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SETTING UP THE GAME

Life on the hardcourt begins from the 

NBA LIVE 2004

 Main menu.

v

 When you first load 

NBA LIVE 2004

, you must select your favorite team.

MAIN MENU

NOTE:

 Default options are listed in 

bold

 in this manual.

PLAY NOW—

STARTING AN EXHIBITION GAME

Go straight to the court in an Exhibition game between any two teams.

TO START A PLAY NOW GAME:

Ü

 From the Main menu, highlight PLAY NOW and press 

A

. The Select Teams screen appears.

SELECT TEAMS SCREEN

Select the teams for the next game.

Start to play right now 

(

 

Play Now—Starting 

An Exhibition Game

 

below)

Get the scoop on 

EA SPORTS Freestyle 

Control (

 

EA SPORTS 

Freestyle Control

 on 

p. 20)

Take full control of a 

team and league rosters 

(

 

Team Management

 

on p. 23)

Load or save your 

game, or adjust your 

controller configurations 

(

 

Options

 on p. 25)

Play more advanced 
game modes (

Game 

Modes

 on 

 p. 15) 

Load profiles, change 
settings, and more. 
(

 

My NBA LIVE

 

on p. 21)

EA SPORTS Extras:

 

Get a Season Preview 
and view game credits

Away team

Team rating

Press 

c

 to access the 

Help menu

Press 

B

 to go back to 

the Main menu

Home team

User Controlled team 
(Player 1)

Pull 

l

 to access the 

User Profiles screen 
(

 p. 14)

Summary of Contents for NBA LIVE 2004

Page 1: ......

Page 2: ...a history of seizures or epilepsy consult a doctor before playing OTHER IMPORTANT HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION The Xbox video game system documentation contains important safety and health informatio...

Page 3: ...STARTING AN EXHIBITION GAME 8 ON THE COURT 10 GAME SCREEN 10 PAUSE MENU 11 SETTINGS 12 USER PROFILES 14 GAME MODES 15 SEASON 15 DYNASTY MODE 16 PLAYOFFS 19 1 ON 1 19 INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE 19 EA SPORTS F...

Page 4: ...disc tray 4 Follow on screen instructions and refer to this manual for more information about playing NBA LIVE 2004 AVOIDING DAMAGE TO DISCS OR THE DISC DRIVE TO AVOID DAMAGE TO DISCS OR THE DISC DRIV...

Page 5: ...f the Xbox console For multiple players connect additional controllers 2 Insert any expansion devices for example Xbox Memory Units into controller expansion slots as appropriate 3 Follow on screen in...

Page 6: ...FENSE ACTION COMMAND Move player L Shoot B Pass A Dunk Lay up X Pro Hop move Y Turbo r Pull EA SPORTS Freestyle Control p 20 R DEFENSE ACTION COMMAND Move player L Switch players A Steal R or X Take a...

Page 7: ...eak outlet Direct pass To a specific player b X A B or Y Tap b to pass to closest man to basket Call timeout Pause game Call an offensive Quick Play p 11 EA SPORTS Freestyle Control p 20 R Off Ball Sw...

Page 8: ...entional foul Pause game Call a defensive Quick Play p 11 EA SPORTS Freestyle Control p 20 R ADDITIONAL LOW POST MOVES To back your defender down pull and hold l and choose one of the following moves...

Page 9: ...Ball Switch mode p 10 ACTION COMMAND Make computer ball handler shoot B or X Call for pass from the computer ball handler A Call for Dunk Lay up X Set screen l Pull move L FREE THROWS Use the T Meter...

Page 10: ...ams for the next game Start to play right now Play Now Starting An Exhibition Game below Get the scoop on EA SPORTS Freestyle Control EA SPORTS Freestyle Control on p 20 Take full control of a team an...

Page 11: ...e Select Jerseys screen below SELECT JERSEYS SCREEN Press to go to the Quick Settings screen QUICK SETTINGS SCREEN Set the basic settings for the upcoming game SKILL LEVEL Set your skill level to ROOK...

Page 12: ...presented with an icon indicating their skill specialty Use these players to your advantage ICON FEATURE NAME Shoe with wings Big dunker Lock Tight D 3 Ball 3 Point Shooter Hand Shot Blocker OFF BALL...

Page 13: ...uring a game RESUME GAME Return to the current game HOME AWAY TIMEOUT Call one of six timeouts per game for each team SUBSTITUTIONS Substitute players Team Management on p 23 SELECT CONTROLLER Switch...

Page 14: ...hen ON it is a violation to block a shot attempt after the ball begins to descend toward the basket DEFENSIVE 3 SECONDS When ON any defensive player entering the lane must guard an opponent within thr...

Page 15: ...EFFECTIVENESS Adjust the effectiveness of using EA SPORTS Freestyle Control p 20 moves SUBSTITUTION FREQUENCY Set the frequency of substitution for CPU or user players ON BALL DEFENSE ASSIST Set the...

Page 16: ...NEW PROFILE Create and enter a new profile name PLAYER LOCK Set to a specific position or choose UNLOCKED to rotate between all positions SKILL LEVEL Set your skill level to DEFAULT your skill level...

Page 17: ...set to YES you are notified of injuries to your players SIM QUARTER LENGTH Set the simulated quarter length from 2 to 12 minutes PLAYOFF LENGTH Set the Playoff format The default is 7 games in each s...

Page 18: ...ur team s stats matchups standings and news from around the NBA v For more information Task List on p 24 DYNASTY MODE You can build a Dynasty from the ground up and then manage it over several seasons...

Page 19: ...erformance as the GM of your franchise TRAINING CAMP In Training Camp you can improve your players abilities before the season starts To begin Training Camp press to highlight ENTER TRAINING CAMP Pres...

Page 20: ...to hang it up DRAFT LOTTERY The 13 teams that failed to make the playoffs the previous season are thrown into a draft lottery Teams with worse records have a better chance of receiving the number one...

Page 21: ...selector 2 Press X to highlight the court selector Press to choose the court on which to play 3 Press X again to highlight the first player in the list Highlight a player and press A to select him The...

Page 22: ...of Freestyle moves Use Practice mode to build your own set of moves OFFENSE EA SPORTS Freestyle Control shines on offense where every player has a unique game EA SPORTS Freestyle Control produces mov...

Page 23: ...omplishments or reach a new gamer level below EA SPORTS GAMER LEVELS When you first create your EA SPORTS Bio you start out as a Level 1 gamer There are multiple ways that you can earn credit toward a...

Page 24: ...e highest ranking accomplishments RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS This list shows the most recent accomplishments sorted by date Your gamer level is based on the number of EA SPORTS titles played hours logged...

Page 25: ...yers screen press X to move between the team selector and the Free Agent list 2 Press to select a player to sign or release Press A to add the player to the team roster or release him to the Free Agen...

Page 26: ...ny listed task in a game and earn NBA Store points Your points are stored in the current User Profile v You can redeem earned points in the NBA Store for cool gear and old school uniforms For more inf...

Page 27: ...the file type to load Press A 2 Press to highlight the file to load and then press A TO DELETE A FILE 1 Press to highlight DELETE FILE Press A 2 Press and highlight the file to delete Press A CONFIGU...

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