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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS USING THE XBOX™ VIDEO GAME SYSTEM ............2 USING THE XBOX™ CONTROLLER..........................3 BASIC CONTROLS................................................4 COMPLETE CONTROL SUMMARY .........................5 SETTING UP THE GAME........................................8 MAIN MENU........................................................................... 8 PLAY NOW—STARTING AN EXHIBITION GAME..... 8 ON THE COURT .................................................. 10 GAME SCREEN.....
USING THE XBOX™ VIDEO GAME SYSTEM 1. Set up your Xbox™ video game system by following the instructions in the Xbox Instruction Manual. Ü Press the power button and the status indicator light will light up. 2. Press the eject button and the disc tray will open. 3. Place the NBA LIVE 2004 disc on the disc tray with the label facing up and close the disc tray. 4. Follow on-screen instructions and refer to this manual for more information about playing NBA LIVE 2004.
USING THE XBOX™ CONTROLLER Expansion slot A Expansion slot B Left trigger Right trigger Y Left thumbstick X B A BACK button START button Y button X button B button A button BACK Black button White button ST A R T Directional pad Right thumbstick 1. Connect the Xbox Controller into any controller port on the front of the Xbox console. For multiple players, connect additional controllers. 2.
BASIC CONTROLS Learn the basics of NBA LIVE 2004 using these controls. OFFENSE ACTION COMMAND Move player L B A X Y r(Pull) R Shoot Pass Dunk/Lay-up Pro-Hop move Turbo EA SPORTS™ Freestyle Control ( p. 20) DEFENSE ACTION COMMAND Move player L A R or X B Y r(Pull) R Switch players Steal Take a charge Block/Rebound Turbo EA SPORTS™ Freestyle Control ( p.
COMPLETE CONTROL SUMMARY Take your game to another level with these advanced moves.
DEFENSE ACTION COMMAND Move player L A R or X (To dive for a loose ball on the court, press the X button.) B Y r(Pull) b + X, A, B, or Y c(Tap) < > ? R Switch players Steal Take charge Jump to block/Rebound Turbo Direct player switch (To a specific player) Switch to last man back Intentional foul Pause game Call a defensive Quick Play™ ( p. 11) EA SPORTS™ Freestyle Control ( p.
OFFENSE (PLAYER LOCKED) In Player Lock mode, use the special controls listed below when you don’t have the ball. v These controls also work in Off-Ball Switch mode (p. 10). ACTION COMMAND Make computer ball handler shoot B or X A X l(Pull) + move L Call for pass from the computer ball handler Call for Dunk/Lay-up Set screen FREE THROWS Use the T-Meter™ to aim when shooting free throws.
SETTING UP THE GAME Life on the hardcourt begins from the NBA LIVE 2004 Main menu. v When you first load NBA LIVE 2004, you must select your favorite team. MAIN MENU Start to play right now ( Play Now—Starting An Exhibition Game below) Get the scoop on EA SPORTS Freestyle Control ( EA SPORTS Freestyle Control on p. 20) Take full control of a team and league rosters ( Team Management on p. 23) Load or save your game, or adjust your controller configurations ( Options on p.
SELECTING THE TEAMS Ü To select a team to control, press ? the desired team. to move the controller icon under Ü To play with another team, press ?= to scroll through available teams. Ü Keep track of your individual stats in a User Profile. To create a User Profile, pull l. For more information, User Profiles on p. 14. Ü To adjust your starting lineup, press Y. For more information, Roster Management on p. 23. Ü Press > to advance to the Select Jerseys screen ( below).
ON THE COURT Run the show on the NBA LIVE 2004 court. GAME SCREEN If your player is off-screen, an arrow the same color as your control indicator points toward him from the edge of the screen. Move and hold the L in the opposite direction of the arrow to bring the player on-screen. Controlled Player Shot Clock Player Icon Game Clock PLAYER ICONS During gameplay, players are represented with an icon indicating their skill specialty. Use these players to your advantage.
QUICK PLAYS You can direct traffic on the court with one button using the Quick Play feature. Current Play v On offense, press ? to run Isolation, Post Up, Pick-and-Roll, or Basket Cut. v On defense, press ? to run Man to Man, Zone, Double Team, and Full Court Press defenses. PAUSE MENU Ü To access the Pause menu, press > during a game. RESUME GAME Return to the current game. HOME/AWAY TIMEOUT Call one of six timeouts per game for each team. SUBSTITUTIONS Substitute players ( Team Management on p.
SET TINGS NOTE: Many settings are self-explanatory. Those requiring explanation are described here. RULES FOUL OUT Adjust the number of fouls allowed for each player. The NBA rule is 6. SHOT CLOCK When ON, you must take a shot before the 24-second clock expires. OUT OF BOUNDS When ON, the ball is turned over if it goes out of bounds. BACKCOURT VIOLATION When ON, it is a violation to move the ball to the backcourt after it crosses the midcourt line.
GAMEPLAY SETTINGS Change the global gameplay settings or user and CPU abilities. NOTE: Most of the sliders and rules in the Gameplay Settings screen are self-explanatory. The others are described below. GLOBAL SLIDERS GAME SPEED Set the overall speed of the game. BOUNDARY FORCE FIELD Change the strength of the force field around the court. The boundary force field helps to prevent players from accidentally stepping out of bounds. INJURY FREQUENCY Change the frequency of injuries.
PLAYBOOK Set your strategies and defensive matchups. v The Playbook is only accessible through the Pause menu ( p. 11). DEFENSIVE MATCHUPS v You can only adjust defensive matchups for user-controlled teams. TO SET THE DEFENSIVE MATCHUPS: 1. Press X to move to the opponent’s lineup. 2. Press ?= to highlight the player to assign. Press A. 3. Press ?= again and move the player to match him up with a player from your team. Press A. The players swap places in the lineup.
GAME MODES You can play a variety of game modes, including Individual Practice where you can develop your EA SPORTS™ Freestyle Control moves.
FANTASY DRAFT When you choose to hold a fantasy draft, all active NBA players are placed in a draft pool. Each team builds its roster in a 12-round Fantasy Draft. TO RUN A FANTASY DRAFT: 1. To reorder the draft positions, highlight the name of the team to move, and press A. Press ? to highlight a new slot. Press A again to relocate the team. v To randomize the draft order, pull r. 2. Press > to begin the draft. 3. To draft a player, press ? to highlight a player, and press A. 4.
DYNASTY SETTINGS SCREEN SEASON LENGTH Play 28, 56, or 82 GAMES in your season. SCHEDULE TYPE When set to NBA, the season schedule is set based on the real 2003-2004 NBA season. SIM QUARTER LENGTH Set the simulated quarter length from 2 to 12 minutes. PLAYOFF LENGTH Set the Playoff format. The default is 7 games in each series. SIMULATION INJURIES When set to YES, injuries can occur in simulated games. INJURY NOTIFY When set to YES, you are notified of injuries to your team’s players.
OFFSEASON SCREEN Before you start the next season, you can take steps in the off-season to improve your Dynasty’s roster. IMPORT DRAFT CLASS Before a new season begins, you can import an entire draft class from NCAA® March Madness™ 2004 to NBA LIVE 2004 via your MU or hard disk. TO IMPORT A DRAFT CLASS: 1. After the NBA Finals have been played, select IMPORT DRAFT CLASS from the overlay at the end of the season. 2. Load the desired Draft Class file from your MU or hard disk.
PLAYOFFS Skip the regular season and participate in the Playoffs. Current Playoff settings Conference Playoff Tree 1. Press ? to select a conference. 2. Press X to navigate to the team list. Press ?= to highlight a team. Ü To select a different team, press ? . Ü To toggle human or CPU control of the team, press A. 3. Press X to highlight the options on the right side of the screen. Press ?= to highlight a setting, and press ? to change it. 4. To begin the playoffs that you’ve configured, press >.
EA SPORTS™ FREESTYLE CONTROL Every basketball player has his or her own style. EA SPORTS Freestyle Control lets you express your hoops style with fresh moves, freaky handles, and tough D. Ü To review a tutorial, press ?= to highlight the desired tutorial. Press A to begin the tutorial. NOTE: For more information on how to use the EA SPORTS Freestyle Control, visit www.nbalive2004.com.
MY NBA LIVE In My NBA LIVE, you can buy NBA gear, enter NBA Codes, and more. Be sure to use EA SPORTS™ Bio to unlock rewards in NBA LIVE 2004. NOTE: Most of the settings featured in My NBA LIVE are self-explanatory. The others are listed below. NBA STORE In the NBA Store, you can outfit your favorite players with sweet NBA gear and purchase old school uniforms. v To purchase items in the NBA Store, you must complete tasks to earn NBA Store points. For more information, Task List on p. 24.
EA SPORTS™ BIO CONT.
TEAM MANAGEMENT Take control over your team by managing your rosters. ROSTER MANAGEMENT REORDER ROSTERS 1. In the Reorder Rosters screen, select the team whose roster you want to reorder by pressing ? . 2. To jump to the player pool, press X. Press ?= to highlight a player to move. Press A. 3. Highlight the second player, and press A. 4. Press > to accept the change. TRADE PLAYERS 1. In the Trade Players screen, select the first team involved in the trade. Then, press X to jump to the other team selector.
STATS CENTRAL View Player Stats, Team Stats, or User Stats. TASK LIST Complete any listed task in a game and earn NBA Store points. Your points are stored in the current User Profile. v You can redeem earned points in the NBA Store for cool gear and old school uniforms. For more information, NBA Store on p. 22. Ü To review tasks for Player, Team, or Season goals, press ? 24 .
OPTIONS Load or save files, and change your options. v You can also change your Rules ( p. 12), Preferences ( p. 12), Gameplay Settings ( p. 13), and In-Game Settings ( p. 13). LOAD/SAVE Save your game, user profiles, settings, and roster files to a memory unit (MU) or hard disk. NOTE: Never insert or remove a memory unit (MU) when loading or saving files. TO SAVE A FILE: 1. From the Load/Save menu, press ?= to highlight the file type to save. Press A. 2. Name your save file, and press A.
