Games SEGA DREAMCAST NBA 2K2 User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Starting the Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Control Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Menu Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Offensive Controls with the Ball . . . . .7

Basic Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Directional Passing . . . . . . . . . . .8

Icon Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Crossover Dribbles . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Turbo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Advanced Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Backing Down the Defender . . . . .10

Alley-Oop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Piviot Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Drop Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Pump Fakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Calling for a Pick . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Playcalling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Clearing Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Passing Out of a Shot . . . . . . . . .13

Offensive Controls without the Ball . .14

Free Throws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Defensive Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

All About Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Basic Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Swapping Players . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Stealing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Shot Blocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Last Defender . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Advanced Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Facing Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Defending Passes . . . . . . . . . . .19

Defensive Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Intentional Foul . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Double-Teaming . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Pause Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

In-Game Coaching Moves . . . . . . .22

Timeouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Substitutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Replay Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Game Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Exhibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Tourney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Playoffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Franchise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Fantasy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Street Courts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Team Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Network Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Customize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Player Create . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Pre-set Players . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Team Create . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

In-Game Coaching moves . . . . . . .29

Game Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION

You got game?

Now's the time to find out. Building on the success of NBA 2K
and NBA 2K1, Sega has taken this year’s version of its award­winning basketball series to a whole new level.

What about the defensive AI? It's been improved this year, as
the defenders are now smarter than ever. They’ll rotate into passing lanes to cut off your
angles, and slide into the lane to prevent you from getting the easy bucket. You'll have to be
at the top of your game to tame the CPU this year.

And the gameplay? Rock solid. Now you can perform drop-steps to school those would-be
defenders. Back in on your opponent, perform the drop step and leave him reaching at sky
as the ball goes swish through the net.

Online play is improved as well. Like the other games in the 2K2 series, NBA 2K2 now

saves your profile online. We're keeping track of your wins and losses so

we can rank all the players nationwide, leaving no question about who

is the best of the best.

Street courts are back too, and this time there’s a new addition - the

legendary Mosswood Park in Oakland, California.

Plus, you’ll find all the latest offseason roster moves (time to start getting

used to Hakeem in a Raptors uniform and Kidd in a Nets uniform), new floors

and logos in Dallas and Seattle, new rookies such as #1 pick Kwame Brown,

and new NBA rules like zone defenses and the eight-second backcourt rule.

So then, you got game? You’d better find out, because we've got The Answer…

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STARTING THE GAME

NOTE: Sega Sports™ NBA 2K2 is a one- to four-player game. Before

turning the Dreamcast power ON, connect the controller(s) or other

peripheral equipment into the control ports of

the Dreamcast. To return to the title screen at

any point during gameplay, simultaneously press

and hold the A, B, X, Y, and START buttons.

This will cause the Dreamcast to soft reset the

software and display the title screen.

When using a Visual Memory Unit (sold separate-

ly), insert it into Expansion Socket 1 of the

Dreamcast controller.

When using a Jump Pack™ (sold separately), inser t it into Expansion Socket 2 of

the Dreamcast controller. When the Jump Pack is inserted into Expansion Socket

1 of the controller, it does not lock into place and may fall out during gameplay or

otherwise inhibit operations.

power button

port A por t B port C port D

open button

Introduction Starting The Game

STARTING THE GAMEINTRODUCTION

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NBA 2K2 is designed with analog functionality in mind.
The SEGA Dreamcast analog controls provide a fuller

range of motion and add to the overall depth of the game.

However, by accessing the Options -> Controller Menu in game-

play, you can change the control scheme to use the D-Pad instead.

Note that the controls and tips offered in the following pages

refer to NBA 2K2’s default controls, but alternate control set-

tings and button assignments are available. To choose from a

variety of alternate settings and assignments, again go to the

Options -> Controller Menu.

To highlight and select specific menu items, press the Analog

Stick in the direction of the menu item until it highlights and press
the A button. If you have questions when viewing most menus and screens, press the Y but­ton to access an on-screen help menu.

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CONTROL SUMMARY

L/R Triggers

Expansion
Socket 2

Expansion
Socket 1

Y Button

B Button

Start
Button

A Button

X Button
Analog
Thumb Pad

Directional
Pad (D-Pad)

Unique shape.

Full keyboard
functionality.

Key spacing, size and
tactile feedback same
as the finest keyboards.

Compatible with Dreamcast
internet browser.

It’s easy to use. Simply
plug into a Dreamcast
controller port.

Cap

Connector

LCD Screen

Sleep Button

Mode Button
B Button
A Button

Directional
Pad (D-Pad)

Keyboard

Visual Memory Unit

Jump Pack

Control Summary

CONTROL SUMMARY

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OFFENSIVE CONTROLS WITH THE BALL

Button Action

A Pass

B Crossover Dribble

X Shoot/Rebound

Y Pass Icons

L Back Down Defender

R Turbo

D-Pad Playcall/Shift

D+A,B,X,Y Call Play

D+L Call for Pick

Note: Alternate control schemes may be chosen from the
Options -> Controller Menu.

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MENU CONTROLS

Button Action

Analog Stick (or D-Pad) Highlight menu options

A Select/Scroll through highlighted selections

B Cancel selection/return to previous

X Change menu focus

Y Access Help menu

Coach’s Corner: Getting Help

If at any time you need help navigating through
the menus, press Y and a help screen will help
you find the way.

Offensive Controls With The BallMenu Controls

Coach’s Corner: Spin Moves

To perform a spin move, press and hold the Right trig­ger to activate your turbo, then press the B button to
spin around your defender. Once by your man, look to
take it to the hole, or rotate it to the open man if
another defender collapses on you.

OFFENSIVE CONTROLS WITH THE BALL

MENU CONTROLS

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CROSSOVER DRIBBLES: B button

Players like Tim Hardaway and Stephon Marbury have made a
career out of faking one way with the dribble then breaking their
defender’s back by crossing over in the other direction. If you
catch a defender flat-footed as you dribble towards him, press
the B button to cross over and blow past him.

SHOOTING: X button

Press and hold the X button to shoot. Once you release the button your player will release
the ball. Try to release the ball at the top of your jump for the best chance of making it.

LAY-UPS AND DUNKS: X button

For the most par t, if your player is standing still or is outside of

the key when you press the X button, he’s going to take a jump

shot. However, if he’s underneath the bucket or driving through
the lane when you press the X button, he’ll likely attempt a lay-up
or dunk instead.

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BASIC OFFENSE

Here's a brief description of the fundamental offensive controls. Master the basics and you’ll
be ready for advanced offense in a couple of pages.

DIRECTIONAL PASSING: A button

Good ball movement is important in setting up open looks at the basket. While controlling
the ball, press the Analog Stick in the direction of the player you wish to pass to, and press
the A button to deliver the pass. Make sure you have an open lane to the intended recipi­ent, though. Throwing into a crowd, trying to thread the needle a bit too closely, or heaving
crosscourt passes will often lead to turnovers.

ICON PASSING: Y button

Use icon passing to guarantee that your pass goes to the right teammate.
While controlling the ball, press the Y button to call up button icons over
the heads of your teammates. Then, simply press the corresponding but­ton to send the pass to a specific teammate.

Basic Offense

Coach’s Corner: Icon Passing

Want to get the ball into the hands of your point guard to run
a play? Need to get it down to your power forward to take
advantage of a mismatch? The following buttons correspond to
the following positions:

A Point Guard

B Shooting Guard

X Small Forward

Y Power Forward

R Center

BASIC OFFENSE

Coach’s Corner: Timing the Shot

Timing is everything. If you release the X button exactly at the top of your
jump, you'll have the best chance at making the basket. If your man shoots
at a high percentage in real life, you'll have a little more leeway with
regards to releasing the ball at the exact pinnacle of your jump. However, if
the player is a bricklayer who rides the end of the pine, your timing will
need to be almost perfect to have a reasonable chance of making the shot.

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ALLEY-OOP

Alley-oops work a little bit differently this year. Pass the ball to a player calling
for the rock as he slashes to the hole and you'll per form an acrobatic alley­oop. With these simpler controls, you'll be making the highlight reel on a more
regular basis.

PIVOT MODE

If you allow your player to remain stationar y after he receives a pass, he will
automatically attempt to protect the ball by shielding it with his body. You'll
need to make a quick decision on whether to begin dribbling or to pass it
along and continue to work the offense. If you hold the ball too long, the
defense will collapse on you and attempt to knock it away.

DROP STEP

Press and hold the Left trigger to back down a defender. Then, release the trigger and
press left or right on the Analog Stick to perform a drop step. You can create separation
between you and your opponent if he's not ready for this all-new move.

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ADVANCED OFFENSE

TURBO: Right trigger

Turbo works just like it sounds - it makes you go faster. When you press the Right trigger to
kick your player into overdrive, his speed and energy will pick up a notch. Be careful not to
overuse turbo, however, as your player will tire too easily if he’s continually sprinting up and
down the court.

BACKING DOWN THE DEFENDER: Left Trigger

Do you have a size advantage over your defender? If so, press
the Left trigger to drive him back into the paint, then release
the trigger and press the Analog Stick in any direction to create
space for the shot. If you press left or right, your player will
attempt to spin around the defender and get to the hole. If you
pull back on the stick, he’ll attempt a classic fadeaway a la
Hakeem Olajuwon on Juwan Howard. If he’s underneath the basket, simply press for ward
and press the X button to slam it on your defender’s head. Don’t forget about the Three-in­the Key rule or the newer Five Second Back-to-the-Basket rule.

Advanced Offense

Coach’s Corner: Posting Up

When in a post-up battle, both players’ physical size, strength and post-up skill will deter­mine whether you back your man down or bang against a brick wall. If you find yourself
squaring off against an equal opponent, try pumping the Right trigger each time your
player lunges back to turbo at your defender. Keep in mind that the defender can also
press the Right trigger to prevent you from getting in close to the bucket.

Coach’s Corner: Alley-Oop

Slamming home an alley-oop pass is a great way
to show up your friends online, but don’t get cocky!
If your teammate doesn’t have a clear path to the
basket, you’ll likely wind up throwing the ball away.

ADVANCED OFFENSE

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CLEARING OUT

After you grab a rebound, press the B button

repeatedly before you land. This will cause your play-

er to swing his elbows in an effort to clear out the

defenders around him.

PASSING OUT OF A SHOT

Try passing out of your shot by pressing the X button to
shoot, then pressing the A button to pass before you
release the shot. It's a great way to get the ball to an

open man as the defense collapses on you. You must

roll your finger from the shoot button over to the pass

button to execute this move. If you release your finger

from the shot button before pressing pass, you’ll

release the shot before you can pass the ball.

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PUMP FAKES

To perform a pump fake, tap and release the X button in an attempt to get the defender to
jump into the air. If he bites, you'll have a good chance to drive around him into the lane. At
the very least, you may be able to freeze the defender and create a little space, enabling
you to get a cleaner look at the basket.

CALLING FOR A PICK

Try having a teammate set a pick for you to

lose that pesky defender. To do this, press the D-

Pad and then the Left trigger. Your nearest team­mate will create a wall for you to step around and
(hopefully) get you an open look at the basket.

PLAYCALLING

Each team has sixteen plays in its offensive playbook,

of which four plays can be used during a game via the in-game playcall menu. If

you'd like to customize the four plays currently in use, select Coach from the

Pause Menu, and select Offensive Plays (you can also set your offensive plays in

Customize Mode). To access the playcall menu during gameplay, press the D-Pad to

call up the Plays Overlay, then press the corresponding button to run a specific play.

Coach’s Corner: Show and Go

To perform a “show and go,” try doing a pump fake, then
when your defender has gone for the fake, quickly drive
around him to the basket. Of course, you can’t perform a
show and go if you’ve already picked up your dribble.

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OFFENSIVE CONTROLS WITHOUT THE BALL

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DEFENSIVE CONTROLS

Button Action

A Change Player

B Set Pick

X Rebound

Y Call For Pass

L Call For Shot

R Turbo

D-Pad Playcall

D + A,B,X,Y Call Play

The trick to successful free throw shooting is to press both triggers simultaneously at pre­cisely the same intensity for each. When you’ve managed to line the arrows together over
the basket, press the X button to release your shot.

Note: Certain players (such as Mark Jackson and Karl Malone) per form their signature free
throw routine. If you wish to bypass these animations, simply press your triggers to immedi­ately call up the Free Throw Arrows.

Offensive Controls Without The Ball

Coach’s Corner: Free Throw Tips

If you don’t squeeze both triggers at the same time, your shot will be off.
You cannot press one trigger down then attempt to compensate with the
other trigger. Practice Mode is invaluable in learning the fundamentals to
good free throw shooting.

Free Throws

Button Action

A Swap Players

B Steal

X Block/Rebound/Steal Pass

Y Control Last Defender

L Face Up

R Turbo

D-Pad Defensive Set/Shift

D + A,B,X,Y Call Defensive Set

D + L Call For Double Team

D + R Call For Intentional Foul

Note: An alternate D-Pad scheme may be chosen from the Options ->
Controller Screen.

Here's a brief description of all the fundamental defensive controls. Master
the basics and you’ll be ready for advanced defense in a few pages.

SWAPPING PLAYERS: A button

Swapping allows you to switch your control to the player closest to the ball handler. The pur­pose of swapping is to always give you a chance at making the defensive play by selecting
the player with the best chance of stopping the man with the ball.

Defensive Controls

Basic Defense

DEFENSIVE CONTROLS

OFFENSIVE CONTROLS WITHOUT THE BALL

- Led the NBA in Points Per Game (31.1), Steals Per Game (2.51) and Minutes Per Game (42.0)
in the 2000-2001 season.

- Scored a career-high 54 points at Cleveland on January 6, 2001, and also poured in
54 in a playoff game at Toronto on May 9, 2001.

- Since 1998, Allen has hosted the Allen Iverson
Summer Celebrity Classic, a series of basketball
games, softball games and celebrity events ben­efiting the Boys & Girls Club of Greater
Hampton Roads, Virginia.

- Named Rookie of the Year in 1996-97 after
finishing sixth in the NBA with 23.5 points
per game.

- Drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the
#1 overall pick in the 1996 NBA
Draft.

- Named First Team All-American as
a sophomore at Georgetown in
1995-96 after averaging 25.0
points per game and leading
the Hoyas to the Elite Eight.

Year Games Points Rebounds Assists Total Total

per per per Steals Three-

Game Game Game Pointers

96-97 76 23.5 4.1 7.5 157 155

97-98 80 22.0 3.7 6.2 176 70

98-99 48 26.8 4.9 4.6 110 58

99-00 70 28.4 3.8 4.7 144 89

00-01 71 31.1 3.8 4.6 178 98

Career 345 26.2 4.0 5.6 765 470

Many predicted the Philadelphia 76ers to be a middle-of-the-pack sort of team in 2000-01. Many were wrong. Behind a

phenomenal season by Allen Iverson, the Sixers steamrolled their way to a 56-26 regular season record and the #1 seed

in the Eastern Confer ence Playoffs. Along the way, Allen paused just long enough to return to his old stomping grounds in

Washington, DC, score 25 points and pick up the MVP trophy at the 2001 All-Star Game. After a difficult loss in the first

playoff game, Allen r esponded with a 45-point effor t in game two, and went on to rally the 76ers to a first-r ound series

victory over their nemesis, the Indiana Pacers. Adding to his already filling trophy case, Allen added the 2000-01 MVP

Trophy to his collection in mid-May, then promptly proved himself worthy of the honor by almost single-handedly leading

the 76ers past Toronto and Milwaukee and into the NBA Finals for the first time in 18 years.

Many predicted the Philadelphia 76ers to be a middle-of-the-pack sort of team in 2000-01. Many were wrong. Behind a

phenomenal season by Allen Iverson, the Sixers steamrolled their way to a 56-26 regular season record and the #1 seed

in the Eastern Confer ence Playoffs. Along the way, Allen paused just long enough to return to his old stomping grounds in

Washington, DC, score 25 points and pick up the MVP trophy at the 2001 All-Star Game. After a difficult loss in the first

playoff game, Allen r esponded with a 45-point effor t in game two, and went on to rally the 76ers to a first-r ound series

victory over their nemesis, the Indiana Pacers. Adding to his already filling trophy case, Allen added the 2000-01 MVP

Trophy to his collection in mid-May, then promptly proved himself worthy of the honor by almost single-handedly leading

the 76ers past Toronto and Milwaukee and into the NBA Finals for the first time in 18 years.

HEIGHT: 6’0”
W

EIGHT: 165 LBS.

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ORN: JUNE 7, 1975 IN

HAMPTON, VA
C

OLLEGE: GEORGETOWN

UNIVERSITY

HEIGHT: 6’0”
W

EIGHT: 165 LBS.

B

ORN: JUNE 7, 1975 IN

HAMPTON, VA
C

OLLEGE: GEORGETOWN

UNIVERSITY

- Led the NBA in Points Per Game (31.1), Steals Per Game (2.51) and Minutes Per Game (42.0)
in the 2000-2001 season.

- Scored a career-high 54 points at Cleveland on January 6, 2001, and also poured in
54 in a playoff game at Toronto on May 9, 2001.

- Since 1998, Allen has hosted the Allen Iverson
Summer Celebrity Classic, a series of basketball
games, softball games and celebrity events ben­efiting the Boys & Girls Club of Greater
Hampton Roads, Virginia.

- Named Rookie of the Year in 1996-97 after
finishing sixth in the NBA with 23.5 points
per game.

- Drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the
#1 overall pick in the 1996 NBA
Draft.

- Named First Team All-American as
a sophomore at Georgetown in
1995-96 after averaging 25.0
points per game and leading
the Hoyas to the Elite Eight.

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ADVANCED DEFENSE

FACING UP: Left Trigger

With your arms and feet spread wide, this is the best position you can be in to stop a play­er from driving past you. Essentially, this makes you a bigger player to get around. The dis­advantage is that you’ll have slower lateral movement in this position, through pressing
Turbo (with the Right trigger) will help compensate.

DEFENDING PASSES: X Button

A good way to steal the ball is by
closing the passing lanes. Jump in
front of passes by utilizing the X but­ton to deflect them away from their
target and into your own possession.

DEFENSIVE SETS

Press the D-Pad to bring up the menu and then press the A, B, X, or Y button to select the
corresponding defensive set. The default options are as follows:

A Man-to-Man – The standard defensive set.

B Half Court Trap – Defenders try to trap the ball handler

at the half-court line.

X Full Court Press – Defenders pick up their man in the

backcourt.

Y 2-3 Zone – New to the NBA in 2001-02. Two men guard

the perimeter while three big men defend the low post.

Note: You can also select from a 3-2 Zone, a 1-3-1 Zone, or a Box-1 Zone in your defen­sive playbook.

Advanced Defense

Coach’s Corner: Loose Ball

To pick up a loose ball, simply guide your player to the
ball and he will automatically pick it up. Once you've got
the rock, get moving and press the advantage.

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STEALING: B button

Press the B button to attempt a steal. Your player must get
his hand on the ball to knock it away or else you’ll be whistled
for a reach-in foul. Once you’ve swatted the ball away from the
offense, push the ball up court.

SHOT BLOCKING: X button

It’s always nice to have an enforcer like
Dikembe Mutombo or David Robinson in the
middle. To swat the ball out of the air, time
your jump with that of the shooter’s by press­ing the X button. Be sure to get to the ball
while it’s on the way up - if you touch it
while it’s on the way down, you’ll be
whistled for goaltending.

LAST DEFENDER: Y button

Pressing the Y button will put you in control of the player closest
to the basket. This is a particularly useful button when you need
to defend against the fast break, and is also helpful when you need
to get control of one of your low post defenders in a hurry.

Coach’s Corner: Stealing the Ball

Face up the ball handler by pressing the Left trigger
and then press the B button to knock the ball away.
This will give you a great chance to get the ball.

ADVANCED DEFENSE

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OPTIONS MENU

Customize the way you play NBA 2K2 prior to the opening tip with the Options Menu. Press
the A button to cycle forward through an option; press the X button to cycle backward.

NBA Rules Every rule in the game is adjustable, or is able to be

turned on and off.

Gameplay Simulation or Arcade Mode. Simulation will emulate

the real thing as accurately as possible, while
Arcade mode is for the casual
hoop fan. Also, you can
adjust such parameters as
Game Speed, Quarter
Length, and Difficulty.

Presentation Adjust sound effects, commen-

tary, music, overlays and more.

Codes FREE! SECRETS! There, that should

get your attention. Once you’ve found
out a code, enter it in from this menu.

Controller Browse through different controller

configurations.

Network Set your filters and Chat Macro text.

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INTENTIONAL FOUL

Need to stop the clock at the end of the game? Want to stop an uncon-

tested basket? Press the D-Pad to bring up the Play Calling Overlay and

then press the Right trigger to make con-

tact with the ball handler and commit the
intentional foul.

Note: The difference between calling for an

Intentional Foul and committing one is that by calling for
one, you tell the rest of your teammates to commit one as well.
All teammates will be looking to commit an intentional foul until
there is a dead ball situation.

DOUBLE-TEAMING

You can call for a double-team at any time by pressing the D-Pad and then the Left trigger.
The nearest teammate will switch from his man over to yours and help tighten the defense
on the ball handler.

Coach’s Corner: Defending the Post

Pump the Right trigger to keep a player from backing you down. If your
man has more size and skill than the offensive player, you can deny him
the post and force him to shoot a fall away jumper.

Options Menu

OPTIONS MENU

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REPLAY CONTROLS

Button Action

A Play at real time speed

B Zoom Out

X Zoom In

Y Replay controls overlay ON/OFF

L Rewind

R Fast-forward

D-Pad Move aim indicator

Note: While moving the aim indicator, you can also lock on to any player to follow him
throughout the entire replay. To do so, simply move the aim indicator directly on top of
whichever target you wish to track.

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PAUSE MENU

IN-GAME COACHING MOVES

From the Pause Menu, you can take control of your team. Select Coach to set your defen­sive pressure, assign your defenders to guard cer tain people, or call for the double team.
By selecting Settings, you can decide whether you’d like to be in complete control of time­outs and substitutions, or whether you’d like the CPU to remain in control. Also, you can set
at what level of intensity you’d like your team to keep the game tempo, run the fast break,
and crash the boards.

TIMEOUTS

When you sense the momentum begin to shift, or when you notice your players are becom­ing fatigued and running with their heads down, call a timeout to regroup and regain some
energy. Press the START button, then select Timeout in the lower right corner.

SUBSTITUTIONS

Remember to use your reserves to help keep your lineup fresh and out of foul

trouble. You can make single player moves, change a couple of players, or sub
out the entire team. Also, when the game situation dictates a specific type of
lineup on the floor (such as a three-point shooting lineup or a defensive group)

you can scroll through and select from predetermined lineups by pressing the Left

or Right trigger.

STATS

Current game stats as well as an updated injury report can be accessed here.

CAMERAS

NBA 2K2 offers five different camera angles to choose from, as well as five different

modifications you can make to each. You can preview each of them to make sure you

have everything exactly as you want it.

Replay ControlsPause Menu

REPLAY CONTROLSPAUSE MENU

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FRANCHISE

Guide your team through season after season in your quest to build an NBA dynasty. Select
your team, choose your roster (standard or fantasy draft), and get star ted. You’ll be in com­plete control of your roster, so you’ll have to think like an NBA general manager does. That
means potentially dealing with salary caps, contract demands, free agency, and trade offers.

FANTASY

Create your own fantasy tournament or full fantasy league with this game mode. All available
players will be placed in a giant free agent pool, then it’s off to the draft. Once you’ve select­ed a team, you can take part in a 4, 8, or 16-team fantasy tournament, or play a full fanta­sy league season.

NOTE: You can either draft the entire team yourself or press the START button to have the
CPU automatically complete the remainder of the draft for you.

STREET COURTS

In NBA 2K2, not only can you play in all of the 3-D rendered arenas, but you can also ball on
a number of the most famous street cour ts in the countr y. On the Main Menu, select
Street, select the number of players you’d like to have on the pavement (from 2-on-2 to 5­on-5), and select the court you wish to play on. You can choose from the following:

• Rucker Park (New York City)

• The Cage (New York City)

• Goat Park (New York City)

• Franklin Park (Chicago)

• Mosswood Park (Oakland, CA)

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GAME MODES

From the Main Menu, you’re given a number of different game­play options. Here’s a quick description of all the different game
modes that NBA 2K2 has to offer…

EXHIBITION

Choose any two teams in the league and take it out to the court.

SEASON

Play a 14, 28, 56 or 82-game regular season, followed by the playoffs (assuming you’re
good enough to make the playoffs). It’s a long and grueling season. Do you have what it
takes to guide your team all the way to the NBA Finals?

Once you’ve selected your team(s), you can access the Season Play screen. From there,
you can begin playing games, set your options, or customize your plays, players, and teams.

PRACTICE

Practice makes perfect. Head on over to the practice gym, select the team to use, and
start working on your jumper. The Shot Rater will help you perfect your form and timing by
telling you how early or late you’re releasing your shot. It’s a lot easier when no one’s guard­ing you, isn’t it? Also, you can select Free Throw from the Pause Menu to work on your free
throw shooting.

TOURNEY

Choose to either play in a new tournament or load a previously saved one. Select your
teams and determine human or CPU control for each of the 4, 8, or 16 teams that are
participating in your tournament.

PLAYOFFS

Skip the rigors of the regular season and head straight to the postseason. Can you survive
the competition and make it to the NBA Finals?

Game Modes

GAME MODES

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d. Optional: Use the D-Pad or Analog Stick to highlight “Backup Phone 1 or 2

(Optional)” and press the A button. Follow the same steps for entering your
backup dial-up number as in step 2a.

e. You’ll also need to let the Dreamcast modem know whether or not to

dial an outside dialing prefix (such as a “9”), whether or not to dial the
area code, and whether or not to enable pulse dialing. Enter all this infor­mation (if necessary) and then press the START button on the controller to
sign on to the network.

3. Entering a Screen Name

a. After signing on, you should be prompted with “Do you have an existing

Screen Name?” Press the A button to select “NO”.

b. On the Network Handle screen, press the A button to go to the Screen Name key-

board entry screen. Your Screen Name must be at least six characters long with a
maximum of 16.

c. Use the D-Pad or Analog Stick to highlight “Screen Name Password” and press the

A button to go to the keyboard entr y screen. Again, your password must be at
least six characters long with a maximum of 16. To make sure you’ve entered your
password correctly, you’ll be asked to re-enter it on the following line.

4. Entering the lobby and starting a game

a. Select your preferred region (Eastern, Central, or Western) by using the D-Pad or

Analog Stick to highlight your choice and press the A button to continue.

b. Select a lobby by using the D-Pad or Analog Stick to highlight the lobby of your

choice and then press the A button to enter.

c. Once in the lobby, use the D-Pad or Analog Stick to highlight another player in the

lobby and then press the A button to issue a challenge. If challenged, choose “YES”
and press the A button to accept.

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TEAM SELECTION

Once you're ready to start the game, you'll be guided to this
menu. Press the Analog Stick left or right to select whether
you'd like to control the home team (right) or the visiting team
(left). After you've moved the controller icon to the left or right,
press the Left or Right trigger to cycle through the list of avail­able teams. Once you've set the match-up you desire, press the
START button to get things underway.

Use the built-in modem on your SEGA Dreamcast to go online with NBA 2K2 and do battle
with either the person across the street or someone from across the country.

1. Select “Network” on the Main Menu and press the A button.

2. Network Login Details

a. Use the D-Pad or Analog Stick to highlight “User Name” and press the A button to

go to the keyboard entry screen. Use a Dreamcast keyboard or controller to enter
your User Name/Login. The D-Pad or Analog Stick will move the cursor on the
keyboard while the A button will select a key. The ENTER key or START button will
advance from the keyboard entry screen once the user name has been entered.

b. Use the D-Pad or Analog Stick to highlight “User Password” and press the A but-

ton. Follow the same steps for entering your password as in step 2a.

c. Use the D-Pad or Analog Stick to highlight “Primary Phone” and press the A but-

ton. Again, follow the same steps for entering your primary ISP dial-up phone num­ber as in step 2a.

Team Selection

Network Play

TEAM SELECTION

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TEAM CREATE

From the Teams Menu in Customize Mode, you can create a brand new team using any of
the ten available custom logos, or simply make a few roster modifications to any existing
NBA team. Here you can make trades, adjust your lineup, import players and teams from a
friend, and set your team’s offensive and defensive plays.

IN-GAME COACHING MOVES

From the Pause Menu, you can take control of your team. Select Coach to set your defen­sive pressure, assign your defenders to guard cer tain people, or call for the double team.
By selecting Settings, you can decide whether you’d like to be in complete control of time­outs and substitutions, or whether you’d like the CPU to remain in control. Also, you can set
at what level of intensity you’d like your team to keep the game tempo, run the fast break,
and crash the boards.

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NETWORK SETTING

Setting Function

User Name Your login name for getting on the network

Password Your account password

Phone Number The number you dial to get online with

Handle A nickname for while you’re online

PLAYER CREATE

Whether you want to create a 7-foot, shot-blocking, slam-dunk­ing monster-in-the-middle, re-create a hot college prospect, or
perhaps put yourself and your friends into the game, you can
do it here. You’ll be able to scale and size each individual body
part, shape the face any way you want, add any accessories
you’d like, and distribute the player’s attribute points to create
the perfect player for your team.

PRE-SET PLAYERS

To make things easier for you, we’ve created three different types of players for each posi­tion. So, for example, if you’re looking for a specific type of point guard, you’ll be able to
select from a distributor, a shooter, or a defensive specialist. Once you’ve selected the pre­set player type, you’ll be able to modify his attributes however you’d like.

Coach’s Corner: Getting a Created Player onto Your Team

Once you’ve created a player, you’ll need to assign him to a team. From the
Player Create screen, press the B button twice to back out to the Customize
Main Menu. Then select Teams, and select Sign. Your newly created player will
appear at the bottom of the available Free Agents list. Press the Right or Left
trigger to scroll to the team you wish to sign the player to, scroll down to your
player and press the A button to add the player to that team. (Note that if an
existing team already has 15 players on its roster, then you’ll need to back out
to the Customize Teams screen, select Waive, and remove a player from the
team to open up a roster spot.) To make sure your player is on the 12-man ros­ter, back out to the Customize Teams screen and select Lineups. From there,
you can select Set Active Players to place him on the active roster, or select
Create Lineups to inser t him into the starting lineup.

Network Settings

Customize

NETWORK SETTING

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CREDITS

Testers cont.

Mark Washington
Derek Williams
David Winslow

Additional Testing

Brad Blakslee
Ben Doan
Kerry Glenn
Carl Palomino
Haven Rocha
Donell Williams

Special Thanks

Matt Crysdale
Eric Apel
Joyce Rietveld
Joel Flory
Michael Biancalana
Bobby Milly
David Dame
Ray Wong
Rustin Lee
Jenn Baker
Wayne Herman
Jorge Rodriguez
Jeff Thomas
Richard Yee
Art Richardson
Lisa Bishop
Laura LaVelle

Motion Capture Talent

Roy Byrd
Thomas Fairley
James Dailey
Rob Kennedy
Ken Jennings
Sadiki Fuller
Bo Outlaw

Rasheed Wallace

Motion Capture Talent cont.

Sean Lewis
Marcus Smith
Rick Lambert

Voice Over

Bob Fitzgerald as "Bob Steel"
Rod Brooks as "Rod West"
Dick Callahan as "The PA Announcer"

Intro Movie
Dragonlight

Intro Movie Music

Darryl Duncan for GameBeat, Inc

Written & Performed by

Lunatic

Menu Music

C & G Enter tainment

Coach Voice

Jerry Miller

Recording Studio

Conscious Sound Studios
Benjamin Grant DePauw
Arena Music
Scorpio Sound

Tracks Composed & Produced by

Mike Reagan
Gregory J. Hainer

Additional Arena Music
Directed & Supervised by

Couch Ltd., London, UK

Tracks Composed & Produced by
Matt Hales
HSP (Tom Hills)

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CREDITS

VISUAL CONCEPTS

Art Director

Alvin Cardona

Library Engineers

Chuck Batson
Ivar Olsen

Audio Director

Brian Luzietti

Programming

Mark Horsley
Johnnie Yang
Henrik Holmdahl
Andrew Marrinson
Alex Lee
Mark Roberts

Player Model

Daniel Dawson
Lead Animator
Kaj Swift

Artists

Nelson Wang
Quinn Kaneko
Roy Tse
Kurt Lai
Michael Stribling

Frontend Designer

David Northcutt

Additional Art

Leandro Penaloza
Collin Fogel

Motion Capture Supervisor

Matt Karnes

Motion Capture

Rich Nelson
Gavin McCall

Sound Designer

Larry Peacock

Dialog Editor

J. Mateo Baker

Director of Technology

Tim Walter

Tools Engineers

Joshua Lee

Executive Producer

Greg Thomas

Project Manager

Rob Jones

Assistant Project Manager

Kyle Lai-Fatt

Lead Game Designer

Derrick Aynaga

Additional Design

Jeremy Tiner
Kyle Lai-Fatt

Player Rating & Stat Database

Kyle Lai-Fatt
Jeremy Tiner
Matt Underwood

Director of Quality Assurance

Chien Yu

Lead Tester

John Crysdale

Testers

Tim Collins
Drew Gall
Robert Nelson
Damon Perdue
Junior Sison
Tor Unsworth

CREDITSCREDITS

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CREDITS

SEGA OF AMERICA

Senior Product Manager

Stacey Kerr

Associate Product Manager

Michael Rhinehart

Licensing

Jane Thompson
Robert Leffler

Creative Services

Bob Schonfisch – Director
Angela Santos – Project Manager
Vicki Morawietz – Manual Designer

Manual

Keith M. Kolmos

Lead Tester

Ed Brady

Assistant Lead Tester

Joe Mora

Testers

Fred Acebo
Jay Baldo
Daniel Chang
Jake Covert
Michael Delacruz
John Diamonon
BJ Enriquez
Benjie Galvez
Demetrius Griffin
Rommel Hernandez
Jenric Herrera
Art Liboon
Matt Lucich
Jeff Sideno
Blair Sondker

Special Thanks

Peter Moore – President & COO
Chris Gilbert – EVP Sales, Marketing & Operations

All trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.

The names and logos of all stadiums/arenas
are trademarks of their respective owners
and are used by permission.

Certain trademarks used herein [or hereon]
are properties of American Airlines, Inc.
used under license to Sega. All rights reserved.

Sega thanks the Rucker family and the memory
of Mr. Holcombe Rucker.

Special thanks to Greg Lassen at
NBA Entertainment, Inc.

CREDITS