Games PC MADDEN NFL 2003-BASIC GAMPLAY CONTROLS User Manual

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.

MENU CONTROLS

ACTION	MOUSE
Highlight menu item	Move cursor over option
Cycle through options	Click on arrows
Select highlighted item	Left-click/
Cancel/Return to previous screen	Left-click on back arrow/s
Help Menu	Left-click on Help icon
Start Exhibition Game (from Main menu)

NOTE: You can move forward and backward along the critical path at any time by pressing or s.

GENERAL GAMEPLAY

	GRAVIS™	KEYBOARD
ACTION	GAMEPAD PRO	AND MOUSE	KEYBOARD
Pause game	start	or s
			or s
Call timeout	select	e	T
Instant replay	L1 + R1	W + R	W + R
Zoom In/Out	N/A	Mouse wheel	N/A
(during gameplay)

PLAY SELECTION

	GRAVIS	KEYBOARD
ACTION	GAMEPAD PRO	AND MOUSE	KEYBOARD
Cycle sets and	D-Pad	E, S, D, and F	Arrow Keys
formations			ikjl
Select sets and	Button 2	Left Mouse button	D
formations
Cycle plays	D-Pad ↕	E or D	Arrow Keys
			ik
Select play	Button 1, Button 2,	A, Left Mouse,	S, D, or F
	or Button 3	or G
Flip play	R2	T	G
Cancel formation	Button 4	Right Mouse button	E

KICKING

	GRAVIS	KEYBOARD
ACTION	GAMEPAD PRO	AND MOUSE	KEYBOARD

Start kick meter/ Button 2	Left Mouse button	D
kick the ball

OFFENSE

	GRAVIS	KEYBOARD
ACTION	GAMEPAD PRO	AND MOUSE	KEYBOARD
Snap the ball	Button 2	Left Mouse button	D
Bring up passing	Button 2	Left Mouse button	D
icons (if Quick
Passing is OFF)
Pass the ball to	Button 1, Button 2,	Move crosshairs	S, D, F, W,
a receiver	Button 3, L1, or R1	towards eligible	or R
		receiver and press
		the Left Mouse button
Move player	D-Pad	E, D, S, or F	Arrow keys
			ikjl

DEFENSE

	GRAVIS	KEYBOARD
ACTION	GAMEPAD PRO	AND MOUSE	KEYBOARD
Switch player	Button 2	Left Mouse button	D or F
Move player	D-Pad	E, D, S, or F	Arrow Keys
			ikjl
Dive	Button 1	A	S

NOTE: For more detailed information about all gameplay controls,

Complete Control Summary p. 4.

NOTE: When using the mouse & keyboard controls at the Playcalling screen, "L" refers to the left mouse button.

For more info about Madden NFL 2003 and other titles, check out EA SPORTS™ on the web at www.easports.com.

NOTE: See enclosed Install Guide for technical support information.

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

PLAYCALLING SCREEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 GAME SCREEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 PAUSE MENU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

OTHER GAME MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

FRANCHISE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 PLAY WEEK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 FANTASY DRAFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 TEAM MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 OFF-SEASON SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

PRACTICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 SITUATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 2-MINUTE DRILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 MINI-CAMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

REVOLVER MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

USER PROFILE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 STATS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 NEWS & INFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 FILE MANAGEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 BUDDIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

USER PROFILE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

CUSTOMIZE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

ROSTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 CREATING CUSTOM TEAM LOGOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 PLAYER MANAGEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

ONLINE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

LOGGING ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 ONLINE GAME MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

NOTICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

This product has been rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board.

For information about the ESRB rating, or to comment about the appropriateness of the rating, please contact the ESRB at 1-800-771-3772.

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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. For more information on Custom Team Logos, please refer to the PDF file located on the Madden NFL 2003 game CD.

COMMAND REFERENCE

Navigate the Madden NFL 2003 menus using the mouse. This section includes the basic controls for Madden NFL 2003 menu navigation and gameplay.

NOTE: In this manual, the default controls are for Gravis Gamepad Pro controls. For a different control device (e.g. keyboard or keyboard-and-mouse combination), refer to the conversion table on p. 4 for the control equivalents.

GRAVIS GAMEPAD PRO

R1 Button	L1 Button
R2 Button	L2 Button

		1	Button 4 (blue)
Directional	1	1	Button 3 (green)
Pad (D-Pad)		1	Button 2 (yellow)
			Button 1 (red)
SELECT	START

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CONVERSION TABLE

GRAVIS	KEYBOARD
GAMEPAD PRO	AND MOUSE	KEYBOARD
D-Pad	E, D, S, and F	Arrow Keys ikjl
Button 1 (Red)	A	S
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
start	/s	/s

COMPLETE CONTROL

SUMMARY

OFFENSE (BEFORE THE SNAP)

	GRAVIS		KEYBOARD
ACTION	GAMEPAD PRO		AND MOUSE	KEYBOARD
Call an audible	Button	1, then	A, then A, Left Mouse S then S,
Audibles (Offense Button		1, Button 2,	button, G, W or R	D, F, W,
and Defense) on	Button	3, L1, or R1		or R
p. 14.
Cancel audible	Button	4	Right Mouse button	E
selection
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	R2		T	G
play diagram
Fake the snap	Button	3	G	F
Call timeout	select		e	T
Snap the ball	Button	2	Left Mouse button	D
Zoom camera	N/A		Mouse wheel	N/A
in/out

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RUNNING

	GRAVIS	KEYBOARD
ACTION	GAMEPAD PRO	AND MOUSE	KEYBOARD
Move player	D-Pad	E, D, S, and F	Arrow keys
			ikjl
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

PASSING

	GRAVIS	KEYBOARD
ACTION	GAMEPAD PRO	AND MOUSE	KEYBOARD
Bring up passing	Button 2	Left Mouse button	D
icons (if Quick
Passing is OFF)
Pass to the	Button 1, Button 2,	Look at player and	S, D, F, W,
receiver with	Button 3, L1, or R1	press the Left Mouse	or R
corresponding		button
control symbol
Throw ball away	L2 + Button 4	N/A	A + E
(when passing
icons are up)
Toggle passing	Button 4	Right Mouse button	E
icons OFF/ON
Route-based	L2 + receiver	N/A	A + receiver
passing	symbol		symbol
Pump fake	R2	T	G

RECEIVING

	GRAVIS	KEYBOARD
ACTION	GAMEPAD PRO	AND MOUSE	KEYBOARD
Control intended	Button 2	Left Mouse button	D
receiver
Dive for pass	Button 1	A	S
Jump for pass	Button 4	Right Mouse button	E

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BLOCKING

	GRAVIS	KEYBOARD
ACTION	GAMEPAD PRO	AND MOUSE	KEYBOARD
Switch to closest	Button 2	Left Mouse button	D
blocker/receiver
Cut block	Button 1	A	S
Sprint/	Button 3	G	F
Engage block

AFTER THE PLAY

	GRAVIS	KEYBOARD
ACTION	GAMEPAD PRO	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	Button 4	Right Mouse button	E
(hurry-up offense)
Call timeout	select	e	T

DEFENSE (BEFORE THE SNAP)

	GRAVIS	KEYBOARD
ACTION	GAMEPAD PRO	AND MOUSE	KEYBOARD
Cycle defenders	Button 2 / Button 3	Left Mouse button/G	D or F
Reposition player	D-Pad	E, D, S, or F	Arrow keys
			ikjl
Defensive line shift	L1 then D-Pad	W then E, D, S,	W then
		and F	Arrow keys
			ikjl
Reset defensive	L1 then L2	W then Q	W then A
line shift
Linebacker shift	R1	R then E, D, S,	R then
		or F	Arrow keys
			ikjl
Reset Linebacker	R1 then L2	R then Q	R then A
shift
Call an audible	Button 1, then Button A then A, Left Mouse		S then S,
Audibles (Offense 1, Button 2, Button 3,		button, G, W, or R	D, F, W,
and Defense) on	L1, or R1		or R
p. 14
Cancel audible	Button 4	Right Mouse button	G
selection

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DEFENSE (continued)

	GRAVIS	KEYBOARD
ACTION	GAMEPAD PRO	AND MOUSE	KEYBOARD
Coverage Audibles	Button 4 then	Right Mouse then E,	E then
	D-Pad	S, D or F	Arrow keys
			ikjl
Reset coverage	Button 4 then L2	Right Mouse then Q	E then A
Cancel Coverage	Button 4	Right Mouse button	E
Audible
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	R2	T	G
play diagram
Call timeout	select	e	T

DEFENSE (AFTER THE SNAP)

	GRAVIS	KEYBOARD
ACTION	GAMEPAD PRO	AND MOUSE	KEYBOARD
Control player	Button 2	Left Mouse button	D
nearest to the ball
Move player	D-Pad	E, D, S, or F	Arrow keys
			ikjl
Strafe Move	R1 + D-Pad	R + E, D, S,	R +
		or F	Arrow Keys
			ikjl
Dive	Button 1	A	S
Sprint	Button 3	G	F
Jump	Button 4	Right Mouse button	E
Strip ball	L2/R2	Q/T	A/G
Spin move	L2/R2	Q/T	A/G
Swim move	L1/R1	W/R	W/R

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KICKING GAME

	GRAVIS	KEYBOARD
ACTION	GAMEPAD PRO	AND MOUSE	KEYBOARD
Direction/	D-Pad	E, D, S, or F	Arrow Keys
Elevation of kick			ikjl
Start Kick Meter	Button 2	Left Mouse button	D
Stop Kick Meter	Button 2	Left Mouse button	D
upswing (sets power)
Stop Kick Meter	Button 2	Left Mouse button	D
downswing
Delay the kick	Hold Button 2	Hold Left Mouse button Hold D
Call an audible	Button 1 then L1 or	A then W or R	S then W or
	R1 for an onside	for an onside kick	R for an
	kick (Button 1, then	(A then Q reverts	onside kick
	L2 reverts to	to regular kick)	(S then A
	regular kick)		reverts to
			regular kick)
Cancel audible	Button 4	Right Mouse button	E
selection
Reset play	Button 1 then L2	A then Q	S then A
Call timeout	select	e	T

Kicking the Ball

The Kick Meter appears at the bottom left hand corner of the screen during kicks and punts.

Over-kick area

Highest desirable point

Best accuracy

AOver-kicking adds power to a kick. However, the Kick Meter speeds up on the downswing and your chance for making an accurate kick decreases. Try to stop the Kick Meter in the middle of the yellow accuracy range for best results.

To aim your kick or change the trajectory with the directional arrow, press the D-Pad.

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KICKOFF/PUNT RECEIVING

	GRAVIS	KEYBOARD
ACTION	GAMEPAD PRO	AND MOUSE	KEYBOARD
Control	D-Pad	E, D, S, or F	Arrow keys
return man			ikjl
Switch players	Button 2	Left Mouse button	D
Fair catch/Kneel	Button 4	Right Mouse button	E
(you must have
control of the
return man)

MAIN MENU

Select GAME MODES to choose									CUSTOMIZE rosters
from the following options:									or create teams
Play an EXHIBITION									and players
									( p. 36)
game ( p. 10)									View Madden NFL
Build a FRANCHISE
									2003 Credits and
and play in a full
									more
NFL season									Join or connect
( p. 17)
PRACTICE a play									to play Madden
									NFL 2003 online
from a playbook
									( p. 41)
( p. 27)
Work on a game
SITUATION
( p. 27)
Get your offense and
defense ready for the								Set your Game
2-MINUTE DRILL ( p. 28)
								( p. 31) and
Lead your team through								System ( p. 33)
								settings
pre-season MINI-CAMP
( p. 29)								Create and manage
								your User Profile
View stats for Madden								( p. 29)
NFL 2003 ( p. 34)
Get latest news and								Quit Madden NFL
							2003
information about
Madden NFL 2003								Get help
		Load or Save
								Edit your Buddy
		game files
		( p. 35)						List ( p. 35)

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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.

	.
	menu, click the	icon in the center of the
	right corner.

in bold in this manual.

ST	EXHIBITION GAME
Play	any two teams.
	click PLAY NOW or press	. To play an

click MATCHUP. For information on online

Connect on p. 12.

Aw

St

Go to the

Controller

Select screen

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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.
Time of Day	Select the time for kickoff: DAY, AFTERNOON, DUSK
	or NIGHT.
Weather	Choose RANDOM or CUSTOM weather.

ACUSTOM weather effects can be adjusted by adjusting the sliders for Temp, Fog, Precip, and Wind. Weather settings do not apply to indoor stadiums.

To finish your stadium selection, click DONE.

CONTROLLER SELECT SCREEN

Select a team to control in the game.

		Active User Profile
Return to the		Select a team
		playbook
Team Select
screen		Select a different
		uniform
		Quit Madden
		NFL 2003
	controller types
		Play the game

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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.

AExpansion teams may not have throwback uniforms. Make sure that the selected uniforms do not match too closely.

To choose your team’s uniform, click HOME UNIFORM or AWAY UNIFORM. In the pop-up, use the arrow buttons to select a different uniform. To finish selection, click DONE.

SELECT CONTROLLERS

At the bottom of the Controller Select, you can see all of the available controller types connected to your computer.

To assign a controller to a team, click and drag the icon for that controller under the appropriate team.

To finish controller configuration and play a game, click Play Game to head out onto the field for the coin toss.

REMOTE CONNECT

Madden NFL 2003 can be played either over a Local Area Network (LAN) or over the Internet.

To play over a LAN or through a direct Peer-to-Peer Internet connection, select Exhibition and choose Matchup.

At the Remote Connection screen, press the left or right arrows to cycle through the different selections. You can join or host either a LAN game or Peer-to-Peer Internet game.

In order to join an Internet game, you will need to know your opponent’s IP Address. To find out what your IP Address is, click on the RESOLVE

IP button on the Matchup screen.

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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

Down, quarter and clock information

Offense: Timeouts remaining and score

To select a play:

Defensive windows are always at the top of the screen

Offensive Set/ Formation/Play windows

D-Pad ↕to cycle through plays and formations

1.Press the D-Pad ↕to review formations.

2.Press the D-Pad ↔ to scroll through the sets of the formation. To select the highlighted formation and set, press Button 2.

3.A list of three plays appears. Press the D-Pad ↕to scroll through the available plays.

To flip plays (change the formation to the opposite side of the field), press R2.

4. To select the desired play, press Button 1, Button 2, or Button 3.

To go back to the previous window, press Button 4.

NOTE: After each play, the offense has 40 seconds (25 after penalties and timeouts) to select a play and snap the ball before a delay of game penalty is called. After the offense is ready to break the huddle, the defense has five seconds to choose a play.

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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

Down and First down Yards to go marker

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.

To call an Audible:

Before the ball is snapped, press Button 1 and then press Button 1, Button 2, Button 3, L1, L2, R1 or R2. The players adjust the set and/or formation as the audible play is called on the field.

Press Button 4 to cancel before selecting an audible. To customize your offensive and defensive audibles, Audibles on p. 30.

Hot Routes

Hot Routes let you change a receiver’s original route before the ball is snapped.

NOTE: Hot Routes are not available with the mouse & keyboard control scheme.

To call a Hot Route:

1.Press Button 4 and then press the button symbol of the receiver whose route you want to change.

2.Press the D-Pad i to send him on a fly pattern, press the D-Pad g for a curl pattern, or press the D-Pad ↔ to run an in/out pattern, or press L2/R2 for slant in or out, or post route, depending on which side of the ball the receiver is lined up at.

NOTE: You can also assign hot routes to tight ends and running back whose initial assignment is a receiving route. Pressing R2/L2 will always set a tight end or running back to block.

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