Games SEGA DREAMCAST NFL 2K2 User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction 2
Starting the Game 3
Control Summary 4

Menu Controls 5
General Gameplay Controls 6
Calling Plays 6

On Offense 8

Before the Snap 8
Running 9
Passing 10
Quarterback Scramble 10
Maximum Passing 11
Catching a Pass 11

On Defense 12

Before the Snap 12
After the Snap 13
Defensive Line 13

Special Teams 14

Kicking the Ball 14

Receiving Punts and Kickoffs 14
Replay Controls 15
Randy Moss Bio 16

Game Set Up 18

Main Menu 18
Options Menu 19
Game Options Menu 20

Exhibition Play 21

Choosing Teams 21
Controller Assignment Screen 21
Coin Toss 21

Selecting Your Plays 21
Pause Menu 22
Game Modes 22

Practice 22

Tourney 23

Season 23

Playoffs 23

Franchise 23

Fantasy 24

Quick Start 24

Tutorial 24
Network Play 25
Network Settings 26
Customize 27
Credits 28
Notes 32

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INTRODUCTION

STARTING THE GAME

Are you ready?

Pop in your disc. Get out of the locker room and onto the field. This is NFL 2K2 and th
the ultimate professional football experience. Are you ready?

NOTE: Sega Sports™ NFL 2K2 is a one to four-player game. Before turning the Dream
Power ON, connect the controller(s) or other peripheral equipment into the control por
the Dreamcast. To return to the title screen at any point during gameplay, simultaneous
press and hold the A, B, X, Y, and START buttons. This will cause the Dreamcast to so
reset the software and display the title screen.

STARTING THE

NFL 2K2 is designed with analog functionality in min
The SEGA Dreamcast analog controls provide a fuller
range of motion and add to the overall depth of the
game. By going to the Game Options -> Controller m
however, you can change the control scheme to use
D-Pad instead. Either way is acceptable, it’s a matter
personal preference.

To highlight and select specific menu items, press th
Analog Stick (or D-pad) in the direction of the menu
until it highlights. If you have questions when viewing
most menus and screens, press the Y button for
Command help.

MENU CONTROLS

Button Action

Analog Pad (or D-Pad) Highlight menu options

A Select / Scroll through the highlighted selection

B Cancel selection / return to previous.

X Change menu focus

Y Command Help Menu

CONTROL SUMMARY

Keyboard

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.

CONTROL SUM

CALLING PLAYS

Button Action

R/L Toggle through formations
A Select formation or play
B View previous formations or play sets
X Flip play or formation

When you are playing a game with more than one person per team (e.g. two-on-two), e
player on the team can select a play. If you are on offense, the first player to enter a pl
will be the quarterback. Be careful though, both players will be able to select the play a
same time, so you will want to designate who the play-caller will be.

If you have VMU Play Calling activated, both players can cycle through the
plays on the VMU. However, only the player who is plugged into the pri­ority controller port will be able to view the plays on the VMU screen
(Port A has priority over B, C, and D; Port B has priority over
C and D; etc.).

Coach’s Corner: Bluff Mode

Hey, no cheating! When you are playing against another human opponent,
the last thing you want them to know is what play you are calling. To keep
the information secret, press the A button and keep it held down. You can
then scroll through other pages of plays or formations to hide your play.
When you release the A button, it will call the play you originally selected.

ON OFFENSE

and fatigue levels.

an alternate play. Press Y again to cancel.

RUNNING

Button Action

A Speed Burst / Power Move

L or R Stiff Arm Left or

Stiff Arm Right
L+R Juke Move
X Dive
Y Hurdle or High Step
B Spin Move
D-Pad Lateral the ball to the closest teammate behind
Instant Energy Press and hold A while running to fill the player

arrow completely, then press any special move b

ton to perform a more powerful move.

Coach’s Corner: Power Move

Instant Energy only lasts for a short period of time.
Use it sparingly, as overuse can increase the likelihoo
of a fumble.

Coach’s Corner: Play Calling

MAXIMUM PASSING

If you want total control over your offensive results, turn on
Maximum Passing from the Controller Assignment Screen (se
page 21). With Maximum Passing activated, you can lead your
receivers to thread the ball in front of, behind and around the d
ers. To use Maximum Passing, press the Analog Stick in the dir

in which you want to adjust the throw. Press a little for a small a
ment; press harder for a bigger adjustment. For example, to lead the receiver, press Up o
Analog Stick. To throw behind and to the left of a receiver, press Down and Left.

CATCHING A PASS

Button Action

B Select receiver nearest the ball
X Dive for pass
Y Jump for pass

Note: When catching a pass, it is not necessary to press an action button, but doing s
increase your chances of successfully catching the ball.

Coach’s Corner: Throwing on the run

Sometimes the defense will bite on a QB scramble and the
cornerbacks will come up to try and tackle him. But as
long as you are behind the line of scrimmage, you can still
pass the ball. So, if you see a cornerback leave his receiv­er, let go of the R Trigger and pass the ball.

Coach’s Corner: Passing

With Maximum Passing you've got total control over getting the ball into the receive
hands. Tapping the pass button lobs the ball to the receiver – that’s good for letting
receiver run underneath it, but gives time for the defenders to close on the ball.
Holding the pass button down longer (making sure to release it before the ball leave
the quarterback’s hand) will result in a normal throw. Finally, holding down the butto
past the ball’s release will result in a bullet pass - great for when you have to get it
the receiver quickly.

ON DEFENSE

sive back selected)

or X to select alternate play. Press Y again to
cancel audible.

AFTER THE SNAP

Button Action

B Take control of the defender nearest to the ball.
A Speed Burst
X Dive / Tackle
Y Jump to knock down or intercept a pass
L or R Defensive Line Special Move
D-Pad Swap control of your players
Instant Energy Press A while running to fill the player arrow co

pletely. Then press any special move button to p
form a more powerful move.

DEFENSIVE LINE

NFL 2K2 contains a series of special moves for the defensive linemen, including spin, c
under and swim moves. Depending on a player’s position and attributes, one of the mov
will be performed when the special move button is pressed.

Button Action

L Perform a move to the left
R Perform a move to the right

*Note, you have to be engaged by a blocker to execute a special move.

Coach’s Corner: Hands Free

Would you rather be the strategist or the tactician? On
defense you don't have to take control over the players - you
can let the killer AI take care of it if you want. Just make sure
you don't touch the controller (either moving the analog stick
or pressing a button) and the AI will do the rest. If you do
touch the controller, it's up to you - you will be in control of
one of the 11 players on defense.

Coach’s Corner: Using The Right Player

Before the snap, you can use the D-Pad or the B Button to select which defender you ar
trolling. Try to use a lineman or a blitzing linebacker or safety - that way, all you have to w
about is getting to the QB or hitting the running back in the backfield. If you select a corn
or a safety that is dropping back in coverage, you won't be able to see the man you're su
to be defending if he runs off screen. This leaves you open for big pass plays.

stick. Be sure you take into account the movement of
the arrow, it will drift if you let go of the analog stick.

the top as possible for a booming kick.

REPLAY CONTROLS

Need to see that play again? Want to rub it in your friend's face after the big score? Th
bring up the Replay feature of NFL 2K2 from the pause menu to view the last play agai

A Play at real time speed
B Zoom Out
X Zoom In
Y Replay Panel ON / OFF
L Rewind (analog)
R Fast forward (analog)
D-Pad Move aim indicator
Analog Stick Up Pan High
Analog Stick Down Pan Low
Analog Stick Left Pan Left
Analog Stick Right Pan Right

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 whatever target you wish to track.

REPLAY CONT

SPECIAL TEAMS

GAME SET UP

OPTIONS MENU

Customize the way you want to play NFL 2K2 prior to kick off with this menu. Press A t
cycle forward through an option selection, press X to cycle backward.

Weather Time of day, temperature, precipitation, wind sp

and fog.
Game Options See Game Options Menu on the next page.
Controller Adjust the control / button settings
Credits Find out who worked on NFL 2K2
Presentation Adjust the game amenities (action replays, com

tary, sound effects, volume, etc)
Penalties Control the frequency of any penalty.

(Blitz, Long Pass, Short Pass)

dles the rest)

skill level)

EXHIBITION PLAY

Now that you’ve got all of the basics down, let’s head on out to the field and throw the
pigskin around. Here’s the flow of all the menus and screens you
see as you set up an Exhibition game.

CHOOSING TEAMS

Use the analog stick to move your controller icon to either the team
on the left (visitors) or the team on the right (home team). Then
use the L and R triggers to scroll through the list of all the teams
available in NFL 2K2.

CONTROLLER ASSIGNMENT SCREEN

Once you’ve selected the teams, the Controller Assignment screen
appears. Press the analog stick or D-Pad LEFT / RIGHT to align your controller with the
team you wish to command. If you wish to use Maximum Passing (and you should to ge
ultimate NFL 2K2 experience), press the A Button to toggle it on. When everything is s
the way you want, press the Start Button to advance to the game.

COIN TOSS

Visiting team gets to call it. Winner of the toss gets to choose whether to kick or recei
Loser chooses which goal to defend. Following the coin toss, the Special Teams play ca
screen appears.

SELECTING YOUR PLAYS

If you want to get to the Super Bowl, you'll have to have three key ingredients: talent, te
work, and execution. This isn’t old school AI where you could call the same plays over a
over again. To win, you are going to have to mix up your plays on offense and defense.
to your team’s strengths. If you have great cornerbacks, you can gamble more with blit
and man-to-man coverage. If you have a great running back, then pound the ball out on
ground. For the offensive playbook, passing plays are displayed in blue and running plays
displayed in red.

Coach’s Corner: Performance EQ

Performance EQ will balance two teams stats so you
are playing on an even playing field.

EXHIBITION

PAUSE MENU

cial moves

to get in the way

can call

GAME MODES

Randomize Offense Set what type of offensive formation the CPU

can call
Offense Play Type Set Offense to practice Pass, Run or Both
Randomize Down Select the play situation
Defensive Play Pick a specific Defensive play to practice agains
Offensive Play Pick a specific Offensive play to practice against

TOURNEY

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

SEASON

Take your team through the regular season schedule. Compete for a playoff berth again
the best of the league. The three division champions and three wild cards make the pla
from each conference. Do you have what it takes to make it all the way to the Super Bo

PLAYOFFS

Do you want to skip the regular season and go straight to the playoffs? This is your cha
You'll start out with a view of the playoff brackets. As you win each game, you'll move a
closer to the Super Bowl. You can let the CPU simulate any game in the playoff bracket
be careful, this is a do or die chance. If your team loses, you're out of the playoffs and
watching the rest of the games from the sidelines.

FRANCHISE

Franchise Mode is a lot like Season Mode. You pick your team and go through a full sea
But it’s at the end of the season where Franchise Mode is different. After the postseas
complete, you will have to make decisions about your team. Players will retire, contract
be up and free agents will have to be signed, and then there is the college draft. Keep
mind the salary cap as you guide your team from season to season.

GAME MODES

NETWORK PLAY

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 username has been entered.

b. Use the D-Pad or Analog stick to highlight “Password” and press the A button.

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

c. Use the D-Pad or Analog stick to highlight “Phone” and press the A button. Fo

the same steps for entering your primary dial up number as in step a.

d. Optional: Use the D-Pad or Analog stick to highlight “Backup Phone (Optional)”

press the A button. Follow the same steps for entering your backup dial up nu
ber as in step a.

3. Entering a Screen Name
a. When prompted with “Do you have an existing Screen Name?”, use the D-Pad

Analog stick and press the A button to select “NO”.

b. Use the D-Pad or Analog stick to highlight “Screen Name” and press the A but

to go to the keyboard entry screen. Your Screen Name must be at least 6 cha
ters long with a maximum of 16.

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

A button to go to the keyboard entry screen. Your password must be at least
characters long with a maximum of 16.

NETWORK

NETWORK SETTINGS

A button to go to the keyboard entry screen. Enter the name of the state in which
you are located.

CUSTOMIZE

NFL 2K2 lets you customize it all. You can design your own pla
players and teams. You can even keep tally of your personal in
game records and review the records of other human players.

Creating a player

Build your own top prospect. Adjust everything about him, from his face mask all the w
down to the kind of shoes he wears!

Building a team

This allows you to create an entire team of players of your liking. Can you build a power
house program?

Creating your Own Plays

This feature allows you to edit an existing play or create a brand new one. Got a play th
always worked when you were playing with your friends out on the field? Draw it up her
and see how the CPU will deal with it.

Designing a Play

1. Import a previously saved play or create a new one

2. Name the play

3. Decide whether it’s an offensive or defensive play

4. Select the formation and play type (i.e. pass, pitch, option)

5. Select the position you’d like to edit

6. Cycle through the dozens of route variations and assignments

7. Modify the player’s route to take him exactly where you’d like him to go

Saving/Loading

The game automatically saves data for you after you exit a mode (Season, Tourney, Dyn
etc), if you have a VMU with enough room, that is!

CUSTO

CREDITSCREDITS

Player Model cont.

Desha Chanhdara
John Lee

Player Animation Director

Alvin Cardona

Player Animation

Joel Flory
Anton Dawson
Ji Ahn

Stadiums

David Lee
Hsing Wen Hsu

Cinematic Sequences

Hsing Wen Hsu
John Lee

Front End / Overlays

David Northcutt

Audio Director

Brian Luzietti

Sound Designer

Larry Peacock

Dialog Editor

J. Mateo Baker

CONCEPTS

Motion Capture Director

Matt Karnes

Motion Captur e

Rich Nelson
Gavin McCall

Executive Producer

Greg Thomas

Project Manager

Jeff Thomas

Assistant Project Managers

Rustin Lee
Abe Navarro
Brandon Justice

Director of Quality Assurance

Chien Yu

Lead Tester

Kurt Maffei

Quality Assurance

Donell Williams
Benjamin Bishop
Haven Rocha
Dennis Chu
Benjie Galvez

Motion Capture Talent

Randy Moss
Tyrone Wheatley
Ken Shelton
Tim Ratay
Stokes Aitken
Bernard Bendinger
Absolom Jefferson

Audio Script Writing

Rob Thomas

Audio Script Consultant

Alan Luzietti

Voice Over

Terry McGovern as Dan Stevens
Jay Styne as Peter O'Keefe
Elaine Clark - as Michelle Weshphal
Doug Dull - as the PA Announcer
Tim White - as the Referee

Player Voices

Brian "Street Frog" Grenier
Rockne "Rock" Tarkington
Jason Gaines
Brian Shute
Nick Navos
Nick Doplemore
Joe Horde

CREDITS

ester

Testers cont.

Jake Covert
Mike DelaCruz
John Diamonon
Benjie Galvez
Robert Hernandez
Jenric Herrera
Art Liboon
Eric Ling
Mike Lowe
Joe Mora
Blair Sondker
Neil Sorens
Dave Talag
Bill Venegas

Licensing

Jane Thompson
Robert Leffler

Creative Services

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

Manual

Keith M. Kolmos

CREDITS

Special Thanks

Peter Moore
Chris Gilbert
Joe Culley
John Golden
Cindy Jenney

Network Executive Producer

Jerry Markota

Network Producer

Jeff Hedges

Network Assistant Producer

Nicolas J. Azizian

Network QA Manager

Lance Nelson

Network QA Analysts

Joey Edwards
Darren Nagtalon
Jason Nolen
Leland Ware
Cliff Wilhelm
Eric Wilhelm

Server Administration

Eugene Archibald
Douglas Land
Mark Roberts
Guillermo Castilla
Eric Fehr
Jeff Wade
Tim Tedford

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