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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.
GET IN THE GAME This is the way it goes. You want more control? You got it. You want more ways to play? No problem. You want the world to know that you are the greatest video ’baller alive? Well, we’ll get you the exposure—you just prove it’s true. GET IN THE GAME Get In the Game Take your game beyond the couch—take it to the world. Visit www.xsnsports.com to sign up for a season or tournament, or create your own. Play over Xbox Live™, and keep up to date with stats tracking, e-mail reminders, and more.
NEW FOR 2004 User Profiles XSN Sports Your user profile saves all the information about how you want to play—from controller configurations to offensive and defensive settings. Change your mind? No big. You can change your profile settings at any time by choosing User Profiles from the Main Menu. XSN Sports is the beginning of a sports revolution.
PLAYBOOK NBA Inside Drive 2004 features more than two dozen plays, and each team has its own playbook similar to the one used by its real NBA counterpart. Each team has four default plays already assigned to ? to use with Real-Time Coaching. But, if you think you can do better, be our guest. To customize your playbook 1. On the Team Select screen before the game begins, press X to view the Coaching menu, and then select Playbook.
LINEUPS Hot and Cold Streaks Don’t like the starting five on your favorite team? Think the coach is crazy for playing the veteran power forward when the rookie on the bench is twice as good? Now you can edit the lineups before you hit the hardwood. If you want a better chance of scoring points—or shutting down your opponent—you need to get momentum on your side. To set the starting lineup for a single game 1.
OFFENSE WITH BALL the Ball Turbo Protect the ball/ Backdown Shoot/Pump fake Basic Offense without the Ball Turbo Jump/Rebound View icons for passing Call for a pass** Crossover/Spin/Juke Switch players Pass Lob pass Call for a shot** Call for a screen Set a screen Juke/Pass/Lob* Directional switch*** Real-Time Coaching Real-Time Coaching Move Move Pause Pause Press for full timeout; Tap for 20-second timeout Press for full timeout; Tap for 20-second timeout *Assign the Right Thumbsti
SHOOTING It all comes down to one thing—getting the rock through the hoop. It doesn’t matter how slick your moves are if you can’t score a bucket. And, this is where you learn to do just that. For both field goals and free throws, there are two difficulty settings: Normal, which is the default, and Easy, which allows you to get a shot off with a single press of a button. You can change the settings for Shooting Control and Free-Throw Control from the Controller Settings menu.
JUKES A juke is a fake-out move used to drive past a defender or to get off a better shot. While the chart on the next page gives you a good idea of the kinds of jukes you can perform, the exact move a player performs depends on that player’s ability. When using the chart, remember that the arrows show you which direction to move the thumbstick in relation to the basket. So, if you see 7L, you should press L toward the basket.
POST MOVES Getting to the paint doesn’t necessarily mean you’re going to rack up two. When you step into the key, the D is going to heat up, and you’ll have to break out your best moves to get to the basket. Post moves are listed in the chart on the next page. To perform any of these moves, you must first start backing down your defender by holding l when you’re within seven feet of the basket. And, just like in the juke chart on pg.
PASSING Anyone can put the ball in the basket. The true basketball artist knows the value of a good pass. How fancy you get is up to you. DEFENSE Basic Defensive Controls Turbo* Icon Passing To take advantage of icon passing, press Y to make button icons appear above your teammates’ heads. Then, press the button that matches the icon over the head of the player to whom you want to pass. To cancel out of icon-passing mode, press Y again.
STEALS/SAVES/MATCHUPS Creating a Player Tap B to perform a poke, which is a quicker version of the steal. You’re not guaranteed to get the ball, but it should help keep you out of foul trouble. To perform a regular steal, press and hold B. It’s more effective than a poke, but there’s a greater risk of being called for a foul. Always thought you’d make a great NBA player? Well, your time has come.
CREATING A PLAYER Earning Skill Points Not only can you customize your new player’s look and history, you can decide how good he is on the court. If you set the player’s style to Custom, you can use a point bank to set his attributes however you like. If you change the player’s style, his attributes are adjusted accordingly. For your new player to increase his abilities, he first needs to earn certain achievements in either Single Game or Season mode.
SEASON Let’s say that just one game isn’t enough for you. Or, that you want to be both a player and a general manager. Then, you’ll want to get into a season, where you can lead your favorite team—or teams— through 25 seasons of slammin’ b-ball action. Fantasy Draft If you are really going to take full control of your team, you’re going to want to select your own players. This is where the fantasy draft comes in. To turn on the fantasy draft, set the Fantasy Draft option on the Gameplay screen to Yes.
XSN SPORTS XSN Sports combines the power of Xbox Live with the connectivity of the Internet to bring you a whole new gaming experience. You create the seasons; you dominate the tournaments; you become the legend. We make it possible. How to get started with XSN Sports 1. Subscribe to Xbox Live. (See pg. 27 for more information.) 2. From any computer, log on to the Internet, and go to www.xsnsports.com to join or create seasons or tournaments. 3.
XBOX LIVE Rankings When you are in the Live Menu for NBA Inside Drive 2004, you have a number of options. The rankings track rank, wins and losses, disconnects, and offensive/defensive statistics. You also can view the rankings of players on your Friends list or Recent Players list. NBA Inside Drive Live Menu 28 Quick Match Find an opponent immediately without specifying game criteria. OptiMatch™ Specify criteria for the game you would like to host or join.
XBOX LIVE 1. Select Friends List from the Live Menu. 2. Press A to select the friend you want to invite. 3. Select Send Game Invite. -or- Credits High Voltage Software, Inc. Producer Scott Slaby Lead Programmer Terry Wellmann Lead Artist Brad Bowling 1. Select Create a Game from the Live Menu. Game Designer 2. After setting your game criteria, press A. Programming 3. Press X to bring up the Side Select Options menu. 4. Select Friends List. 5. Press A to select the friend you want to invite.
WARRANTY Warranty Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) warrants to you, the original purchaser of the Game, that this Game will perform substantially as described in the accompanying manual for a period of 90 days from the date of first purchase. If you discover a problem with the Game covered by this warranty within the 90-day period, your retailer will repair or replace the Game at its option, free of charge, according to the process identified below.
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