MAD03gbaMAN 6/20/02 11:09 AM Page bc2 MADDEN 2003 GAMEBOY ADVANCE 209 Redwood Shores Parkway Redwood City, CA 94065 Part #1451905 MAD03gbaMAN 6/20/02 11:09 AM Page ifc2 MAD03gbaMAN 6/20/02 11:09 AM Page 2 CONTENTS STARTING THE GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 COMPLETE GAME CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 SETTING UP THE GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 ON THE FIELD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 SEASON MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 THIS GAME PAK INCLUDES A MULTI-PLAYER MODE WHICH REQUIRES A GAME BOY® ADVANCE GAME LINK® CABLE. FRONT OFFICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 LIMITED 90 DAY WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 La version française commence à la page 30. GBA LINK CABLE 2 3 MAD03gbaMAN 6/20/02 11:09 AM Page 4 STARTING THE GAME L Button Control Pad START SELECT A Button B Button R Button COMPLETE GAME CONTROLS MENU OPTIONS AC T I O N CO N T R O L Highlight option Select option Previous screen AC T I O N Control Pad Up/Down A Button B Button CO N T R O L KICKING/PUNTING GAME Snap the ball Aim kick (after the ball is snapped) Set kicker in motion / Kick the ball Fair catch (Receiving punts) AC T I O N 1. Turn OFF the power switch on your Nintendo® Game Boy® AdvanceTM. Never insert or remove a Game Pak when the power is ON. 2. Insert the Madden NFLTM 2003 Game Pak into the slot on the Game Boy Advance. To lock the Game Pak in place, press firmly. 3. Turn ON the power switch. The Nintendo Logo and legal screens appear. 4. Press START to advance to the Main menu. For more information, Main Menu on p. 9. A Button Control Pad Left/Right A Button SELECT CO N T R O L OFFENSE (BEFORE THE SNAP) Set a man in motion Call an audible Cancel an audible Snap the ball Fake snap Control Pad Left/Right B Button and then A Button, B Button, or R Button. L Button A Button SELECT 5 4 MAD03gbaMAN 6/20/02 11:09 AM Page 6 RUNNING AC T I O N CO N T R O L DEFENSE (BEFORE THE SNAP) AC T I O N CO N T R O L Run Hurdle Dive Spin Speed burst Dive/QB slide (QB only) Lateral the ball Control Pad R Button L Button B Button A Button L Button SELECT CO N T R O L Reposition player Select player Show Blitz Call an audible Select an audible Cancel an audible AC T I O N Control Pad L Button or A Button R Button B Button A Button, B Button, or R Button L Button CO N T R O L DEFENSE (AFTER THE SNAP) Select defender closest to the ball Speed Burst/Power Tackle Run Jump/Raise Hands Dive A Button B Button Control Pad R Button L Button PASSING AC T I O N QB scramble Call up passing symbols Pass to receiver Throw the ball away Control Pad A Button A Button, B Button, L Button, or R Button SELECT CO N T R O L RECEIVING AC T I O N 6 Select receiver closest to the ball Jump/Catch pass Dive A Button R Button L Button 7 MAD03gbaMAN 6/20/02 11:09 AM Page 8 INTRODUCTION No other game takes you from goal line to goal line like Madden NFL 2003. Prove you belong in the trenches in Season mode or take on a friend with head-to-head Link Play. With the ability to create players, manage rosters, and conduct player trades in Front Office mode, Madden NFL 2003 brings an unprecedented NFL experience to the Game Boy Advance. Madden NFL 2003 --the domination continues. SETTING UP THE GAME Before taking the field, select a game mode from the Main menu. MAIN MENU KEY FEATURES The New Look NFLTM--All 32 NFL teams take the field playing in their new, re-aligned divisions. 4 Player Support--Hook up 4 Game Boy Advance systems and play Madden NFL 2003 with three of your friends. Going Deep--Authentic play modes include Exhibition, Playoffs, and an in-depth Season mode with up to the minute game and player stats. Welcome To The Show--Create-A-Player from scratch, participate in a scouting combine and add your created player to any NFL roster. A Jam-Packed Playbook--Call all the shots with over 150 authentic offensive and defensive plays. FOR MORE INFO about this and other titles, check out EA SPORTSTM on the web at www.easports.com. Press the A Button to select any of the options from the Main menu N O T E : To access the Madden NFL 2003 Record Book, highlight RECORDS from the Main menu and press the A Button. From here, you can view league-leader stats on both sides of the ball. 8 9 MAD03gbaMAN 6/20/02 11:09 AM Page 10 STARTING A GAME Select PLAY NOW from the Main menu to start a full-blown, single-game skirmish. Team Select Screen Controller Setup Screen To setup Substitutions, press the A Button or START from the Team Matchup screen to reach the Pre-Game Show menu. For more information, Pre-Game Show Menu on p. 12. To begin the game, press Up/Down on the Control Pad to highlight START GAME, then press the A Button or START to reach the field after all your pre-game adjustments have been made. For more information, On the Field on p. 14. GAME RULES Change the Game Rules for Madden NFL 2003 to best fit your playing style. N O T E : Default settings in this manual appear in bold type. N O T E : The Location and Weather options only appear in Play Now (Exhibition) play. The Injuries option only appears in Season Mode. 10 To select a team, press Up/Down on the Control Pad from the Team Select menu. The team's logo appears (press Left/Right on the Control Pad to toggle Home and Away teams). To advance to the Game Rules screen, press the A Button or START. To change your Game Rules, highlight an option by pressing Up/Down on the Control Pad, and then press Left/Right on the Control Pad to change the option. To advance to the Controller Setup screen, press the A Button or START. For more information, Game Rules on p. 11. To control a team, press Left/Right on the Control Pad in the Controller Setup screen and a Game Boy® Advance system icon appears under the logo of the team of your choice. Press the A Button or START to move on to the Team Matchup screen. For more information, Team Matchup p. 12. To setup Game Play Options, press the A Button or START from the Team Matchup screen to reach the Pre-Game Show menu. For more information, Pre-Game Show Menu on p. 12. QUARTER LENGTH LOCATION WEATHER Set the length for game quarters to 3, 5, 10, or 15 minutes. Select the location of the game. You can play at any stadium in the league. Select the weather conditions for your game to Fair, Windy, Raining, Snowing, Night, or Variable. Dome stadiums are excluded from this option. N O T E : The weather condition default is based on location. ENDURANCE INJURIES ROSTERS Play your game with player Endurance ON or OFF. When ON, players fatigue during gameplay. Turn the Injuries option ON and running backs will feel the results of those 350-pound linemen. Choose between ORIGINAL or MODIFIED rosters. Modified rosters are created from trades and substitutions. 11 MAD03gbaMAN 6/20/02 11:09 AM Page 12 TEAM MATCHUP The Team Matchup allows you to see how your team measures up to your opponent. The Team Matchup screen appears after the user-controlled teams have been selected. N O T E : Set Offense Control is only available when you control the home team. PRE-GAME SHOW MENU From the Pre-Game Show menu you can make last-minute adjustments before kickoff. When you're ready, send your captains out to mid-field for the coin toss. START GAME Strap on your helmet and take the field. Before the kickoff, proceed to the Coin Toss and get ready for some hard-hitting NFL action. GAME PLAY OPTIONSAdjust your Pre-Game options: Set Audibles: Select the audibles available to your offense and defense during a game. To set an audible, highlight OFFENSE or DEFENSE and press the A Button. The Audible screen appears. Select the desired audible Button that you wish to set and press the A Button. When the new audible is set, press START. On the Formation, Set, and Play levels you can cancel the audible by pressing the L Button Skill Level: Set the game skill level at PRO if you're a novice player or ALL MADDEN if you know your way around the trenches. Penalty Levels: Select the frequency in which penalties are called. When the sliders are high, penalties are called more often during a game. Set Offense Control: Set the offense control to AUTOMATIC PLAYER CONTROL or MANUAL PLAYER CONTROL. When set to Manual player control, you can select the player that you want to control on offense before the ball is snapped. Defensive control is not affected. 12 SUBSTITUTIONS Set Music: Turn game and menu music ON/OFF. Set Brightness: Adjust the brightness level of the screen from 1 to 10. Pass Catch Mode: Set the Pass Catch mode to MANUAL or AUTO. When set to MANUAL, you take control of the receiver while the ball is still in the air. When set to AUTO, the CPU runs the route for the receiver but you can take control after a pass completion. Passing Mode: Set the Passing mode to FOUR RECEIVERS or SINGLE RECEIVER. In Single Receiver mode, only one receiver is available to catch a pass. In Four Receiver mode up to four receivers are available. Quick Pass Mode: Set the Quick Pass mode to ON or OFF. When set to ON, the passing icons automatically appear beneath your receivers. When set to OFF, you must press the A Button to call up the icons. Injury Mode: Set Injuries ON or Injuries OFF. This option is only available in Season Mode. Rearrange your starting lineups and depth charts for both offensive and defensive play set formations. To make a substitution: Select Offense, Defense, GLOBAL OFFENSE, or GLOBAL DEFENSE and press the A Button. Select a formation and press the A Button again. Select a position that you want to sub and press the A Button. Press the Control Pad Up/Down and highlight a player to sub out of the Active starting lineup and press the A Button. Highlight the new player in the Available Players column and press the A Button. Press the L Button or R Button to toggle 13 MAD03gbaMAN 6/20/02 11:09 AM Page 14 between the players' names and their positions. Press the Control Pad Left/Right to toggle the attribute column. The players involved are now reshuffled in the depth chart. N O T E : When making subs for Global Offense or Global Defense, all formations are affected. COIN TOSS Before the kickoff, the team captains meet mid-field for the coin toss. When the coin is in the air, the visiting team makes the call (press Left/Right on the Control Pad to select Heads or Tails). The winner of the coin toss chooses to kick or receive the opening kickoff (press the A Button or B Button) while the loser chooses to defend either the Home or Visitor end of the field (press the A Button or B Button). The teams then take the field. INJURY REPORTS View a list of injured players for both teams in a Season Play matchup. NFL RECORDS View a list of current NFL records. EA SPORTS TICKER View the scores for all games during the week (Season and Playoff modes only). CREDITS Review game credits for Madden NFL 2003. KICKOFF To kickoff, press the A Button to set the kicker in motion. The Power Meter begins moving upward--the higher the meter, the higher the power. Press Left/Right on the Control Pad to aim the kick. Press the A Button again to stop the meter and kick the ball. ON THE FIELD From the benches to the trenches, it's time to leave everything on the field. ONSIDE KICK If your team is losing late in the game and you've just scored, try an onside kick and attempt to regain control of the ball. To make an onside kick: GAME PLAY SCREEN 1. Press B Button and then the A Button or R Button to get in the onside kick formation. To return to a normal kick, press the B Button and the B Button again. 2. Press the A Button to perform the Onside Kick. The ball is kicked a short distance and your team can try to recover the ball. 14 15 MAD03gbaMAN 6/20/02 11:09 AM Page 16 KICKOFF RETURN The kickoff return man is automatically positioned to catch the ball. If he catches the ball in the open field, press Control Pad Up (and Left/Right) to gain yards. If he catches the ball in the end zone, you can either try to gain yards, or remain in the end zone for a touchback. On a touchback, the offensive drive begins on the offense's 20-yard line. RUSHING PLAYS Bulldoze your opponent with a ground attack. Take control of your running backs after the hand-off or watch the computer execute the play. After you press the A Button to snap the ball, the computer executes the hand-off or pitch automatically. To take control of the ball carrier, press the Control Pad in any direction. If you do not press the Control Pad, the computer runs the play for you. Execute four different moves when running: press the L Button to Dive, the R Button to Hurdle, the B Button to Spin, and the A Button for a Speed Burst. When running as the QB, press the L Button to Slide or Dive. OFFENSIVE PLAYS Put your play-calling abilities to the test. When your offense gath ...