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XB
O

LIVE

XB

O

LIVE

Live

 Menu

When you are in the 

Live

 

Menu

 for 

NBA Inside Drive 2004,

 you have 

a number of options. 

NBA Inside Drive Live

 Menu

Quick Match

 

Find an opponent immediately without 
specifying game criteria. 

OptiMatch™

 

Specify criteria for the game you would like 
to host or join.

Create Game 

Get right into the action by hosting a game.

XSNsports.com 

Play a game in your 

XSNsports.com

 season

Game  

 

or tournament. (See pg. 26 for more 
information on XSN Sports.)

Friends List

 

View your current 

Friends

 list, see the online 

status of a friend, and invite a friend to play.

Recent Players 

View gamers you have played recently in 

List

 

NBA Inside Drive 2004

.

Rankings

 

See where you rank, and view stats on other 
players.

Options

 

Set your 

Online Status

, decide whether or 

not to change the sound of your voice, and 
adjust your audio and video settings.

Roster Updates

 

Download updated rosters.

Sign Out/In 

 

Quit your game session, and sign out of 
Xbox 

Live

, or sign in additional players on 

the same Xbox console.

Rankings

The rankings track rank, wins and losses, disconnects, and 
offensive/defensive statistics. You also can view the rankings
of players on your 

Friends

 list or 

Recent Players

 list.

Voice Capabilities

Using an Xbox Communicator, you can chat with your opponent 
while you play online. See the instructions that came with your
Xbox Communicator for more information.

Friends

 List

You can add up to 100 other gamers to your 

Friends

 list. You can 

send and receive invitations from those friends, see if they are 
signed in, see which games they’re playing, and more. 

To add/delete a player to/from your Friends list

1.  From the 

Live

 

Menu

, select 

Friends List

.

2.  Press  

X

 to bring up the virtual keyboard.

3.  Enter the gamertag of the player to add to your 

Friends

 list.

–or–

1.  Select 

Recent Players List

 from the 

Live

 

Menu

.

–or–
Select 

Players List

 from the 

Side Select Options

 menu.

–or–
During a game, select 

Online Options

 from the 

Pause

menu. From there, select 

Players List

.

2.  Highlight the name of the player, and then press  

A

.

3.  Highlight 

Send Friend Request

, and then press  

to

send the request.
–or–
Highlight 

Remove from Friends List

, and then press  

A

to remove that player from your 

Friends

 list.

Summary of Contents for NBA INSIDE DRIVE 2004

Page 1: ...ns ments nd com team ONLINE ENABLED ...

Page 2: ...ctor 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 are drowsy...

Page 3: ...p up to the line and practice the gimmes til you get it right See pg 13 for specific instructions on how to shoot free throws Take your game beyond the couch take it to the world Visit www xsnsports com to sign up for a season or tournament or create your own Play over Xbox Live and keep up to date with stats tracking e mail reminders and more Season Prove that you re more than just the flavor of ...

Page 4: ...tem Link Sign in to Xbox Live to play anyone at any time And to make it personal join your friends in an XSN Sports season or tournament to determine bragging rights once and for all User Profiles Your user profile saves all the information about how you want to play from controller configurations to offensive and defensive settings Change your mind No big You can change your profile settings at a...

Page 5: ...ame begins press X to view the Coaching menu and then select Playbook or During a game select Coaching from the Pause menu and then select Playbook 2 Move Lup or down to highlight the play you want to replace and then press A 3 Move Lleft or right to choose a group of plays 4 Move Lup or down to highlight the specific play you want to use 5 Press A again to switch the two highlighted plays or pres...

Page 6: ...ur starting lineup press START To set the starting lineup permanently 1 From the Main Menu select General Manager and then select Edit Rosters 2 Use lor rto select the team you want to edit 3 Press A to select the highlighted player move up or down to highlight his replacement and then press A again to make the switch Repeat as necessary If you want a better chance of scoring points or shutting do...

Page 7: ...ed move R in the direction you want to pass or lob and then click it press it in The farther you move R the farther your pass or lob will be Turbo Protect the ball Backdown Basic Offense without the Ball Turbo Jump Rebound Call for a pass Switch players Call for a shot Set a screen Directional switch Real Time Coaching Move Pause Press for full timeout Tap for 20 second timeout To call for a compu...

Page 8: ...ot release Xwhen the meter turns green Select Shootaround in the Practice menu to refine your shooting touch Easy Shooting If Shooting Control is set to Easy simply press Xto take a shot The shooter s accuracy is based solely on his shooting skill ratings Note that you cannot perform a pump fake if Shooting Control is set to Easy Normal Free Throws default If Free Throw Control is set to Normal th...

Page 9: ... toward the basket JUKE CONTROLS ALTERNATE Before Dribbling Jab step left B 1L 1R Jab step right B 5L R5 Jab step forward B 7L 7R Triple threat B 3L 3R Fake pass B tap Rclick Dribbling Not Moving Jab step left B 1L 1R Jab step right B 5L R5 Jab step forward B 7L 7R Crossover B tap Rclick Dribbling Moving Hesitation dribble left B 1L 1R Hesitation dribble right B 5L R5 Crossover B tap Rclick Spin l...

Page 10: ...release l Step out shot 3L release l X OFFENSE Post Moves Getting to the paint doesn t necessarily mean you re going to rack up two When you step into the key the D is going to heat up and you ll have to break out your best moves to get to the basket Post moves are listed in the chart on the next page To perform any of these moves you must first start backing down your defender by holding lwhen yo...

Page 11: ...he other actions being performed by the player To switch to the player closest to the basket click R press it in without moving it in any direction For a directional switch move R in the direction of the player to whom you want to switch and then click it A Point guard B Shooting guard X Power forward b Small forward b Center Coach s Tip Pressure Sensitive Passing For the advanced player Pressure ...

Page 12: ...in which he was created 2 Select Create Player 3 Use lor rto cycle through the available options 4 On the Gear screen press b or b to change the color of the player s accessories 5 Save your player and then add him to a team 6 On the General Manager menu select Edit Rosters 7 Select your created player who currently is inactive and then select the active player with whom you want to switch Loose B...

Page 13: ...or your new player to increase his abilities he first needs to earn certain achievements in either Single Game or Season mode Those achievements will earn him points that go toward enhancing his various skills Note that created players will earn points in Season mode only if you ve set Created Player Progress on the Gameplay Settings menu to Incentive Additional Skill Points To Earn Achieve Offens...

Page 14: ...nd a general manager Then you ll want to get into a season where you can lead your favorite team or teams through 25 seasons of slammin b ball action Fantasy Draft If you are really going to take full control of your team you re going to want to select your own players This is where the fantasy draft comes in To turn on the fantasy draft set the Fantasy Draft option on the Gameplay screen to Yes N...

Page 15: ... gamertag set up a Friends list with other players see when they re online invite them to play and talk to them in real time as you play Downloadable NBA Inside Drive 2004 Content If you are an Xbox Live subscriber you can download the very latest content such as rosters to your Xbox console Connecting Before you can play NBA Inside Drive 2004 online you need to connect your Xbox console to a high...

Page 16: ... the same Xbox console Rankings The rankings track rank wins and losses disconnects and offensive defensive statistics You also can view the rankings of players on your Friends list or Recent Players list Voice Capabilities Using an Xbox Communicator you can chat with your opponent while you play online See the instructions that came with your Xbox Communicator for more information Friends List Yo...

Page 17: ...ye Studio www redeye studio com Hoffman Estates Ill Ronnie Fields Talent House of Moves www moves com Los Angeles Calif Program Managers Erich Waas Darryl Lewis Design Lead Mark Harrington Game Designer Marc Boyer Development Lead Franck Le Ouay Test Leads Jamie Evans Moon Chan Test Jeremy Fischer Isaac Hunt Evan Lerer Jay Box Vince Bryant Kevin Lepeska Chad Dylan Long Erik Lundegaard Gavin Kenned...

Page 18: ...tant Individuals under 18 years of age need a parent s or guardian 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 av...

Page 19: ...ob Real Time Coaching Move Pause Press for full timeout Tap for 20 second timeout Offense Defense Create seasons Dominate tournaments Become a legend www xsnsports com Crouch Box out Arm bar Turbo Block Rebound View icons for switching Steal Switch players Take a charge Call for a double team Directional switch Real Time Coaching Move Pause Intentional foul ...

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