MAD03xbxMAN 7/10/02 1:27 PM Page bc2 MADDEN NFL 2003 XBOX MANUAL 40 pages + envelope 209 Redwood Shores Parkway Redwood City, CA 94065 Part #1451605
MAD03xbxMAN 7/10/02 1:27 PM Page ifc2 ABOUT 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 who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause these “photosensitive epileptic seizures” while watching video games. CONTENTS USING THE XBOX VIDEO GAME SYSTEM . . . . . . . 2 USING THE XBOX CONTROLLER . . . . . .
MAD03xbxMAN 7/10/02 1:27 PM Page 2 USING THE XBOX VIDEO GAME SYSTEM USING THE XBOX CONTROLLER XBOX CONTROLLER CONFIGURATIONS 1. Set up your Xbox™ video game system by following the instructions in the Xbox Instruction Manual. 2. Press the power button and the status indicator light will light up. 3. Press the eject button and the disc tray will open. 4. Place the Madden NFL™ 2003 disc on the disc tray with the label facing up and close the disc tray. 5.
MAD03xbxMAN 7/10/02 1:27 PM Page 4 BASIC CONTROLS Run the table on the gridiron with the use of these basic controls. COMPLETE CONTROL SUMMARY GENERAL GAMEPLAY OFFENSE (BEFORE THE SNAP) Pause game G Call timeout H PLAY SELECTION Cycle formations / Cycle sets (when available) or / / or Call an audible (➤ p.
MAD03xbxMAN 7/10/02 1:27 PM Page 6 RECEIVING DEFENSE CONT.
MAD03xbxMAN 7/10/02 1:27 PM Page 8 SETTING UP THE GAME KICKING THE BALL The Kick Meter appears at the bottom left hand corner of the screen during kicks and punts. Over-kick area Highest desirable point 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 only to the hard disk.
MAD03xbxMAN 7/10/02 1:27 PM Page 10 Away and Home Teams ➥ Pull E or F to cycle through Classic (historical) teams, press J to select any team at random, or press I to randomly select a “current” NFL team. PLAYING THE GAME After all the pre-game adjustments, the captains meet midfield for the coin toss. Stadium Select (Weather and Time of Day) Play your game at any stadium. You can also select the weather conditions and kickoff time: 1:00 PM, 2:30 PM, 4:15 PM, or 8:30 PM.
MAD03xbxMAN 7/10/02 1:27 PM Page 12 NOTE: After each play, the offense has 40 seconds (25 after penalties and timeouts) to select a play before a delay of game penalty is called. The defense has five seconds to choose a play after the offense is ready to break the huddle. SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYS From the Playcalling screen, you’ll find punt, kick, and special “trick” plays. Blocking Hot Routes Change your blocking assignments for your halfbacks, fullbacks, and tight ends.
MAD03xbxMAN 7/10/02 1:27 PM Page 14 Hurry-Up Offense OTHER GAME MODES To run a hurry-up offense, press and hold D immediately at the end of the play (just after the whistle blows). The offense skips the huddle, hurries to the line of scrimmage, and repeats the previous play. Go endzone to endzone with one of the game modes featured in Madden NFL 2003. If you want your quarterback to call the “spike ball” play, press and hold B at the end of a play to run a stop clock play.
MAD03xbxMAN 7/10/02 Cap Penalties Fantasy Draft 1:27 PM Page 16 Releasing a player incurs a monetary penalty for the remaining years of that player’s contract or until another team signs him. 2. Create a name from the edit box, select DONE when Teams create a custom roster by drafting players from the entire pool of every active NFL player. For more information, ➤ Fantasy Draft below. 3. Highlight OK and then press A when complete. SELECTING A TEAM 4.
MAD03xbxMAN 7/10/02 1:27 PM Settings Page 18 Gameplay: Adjust your game settings for the season. For more information, ➤ Settings on p. 30. System: Adjust your audio and visual settings for the season. For more information, ➤ Settings on p. 30. Save: Save or delete your season to/from your memory unit or hard disk. For more information, ➤ Saving and Loading on p. 33. PLAY WEEK MENU View the weekly schedule, view schedules team by team, and view the league standings.
MAD03xbxMAN 7/10/02 1:27 PM Sign Draft Picks Page 20 After the draft, you must sign your draft picks to your roster. You must fit these players under the salary cap in order to keep them on your roster. Re-Order Depth Charts Modify the roster before the new season. Start New Season 6. Click to bring up the Rookie Scouting Report. You should now see that player’s combine numbers, along with a scouting note. Press or to cycle among all of your scouted rookies. Press B to return to the previous screen.
MAD03xbxMAN 7/10/02 1:27 PM Page 22 TWO MINUTE DRILL The pressure is on and the clock it winding down. Run the Two Minute Drill and rack up as many points—and tokens—as you can before the final gun sounds. TWO MINUTE DRILL MENU Players Play with up to four players in the Two-Minute Drill. CPU Defense Choose the defense to play against. All players play against the same squad.
MAD03xbxMAN 7/10/02 1:27 PM Page 24 To modify a playbook: Modify Playbook 2. Press to scroll through the players and highlight the player you wish to move, and press A. The Routes screen appears. 1. From the Modify Playbook screen, highlight a coach’s playbook (or basic formation) and press A. The Custom Playbook screen appears. 2. Highlight a play you wish to add to the playbook and 3. From the Routes screen, highlight an press A (press A again to remove it).
MAD03xbxMAN 7/10/02 1:27 PM Page 26 CREATE-A-PLAYER Create a player for a position in need. NOTE: Some cards, such as cheats and current players, can only be activated during a game. To create a new player: To risk a Madden Card: 1. From the Create-a-Player Information screen, create a First and Last Name, pick an A Madden Cards can only be risked in 2-Player games where each Age, College, Team, Position, Jersey No., Years Pro, and Hand for your new player. 2.
MAD03xbxMAN 7/10/02 1:27 PM Page 28 3. Select ADD, then press A. The card has now been added to the trade (you can include up to three cards in a trade). 4. The second player repeats steps 1–3. 5. When all cards have been added to the trade proposal, press D to bring up the current trade and select SUBMIT TRADE. A pop-up screen prompts you to confirm the trade. To accept, highlight YES and press A. NOTE: You may remove a card from a trade by selecting a card, flipping it, and then selecting REMOVE.
MAD03xbxMAN 7/10/02 1:27 PM Page 30 Edit Player Pass Lead Sensitivity Change the attributes, equipment, appearance, and personal information of any player. This option is not available in all game modes. Determines how much the QB leads his receivers on pass plays. Passing Mode Select NORMAL for traditional button-based passing, or QUICK to simplify passing—you no longer need to press A again to bring up the passing symbols.
MAD03xbxMAN 7/10/02 1:27 PM Page 32 Play Call Mode Select NORMAL for the traditional play calling system or EASY to choose plays based on a key player. Pass/Catch/Run/ Kick Assist When ON, Pass, Catch, Run, and Kick AI settings are adjusted to make gameplay easier. SAVING AND LOADING Save or load files from your hard disk or MU. When set to EAsy, the Pause menu is simplified for EAsy play. Pause Menu Controller Config. When Vibration is turned ON, you will feel every hit.
MAD03xbxMAN 7/10/02 1:27 PM Page 34 LIMITED 90-DAY WARRANTY ELECTRONIC ARTS LIMITED WARRANTY Electronic Arts warrants to the original purchaser of this product that the recording medium on which the software program(s) are recorded (the “Recording Medium”) and the documentation that is included with this product (the “Manual”) are free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase.
MAD03xbxMAN 7/10/02 1:28 PM Page 36 TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you need technical assistance with this product, call us at (650) 628-4322 Monday through Friday between 8:30–11:45 AM or 1:00–4:30 PM, Pacific Standard Time. No hints or codes are available from (650) 628-4322. You must call the EA Hints & Information Hotline for hints, tips, or codes. ea tech support contact info Email and Web Page: http://techsupport.ea.com FTP Site: ftp.ea.
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