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Summary of Contents for NBA 2K2

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Page 2: ...sult 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 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 a...

Page 3: ...ive Never use oddly shaped discs such as star shaped or heart shaped discs Do not leave a disc in the 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 conn...

Page 4: ...select Options then select Presentation and change Vibration to ON Once you re ready to start a game in any mode you ll be guided to this menu Move the left thumbstick to the left or right to select whether you d like to control the visiting team left or the home team right After you ve moved the controller icon to the left or right pull the left trigger or right trigger to cycle through the list ...

Page 5: ...u ll use during gameplay we ll discuss them in detail in the pages to come Button Action left thumbstick Control Player A button Pass X button Shoot Jump For Rebound B button Crossover Dribble Spin Move Y button Call Up Pass Icons left trigger Back Down Defender White button Call For Pick right trigger Turbo Speed Burst Black button Pass To Player Closest To Basket right thumbstick Bring Up Playca...

Page 6: ...he will swing his arms in a wide crossover motion Then move the left thumbstick in any direction to have the player fake his crossover and blow past his man TURBO SPEED BURST right trigger By pulling the right trigger you ll kick your player into overdrive so that his speed and energy pick up a notch Use turbo to get that extra step past the defender or to gain a bit of extra oomph when you re bac...

Page 7: ...to the paint then release the trigger and move the left thumbstick in any direction to create space for the shot If you press left or right your player will attempt to spin around the defender and get to the hole or he will perform a drop step If you pull back he ll attempt a classic fadeaway a la Hakeem Olajuwon or Juwan Howard If he s underneath the basket simply press forward and press the X bu...

Page 8: ...me pressure to line up the arrows then press any of the four buttons A B X Y to release the shot If you don t pull and hold both thumbsticks at the same time your shot will be off so you can t line up one arrow then get to work on the second arrow Remember that you don t have all day to line up your arrows until they re just right If you re taking too long a clock will appear in the upper right co...

Page 9: ...r closest to the ball handler The purpose of swapping is to always give you a chance at making the defensive play by selecting the player with the best chance of stopping the man with the ball 15 STEALING B button If you catch the ball handler napping or if you ve double teamed a big man down low press the B button to attempt a steal Be careful not to overuse the steal button or to lunge for a ste...

Page 10: ... sive specialists you can scroll through and select from predetermined lineups by pulling and holding the left trigger and right triggers PAUSE MENU PAUSE MENU 17 Move the right thumbstick to bring up the menu and then press the A B X or Y button to select the corresponding defensive set The default options are as follows Button Action A Man to Man The standard defensive set B Half Court Trap Defe...

Page 11: ...you perfect your form and timing by telling you how early or late you re releasing your shot It s a lot easier when no one s guarding you isn t it Also you can select Free Throw from the Pause Menu to work on your free throw shooting GAME MODES Exhibition Season Practice 18 Current game stats as well as an updated injury report can be accessed here NBA 2K2 offers five different camera angles to ch...

Page 12: ...s the START button to have the CPU automatically complete the remainder of the draft for you 20 Coach s Corner Scrimmage Mode New this year is the option to scrimmage against other teams in Practice Mode This allows you to practice running all the plays in your playbook so that you can get a feel for how each play works You can almost hear the coach yelling run it again In NBA 2K2 not only can you...

Page 13: ...elf worthy of the honor by almost single handedly leading the 76ers past Toronto and Milwaukee and into the NBA Finals for the first time in 18 years Led the NBA in Points Per Game 31 1 Steals Per Game 2 51 and Minutes Per Game 42 0 in the 2000 2001 season Scored a career high 54 points at Cleveland on January 6 2001 and also poured in 54 in a playoff game at Toronto on May 9 2001 Since 1998 Allen...

Page 14: ...ut can have only 12 active players at any given time Select those 12 players here Lineups Set your starting lineup as well as your specialized lineups such as big small defensive third string etc Cut If someone s not cutting the mustard you ll have to be the bearer of bad news and release him from your roster If you have 15 players and want to sign a player someone s gonna have to go You can keep ...

Page 15: ... 50 for each of the next four years or 200 total It ll be up to you to decide if the agent s demands are reasonable or not You can also use your shrewd skills to bargain with the agent perhaps offering the player only 45 per year If the agent tells you that your generous offer has been accepted you probably could ve gotten a better deal Conversely if you try to low ball your potential signee the a...

Page 16: ... postseason is an obtainable goal Key Performers 3 SF Shareef Abdur Rahim A local high school hero Abdur Rahim returns from NBA oblivion in Vancouver and brings 20 point 10 rebound production with him He s one of the top five small forwards in the NBA and he s only getting better Definitely the kind of guy you want to build a team around 31 SG Jason Terry After running the point in college and in ...

Page 17: ...man this season He s excellent at creating his own shot but if he learns to create shots for others this team could be an instant playoff contender Chicago Bulls Head Coach Bill Cartwright Internet Site http www nba com bulls 2000 01 Record 15 67 8th place Central Division Team Outlook With one of the youngest and most inexperienced squads in the NBA the Bulls will have to rely on youthful enthusi...

Page 18: ...n scoring last year at 17 4 points per game Houston Rockets Head Coach Rudy Tomjanovich Internet Site http www nba com rockets 2000 01 Record 45 37 5th place Midwest Division Team Outlook For the first time since 1984 Houston fans will not see a fella named Olajuwon roaming the paint for their club The Rockets must hope that diminutive scorer Steve Francis can grab the torch from Hakeem and become...

Page 19: ... year Mutombo s tough defensive presence meshed perfectly with Iverson s scoring prowess Almost overnight the Sixers morphed from a decent team into a legitimate title contender Amazing fact Mutombo has never averaged fewer than 11 boards per game in his entire 10 year career Milwaukee Bucks Head Coach George Karl Internet Site http www nba com bucks 2000 01 Record 52 30 1st place Central Division...

Page 20: ...t All Star Team His size enables him to muscle his way into easy baskets down low but he can also step out and drain the baseline jumper Phoenix Suns Head Coach Scott Skiles Internet Site http www nba com suns 2000 01 Record 51 31 3rd place Pacific Division Team Outlook Health is really the only obstacle between the Suns being merely a better than average club or being a threat to advance deep int...

Page 21: ...ey Performers 34 PF Karl Malone It s hard to look at someone that still averages 23 2 points per game and say he s not the player he once was He s still every bit that player and will be every bit as dangerous come playoff time His ability to get to the hole has set him apart as a player and he still manages to pull down close to ten rebounds every night 12 PG John Stockton The NBA s all time assi...

Page 22: ...l Testing Marion Dreo Kai Ma Carl Palomino Mark Washington Donell Williams Audio Script Writing Rob Thomas Voice Over Bob Fitzgerald as Bob Steel Rod Brooks as Rod West Ira C Smith as The PA Announcer Jerry Miller as The Coach Presentation Consultant Artie Kempner Motion Capture Talent Roy Byrd Thomas Fairley Rob Kennedy Ken Jennings Bo Outlaw Rasheed Wallace Sadiki Fuller Sean Lewis Marcus Smith ...

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Page 24: ...ONS ON WARRANTY ANY APPLICABLE IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE HEREBY LIMITED TO 90 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE AND ARE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN IN NO EVENT SHALL SEGA OF AMERICA INC BE LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES THE PROVISIONS ...

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