GAMES MICROSOFT XBOX LINKS 2004, Manual

Page 1: ...te leagues Dominate tournaments Become a legend www xsnsports com SWING p 16 SELECT CLUB p 14 SELECT SHOT TYPE p 18 AIM p 15 B Mulligan p 13 XTarget Area Preview p 7 Y Player Info p 8 R Spin Control Gizmo p 17 Pause Menu p 22 ONLINE ENABLED ...

Page 2: ...Seizures may also cause loss of consciousness or convulsions that can lead to injury from falling down or striking nearby objects Immediately stop playing and consult a doctor if you experience any of these symptoms Parents should watch for or ask their children about the above symptoms children and teenagers are more likely than adults to experience these seizures The risk of photosensitive epile...

Page 3: ...he Main Menu and put your skills to the test As you win Challenges you earn golf balls earn enough and you ll get a whole bunch of cool golf ball skins and unlock up to four courses System Link System Link is an option available when you select Multiplayer from the Main Menu You can physically connect two Xbox consoles using an Xbox System Link Cable one player per system Or use Ethernet cables to...

Page 4: ...ents on five different Tours Successfully complete Career Play to unlock the ultimate prize Skill Points you can use to enhance your player s Power Control Putting and Recovery skills Earn money to buy Skill Points every time you play WHAT S NEW FOR LINKS 2004 Skill Events within Career Play give you the opportunity to earn extra money to buy additional Skill Points and improve your player s abili...

Page 5: ...er Info Re hit Pre Shot Press Y to display player info Post Shot Press Y to re hit with penalty Display Spin Control Gizmo Pre Shot Move R to display spin control click R to reset the ball spin to default Move Aim Marker Pre Shot Press to position Aim Marker Display Pause Menu Pre Shot Press START to display Pause Menu Disable Auto Club Select Pre Shot Press BACK to disable automatic club selectio...

Page 6: ... Displays strength and direction of the wind up means the wind is at your back Player Info Hole Number Par Name Shot Number Score through last completed hole Control Options Displays available functions Terrain Type The terrain on which the ball currently lies Alternate Ball In Flight Screen Tracks the speed of the swing and shot distance distance from the pin Sponsored by Suunto Power Meter Not d...

Page 7: ... 19 To buy Skill Points 1 From the Main Menu select My Player select a Profile and then select Buy Skill Points 2 If you have enough money press Up Down to select an attribute and Right Left to apply a Skill Point Tutorial After creating a player continue on to the Tutorial learn to play Links 2004 and earn an extra 40 000 to buy more Skill Points My Player Options To change a player s attire or e...

Page 8: ... a Profile and press A for each CPU Player when highlighted difficulty levels and skill ratings 1 20 are displayed Courses When you first play Links 2004 you have four courses to choose from Aviara A gorgeous seaside course in sunny Southern California Greywolf A mountainous heavily forested course with treacherous greens and drastic elevation changes Mauna Lani An island course featuring lush ter...

Page 9: ...ill Lie To negate the effects of a steep downhill lie use a more lofted club than usual Hitting from the Fringe The Putter is automatically selected only when you re on the green to putt from anywhere off the green you ll need to change to the Putter Obstacles A club with more or less loft may help you hit over or under obstacles such as trees Elevation Hitting downhill or uphill often requires a ...

Page 10: ...on the smoothness of the stroke tempo and how squarely you hit the ball accuracy Tempo Good tempo a smooth backswing and a firm but not rushed follow through executed with consistent speed and without stopping the motion will help you make accurate shots without sacrificing power tip A hook a shot pulled left by a right handed golfer leaves a yellow trail called a tracer A slice a shot pushed righ...

Page 11: ...lightly CHIPPING AND PUTTING tip To maximize the effectiveness of chip punch and flop shots apply Skill Points to your player s Recovery attribute SHOT TYPES Sand Shots There are two strategies for hitting from the sand Blast Use this Shot Type to hit a short shot such as when hitting out of a greenside bunker Pick If you re in a fairway bunker and need to hit a longer shot select the Straight Sho...

Page 12: ... to 30 feet for Intermediate and Advanced players the line is shorter and wider Aiming Your Putt When putting the Aim Marker always starts out near the hole Unless the green is perfectly flat leaving you with a straight putt you will need to reposition the Aim Marker To aim your putt 1 Press to move the Aim Marker 2 When the Putting Assistant is in line with the hole press A tip By applying Skill ...

Page 13: ... This section covers options available through the Pause Menu below Information on other types of options is available elsewhere Pre Shot Post Shot Options See pages 6 7 Round Options See page 13 Shot Types See page 18 Scorecard Holes Each Hole column displays par for the hole score made on the hole if completed yardage and handicap Handicap The ranking of the holes 1 is the most difficult and 18 ...

Page 14: ...ng and Recovery skills to the next level But experience comes at a cost Skill Points start out costing 10 000 but may cost as much as forty times more later in your career For more information on Skill Points and how to buy them see page 11 CAREER PLAY Career Play in Links 2004 is a golf odyssey that begins with two 9 hole tournaments on the Rookie Tour and culminates should you survive the journe...

Page 15: ...the Internet and go to www xsnsports com 3 Join a tournament You ll get a Tournament Name Tournament Password and Condition Code s note A Condition Code identifies the settings to be used in an online round A single tournament may have multiple Condition Codes for example one for each round of a four round tournament 4 Take this information back to your Xbox console start Links 2004 and then selec...

Page 16: ...ds track rank record disconnects and stats for you and all other players on Xbox Live Move L to scroll through the names or press b to skip directly to your own name Note that stats are recorded for official rounds only 2 player Stroke Skins and Match Voice Capabilities Using an Xbox Communicator you can chat with your opponent s while you play online See the instructions that came with your Xbox ...

Page 17: ...avid Foster Emma Crosbie Ji Young Kim Han Baek Choi Dafna Tarlowe User Experience Alan Theurer Manager Aaron Conners Lead Steve Barnes Shannon Topalovich Print Design Amy Farrington Jeannie Voirin Product Support Rob Barlow Print Production Operations Liz Corcoran Manager Ernst Janson Darin Stumme SALT LAKE GAMES MANAGEMENT Dave Curtin Russell Almond John Berven Chris Jones Nathan Larsen Carl Schn...

Page 18: ...an s permission to call a pay per call number Local and long distance telephone toll charges may apply It is the customer s responsibility to check with their telephone company to determine if additional telephone charges will apply Permission required from the telephone bill payer Prices subject to change without notice May not be available in all areas Requires a touch tone telephone Call length...