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Safety Information Table of Contents About Photosensitive Seizures Ways to Play Top Spin 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.
Ways to Play Top Spin Welcome to Top Spin™. Choose from five different ways to experience tennis on your Xbox console, including making your own tour association with XSN Sports. Custom Tournaments Set up your own unique tournament with up to 16 of your closest friends, and let the games begin. Finally, a party game for the whole party. Exhibition Use Exhibition to quickly get into a match.
Top Spin Controls Drop Sh ot / Spo on Se r ve Pull l to hit a drop shot or a l /Se rve r RiPullskrShtootattempt a risk shot or serve. Release the trigger when the bar is in the middle of the risk meter. spoon serve. Release the trigger when the bar is in the middle of the risk meter. P lay e r Mo ve m en t Use L to move the player around the court. Aiming t he Sh ot After starting your backswing, use L to aim your shot. Move Up/Down: Aim shot toward the baseline or net.
Game Screen The court is divided by the net and bounded by the sidelines and baselines. The lines that divide each half of the court, perpendicular to the net, are the service lines. The area between the net and the service lines is further divided by a line down the middle to form two service courts on each side of the net. The same lines are used for doubles matches except for the sidelines, which are wider to accommodate the extra players.
Exhibition Serving From the Main Menu, select Exhibition to quickly enter a match. The first step is to customize the match settings, which determine the length and type of game you want to play. Press A to start a flat/safe serve. Press A again to set the power level on the serve meter and hit the serve. The serve must land in the service court diagonally opposite to the server. Match Settings Men’s/Women’s—Select the gender for your match.
Serve Types A A Flat/Safe Shot—A safe shot with no spin on the ball. This shot is less likely to go out of bounds. B Topspin Serve—A serve that produces a higher bounce with forward spin on the ball. B X Slice Serve—A serve that stays low due to the backspin on the ball. Topspin Shot—A shot with forward spin on the ball which produces a high bounce. Be careful, this shot can go long. Slice Shot—A shot with backspin that keeps the ball low. This is an excellent defensive shot.
Match Results Career Results and statistics are displayed at the end of each match. Career play is a single-player game but all the gear, status, skills, and sponsorships you earn will go with your player when you choose to play Multiplayer games. Aces The number of unreturned serves hit. Risk Shots The number of unreturned risk shots hit. Winning Forehands The number of times you scored on forehand shots. Winning Backhands The number of times you scored on backhand shots.
Sculpting Your Player Sculpting refers to the process of changing your player’s appearance. You can adjust your player’s head and body one area at a time to change their overall appearance. Each area has representative character types that are samples of the different regions. You can use these character types to create your player’s look, or you can customize each individual region. To sculpt the head/body From the Player Creator Menu, select Sculpt Head. Next, select a region of the head to sculpt.
World Map Coaches’ Houses The world map is the center of your tennis career. On this map you will find coaches’ houses, sponsors, tournaments, shops, salons, and airports. If you have enough coin, you can hire coaches to help you train your technical masteries—basic skills that every pro needs to master. These basic skills are: Forehand, Backhand, Serve, and Volley. As a rookie pro, you will not have access to everything. However, as you gain career experience, more of the world becomes available.
Skills Sponsors Skills are earned once you have reached a particular level of technical mastery. There are sixteen skills to choose from, but you can only learn one skill for each level of technical mastery you gain. Because you are limited in the number of skills you can learn, it’s important to decide which advanced skills compliment your player’s style and go for those. Level One Skills (choose one from this list) • Return Serve—Increases your proficiency in returning serves.
Tournaments Sport Shops Tournaments are the bread and butter of the pro player. Winning tournaments increases your status, improves your world ranking, and earns you coin to buy gear and coach trainings. Select any available tournament on the world map to enter it. Some tournaments will not be available until you qualify for them. Racquets, apparel, and shoes are available in the Sport Shop.
The Nexus Status Press START on the world map to view your Scrapbook, check your sponsor status and rankings, or change your outfit at any time in the Nexus. Status is a measure of your overall success and is separate from the ranking system. Status includes things such as coach trainings completed, career winnings, sponsorship level, skills, and your world ranking. Scrapbook—Contains your Trophy Room and Status Checklist. Rankings—Displays your player’s and competitors’ rankings (1-100).
Custom Tournaments Tennis School You can set up your own tournament with up to 16 players in a singles or doubles match. These tournaments are a great way to enjoy Top Spin at a party, or while relaxing with friends. They are also a good way to keep your competitive edge without worrying about your world ranking. The Tennis School is designed to familiarize new players with Top Spin. These are free tutorials (as opposed to the Coaches’ Houses that cost coin) where you select the skills you want to learn.
Xbox Live XSN Sports Take Top Spin Beyond the Box XSN Sports combines the power of Xbox Live with the connectivity of the Internet to bring you a whole new gaming experience. You create a Top Spin league and receive a group ID, password, and round settings for your tournament.
Exhibition Match Playing an Exhibition Match on Xbox Live is a quick way to play a match with other players that does not affect your worldwide ranking. Stats for exhibition matches are tracked through the leaderboards. Official Match Playing an Official Match on Xbox Live is the only way to have an official worldwide ranking. When you enter official tournaments on Xbox Live, your match results are recorded and ranked against all other Top Spin players in the world.
Xbox Live Icons Credits The following icons will help you get around on Xbox Live. PAM ICON FUNCTION Voice On Voice Muted Managing Directors Pierre Adane Stephane Dupas Financial Director Patrick Guillanton Game Invitation Received Friend Is Online Friend Request Sent Friend Request Received You can connect two Xbox consoles using Xbox System Link Cables to play head-to-head against your friends. To get started, select Multiplayer from the Main Menu, and then select System Link.
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