GAMES MICROSOFT XBOX NCAA 2K3 COLLEGE BASKETBALL, Manual

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Page 2: ...perience these seizures The risk of photosensitive epileptic seizures may be reduced by sitting farther from the television screen using a smaller television screen playing in a well lit room and not playing when you are drowsy or fatigued If you or any of your relatives have a history of seizures or epilepsy consult a doctor before playing Other Important Health and Safety Information The Xbox In...

Page 3: ...t go online automatically use Network Setup in the Xbox Dashboard to enter some network settings You may need to enter information such as a host name MAC address or an ISP user name and password which you received from your broadband provider when you signed up for service Once you have the information enter it in the Xbox Dashboard Important Xbox Live is a subscription service You will need a su...

Page 4: ... Xbox console for extended periods when not in use Do not move the Xbox console while the power is on and a disc is inserted Do not apply labels stickers or other foreign objects to discs 1 Connect the Xbox Controller to any controller port on the front of the Xbox console For multiple players connect additional controllers to available controller ports 2 Insert any expansion devices for example X...

Page 5: ...ON the POWER Button on your Xbox video game system 2 Make sure an Xbox Controller is plugged into the Xbox video game system If you re playing against friends plug additional Xbox Controllers into the Xbox video game system Save your game progress to the Xbox hard disk or Xbox memory unit inserted into Xbox controller expansion slots A or B 3 Insert the NCAA College Basketball 2K3 game disc into t...

Page 6: ...ontinue 8 TITLE SCREEN Once the introduction sequences are complete the NCAA 2K3Title Screen appears To go directly to the Main Menu press the START button see Main Menu below GENERATED PLAYER NAMES NCAA College Basketball 2K3 allows you the option to have the game automatically generate player names for every player in the nation After pressing START on theTitle Screen the game will ask if you wi...

Page 7: ...a defender run towards the defender pull the right trigger to speed boost and quickly press the B button If done properly your player will perform a spin move Post Up Moves To initiate a post up move first start by pulling and holding the left trigger Your ball handler will turn his back to the basket and 10 ON THE COURT As the players perform their warm up drills ESPN s John Ireland andTim Nevere...

Page 8: ...eft trigger and push the left thumbstick or directional pad towards the defender As soon as you make contact with the defender your ball handler will initiate the post up With strong post players you may be able to get closer to the basket by backing the defender in towards the basket To do this move the left thumbstick or directional pad in the direction of the basket while you hold down the left...

Page 9: ...ng There are three basic ways to steal the ball in NCAA College Basketball 2K3 To attempt to pick the ball handler s dribble press the B button Be careful not to overuse the steal button or to lunge for a steal attempt when not in proper position The referee will call a reach in foul if you overuse the steal and the defense will find ways to burn your defender if you lunge and get too far out of p...

Page 10: ...n assign defensive matchups Each of your players on the floor has an opposing player to guard If your team is getting beat by a hot player change the matchup to put a better defender on him The players in the upper left of the screen are your team s defenders The players in the upper right are the opposing players that they are assigned to guard The bottom portion of the screen shows the player po...

Page 11: ...en posts stats for both the Home and Away teams in 19 categories including rebounds field goals free throws and three pointers Injury Report The Injury Report lists any injuries sustained by players during the game and informs you of how long the injured player s will be out of the lineup 18 Pressure This is where you can determine how much defensive pressure each of your players should apply to t...

Page 12: ... have the option of choosing an Open Legacy Mode or Career Legacy Mode Open Legacy allows you to select any team and change teams every year if you wish In Career Legacy you ll start off at a small school and must work your way up the national coaching ranks before you attain the coaching position at an elite school 20 CAMERA If you would prefer to specify the point of view while playing the game ...

Page 13: ...s of their college eligibility Keep in mind though that players on your team who don t receive much playing time can still transfer to another school Legacy Setup Screen On the Legacy Setup Screen each USER chooses their team and coach In Career Legacy Mode your choice of schools to coach is limited to a few small schools with coaching vacancies You ll have to work your way up before you can coach...

Page 14: ...tes use the left thumbstick or directional pad to highlight an attribute Now press the A button to select it Press left or right on the left thumbstick or directional 24 Selecting the Reset difficulty option will reset your schedule to the original default schedule before any changes were made SEASON SCHEDULE TheTeam Schedule Screen lists your upcoming games You can use this screen to check the sc...

Page 15: ...ra points to distribute as you see fit After that if you want to boost a player s rating in one area you ll have to scavenge the points by decreasing another player attribute Team Lineup This is the screen where you can make team lineup changes before you start your next game The first five players on theTeam Lineup Screen are your starters To move a player from the starting lineup to the bench hi...

Page 16: ...mmer Players Leaving The first screen you ll see after the NCAATournament is the Players Leaving Screen On this screen you can view the player name position rating and the reason for leaving There are three reasons a player may leave a Graduation These are senior year players 28 Injury Report The Injury Report Screen shows you injuries from around the nation Coach Card On this screen you will see ...

Page 17: ... already signed to a school Scouted shows the players who you scouted during the course of the past season see SCOUTING on page 26 Committed shows the players who wish to play for your school 30 who have used up all four years of their college eligibility b Not enough playing time Up and coming players who don t get enough playing time may choose to transfer from your school to another university ...

Page 18: ...he top 100 prospects Players are rated from 1 to 5 Stars 5 being the best 5 Star 4 Star 3 Star 2 Star and 1 Star each list the players who have been assigned that respective rating REG Region Allows you to sort players by what State they live in INT Interest Allows you to sort players by their level of interest in playing for your school Very High High Medium and Low The Recruiting Map provides an...

Page 19: ...against one another in competition for the NCAA Championship The option that is specific toTournament Mode on the Game Modes Screen is 34 SEASON This is your chance to experience a single season at the helm of you favorite team Have you got what it takes to guide them from Game 1 to the top of the NCAA tournament Season Setup On the Season Setup Screen each USER chooses their team and coach For mo...

Page 20: ...u will advance to theTeam Select Screen On theTeam Select Screen move the Control Icon to the side of the team you wish to play as and then press the START button to begin the game If you select Simulate this game the game will simulate forward to the next marked game 36 Tournament You can choose to begin the playoffs with a conference tournament or select Full NCAA to begin at start of the NCAATo...

Page 21: ...need to pass to This way you can learn how each play functions 38 If you select Cancel the overlay will disappear and you will return to theTournamentTree Screen TOURNAMENT RECAP When the ConferenceTournament ends theTournament Recap Screen appears This screen displays the winning school as well as theTournament MVP When you wish to advance to the NCAATournament press the START button to return to...

Page 22: ...am s starting five is introduced before the tip off When OFF intros are skipped Action Replay When ON replays are shown automatically following great plays to highlight the action Possession Switch Action Freeze When ON during the change of possession the action freezes as the camera rotates behind the offensive team When OFF the action will continue as the camera rotates 40 FreeThrow Lack of free...

Page 23: ...asketball 2K3 SAVE LOAD LOAD Go to the Load Screen to access any game or settings files you have saved for NCAA College Basketball 2K3 43 SAVE SETTINGS AND GAME DATA Go to the Save Screen to save files to your Hard Disk or Memory Unit DELETE Free up some space on your memory card by deleting files you no longer want ROSTER MANAGER Roster manager gives you the ability change and customize any team ...

Page 24: ...reated player you want to assign to a team 2 Press the Y button to add highlighted player to roster 45 This will take you to the Add Players Screen Select a team for your player and let him work his magic To add your player to a roster 1 Use White or Black button to cycle through Conferences Use left or right trigger to cycle teams 2 Select the player who will be replaced by your created player an...

Page 25: ...allenge mode your statistics are calculated over time to show your per game average in 11 key categories 47 SINGLE GAME RECORD BOARD The Single Game Records board displays your best performance in each of 11 categories along with a Challenge Code for each record category SAVE CHALLENGE RECORDS Make sure you save before you power down in order to keep your stats up to date PLAY LIVE NCAA College Ba...

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