Games SEGA DREAMCAST NHL 2K User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Intro. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Starting the Game. . . 3
Control Summary . . . 4

Offense . . . . . . . . . . 5

Basic Offense . . . . . . 5

Advanced Offense. . . 8

Defense . . . . . . . . . 12

Basic Defense . . . . . 12

Advanced Defense . 14

Goalie Controls . . . . 15

Game Setup . . . . . . 16

Line Changes . . . . . 21

Pause Menu . . . . . . 22

Replay Controls. . . . 24

Fighting . . . . . . . . . 25

Credits . . . . . . . . . . 27

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The score is tied in the last game of the playoffs.

The opponent’s left winger tries to pass the puck into your
zone. You step in and intercept it. In the blink of an
eye, you’re across center ice. The crowd leaps to its feet and

cheers fill the arena. You’re on a breakaway.

This is your shot.

A quick deke left and the lone defender is history.

Now it’s just you and the goalie. The masked man skates
up to challenge you. The cheers reach a fevered pitch.

You show the puck to the right, like that’s where you are going
to shoot, and the goalie hits the ice. A flop! You bring the
puck back to the left and shoot into the empty net.

STARTING THE GAME

Power Button Open Button

Port A

Port C

Port B Port D

Note: Sega Sport s™NHL 2K is a one-to four-player game.

Purchase additional controllers to play
with two or more people.

Before turning the Dreamcast power on,
connect the controller(s) or other periph­eral equipment into the control ports.
To return to the title screen at any point
during game play, simultaneously press
and hold , , , and . This
causes the Dreamcast to soft-reset the soft­ware and display the title screen.

The lamp is lit. The siren is wailing. Piece of cake. The

home team wins and YOU go home THE HERO. You

look up into the eyes of 25,000 screaming fans. Moments like
this make all those 4:00 a.m. practices worth it, don’t they?

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When using a Visual Memory Unit (sold
separately), insert it into Expansion
Socket 1 of the Dreamcast controller.

VMU

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CONTROL SUMMARY

NHL 2K is designed with
analog functionality in mind.
Analog not only provides a
much fuller range of motion, but
also adds to the overall depth of
the game due to the level of
precision control it allows. Note
that the controls and tips offered
below refer to NHL 2K’s default
controls, but alternate control
schemes are available. To
change the controller schemes,
go to the Configure Controller
Menu. There you can swap the
buttons , , , to fit your
style of controller layout.

Expansion Socket 1

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Expansion Socket 1

/ Triggers

Directional Pad (D-Pad)

Never touch the analog pad, , or
while turning the Dreamcast power on. Doing
so may disrupt the controller initialization
procedure and result in malfunction.

Analog Thumb Pad

Button

Button

Button

Button

Start Button

OFFENSE

For passes and shots, hold the analog pad in the direction you
wish the puck to go while pressing the appropriate button.

Offensive Moves With Puck

Button Tap Hold

Dump the puck —
Pass —
Wrist Shot Slap Shot
Speed Burst —
Change Coaching Strategy —
Change Lines —

Basic Offense

This section gives brief descriptions of all the basic offensive moves.

Directional Passing

To pass to any of your teammates, press the analog pad in the direction of the
intended player, then press .

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You aren’t alone on the ice. Look for your
teammates, and when they’re open pass them
the puck by pressing .

TIP

TIP

Don’t hang on
to the puck too
long. The longer
you hold on to
the puck the
greater your
chance of
getting flattened
by a
defenseman.

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Shooting

Tapping causes the player with the puck to perform a wrist shot. Wrist shots are
quicker than slap shots and are more accurate, but are not as powerful.

By holding and then releasing the player with the puck will perform a

powerful slap shot.

TIP

TIP

Direct your shot by using the analog pad while pressing . Watch
where the goalie sets up and use this to your advantage. If he has

flopped on the ice, press up on the analog pad while shooting to send

the puck high. If he’s still on his feet, you can try going between his legs
by pressing down on the stick while shooting. You can also aim for the
top middle of the net and send the water bottle flying.

Getting it past the goalie can be tricky;
sometimes you’ve only got a little room to
work with. Press down on the analog pad to
get the puck between his legs.

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Advanced Offense

The following are general descriptions of the advanced offensive controls.

One Timers

Probably your best chance for scoring is the One Timer. To perform a One Timer, pass
the puck to an open teammate who is ready to shoot. After passing the puck ( ),
immediately hit the shoot button to do a slap shot.. If you time it right, you have a
great scoring chance.

Here the offensive player could take the shot
one on one.

But instead, he gives up the puck to a trailer
down the center of the rink with a quick
pass( ).

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The trailer gets the puck and immediately fires
off a quick shot (tap ) for the goal.

Offensive Coaching Strategies

NHL 2K has three offensive coaching strategies that change the way your players act
on the ice. They cover everything from the way you break out of your own end to the
way you set up around the defense in the offensive zone. The three offensive strategies
are Passive, Normal, and Aggressive.

Passive (Positional Play):

The Passive coaching strategy (also known as Positional
Play) is a conservative offensive scheme and is the
c o rnerstone of any hockey team. It is a good
choice when you’re trying to protect a lead. The
two forw a rds will alternately attack the net.
While one forw a rd is attacking the net,
the other will be holding back
and thinking defensively.

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Normal (Funnel Offense):

The Normal Coaching Strategy is also known as a Funnel offense. The forwards form a
triangular formation with the center (although the shape of the funnel may change). The
players then try to get the puck and “funnel” it in close to the goal for a good scoring
chance. If you listen to an NHL broadcast, you may hear this strategy referred to as
“cycling.” The objective of this system is to create a 3-on-2 or, better yet, a 2-on-1 situ­ation!

Aggressive (Overloading the Slot):

The Aggressive Coaching Strategy is an attempt to overload the slot. When the first
rush is stopped and the follow-up attack does not result in a play on the net, the puck
is passed out to the point. The defensemen then try to score by shooting a hard slap
shot. The forwards go to the net and attempt to take out the trash (pick up the
rebound). This system is simple, but it has its risks; everyone is attacking the net. If the
defense gets the puck, they have a good chance at a breakaway.

The offense sends a slap shot (hold )
toward the net.

The goalie makes the save…

…but an offensive player is there to pick

up the puck and score the goal.

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DEFENSE

Button Tap Hold

Block shot —
Change Players —
Poke Check —
Speed Burst/Body Check —
Change Coaching Strategy —
Change Lines —

Basic Defense

This section gives brief descriptions of all the basic defensive moves.

Block

Make your player block a shot by tapping . If your player is between the puck
carrier and your goal, you can hit to block a shot by your opponent.

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Change Players

Pressing allows you to switch to the player closest to the puck. The purpose of the
swap is to always give you a chance at making the defensive play by selecting the
player with the best chance of stopping the offense.

Poke Check

Execute a poke check to attempt to poke the puck away from the opposing player.
Your player will attempt to impede the progress of the puck handler by using his stick.
If successful, the move frees up the puck so either you or another defender can gain
control of it. You may be called with a hooking penalty for this. Performing repeated
hooks results in a greater chance of receiving a penalty. Your chance of getting the
puck is determined by the stick-handling ability of the opponent and your defensive
ability.

Body Check

Deliver a bone-crunching body check by pressing . Your player attempts to collide
with the puck handler. If successful, the puck will squirt loose. You may receive a
penalty for this action, however.

TIP

TIP

Be careful on defense. Every time you bump, hook check,
poke check, or body check, you run the risk of a
penalty—if you have penalties enabled, that is.

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A quick poke check can cause the offensive
player to cough up the puck.

Man to Man:

This system includes both conservative and forceful approaches to defense. The defensive
zone is divided into five pieces, with each player responsible for one piece. The players
a re also given the freedom to adapt when one piece is flooded and its defensive player is
outmanned.

Zone:

The Zone is a conservative coaching strategy. The defense zone is divided into five pieces
again, but it is much stricter this time. It asks the defensive players to outplay the
opposition in all 1-on-1 situations.

Advanced Defense

Defensive Coaching Strategies

NHL 2K has three defensive coaching strategies that
change the way your players act on the ice. They
help your players decide how to forecheck and how
to set up the their defense inside their own zone. The three
defensive strategies are: Intimidation, Man to Man, and Zone.

Intimidation (Box Plus One):

The Box Plus One is a forceful defense. It is a balanced system, with the two wings and
defensemen forming a box. The system’s standard principle is to keep the opposition
outside the box. The center’s role is to help out the other players, particularly the
d e f e n s e m e n .

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Goalie Controls

T h e re are two sets of
goalie controls: w i t h p u c k
and w i t h o u t puck. When
goalie control is set to
“manual” you can take
c o n t rol of the goalie by
p ressing and holding the

button. Goalie control is
not available when you set
the goalie option to “Auto”
in the game settings menu.

TIP

TIP

Pull the goalie in the last minute if you are down by one goal and
need an extra attacker to try to even the score.

Button With Puck Without Puck

Smother the puck —
Pass Change Players

— Slash

(if player is close)

Change Coaching Change Coaching

Strategies Strategies

Change Lines Change Lines

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GAME SETUP

Main Menu

Exhibition

Choose any two teams in the league and take it out on the ice.

Season

Take your team(s) through a full 82-game season. NHL2K tracks your player and
team stats and shows how you stack up against the rest of the league. You can simu­late a game in the season by selecting the “simulate” game selection.

Before you drop the puck on the new season, make sure you have a
VMU to save it.

Playoffs

Each player and each team is striving for one thing—Lord Stanley’s Cup, and the
chance to be immortalized on the trophy. Playoff mode allows you to bypass the
regular season and still have a chance to capture the Cup. You can choose any
team you want to play in Playoff mode. The structure follows NHL-regulated rules but
you can simulate games, if you wish. The menus for Playoff Mode are nearly iden­tical to those found in Season Mode.

Exhibition Mode

Once you’ve decided to play an exhibition game, you are given the following menu
choices before you drop the puck:

Choose Teams

Pick any of the 28 NHL teams to square off.

Edit Lines

As the coach, you have to decide who plays with whom on the ice. There are 4
offensive lines; 3 defensive lines; plus special lines for power plays, penalty killing,
and who is in goal for the game. When you have line changes set to “None”, you
set only one line in each of the categories.
Once you highlight the line you wish to
change, press right. Scroll down to select from
the “scratched” list, once you highlight the
desired player, move to the last column and
pick his replacement. Press X to execute.

Want to see everybody’s ability ratings?
From this screen move the cursor to a player
on the far right, then press or to view
the different ratings. Each player is rated in 20
different statistical categories.

Custom Players

Here you can create up to 40 players for use in your game. The first 4 slots are
reserved for goalies. Move up and down to highlight desired slot, move right to edit.

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Trade Players

Want to try out some scenarios or include a last minute trade on your roster? Go to
this menu to try your hand as a General Manager.

Reset Rosters

Use the default rosters for each team.

User Stats

Find out how well you’ve been doing statistically in 14

different categories.

Game Settings

Here you can change just about everything in NHL2K.

Adjust the period length, turn penalties on or off, select auto

or manual line change control, and adjust the presentation.

You can also change the display under the player you are

controlling from name to position and jersey number by
changing the “display indicator.”

VMU Backup

The VMU is used to save your game data.

Choose Uniforms

Select the current year 2000 jersey (default) or one of the

many heritage jerseys.

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Season Mode

Simulate this Game

Allows you to bypass the current game by having the computer determine the
outcome.

Choose Teams

Pick the team you want to guide through the NHL season.

Edit Lines

Is your starting center not pulling his weight? Demote him to the second line and
give that young prospect a chance at the big time. You can arrange it all! Once you
highlight the line you want to change, press right. Scroll down to select from the
“scratched” list. Once the highlight the desired player, move to the last column and
highlight his replacement. Press X to execute.

Custom Players

Here you can create up to 40 players for use in your game. The first 4 slots are
reserved for goalies. Move up and down to highlight desired slot, move right to edit.

Trade Players

Try your hand at being a GM. You can trade from one to all of your players. See if
you can put together the team that will win the Cup. Choose a team by pressing up
or down, then move to the right to highlight a player you wish to trade. Press A to
select. Move right to select the other team, and perform the same actions. Press X
to execute trade.

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Reset Rosters

Go back to the default settings.

Season Calendar

See the schedule for your team’s season.

Season Standings

Stats shown team by team and by

conference/division.

Season Stats

Individual player statistics by
team.

Team Stats

Breakdown of the numbers
team by team.

User Stats

How well do you stack up against your friends?

Choose Uniforms

Select the current year 2000 jersey (default) or one of the many heritage jerseys.

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Game Settings

H e re you can change just about everything in N H L2 K. Adjust the period length, turn
penalties on or off, select auto or manual line change control, and adjust the presentation.

The All-Star Game

In Season Mode, you can play the NHL All-Star Game. It comes up on the
schedule on February 6th. The rosters are based on the real 1999-2000
All-Star balloting. You can trade some of your team’s players onto the
All-Star roster if you feel they are deserving of the honor.

Line Changes

Assuming you are playing with line changes on (either auto or manual), your lines will
become tired during the course of play. To keep your team competitive, you must change
lines throughout the game (available in manual mode). Press to bring up the sub-menu
showing the status of each line, and put the freshest line out on the ice. When the sub­menu is up, move your controller to the right to select defense, and left for forw a rds. Pre s s

to accept. The yellow arrows then show the current lines on the ice. The highlighted
lines are the lines you wish to change. You are not allowed to change lines during a face­o ff sequence (so that you don’t delay the game!). Play continues while the menu is up.

TIP

TIP

If your line is getting tired, dump the puck into the offensive zone,
and then call for a line change. This gives your team the best chance

to change players before your opponent can get the puck going the

other way.

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TIP

TIP

It is a good idea to change your forward and defensive lines at
different times. This lessens the chance of getting caught on a line
change and giving a breakaway to the opposing team.

Edit Lines

Make a quick change to your lines, right in the middle of a game.

Choose Sides

Got the controllers swapped? Switch it back via the choose sides menu.

Pause Menu

Exhibition

Head back to the ice.

Instant Replay

How did that goal get past you?
Check it out on the Instant Replay.

Camera

Select the camera view for the game.

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TIP

TIP

If you’d like a more strategic view,
choose the overhead camera. If
you prefer to be closer to the
action, choose the ice camera.

Game Stats

The statistical breakdown of the game so far.

Player Game Stats

How each player is doing individually.

User Stats

How well you stack up against your friends.

Exit Game

Quit the current game and head back to the main menu.

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Replay Controls Fighting

Button Description

Zoom Out
Zoom In
Rewind (analog)
Forward (analog)

D-pad

Analog

Watch the puck bounce off the post and in
over and over again with the Instant Replay
feature.

Moves aim indicator
Tilts camera angle

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

Check hard often enough, and tempers will flair. With fighting turned on, a player
will drop his gloves and have at it. Fighting will result in a five minute penalty, but the
teams will play at normal strength as both teams will have a player in the box. You
can avoid the fight by pressing three times at the start of the fight. If the other
player has dropped their gloves, they will get a penalty and you won’t!

Fighting Controls

Button Results

Duck / Avoid
Grab
Jab

Hard Punch (takes longer
to execute, but does more
damage)

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Sometimes tempers flare in the
NHL. The gloves drop and fists
start flying.

Fighting can be fun but costly.
Drop the gloves and both
parties will be off to
the penalty box for
five minutes.

CREDITS

Black Box
Games Credits

Programmers:

Scott Bristow
Daniel Chitan
Chris Lippmann
Eric Randall
David Roberts
Chris Robertson
Eric Turmel
Stefan Wessels

Tools:

Arn
Darrin Brown
Martin Sikes
Jason Dorie
Tristan Grimmer
Philip Ibis

Animators:

Jason Carr
Matthew Cornelius
Philip Tse
Rob Oliveira

Artists:

Maja Jensen
Casey O’Brien
Sabastiaan Reinarz

Art Director:

Emmanuel “E Man” Soupidis

Lead Modeler:

Rob Oliveira

Modelers:

Joanne Parker Robertson
Curt Randall

Sound Director:

Brian Green

Sound Engineer:

Steve Royea

Lead Designer:

Clint Forward

Audio Scripting / Design:

Hames Marshall

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AI Scripting:

Ferdie Espedido
Clint Forward

Global AI:

Dave Roberts

QA Coordinator:

Rod Higo

Testing:

Sarah Gandy
Matt Cornelius
Hames Marshall
Phil Tse

Office Manager:

Kimberly Manns

Tech. Support:

Adam Harnden

Executive Producer:

Paul Tremblay

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Producer:

Douglas Tronsgard

Special thanks to Everyone else at
Black Box:

Darren Gough
Jeff Johnston
Wayne Leung
Richard Mul
Ken Thurston
Jack Yee

Commentary:

Bob Cole
Harry Neale

Arena Announcer:

Bill Courage

Crowd Programming:

Aki Rimpilainen

Crowd Animation:

David Dame
Kaj Swift

Front End Music:

Anthony Valcic

Front End Title Sequence:

Mathew Griffiths / Cycle Media
Sabastiaan Reinarz

Additional Sound:

Graemme Brown
Darrin Brown
Russel Klyne
Jeevyn Dhaliwal
Daniel Cornelius
Jason Dorie
Tristan Grimme

Studio X Sound:

Paul Ruskay
Sean Stubbs
Greg Sabitz
Rob Plotnikoff

Motion Capture provided
by hOuse of mOves
(Los Angeles, CA)

Executive in Charge of
Production, Motion Capture:

Tom Tolles

Executive Producer, Motion
Capture: Jarrod Phillips

Chief Technology Officer, House
of Moves: Taylor Wilson

Director of Operations, House of
Moves: Rita Mines

Motion Capture Technical Director:

Brett Gassaway

Motion Capture Production
Manager: Chris Bellaci

Motion Capture Line Producer:

Line’ Spencer

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Motion Capture Director:

James Scanlon

Motion Capture Artists:

Scott Carroll
Brian Doman
David "Dario’ Ahdoot

Motion Capture Technician:

Johnny Ravena

Stunt Coordinator:

Michael Crestejo

Motion Capture Talent Producer:

Christian Lalonde

Motion Capture Talent:

Duane Leer
Christian Lalonde
Arthur We
Paul

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Special Thanks:

Visual Concepts
Circle Productions
Gary Lake
Toshi Morita
GM Place

Sega Credits:

Senior Producer:

Greg Thomas

Producer:

Rustin Lee

Assistant Producer S.C.:

Abe Navarro

Director of Sports Marketing:

Martha Hill

Product Manager:

Stacey Kerr

Sports Promotions Coordinator:

Geraldine Vargas

Lead Tester:

Ed Brady

Assistant Leads:

Bob Homan
Kenny ‘Quick’ Robinson
Jonas Robledo

Testers:

Amy Albertson
Rick Andraschko
Jay Armstrong
Lorne Asuncion
Roger Becker
Gabrielle Brown
Adam Cantwell
Joey Edwards
Benjie Galvez
Howard Gipson
Joe Gora
Aaron Guadamuz
Keehwan Her

Brian Ivanhoe
Lindsi Kimizuka
Kyle Lai-Fatt
Jason Mercer
Chris Meyer
Steve Peck
Patrick Pendergast
Mike Rhinehart
Rick "Maverick" Ribble
Ryan Roettele
Todd Slepian
Matt Underwood
Willie Wareham

Special thanks to:

Kirby Fong
Peter Moore
John Golden
Bob Schonfisch
Scott Lambrecht
Angela Santos

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