User manual GAMES PS2 NHL 2005

[. . . ] 6 OFFENSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 AFTER THE SNAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 DEFENSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 SPECIAL TEAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] · Highlight "Assign Jersey Number" and press the X button. A Virtual Keyboard will appear for you to enter the new jersey number on. · Enter the number by highlighting keys and pressing the X button, and then press the START button to accept the number. Cap Management Manage your salary cap by tracking your highest paid players through the years. 32 Team Needs The Team Needs screen is where your team roster is broken down into player positions, showing how many players you have and which types of players you need. Trades (Offseason Free Agency ­ Week 6) The players you have on your team today may not necessarily be the perfect squad to carry you to a Super Bowl victory at the end of the season. Chances are you'll have to improve your team through player acquisitions to reach the next level. To make player trades: · At the Player Trade screen, highlight a player you are ready to trade, and then press the X button. The player will then appear in your trade offer. · Press the L2 or R2 buttons to select the team you want to trade with, and then highlight the player(s) you wish to trade for and press the X button to add them to the offer. · Each team may offer up to three players or draft picks in one trade. Each team's available draft picks are listed in a separate section when toggling between the various positions on the team. As you set the trade, the interest bar shows the other team's interest in your offer. · To remove any player from the trade offer, highlight him again in the roster list and press the X button. Set up your gameplan the way you think the game should be played, and your team will not only train to become more proficient in that style, but their play on the field will be affected as well. · Offense: Run / Pass ­ Determine whether your team's offense is weighted more toward the run or the pass. · Pass: Short / Deep ­ Decide if you want your team's offense geared more toward quick passes for short gains, or if you want to go all out and rely more on the long bomb. 34 · Run: Outside / Inside ­ Determine whether you want your team to pound it up the middle, or call outside running plays that require speed rather than power. · Defense: Run / Pass ­ The further this slider is to the left, the more run defense plays your team will call; the further it is to the right, the more pass defense plays they'll call. · Defense: Man / Zone ­ Decide if you want your defense to call more man coverage or zone coverages on defense. · Blitz ­ If you want to see your team blitz more often, crank this slider up. · Cover: Short / Deep ­ Determine whether you want your defense geared more towards stopping short passes or the longer ones. ESPN Tip ­ Altering Your Gameplan Wisely Consider your personnel when setting your gameplan options. Is your team full of talented defensive backs?Weight your "Defense: Man / Zone" slider towards the left to take advantage of their athleticism and play a little more aggressively. Does your team have a power back like Jerome Bettis, or a finesse back like Warrick Dunn? [. . . ] Then highlight the Netmask and Default Router rows and repeat this procedure. When you're done, press right on the directional button to advance to the DNS Server Address Setup screen. Once again, if you don't have a firewall, try setting the DNS Server Address automatically. · If you select manual and advance, the DNS Server Address Entry screen appears. [. . . ]