Games Nintendo GAME BOY ADVANCE MADDEN NFL 2003 User Manual

MADDEN 2003

MADDEN 2003

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STARTING THE GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

COMPLETE GAME CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

SETTING UP THE GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

ON THE FIELD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

SEASON MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

FRONT OFFICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

LIMITED 90 DAY WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

La version française commence à la page 30.

CONTENTS

CONTENTS

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MENU OPTIONS

ACTION CONTROL

Highlight option Control Pad Up/Down
Select option A Button
Previous screen B Button

KICKING/PUNTING GAME

ACTION CONTROL

Snap the ball A Button
Aim kick (after the ball is snapped) Control Pad Left/Right
Set kicker in motion / Kick the ball A Button
Fair catch (Receiving punts) SELECT

OFFENSE (BEFORE THE SNAP)

ACTION CONTROL

Set a man in motion Control Pad Left/Right
Call an audible B Button and then A Button, B Button, or R Button.
Cancel an audible L Button
Snap the ball A Button
Fake snap SELECT

COMPLETE

COMPLETE

GAME

GAME

CONTROLS

CONTROLS

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1. Turn OFF the power switch on your Nintendo®Game Boy®Advance™. Never insert or

remove a Game Pak when the power is ON.

2. Insert the Madden NFL™ 2003 Game Pak into the slot on the Game Boy Advance. To lock

the Game Pak in place, press firmly.

3. Turn ON the power switch. The Nintendo Logo and legal screens appear.

4. Press START to advance to the Main menu. For more information,

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➤ Main Menu on p. 9.

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L Button

Control Pad

START

SELECT

R Button

A Button

B Button

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DEFENSE (BEFORE THE SNAP)

ACTION CONTROL

Reposition player Control Pad
Select player L Button or A Button
Show Blitz R Button
Call an audible B Button
Select an audible A Button, B Button, or R Button
Cancel an audible L Button

DEFENSE (AFTER THE SNAP)

ACTION CONTROL

Select defender closest to the ball A Button
Speed Burst/Power Tackle B Button
Run Control Pad
Jump/Raise Hands R Button
Dive L Button

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RUNNING

ACTION CONTROL

Run Control Pad
Hurdle R Button
Dive L Button
Spin B Button
Speed burst A Button
Dive/QB slide (QB only) L Button
Lateral the ball SELECT

PASSING

ACTION CONTROL

QB scramble Control Pad
Call up passing symbols A Button
Pass to receiver A Button, B Button, L Button, or R Button
Throw the ball away SELECT

RECEIVING

ACTION CONTROL

Select receiver closest to the ball A Button
Jump/Catch pass R Button
Dive L Button

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Before taking the field, select a game mode from the Main menu.

MAIN MENU

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Press the A Button to select any of the options from the Main menu

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To access the Madden NFL 2003 Record Book, highlight RECORDS from

the Main menu and press the

A Button. From here, you can view league-leader

stats on both sides of the ball.

SETTING UP THE GAME

SETTING UP THE GAME

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No other game takes you from goal line to goal line like Madden NFL 2003. Prove you belong
in the trenches in Season mode or take on a friend with head-to-head Link Play. With the abili­ty to create players, manage rosters, and conduct player trades in Front Office mode, Madden

NFL 2003 brings an unprecedented NFL experience to the Game Boy Advance. Madden NFL
2003 —the domination continues.

KEY FEATURES

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The New Look NFL™—All 32 NFL teams take the field playing in their new, re-aligned
divisions.

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4 Player Support—Hook up 4 Game Boy Advance systems and play Madden NFL 2003
with three of your friends.

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Going Deep—Authentic play modes include Exhibition, Playoffs, and an in-depth Season
mode with up to the minute game and player stats.

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Welcome To The Show—Create-A-Player from scratch, participate in a scouting combine
and add your created player to any NFL roster.

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A Jam-Packed Playbook—Call all the shots with over 150 authentic offensive and defen­sive plays.

FOR MORE INFO about this and other titles, check out EA SPORTS™ on the web

at

www.easports.com.

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

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To setup Substitutions, press the A Button or START from the Team Matchup
screen to reach the Pre-Game Show menu. For more information,

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➤ Pre-Game

Show Menu on p. 12.

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To begin the game, press Up/Down on the Control Pad to highlight START
GAME, then press the A Button or START to reach the field after all your pre-game adjust-
ments have been made. For more information,

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➤ On the Field on p. 14.

GAME RULES

Change the Game Rules for Madden NFL 2003 to best fit your playing style.

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Default settings in this manual appear in bold type.

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The Location and Weather options only appear in Play Now

(Exhibition) play. The Injuries option only appears in Season Mode.

QUARTER LENGTH Set the length for game quarters to 3, 5, 10, or 15 minutes.
LOCATION Select the location of the game. You can play at any stadium in the league.
WEATHER Select the weather conditions for your game to Fair, Windy, Raining,

Snowing, Night, or Variable. Dome stadiums are excluded from this option.

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The weather condition default is based on location.

ENDURANCE Play your game with player Endurance ON or OFF. When ON, players

fatigue during gameplay.

INJURIES Turn the Injuries option ON and running backs will feel the results of those

350-pound linemen.

ROSTERS Choose between ORIGINAL or MODIFIED rosters. Modified rosters are created

from trades and substitutions.

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STARTING A GAME

Select PLAY NOW from the Main menu to start a full-blown, single-game skirmish.

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To select a team, press Up/Down on the Control Pad from the Team Select menu. The
team’s logo appears (press Left/Right on the Control Pad to toggle Home and Away teams).
To advance to the Game Rules screen, press the A Button or START.

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To change your Game Rules, highlight an option by pressing Up/Down on the Control
Pad, and then press Left/Right on the Control Pad to change the option. To advance to the
Controller Setup screen, press the A Button or START. For more information,

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➤ Game Rules

on p. 11.

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To co nt rol a team, press Left/Right on the Control Pad in the Controller Setup screen and a
Game Boy®Advance system icon appears under the logo of the team of your choice. Press
the A Button or START to move on to the Team Matchup screen. For more information,

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➤ Team Matchup p. 12.

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To setup Game Play Options, press the A Button or START from the Team Matchup screen
to reach the Pre-Game Show menu. For more information,

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➤ Pre-Game Show Menu on p. 12.

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Team Select Screen

Controller Setup Screen

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Set Offense Control is only available when you

control the home team.

Set Music: Turn game and menu music ON/OFF.
Set Brightness: Adjust the brightness level of the screen from 1 to 10.
Pass Catch Mode: Set the Pass Catch mode to MANUAL or AUTO. When

set to MANUAL, you take control of the receiver while the ball is still in the
air. When set to AUTO, the CPU runs the route for the receiver but you can
take control after a pass completion.

Passing Mode: Set the Passing mode to FOUR RECEIVERS or SINGLE
RECEIVER. In Single Receiver mode, only one receiver is available to catch a
pass. In Four Receiver mode up to four receivers are available.

Quick Pass Mode: Set the Quick Pass mode to ON or OFF. When set to
ON, the passing icons automatically appear beneath your receivers. When
set to OFF, you must press the A Button to call up the icons.

Injury Mode: Set Injuries ON or Injuries OFF. This option is only available
in Season Mode.

SUBSTITUTIONS Rearrange your starting lineups and depth charts for both offensive and

defensive play set formations.

To make a substitution:

Select Offense, Defense, GLOBAL OFFENSE, or GLOBAL DEFENSE and press
the A Button. Select a formation and press the A Button again. Select a
position that you want to sub and press the A Button. Press the Control
Pad Up/Down and highlight a player to sub out of the Active starting lineup
and press the A Button. Highlight the new player in the Available Players
column and press the A Button. Press the L Button or R Button to toggle

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TEAM MATCHUP

The Team Matchup allows you to see how your team measures up to your opponent. The Team
Matchup screen appears after the user-controlled teams have been selected.

PRE-GAME SHOW MENU

From the Pre-Game Show menu you can make last-minute adjustments before kickoff. When
you’re ready, send your captains out to mid-field for the coin toss.

START GAME Strap on your helmet and take the field. Before the kickoff, proceed to the

Coin Toss and get ready for some hard-hitting NFL action.

GAME PLAY OPTIONS Adjust your Pre-Game options:

Set Audibles: Select the audibles available to your offense and defense
during a game.

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To set an audible, highlight OFFENSE or DEFENSE and press the A Button.
The Audible screen appears. Select the desired audible Button that you
wish to set and press the A Button. When the new audible is set, press
START. On the Formation, Set, and Play levels you can cancel the audible
by pressing the L Button

Skill Level: Set the game skill level at PRO if you’re a novice player or ALL
MADDEN if you know your way around the trenches.

Penalty Levels: Select the frequency in which penalties are called. When
the sliders are high, penalties are called more often during a game.

Set Offense Control: Set the offense control to AUTOMATIC PLAYER CON-
TROL or MANUAL PLAYER CONTROL. When set to Manual player control,

you can select the player that you want to control on offense before the
ball is snapped. Defensive control is not affected.

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COIN TOSS

Before the kickoff, the team captains meet mid-field for the coin toss. When the
coin is in the air, the visiting team makes the call (press Left/Right on the Control
Pad to select Heads or Tails).

The winner of the coin toss chooses to kick or receive the opening kickoff (press the A Button
or B Button) while the loser chooses to defend either the Home or Visitor end of the field
(press the A Button or B Button). The teams then take the field.

KICKOFF

To kickoff, press the A Button to set the kicker in motion. The Power Meter begins moving
upward—the higher the meter, the higher the power. Press Left/Right on the Control Pad to
aim the kick. Press the A Button again to stop the meter and kick the ball.

ONSIDE KICK

If your team is losing late in the game and you’ve just scored, try an onside kick and attempt to
regain control of the ball.

To make an onside kick:

1. Press B Button and then the A Button or R Button to get in the onside kick formation.

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To return to a normal kick, press the B Button and the B Button again.

2. Press the A Button to perform the Onside Kick. The ball is kicked a short distance and your

team can try to recover the ball.

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between the players’ names and their positions. Press the Control Pad
Left/Right to toggle the attribute column. The players involved are now
reshuffled in the depth chart.

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When making subs for Global Offense or Global Defense, all

formations are affected.

INJURY REPORTS View a list of injured players for both teams in a Season Play matchup.
NFL RECORDS View a list of current NFL records.
EA SPORTS TICKER View the scores for all games during the week (Season and Playoff modes

only).

CREDITS Review game credits for Madden NFL 2003.

From the benches to the trenches, it’s time to leave everything on the field.

GAME PLAY SCREEN

ON THE FIELD

ON THE FIELD

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RUSHING PLAYS

Bulldoze your opponent with a ground attack. Take control of your running backs
after the hand-off or watch the computer execute the play.

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After you press the A Button to snap the ball, the computer executes the
hand-off or pitch automatically. To take control of the ball carrier, press the Control Pad in
any direction. If you do not press the Control Pad, the computer runs the play for you.

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Execute four different moves when running: press the L Button to Dive, the R Button to
Hurdle, the B Button to Spin, and the A Button for a Speed Burst. When running as the QB,
press the L Button to Slide or Dive.

PASSING PLAYS

Execute some timed, short passes, or find a seam in the deep secondary coverage.

To execute a passing play:

1. Press the A Button to snap the ball.

2. Use the Control Pad to control the quarterback, moving out of the pocket if necessary to

avoid the defensive linemen.

3. Press the A Button to call up the passing icons (when Quick Pass mode is OFF).

4. Press the A Button, B Button, R Button, or L Button to pass to an open receiver.

CONTROLLING THE RECEIVER

Once the ball is in the air, the receiver automatically completes his pattern. You can take control
of the intended receiver by pressing the A Button and then using the Control Pad to move him
in any direction.

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KICKOFF RETURN

The kickoff return man is automatically positioned to catch the ball. If he catches the ball in the
open field, press Control Pad Up (and Left/Right) to gain yards. If he catches the ball in the end
zone, you can either try to gain yards, or remain in the end zone for a touchback. On a touch­back, the offensive drive begins on the offense’s 20-yard line.

OFFENSIVE PLAYS

Put your play-calling abilities to the test. When your offense gathers in the huddle, select an
offensive formation and play. Be sure to call a play and snap the ball before a delay of game
penalty is called.

To choose a play on offense:

1. Press the Control Pad Up/Down to scroll through the different formations.

2. Press the A Button, B Button, or R Button to select a formation. The sets for the formation

appear.

3. Press the Control Pad Up/Down to scroll through the different sets.

4. Press the A Button, B Button, or R Button to select a set. The plays for the formation appear.

5. Press Control Pad Up/Down to scroll through the different plays.

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Press SELECT to flip the direction of a play.

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Press L Button to cancel the set and formation.

6. Press the A Button, B Button, or R Button to select a play.

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