BASIC GAMEPLAY CONTROLS The menu in Madden NFL™ 2003 is divided into two sections. The upper menu manages gameplay options and the Revolver menu in the lower-right corner lets you set system settings, user profiles and other options. If you need help, click on the button in the center of revolver menu to get help for your current screen. Use the mouse to navigate through both menu sections.
KICKING GRAVIS GAMEPAD PRO KEYBOARD AND MOUSE KEYBOARD Button 2 Left Mouse button D ACTION GRAVIS GAMEPAD PRO KEYBOARD AND MOUSE KEYBOARD Snap the ball Button 2 Left Mouse button D Bring up passing icons (if Quick Passing is OFF) Button 2 Left Mouse button D Pass the ball to a receiver Button 1, Button 2, Button 3, L1, or R1 Move crosshairs towards eligible receiver and press the Left Mouse button S, D, F, W, or R Move player D-Pad E, D, S, or F Arrow keys ACTION Start kick meter/
TABLE OF CONTENTS COMMAND REFERENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 COMPLETE CONTROL SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MAIN MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 SETTING UP THE GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 STARTING AN EXHIBITION GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 PLAYING THE GAME . . . . . . .
NOTE: EA reserves the right to retire the EA SPORTS Online Service for this product after 90 days notice, or 30 days after the last day of the 2002–2003 NFL football season. CUSTOM TEAM LOGOS Create logo images with a standard paint program and import them into Madden NFL 2003. The Custom Team Logos feature allows you to create a customized team, helmet, midfield, and endzone logo for your created team.
CONVERSION TABLE GRAVIS GAMEPAD PRO KEYBOARD AND MOUSE D-Pad E, D, S, and F Arrow Keys ikjl Button 1 (Red) A S KEYBOARD Button 2 (Yellow) Left Mouse button D Button 3 (Green) G F Button 4 (Blue) Right Mouse button E L1 W W R1 R R L2 Q A R2 T G select e T /s start /s COMPLETE CONTROL SUMMARY OFFENSE (BEFORE THE SNAP) ACTION 4 GRAVIS GAMEPAD PRO KEYBOARD AND MOUSE KEYBOARD Call an audible Button 1, then ➤ Audibles (Offense Button 1, Button 2, and Defense) on Button 3,
RUNNING ACTION GRAVIS GAMEPAD PRO KEYBOARD AND MOUSE KEYBOARD Move player D-Pad E, D, S, and F Arrow keys Sprint Button 2 Left Mouse button D Dive (except for QB) Button 1 A S Slide/Dive (QB) Button 1 A S Jump/Hurdle Button 4 Right Mouse button E Spin Button 3 G F Stiff arm L2/R2 Q/T A/G Juke left/right L1/R1 W/R W/R GRAVIS GAMEPAD PRO KEYBOARD AND MOUSE KEYBOARD Bring up passing icons (if Quick Passing is OFF) Button 2 Left Mouse button D Pass to the receiver with
BLOCKING GRAVIS GAMEPAD PRO KEYBOARD AND MOUSE KEYBOARD Button 2 Left Mouse button D Cut block Button 1 A S Sprint/ Engage block Button 3 G F ACTION Switch to closest blocker/receiver AFTER THE PLAY ACTION GRAVIS GAMEPAD PRO KEYBOARD AND MOUSE KEYBOARD Bypass cut-scene Button 2 Left Mouse button D Spike ball Button 3 G F Fake spike ball Button 1 A S Instant Replay L1 + R1 W+R W+R No Huddle (hurry-up offense) Button 4 Right Mouse button E Call timeout select e T DE
DEFENSE (continued) ACTION GRAVIS GAMEPAD PRO Coverage Audibles Button 4 then D-Pad KEYBOARD AND MOUSE KEYBOARD Right Mouse then E, S, D or F E then Arrow keys ikjl Reset coverage Button 4 then L2 Right Mouse then Q E then A Cancel Coverage Audible Button 4 Right Mouse button E Run Original play Button 1 then L2 A then Q S then A Flip play Button 1 then R2 A then T S then G Coach’s cam L2 Q A Coach’s cam with play diagram R2 T G Call timeout select e T DEFENSE (AFTER THE
KICKING GAME GRAVIS GAMEPAD PRO KEYBOARD AND MOUSE KEYBOARD Direction/ Elevation of kick D-Pad E, D, S, or F Arrow Keys Start Kick Meter Button 2 Left Mouse button D Stop Kick Meter Button 2 upswing (sets power) Left Mouse button D Stop Kick Meter downswing Button 2 Left Mouse button D Delay the kick Hold Button 2 Hold Left Mouse button Hold D Call an audible Button 1 then L1 or R1 for an onside kick (Button 1, then L2 reverts to regular kick) A then W or R for an onside kick (A then
KICKOFF/PUNT RECEIVING GRAVIS GAMEPAD PRO KEYBOARD AND MOUSE KEYBOARD Control return man D-Pad E, D, S, or F Arrow keys Switch players Button 2 Left Mouse button D Fair catch/Kneel (you must have control of the return man) Button 4 Right Mouse button E ACTION ikjl MAIN MENU CUSTOMIZE rosters or create teams and players (➤ p. 36) Select GAME MODES to choose from the following options: Play an EXHIBITION game (➤ p.
INSIDE EA SPORTS Get in the game and inside EA SPORTS. Click INSIDE EA SPORTS ™ from the Main menu and see who won the 2002 Madden Bowl ™ and view Madden NFL 2003 game credits. SETTING UP THE GAME Before you start playing, you may want to create a new User Profile, review statistics and records, and check out the latest online matchups through EA SPORTS Online Service. ➥ For more information on creating a User Profile, ➤ User Profile on p. 29.
➥ To select a different team, use the arrow buttons next to Away or Home. ➥ To play in a different stadium, click STADIUM. For more information, ➤ Stadium Select below. ➥ To choose controllers after you have selected your teams, click CONTROLLER SELECT. STADIUM SELECT In the Stadium Select screen, you can select the location for your game, weather conditions, and time of day. All 32 NFL stadiums are included, plus NFL Europe venues. Stadium Use the arrow buttons to select a different stadium.
PLAYBOOKS During a game, you can call plays from any playbook that you select in the Controller Select screen. ➥ To choose a different playbook from real NFL coaches and generic offenses, use the arrow buttons. UNIFORMS You can select a different uniform for your team, including throwback uniforms or alternate jerseys from the past. A Expansion teams may not have throwback uniforms. Make sure that the selected uniforms do not match too closely.
PLAYING THE GAME After all the pre-game adjustments, the captains meet midfield for the coin toss. PLAYCALLING SCREEN From the Playcalling screen, select the plays for your controlled team. Defense: Timeouts remaining and score Defensive windows are always at the top of the screen Down, quarter and clock information Offensive Set/ Formation/Play windows Offense: Timeouts remaining and score D-Pad ↕ to cycle through plays and formations To select a play: 1. Press the D-Pad ↕ to review formations. 2.
GAME SCREEN If your controlled player is off-screen, an arrow the same color as your control star points in his direction at the edge of the screen. ➥ To bring the player on-screen, press and hold the D-Pad in the opposite direction of the arrow. Game clock First down marker Down and Yards to go Play clock Controlled player GAMEPLAY TIPS Audibles (Offense and Defense) If you see a weakness in the opposition, call an audible and set up a new play at the line of scrimmage before the ball is snapped.
Blocking Hot Routes Change your blocking assignments for your halfbacks, fullbacks, and tight ends. Call these changes at the line of scrimmage when you anticipate the defensive pressure coming from an unprotected side of the line. To call a Blocking Hot Route: 1. Press Button 4 and then press the button symbol of the running back or tight end whose passing/blocking route you want to change. 2. Press L2 to change to a blocking assignment to the left. Press R2 to change it to the right.
Hurry-Up Offense ➥ To run a hurry-up offense, hold Button 4 immediately after the whistle blows at the end of a play. The offense skips the huddle, hurries to the line of scrimmage, and repeats the previous play. You can call audibles at the line of scrimmage. For more information on audibles, ➤ Audibles (Offense and Defense) on p. 14. ➥ If you want your quarterback to call the “spike ball” play, hold Button 3 at the end of a play to run a stop clock play. To call a “fake spike” trick play, hold Button 1.
OTHER GAME MODES Go endzone to endzone with one of the game modes featured in Madden NFL 2003. FRANCHISE Run the table for 30 seasons in Franchise mode. Use these options to set up your franchise. FRANCHISE SETUP MENU Choose the basic settings to start building your franchise. Franchise name Enter the name of your new franchise. Coaching Changes When ON, coaches can lose their job after the regular season. Trade Deadline When ON, the NFL trade deadline is enforced.
TEAM SELECT SCREEN After you finish setting up the options for your Franchise, you can assign teams to a division and choose a model for your coach on the Team Select screen. Active User Profile Franchise Teams Human Controlled team Go to the Play Week Screen CPU Controlled teams Quit Madden NFL 2003 Return to the Main menu ➥ To change a team in the division, click the arrow buttons next to the team to replace, or click on the team name and choose a team from the dropdown menu.
PLAY WEEK On the Play Week screen, you can review the matchups for the current week of your franchise’s season. You can choose to play your game, simulate it or review matchups in the coming weeks. You can also manage team personnel, injuries, and other game-day factors. Go to the Team Management screen, ➤ Team Management on p. 21. Practice with your squad, ➤ Practice on p. 27.
In the Simulate popup, you can simulate one or more games. ➥ To simulate the selected game, click SIMULATE GAME. ➥ To simulate all of the unchecked games that have not been played yet this week, click SIMULATE WEEK. ➥ To simulate the entire pre-season, click SIMULATE PRESEASON. To simulate the remainder of the regular season, click SIMULATE SEASON. ➥ To return to the Play Week screen, click CANCEL.
RATING ABBREVIATIONS ACC Acceleration AGE Players Age AGI Agility AWR Awareness BTK Ability to Break Tackles CAR Ball Carrying Ability CTH Catching Ability ENG Energy IMP Importance to Team INJ Injury Resistance JMP Jumping Ability KAC Kicking Accuracy KR Kick and Punt Return Ability KPW Kicking Power OVR Overall PBK Pass Blocking POS Position PRO Years PRO RBK Run Blocking SAL Salary SPD Speed STA Stamina STR Strength TAK Tackling Ability TGH Toughness THA
TRADE During the first six weeks of the season and all of the off-season, you can propose trades to other teams in your league. When a trade is proposed, it is evaluated for fairness and then accepted or rejected. NOTE: If Trading Deadline is ON, then you cannot trade players after the sixth week of the current season. To offer a trade: 1. Double-click on the player that you want to add to the trade. 2. Then, use the arrow buttons to select the team with which you want to trade. 3.
INJURY REPORT Under the Injury Report tab, you can review the current status of injured players and their timetable for recovery. ➥ To review the injury report for a different team, use the arrow buttons next to Team. To review injuries by position, use the arrow buttons next to Position. ➥ To add a player to the injured reserve, double click on his name. As long as the player remains on injured reserve, you will receive salary cap relief for the amount of his salary.
EXPORT Export the current team to another roster and use that during a regular exhibition game. PROGRESSION In Franchise mode, you can watch the rise and fall of your players over multiple seasons. During the early years of a player’s career, his abilities should improve with playing time and then decline as he gets older. A Playing time, age and injuries are the most significant factors in a player’s development.
ROOKIE SCOUTING New to Madden NFL 2003, rookie scouting lets you scout the players you think will make the biggest impact on your team’s future. By investing more time in scouting a player, you can get a better idea of the player’s capabilities. If you scout a player through a single round, you receive one scouting note. If you scout a player through two rounds, you receive three notes, and if you scout a player though all three rounds, you receive five scouting notes.
FREE AGENT SIGNING The Free Agent signing period lasts 30 days during which you can sign available players. All signed players must fit under the salary cap. To bid on a player: 1. Highlight a player from the player list, and click SIGN PLAYER. The Contract Negotiation screen appears. 2. Offer a salary and length of contract, and click SUBMIT. The free agent may accept the offer or decline it and solicit offers from other teams.
PRACTICE Brush up on your playing skills or master a team’s playbook. PRACTICE SETUP SCREEN From the Practice Setup screen, select the offensive and defensive teams that you want to practice with. You must also select a practice type in the Mode bar. Mode bar These options give you the ability to select what aspect of your team you want to practice (NORMAL, OFFENSE ONLY, or KICKOFF). If you want to practice offensive plays without a defense on the field, choose OFFENSE ONLY.
Scrimmage Line of scrimmage where the ball is placed. Quarter The quarter in which the situation begins (1–4 and OT). Qtr Length The length of a quarter. Time Left The time left on the game clock for the quarter. TEAM SITUATION Away/Home The Home and Away Team. Possession is set under the Game Situation tab. Away Score The score of the Away team (0–99). Home Score The score of the Home team (0–99). Home T.O. The number of time outs left for the Home team (0–3). Away T.O.
MINI-CAMP Tour NFL cities in the Madden Cruiser and fine-tune your playing skills in Mini-Camp mode. Earn trophies along the way in various drills. A Each NFL city hosts its own Mini-Camp. Compete in the drill for that particular venue and follow the on-screen instructions for help. Earn at least a bronze trophy to unlock the game situation at the same city as well as the next difficulty setting for that drill. Use the skills that you learned at Mini-Camp to complete each stage.
STATS In the Stats screen, you can review all of the statistics that you’ve gained while using the current User Profile. A User stats can be sorted by User Profile and by category. ➥ To close the Stats window, click DONE. SETTINGS In the Settings screen, you can change the settings for a specific User Profile. For a description of settings, ➤ Settings on p. 31. AUDIBLES In the Audibles screen, you can configure the audibles that you can call before the snap on offense or defense.
SETTINGS Customize the settings that relate to Madden NFL 2003 and your computer system. Various gameplay settings and system settings can be modified here. NOTE: Changes made to user settings, controller configurations, and in-game settings apply to the active User Profile and are not global. System settings and game setting are global and affect all User Profiles. NOTE: Most of the settings featured in Madden NFL 2003 are selfexplanatory. The others are listed below.
Field Lines Sets the line displayed on the field: NONE, DOWN, LOS, or BOTH. When set to DOWN, a yellow line indicates the first down. When set to LOS, a blue line shows the line of scrimmage. When set to BOTH, the first down and Line of Scrimmage lines appear. Auto Instant Replay When ON, the computer automatically replays great plays on the field. Penalty Settings Penalties When ON, the referee calls penalties and marks yardage.
Quick Passing When set to ON, the passing icons come up automatically. When set to OFF, you must press Button 2 to bring up the icons. Remember Formation When ON, the formation from the previous play is the default formation for the next play. You can change it in the Playcalling Screen (➤ on p. 13.). Auto Sub Out Use the slider bar to set the level of energy at which a player is automatically substituted out of the game.
Player Accessories Turn the display of individual player accessories such as gloves, visors, sleeves, mouthpieces, knee braces, ankle tape and elbow pads ON/OFF. Texture Compression When ON, textures are compressed to improve playback yet do not look as nice in the game. Texture Depth Adjust the number of colors that are used in the ingame textures: 0, 16-BIT, or 32-BIT. The higher the bit number, the more colorful the textures.
Super Bowl History Take a look at the stats for all the NFL championship games. Team Standings Check to see win, loss, and tie records for your league. Team Schedules See who plays who and when. League News See a roundup of all the important information, including coaching changes, injuries, signings, weekly awards and more. Draft Info Get information about the draft, including order, preview and a recap.
CREATING A NEW USER PROFILE Create a custom name for your User Profile To create an active User Profile: 1. From the Main menu screen, click the Helmet icon in the Revolver menu in the lower-right corner. 2. The User Profile options appear. Click NEW/EDIT. 3. In the New/Edit Profile screen, click CREATE. 4. In the pop-up, enter the name of your User Profile in the space provided (maximum name length is 16 characters). Use the arrow buttons, to select an NFL coach’s playbook to use.
ROSTER In the Roster Management screen, you can create teams, as well as edit and manage existing ones. NOTE: You cannot edit official NFL rosters, but you can use an NFL roster as the basis for a created team. You can then edit that created team. ➥ To view or edit a different team, use the scroll bars to find the team in the list. ➥ To sort the list by a different category, double-click the category title. The list is then sorted in descending order of the category.
Stadium In the Stadium stage, you select and customize the stadium where your team plays its home games. Enter the name of the stadium in the box, and adjust the stadium capacity in the appropriate boxes with the capacity slide bar. To change the type of stadium and field surface, use the appropriate arrow ➥➥ buttons. Uniforms In the Uniforms stages, you can customize the Home, Away and Alternate team uniforms. Use the arrow buttons to select the types of stripes, jerseys, and helmets.
Sliver Logo Image Size: 64x32 All Sliver Logos should be placed in the Madden\Customart\Sliver folder. Helmet Logo Image Size: 256x128 All Helmet Logos should be placed in the Madden\Customart\Helmet folder. Midfield Logo Image Size: 256x256 All Midfield Logos should be placed in the Madden\Customart\Midfield folder. Endzone Logo Image Size: 1024x256 All Endzone Logos should be placed in the Madden\Customart\Endzone folder. TRANSPARENT COLOR Madden also has a color that is set to be transparent.
The transparent color has RGB values of: R – 255; G – 0; B – 255 Here is an example of a Endzone logo that does not have the transparent color in it. The logo will appears just as it is in-game with no changes. Endzone Image Logo: In-game Result: But if you use a logo with the transparent color like the one below then only the words “Endzone Logo” will appear in-game because of the transparent color around the words. The words are in white so they are displayed in the game.
Main Logo Size: 128x128 (pixels) Location: Madden\customart\mainlogo Sliver Logo Size: 64x32 (pixels) Location: Madden\customart\sliver Helmet Logo: Size: 256x128 (pixels) Location: Madden\customart\helmet Midfield Logo: Size: 256x256 (pixels) Location: Madden\customart\midfield Endzone Logo: Size: 1024x256 (pixels) Location: Madden\customart\endzone Transparency Color: Red: 255 Green: 0 Blue: 255 ALL images must be 256 colors (8 bit) and be in bitmap (.
PLAYER MANAGEMENT In the Player Management screen, you can create and edit individual players. You can also arrange a team’s depth chart to make sure that the right player gets into the game in any situation. You can see the player’s name, photo, position, height, weight, college, injury status, and a few of the player’s statistics. In addition to real NFL stats, Madden NFL 2003 tracks player abilities in a wide range of categories. A For a list of the rating abbreviations, ➤ Rating Abbreviations on p. 21.
Sign When a player goes down to injury or you spot a weakness in your team, you can sign a player from the list of free agents. ➥ To sign a player, use the arrow buttons next to Team to select FREE AGENTS. The list of free agents is displayed. Select a player in the list to make him an offer. Then click on SIGN. Release When salary cap is ON, releasing a player can free up space to sign other players to fill needs. ➥ To release a player, select his name from the player list. Then, click RELEASE.
ONLINE Take your game online to see if you’ve got the skills to match up with thousands of other pigskin players. New this year, Madden NFL 2003 can be played through EA SPORTS Online Service, your destination for the best sports games on the PC. Create your own online hero, join or start your own clubs, compete in games, quick tournaments and mini-camps for tokens and experience points.
QUICK GAMES Compare your high scores to other players’ scores in Mini-Camp and 2-Minute drills. You compete online against the CPU for a score. If your score is high enough it will be posted to the high score list. ➥ To compete, click QUICK GAMES. To select the room you’d like to compete in, double-click its name, or highlight it and click ENTER ROOM. ➥ To see the current high scores, click the Daily, Weekly, or All-Time Scores tab. ➥ To play a Mini-Camp game, click PLAY MINI-CAMP.
CLUBS There are two kinds of Online Clubs in Madden NFL 2003; Public and Private. Public clubs are open for anyone to join, but you must petition a Private Club to join it. ➥ To see a list of all the clubs, use the sorting arrows to cycle through Public, Private, Ranked and Active clubs. ➥ To see a club’s details, highlight the club and then click CLUB DETAILS. ➥ To join a club, highlight the club’s name and click JOIN. A pop-up indicates the number of tokens required to join the club.
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