GAMES MICROSOFT XBOX MADDEN NFL 2003 Manual - page 13
TWO MINUTE DRILL
The pressure is on and the clock it winding down. Run the Two Minute Drill and rack
up as many points—and tokens—as you can before the final gun sounds.
TWO MINUTE DRILL MENU
Players
Play with up to four players in the Two-Minute Drill.
CPU Defense
Choose the defense to play against. All players play
against the same squad.
Play For Tokens
When
ON
, players can earn points during the Two
Minute Drill and use them to obtain Madden Cards.
(For more information,
➤
Madden Cards
on p. 26).
Skill Level
Choose your playing difficulty level:
ROOKIE
, PRO,
ALL-PRO, and ALL-MADDEN. The higher the level, the
more points you can earn.
NOTE:
Press
D
to view high scores in this game mode. High scores are
saved to your settings file.
NOTE:
If you score before time expires, you keep possession of the ball and
start a new drive from the opponent’s 20-yard line.
FOOTBALL 101
With the help of John Madden, get in-depth knowledge of each play and learn how
each formation can help you during a game. Madden runs the play first and then
you take control for a chance to earn tokens.
NOTE:
Football 101 is run similar to Practice Mode (NORMAL mode).
For more information,
➤
Practice
below.
PRACTICE
Brush up on your playing skills or master a team’s playbook.
PRACTICE SETUP SCREEN
From the Practice Setup screen, select the offensive and defensive teams that you
want to practice with. You must also select a practice type in the Mode bar.
Mode bar
These options give you the ability to select what aspect of your team you want to
practice (
NORMAL
, OFFENSE ONLY, or KICKOFF). If you want to practice offensive
plays without a defense on the field, choose OFFENSE ONLY. If you want to practice
playing offense or defense, choose NORMAL. If you want to practice kickoffs or
returning kickoffs, choose KICKOFF.
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➥
➥
Press
G
or
A
to reach the Controller Select screen.
After you select a team, press
G
or
A
to reach the
practice field.
PRACTICE FIELD
Once you’re on the practice field, you can run every play in your
playbook.
➥
➥
To re-spot the ball, press
g
and select RE-SPOT BALL from the
Pause menu.
➥
➥
To choose a different play, press
H
or
G
and select CHOOSE NEW
PLAY from the Pause menu.
SITUATION
Throw yourself in any game situation.
To select your Situation settings:
➥
➥
To set the game situation, press
or
to change the highlighted
setting.
➥
➥
Press or to choose a new setting to change.
➥
➥
Press
G
to advance to the Controller Select screen. Continue as you would in
an Exhibition Game (
➤
Play Now - Starting an Exhibition Game
on p. 9).
CREATE-A-PLAYBOOK
Create a custom play and formation from scratch and add it to your playbook,
or modify a current playbook.
To create a play:
1.
From the Create-A-Playbook menu, highlight OFFENSE or DEFENSE and
press
A
. The Create-A-Playbook screen appears.
2.
From the Create-A-Playbook screen, highlight CREATE NEW PLAYBOOK
(or highlight an existing playbook to edit) and press
A
. The New Playbook
pop-up box appears.
3.
Select a team playbook, highlight CONTINUE, and press
A
. The Create-A-
Playbook Menu appears.
FEATURES
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