Games Nintendo GAMECUBE NBA LIVE 2003 User Manual
NBA LIVE 2003
NINTENDO GAMECUBE MANUAL
40 pages + REG CARD
209 Redwood Shores Parkway
Redwood City, CA 94065
Part #1538005
GETTING STARTED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
COMMAND REFERENCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
BASIC CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
COMPLETE CONTROL SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . 8
EA SPORTS
™
FREESTYLE CONTROL . . . . . . . . . 11
SETTING UP THE GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
MAIN MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
PLAY NOW—STARTING AN EXHIBITION GAME. . . . . . . 16
ON THE COURT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
GAME SCREEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
PAUSE M EN U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
STRATEGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
USER PROFILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
GAME MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
SEASON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
FRANCHISE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
PLAYOFFS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
1 ON 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
PRACTICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
EA SPORTS
™
FREESTYLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
TEAM MANAGEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
ROSTER MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
STATS CENTRAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
SAVING AND LOADING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
CONFIGURE CONTROLLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
LIMITED 90-DAY WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
CONTENTS
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NINTENDO GAMECUBE
™
CONTROLLER CONFIGURATIONS
MENU CONTROLS
Highlight menu item ✚Control Pad or Control Stick
↕
Change highlighted item ✚Control Pad or Control Stick
↔
Select/Go to next screen A Button
Cancel/Return to previous screen Y Button
Help menu Z Button
COMMAND REFERENCE
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NINTENDO GAMECUBE™CONSOLE
NOTE:
NBA Live 2003 only supports Memory Card Slot A.
1. Turn OFF the Nintendo GameCube
™
by pressing the POWER Button.
2. Make sure a Nintendo GameCube
™
Controller is plugged into
Controller Socket 1 on the Nintendo GameCube™.
3. Press the OPEN Button to open the Disc Cover then insert the
NBA Live™2003 Nintendo GameCube™Game Disc into the Optical
Disc Drive. Close the Disc Cover.
4. Press the POWER Button to turn ON the Nintendo GameCube
™
and
proceed to the NBA Live™2003 title screen. If you can’t proceed to
the title screen, begin again at step 1.
For more information on NBA Live 2003 and EA SPORTS
™
titles,
visit EA SPORTS on the web at www.easports.com.
GETTING STARTED
OPEN Button
POWER Button
RESET Button
Controller
Socket 1
Memory Card
Slot A
L Button
Control Stick
START / PAUSE
✚Control Pad
R Button
Z Button
Y Button
X Button
A Button
B Button
C Stick
NBA Live 2003 lets you live your dream of being an NBA superstar.
When the game’s on the line, you’re the one everyone’s watching.
Featuring EA SPORTS Freestyle Control, call for the ball and drain
a buzzer-beating “3” and send your opponent packing, or “D-up” and reject
a last-ditch shot and show the world you own the paint. Lead your team to
victory in the biggest games imaginable, and do it year after year to create
an NBA dynasty and become an NBA legend. Gameplay brings the physically
challenging, fast-paced action of the NBA to life, and spectacular animations
and audio deliver the awesome drama and emotion of the NBA experience.
NBA LIVE 2003—it’s more than just basketball.
FEATURES
A
Revolutionary EA SPORTS™Freestyle Control—Unprecedented
control over both hands lets you make lightning-quick steals, anklebreaking crossover dribbles and a variety of post moves and ball fakes.
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NBA Speed, NBA Power—Hundreds of animations, including signature
moves that showcase the explosive drives and thunderous jams of the
NBA.
A
“D-Up”—With amazing control and shot blocking animations, swatting
with authority can be just as fun as making a huge dunk.
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Ground-Shaking Rebounding—The battle for the ball gets physical
with over 30 rebounding animations.
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The Show within the Show—Over 50 cut scenes, from a coach jawing
at the ref to bench players erupting as a sweet three beats the buzzer.
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Stylin’ Old-School Uniforms—Gear up like hardwood legends—
check out uniforms of the Elgin Baylor/Jerry West-era Lakers, Dr. J’s
New York Nets, and more.
INTRODUCTION
Before you can run the floor and dunk with style, you must first master the
fundamentals of the court.
OFFENSE
ACTION COMMAND
Move player Control Stick
Shoot B Button
Pass A Button
Crossover X Button
Spin X Button (press and hold)
Turbo R Button
DEFENSE
ACTION COMMAND
Move player Control Stick
Switch players A Button
Steal X Button
Take a charge Y Button
Block/Rebound B Button
Turbo R Button
A
NBA Live 2003 features many other moves—including EA SPORTS
™
Freestyle Control—on both ends of the floor that can help push the outcome of any game in your favor. For more information, ➤ Complete Control
Summary on p. 8.
BASIC CONTROLS
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After you figure out how to shoot, pass, and jump, take your game to another
level with these advanced moves.
OFFENSE
ACTION COMMAND
Move Player Control Stick
Shoot B Button (Press and hold to jump
then release to shoot; Tap to fake)
Pass (Direction of the Control Stick A Button (Hold and release to
chooses receiver) execute a Give-and-Go)
Crossover X Button
Spin move X Button (press and hold)
Turbo R Button
Back down defender L Button
Alley-Oop pass (When teammate Y Button (Tap Y Button to pass
has a clear lane to the basket) to closest man to basket)
Direct pass (to a specific player) Z Button + A Button, B Button,
X Button, or Y Button
Pause game start
Call an offensive Quick Play (➤ p. 18 ) ✚Control Pad i, g, h, f
EA SPORTS Freestyle Control C Stick
(➤ p. 11 )
A
You can call a timeout from the Pause menu (➤ p. 20)
DEFENSE
ACTION COMMAND
Move player Control Stick
Switch players (Direction of the A Button
Control Stick chooses receiver)
Steal X Button
Take a charge Y Button
COMPLETE CONTROL
SUMMARY
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Jump to block/Rebound B Button
Turbo R Button
Faceup/Boxout the player L Button
you are guarding
Direct Player Switch Z Button + A Button,
(to a specific player) B Button, X Button,
or Y Button
Pause game start
Call a defensive Quick Play (➤ p. 18 ) ✚Control Pad i, g, h, f
EA SPORTS Freestyle Control C Stick
(➤ p. 11 )
ADDITIONAL LOW POST MOVES
➥➥
To back your defender down, press and hold the L Button and choose one
of the following moves:
ACTION COMMAND
Jump hook/Slam dunk Control Stick toward basket +
B Button
Fade away jump shot Control Stick away from basket +
B Button
Drop step Control Stick to side of direction
you want to step + B Button (tap to
pump fake)
Spin move from back down Control Stick in the direction you
want to spin and release L Button
“Up and Under” Drop step, pump fake then tap the
Finger roll/Slam dunk Control Stick toward basket and
press B Button
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OFFENSE (PLAYER LOCKED)
In Player Lock mode, you control a single position for the entire game rather
than controlling the ball handler after every move. When you don’t have the
ball, use the special controls listed below:
ACTION COMMAND
Make computer ball handler shoot Y Button
Call for pass from the computer A Button
ball handler
Post up L Button
NOTE:
You can turn Player Lock ON/OFF from the User Profile screen
(➤ p. 24).
FREE THROWS
Use the T-Meter™to aim free throws when your player goes to the charity
stripe.
Aim right/left
Press the
A Button or
B Button
when the
cursor is in
the center of
the t-meter
for best
accuracy
Set the distance
Take full command of your players with revolutionary EA SPORTS
Freestyle Control. For a detailed description of this feature, be sure
to view the EA SPORTS Freestyle Control tutorial video (➤p. 31 ).
NOTE:
For more information on how to use the EA SPORTS Freestyle
Stick visit www.nbalive2003.ea.com.
OVERVIEW
Basketball is a sport of individual expression and every player has their own
style. EA SPORTS Freestyle Control is designed to give you the opportunity
to use the exact set of moves that you want to execute at any given time.
It lets you bring your style of basketball to the court.
How it Works
When you make a shape using EA SPORTS Freestyle Control (C Stick), a move
is played out on the court. Making the same shape will always result in the
same move. This means that you can decide exactly which move to use in a
specified situation.
OFFENSE
Every player likes to show off when they have the ball and this is where
EA SPORTS Freestyle Control shines best.
EA SPORTS Freestyle Control produces moves based on what your player
is doing at any given point during a game. However, different moves are
performed depending on which hand the ball carrier is holding/dribbling
the ball with.
Dribbling In Place/Jab Step/Back Step
While your player is standing in one place and dribbling the ball, you can
execute a basic crossover between the legs.
➥➥
When dribbling with the right hand, tap the C Stick h. The player crosses
the ball between his legs to his left hand.
➥➥
If your player is dribbling the ball with his left hand, tap the C Stick f.
The player crosses the ball between his legs to his right hand.
➥➥
To perform a jab step, tap the C Stick i.
➥➥
To back step away from a defender, tap the C Stick g. The back step move
is a great move to use when you want to create space between yourself
and the defender, or to relocate your Player behind the 3-point line for
a shot attempt from downtown.
EA SPORTS
™
FREESTYLE CONTROL
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