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QUIT GAME
Exit game and return to previous screen.
EXIT TO WINDOWS
Exit all the way back to your desktop.
SETTING UP THE GAME
SETTING UP THE GAME
Select a mode of play, set options, edit teams or load a saved game. The Main Menu appears whenever
the game is launched.
QUICK START
Use this section to get to the pitch as quickly as possible. For more detailed information on the various
game modes,
➤
➤ Setting up the Game above.
To Quick Start a game:
1. Start the Windows®95/98 operating system and launch the game (for information on installing and
starting the game, please refer to the enclosed Install Guide).
2. The Introductor y video sequence begins (press any key to skip the introductor y video and proceed
to the Main Menu).
3. At the Main Menu, click P LAY NOW.
4. At the E xhibition Team Select screen, select your teams and click FORWARD to proceed.
5. At the Side Select screen, press the Directional button on your controller or Arrow ke ys on the
keyboard to place the controller icon under the Team you wish to play as, then click FORWARD.
The game loads and the match begins.
GAME MODES
Select a mode of play, set options, customize teams or load a saved game.
EXHIBITION
In an Exhibition game, match up one team against any other.
To start an Exhibition Game:
1. From the Game Modes screen, select EXHIBIT ION.
2. At the E xhibition Team Select screen, click the arrow buttons to cycle through the various leagues and
teams to select your desired team.
3. When both teams are selected click FOR WAR D to proceed.
4. At the E xhibition Side Select screen, press the D-pad on your controller or the Arrow key on your
keyboard to place the control icon under the Team you wish to play as.
5. When you’ve selected a side (or, for 2 or more player games, when all players have selected a side),
click FORWARD. The game loads and the match begins.
SEASON
Pick your favorite club team from one of 16 available leagues. Play through a full season and try and win
the League, the Cup or one of the European cup competitions. Try all three and see if you can win
them all!
PLAY NOW: Head straight for
the Pitch to begin a Exhibition
game (➤➤ Quick Start below)
Access the Game Modes
screen (➤➤ p. 13)
Access the Options screen
to adjust a variety of settings
(➤➤ Options on p. 18)
Select this option to
access EA SPORTS’
World of Soccer on
the World Wide Web
Load customized database
settings and Game Options
(➤➤Options p. 18)
Quit FIFA 2001 Major
League Soccer and
return to Windows
View the game’s credits and
a watch a preview of other
upcoming titles from EA
SPORTS
Set up an Exhibition game
(➤➤ below)
Guide the Team of your
choosing through a full
Season (➤➤ below)
Take part in one of three
Tournaments, including the
World Cup (➤➤ p. 14)
Access Custom Mode to
create your own League or
to formulate your own Cup
or Tournament (➤➤ p. 14)
Fine tune your skills with a
Training session (➤➤ p. 14)
Quit FIFA 2001 Major League
Soccer and return to Windows
Select this option to connect to opponents over
the Internet using EA’s
Matchmaker service or
Direct IP-IP connection.
You can also set up or
join a Multiplayer game
over LAN, modem or serial cable (➤➤ Multiplayer
on p. 18)
Load and view a previously saved replay (➤➤ Saving
and Loading on p. 18)
Select this option to customize
teams and players, and trade players (➤➤ Customize on p. 15)
Access the Team
Management screens to
make adjustments to a
Team’s Starting Lineup,
Formations & Strategy,
and to assign Kick
Takers (➤➤ Team
Management on p. 16)
Set various game
options (➤➤ Options
on p. 18)
Load
Settings
(➤➤
Options
on p. 18)
Load a previously saved
game (➤➤ Saving and
Loading games on p. 18)