User Guide

XBOX
LIVE
XBOX
LIVE
NHL Rivals Live Menu
Quick Match Find an opponent immediately without
specifying game criteria. (Note that Quick
Match games are not ranked.)
OptiMatch™ Create and host a game, or specify criteria
for the game you would like to join.
Create a Game Create a new game to play over Xbox Live.
XSNsports.com Play a game in your XSNsports.com season
Game or tournament. (See pg. 24 for more
information on XSN Sports.)
Friends List View your current Friends list, see the online
status of a friend, and invite a friend to play.
Recent Players View gamers you have played recently in NHL
Rivals 2004.
Rankings See where you rank, and view stats on
other players.
Options Set your Online Status, decide whether or not
to change the sound of your voice, and adjust
your audio, video, and controller settings.
Content Download updated rosters and more.
Download
Sign Out Quit your game session, and sign out of
Xbox Live.
Rankings
The rankings track rank, records, disconnects, and offensive/
defensive stats. You can view the rankings of players on your
Friends list. Use
L
to scroll through the names.
Voice Capabilities
Using an Xbox Communicator, you can chat with your opponent
while you play online. See the instructions that came with your
Xbox Communicator for more information.
Friends List
You can add up to 100 other gamers to your Friends list. You can
send and receive invitations from those friends, see if they are
signed in, see which games they’re playing, and more.
To add/delete a player to/from your Friends list
1. From the Live Menu, select Friends List.
2. Press
Y
to bring up the virtual keyboard.
3. Enter the gamertag of the player you want to add to your
Friends list.
–or–
1. Select Create a Game from the Live Menu.
2. When the game is created, press
Y
to bring up the
Options menu.
3. Select Player List.
4. Select a player.
5. Highlight Send Friend Request, and then press
A
to send
the request.
–or–
Highlight Remove from Friends List, and then press
A
to
remove that player from your Friends list.
–or–
1. Go to the Live Menu.
2. Select Recent Players.
3. Select a player.
4. Highlight Send Friend Request, and then press
A
to send
the request.
–or–
Highlight Remove from Friends List, and then press
A
to
remove that player from your Friends list.
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