Microsoft X08-40995 manual

m 0102 Part No. X08-40995 Offensive Controls T urbo Protect the ball/ Back down Lob/ Pass/Deke Pass Shoot/ Pump fake Crossover/Spin/ Deke Icon pass Call for a screen Pivot/ Pick up your dribble Move Call a time out Pause Defensive Controls T urbo Crouch/ Box out/Arm bar Directional switch Switch players Block/ Rebound Steal Icon switch Call for a d[...]

1 T able of Contents Usin g the Xbo x Vid eo Gam e System ................................... 2 Usin g the Xbo x Contr oller ................................................ 3 GET IN THE GAME: Vi ewing th e Main M enu .......................... 5 GET CONTROL: Han dlin g Y our Players ................................. 6 Playing Offe n se ...........[...]

A B Y X 3 2 Expansion slot A Right trigger Left trigger Right thumbstick Left thumbstick Directional pad BAC K button ST A RT button Expansion slot B A button X button B button Y button White button Black button Using the Xbox Controller 1. Insert th e Xbox Controller in to any contr oller port on the fron t of th e Xbox console . For multiple play[...]

5 4 G E T I N TH E G A M E: V iewing the Main Menu Before you can g et on the court, you’ve got to d ecide what kin d of ballin’ you wan t to do. First off, ma ke your selection fr om the Main Me nu. This is where it all begins. Exhibition: Play a single game — tak e a single shot at greatn ess. Season: T ake your team all the way to a title [...]

7 6 Playing Defense Button Action A Switch players B Steal X Block / Rebound Y Icon switch Black T ake a charge White Call for a double-team BACK Intentional f oul ST ART Pause Left thumbstick Move Rig ht thumbstick* Direction al switch Left trigger Crou ch / Box out / Arm bar Ri gh t tri gge r T urbo * For a dir ection al switch, move the rig ht t[...]

9 8 Performing Dekes A dek e is a special move , like a spin or crossover , that allows you to fak e out a defender to g et an open shot or drive to th e basket. The ex act type of deke move perf ormed will depend on th e player’s ability . * The def ault Right Th umbstick setting is P ass. T o change it, access the Con troller Settings M enu by [...]

Real - Time Coaching Keep your gam e tight by usin g the Real-Time Coachin g feature to call plays or chang e your strategy during th e game without breakin g the action. T o use Real-Time Coaching: 1. Use th e playbook to assign plays to the D-pad. T o access the playbook, press X on the Con troller Select Me nu before th e game begins , and then [...]

13 Designating Matchups As th e coach, you can control who gu ards which oppon ent, set th e amount o f pressure , and determine wh en to call for a double-team. T o designate matchups: 1. Access the M atchups Men u from the Coachin g Menu by pr essing X on the Contr oller Select Menu bef ore the gam e begins, an d then selecting Match ups, or by s[...]

15 Viewing the League Home Menu Play Next: Play the game sh own on the righ t side o f the screen. Schedule: Skip ahead to a future gam e and simulate the gam es before it. Standings: Vi ew the curren t standings for every team. Statistics: View th e curren t league leaders, as well as statisti cs and r atings for teams and in dividu al players. Co[...]

17 Viewing the Playoffs Menu Once you’ve d ecided wh o will be in the playoffs, you can ch oose from the followin g: Bracket: Vi ew the curren t playoff standin gs, and simulate or play specific gam es. Statistics: View statisti cs and ratings f or teams and in dividu al players. Coaching: Edit your starters (see pg. 12), adjust defensive and off[...]

19 Saving Y our Settings Y ou can create a new User Pr ofile from th e Controller Select Me nu in any m ode . Creating a User Pro file allows you to save your controller settings and win/loss recor d. T o create a new User Pr ofile: 1. On the Contr oller Select Men u, move left or righ t to assign your controller to a team. 2. Move up or down un ti[...]

21 G E T A C L U E: Lear ning the Lingo Glossar y 3-pointer: A shot ma de from beyond th e 3-point line . It’s worth three points in stead of the usual two poin ts. Alley-oop: A pass that is thrown towar d the basket, the n caught in mid air and put into th e basket by a teammate befor e he touches th e ground again. Arm bar: T o place your forea[...]

23 Rebound: T o get control o f the ball after a missed shot. Rock: The bask etball. Roll: The m ost common type of screen play . The screen er will move , or “roll,” to the bask et with the inten tion of receivin g the pass for the easy layup or dunk. Screen: T o position yourself between a teammate an d his defend er in an effort to get y our[...]

25 Positions Center (C): Plays closest to the basket an d tries to block the ball. Us ually the tallest person on the team. Also called the “pivot.” Point Guard (PG): Of the two gua rds, h e is the better ballhandler . Also called a “playma ker” because he runs the offens e. Po wer Forwa rd (PF): Of the two forwar ds, he is th e better rebo[...]

27 W arranty Limited Warranty For Y our Copy of Xbox Game Software (“Game” ) Acquire d in the United State s or Canada Warranty Microso ft Corporation (“Microsoft”) warr ants to you, the original purchaser of th e Game, that this Game will perform substanti ally as described in the accompanying man ual for a period of 90 days from th e date[...]

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