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Game Play
Play Mode : SIMULATION is as close as you can get to a real NCAA
College Basketball game. ARCADE mode has more forgiving game
play defaults, players do not get tired or injured and all the rules
are OFF except for OUT OF BOUNDS and TRAVELING.
Difficulty: Set the skill level and intensity of computer players to
one of three different levels: STARTER (easier), ALL CONFERENCE,
and ALL AMERICAN (difficult).
Game Speed: Set the player movement and overall pace of the
game to SLOW, NORMAL, or FAST.
Half Length: You can adjust the half-length in one-minute
increments from 1-20 MINUTES. By default, the halves are set to
10 MINUTES.
Pass Tag Icon: When ON, you can display player icons above each
player on your team for accurate passing. When OFF, the feature is
active, but the icons are not visible.
Player Energy: When ON, players grow tired during the course of
games. When OFF, players never grow tired.
Injuries: When ON, players are susceptible to injuries that could
keep them out for a half, the game, or even several weeks.
Ball Handler Auto Switch: When ON, you always control the ball
handler on offense. When OFF, you can switch to an offensive
player without the ball.
Defense Auto Guard On Inbounding: When ON, the game automati-
cally switches you to a player who is in position to guard against
the inbound pass.
Presentation
Player Intros: When ON, each team’s starting five is introduced
before the tip off. When OFF, intros are skipped.
Action Replay: When ON, replays are shown automatically
following great plays to highlight the action.
Possession Switch / Action Freeze: When ON, during the change
of possession the action freezes as the camera rotates behind
the offensive team. When OFF, the action will continue as the
camera rotates.
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• Free Throw: Lack of free throw ability can cost you games.
Practice them here.
GYM RAT
Some college players just never leave the gym. Gym Rat mode
allows you to play the pick-up games that a “Gym Rat” player
lives for.
The options that are specific to Gym Rat Mode on the Game Modes
Screen are:
Mode: Choose the type of game played. Select any number of
players per team between 2 on 2 and 5 on 5.
Game Point: Select the amount of points the game will be played
to: between 7 and 21.
Win By: Choose the amount of points the leading team must win
by for the victory: 1 point or 2.
OPTIONS
Customize the way you play NCAA College Basketball 2K3 before
or during the game to give yourself total control over your game.
The Options Screen features four different option categories: Rules,
Game Play, Presentation, Controller Setup, and Credits. Use the
left trigger or right trigger to cycle though the Options Categories.
Highlight an option and then press the A or Y button to cycle
through the option settings. Most of the option settings are self-
explanatory, the others are listed below.
Rules
Every rule in the game can be turned ON or OFF, and fouls can be
adjusted from ALL, MOST, or NONE.
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