARE WARRANTY, LICENSE AGREEMENT & INFORMATION USE Visit www.nba2k.com/status for more information. DISCLOSURES 2 XBOX ONE CONTROLLER Game Controls Basic Offense Control Basic Defense Xbox One Wireless Controller Move Player L Move Player PRO STICK™: Dribble Moves / Post-Up or Intense D/ C Steal / Hands Up Shooting / Passing Defensive Assist Sprint Post-Up w Intense D / Defensive Assist Icon Pass / Icon Swap Call Play/Pick Sprint x Sprint Controls or Lob Pass/Alley-Oop Defensive Adjustments / Double Double Team Call Play / Pick Controls y or Block/Rebound Team Pump Fake / Hop Icon Pass z Icon Swap (tap) Shoot (press) Steal Pass / Touch Pass A Player Swap (closest to ball) Move Player Bounce/Flashy Pass Bounce Pass (tap), Flashy Pass B Take Charge or Take Charge (double tap) Pass / Touch Pass Shoot (press) Player Swap Steal (press) Pump Fake / Hop (tap) X Call Timeout or Intentional Foul (hold) (closest to ball) Spin Gather (double tap) Intentional Foul PRO STICK™: Dribble Moves / Lob Pass (tap), Shooting / Passing Y Block / Rebound Menu button Alley-Oop (double tap) Steal / Gameplay HUD Hands Up Gameplay HUD m Gameplay HUD Points of Emphasis OTFC Offense / Xbox Guide Offensive Game Plan o Defensive Game Plan Defensive Strategy OTFC Offense Strategy s OTFC Defensive Sets OTFC Substitutions OTFC Substitutions q OTFC Substitutions 3 4 ADVANCED OFFENSE ADVANCED DEFENSE Action Input Action Input Tap y, tap desired teammate’s player icon, choose play Positional Playcall Move L from menu Fast Shuffle x + w + L Press and hold y. Use z to choose Roll vs. Fade and x Pick Control to choose pick side Steal Tap X Bounce Pass Tap B Block Y Overhead/Lob Pass Tap Y Rebound Y (ball in air) Flashy Pass Double-tap B Take Charge B Alley-Oop Double-tap Y Flop Double-tap B Press and hold B to bring the selected teammate to the Crowd Dribbler Hold w Dribble Pitch/Handoff ball, wait for him to get into handoff range or release B to force the pass early Hands Up Hold C Press and hold Y to force the selected teammate to make Deny Hands Out Hold C (while playing offball defense) Lead to Basket Pass a basket cut, wait for him to get in range or release Y to Double Team Hold y force the pass early Tap y, then press and hold desired double teamer’s Icon Double Team Fake Pass Y + B (while standing or driving) action button Jump Pass X + A Press and hold A to retain control of passer, release A to Give & Go pass the ball back to him Putback Dunk/Layup Finish Alley-Oop (when Hold X controlling receiver) PRO STICK™ Pass z + C Call Timeout View button 5 6 PRO STICK™ PRO STICK™: DRIBBLING The PRO STICK™ gives you more control over your offensive arsenal than ever before. Action Input Context PRO STICK™: SHOOTING Triple Threat Jab Step Tap C Left/Right/Forward Triple Threat Action Input Triple Threat Spinout Rotate C then quickly return to Triple Threat Jump Shot Move and hold C straight down (straight up for bank shot) neutral Pump Fake Start a jump shot, then quickly release C Triple Threat Stepback x + Tap C away from hoop Triple Threat Runner / Floater Rhythm Dribble Tap toward hoop Dribbling (driving mid-range) Hold C away from hoop C Hop Gather Tap X while standing or driving (L determines direction of hop) Hesitation (quick) Tap C toward ball hand Dribbling Spin Gather x + Double tap X while standing or driving Hesitation (escape) x + Tap C toward ball hand Dribbling Normal Layup Hold C left, right, or toward hoop while driving (C direction In and Out x + Tap C toward hoop Dribbling (driving to hoop) determines finish hand) Crossover (front) Dribbling Euro Step Layup Tap C toward off hand Double tap X (driving to hoop) Crossover (between legs) Tap C between off hand and Dribbling Reverse Layup player’s back Hold toward baseline (driving along baseline) C Crossover (escape) x + Tap C toward off hand Dribbling 2-Hand Dunks x + Hold toward hoop (driving to hoop) C Behind the Back Tap C away from hoop Dribbling Dominant/Off-Hand Rotate C from ball hand around Dunk (driving to x + Hold C left or right to dunk with that hand Spin player’s back, then quickly Dribbling hoop) return to neutral Flashy Dunks x + Hold away from hoop (driving to hoop) C Rotate C in a quarter-circle Half-Spin from ball hand to hoop, then Dribbling Mid-Air Change Shot Start dunk/layup, C any direction while in air quickly return to neutral Step Through Pump fake, then hold C again before pump fake ends Stepback x + Tap C away from hoop Dribbling 7 8 POST MOVES (PRESS w TO POST UP) DEFENSIVE CONTROLS Action Input Action Input Context Post Movement Hold L Move L Any Quick Spin Rotate C to outside shoulder Fast Shuffle x + w + L Any Hook Drive Rotate C to inside shoulder Steal Tap X Any Fakes Tap C in any direction but away from hoop Block Y Any Switch Dribble Hand Tap C away from hoop Rebound Y (ball in air) Any Pickup Dribble Tap C toward hoop Take Charge B Any Post Hop Hold L to the left or right away from hoop, then tap X Flop Double-tap B Onball Defense Post Stepback Hold L away from hoop, then tap X Intense Defense w Onball Defense Dropstep Hold L to the left or right toward hoop, then tap X Crowd Dribbler Hold w Onball Defense POST SHOTS Hands Up Hold C Onball Defense Action Input Deny Ball Hold w Offball Defense Post Hook (close range) C toward hoop (with L neutral) Double Team y Any Shimmy Hook x + C toward hoop (with L neutral) Post Fade (beyond close range) C left or right away from hoop Step Through Layup C toward hoop (while holding L toward hoop) x Shimmy Fade Hold then move C left or right away from hoop (with L neutral) Pump Fake Start a shot listed above then move C to neutral Up & Under / Step Through Pump fake, then C again before pump fake ends 9 10 ENVIRONMENT ARTIST USER INTERFACE SPECIAL THANKS BROADCAST TEAM & VOICE Tim Doonan Andrew Chin NBA 2K17 GAME CREDITS Tim Loucks Carrie Michelle TALENT Ray Wong Dinitz Parecki PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER Arvind Gopalakrishnan PRODUCTION & DESIGN ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENT STUDIO ART DIRECTOR Kevin Harlan VISUAL CONCEPTS Kefei Lei Zach Timmerman Edmund Leo Matt Crysdale Ivan Gusev Jerson Sapida Anton Dawson COLOR ANALYSTS ENTERTAINMENT, Heem Patel Dion Peete ANIMATION DIRECTOR Greg Anthony INC. Doug Marien Jay Iwahashi Roy Tse ART PRODUCER Brent Barry Jingjing Wang Jason Souza Karen Huang Doris Burke Kiran George Dan Indra LEAD GAMEPLAY ANIMATOR Stephanie Gene Morgan Clark Kellogg LEAD ENGINEER Kai-Chaun Hsiao Joe Levesque Elias “ELI” Figueroa Steve Smith Andrew Marrinson Andrew Meshekoff Abe Navarro FACE CAPTURE Chris Webber Anish Ramaswamy Jon Corl GAMEPLAY TECHNICAL LEAD Pixelgun Studio ART DIRECTOR Mark Chatfield Eric Dillard Jamie Wicks SIDELINE REPORTER Joseph Clark Goksu Ugur Nino Samuel SPECIAL THANKS David Aldridge Zongye Yang Dan Bickley PERFORMANCE FACIAL LEAD 2K Mocap ENGINEERING Li Lin Jesse Bean Joel Flory Matt Chalwell STUDIO HOST Daniel Finch Dave Zdyrko Jonathan Lyons Lee Olsen Ernie Johnson John Friar Matt Underwood Animation Vertigo AI ENGINEERS STUDIO ANALYST Matt Hamre Pujan Dave Robert Nelson PERFORMANCE TECHNICAL LEAD Edge Art Tianyi Yang Kurtis Hon Derek Kurimoto Lemon Sky Shaquille O’Neal Shawn Lee Kenny Smith Gordon Read Jacob Longazo Erik O’Keady Seed of Rock Eddie Park JD Minwong Michael Stauffer ANIMATOR Virtuos Sagar Mistry Scott O’Gallagher Ben Anderson XPEC Art Center PA ANNOUNCER Andrew Brown Peter Barto Ben Hester Sang-Won Kim Charles Williams Eric Perrier Karthik Krishnamurthy Josh Morrison Wilster Phung Ben Horne VC AUDIO TEAM PROMO ANNOUNCER David Brown TECH GROUP Himanshu Vartak ADDITIONAL ANIMATION Jay Styne Brett Hawkins AUDIO DIRECTOR Jimmy Hodson ENGINEERS DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY Alex Bittner Joel Simmons Tim Meekins Tim Walter Shane Coffin Tyler Clapp Peter Cornforth Shun Li OUTDOOR ANNOUNCER Johnnie Yang SR.