User manual GAMES SEGA DREAMCAST NHL 2K

[. . . ] You bring the puck back to the left and shoot into the empty net. The home team wins and YOU go home THE HERO. You look up into the eyes of 25, 000 screaming fans. Moments like this make all those 4:00 a. m. [. . . ] The purpose of the swap is to always give you a chance at making the defensive play by selecting the player with the best chance of stopping the offense. Block shot Change Players Poke Check Speed Burst/Body Check Change Coaching Strategy Change Lines -- -- -- -- -- -- Poke Check Execute a poke check to attempt to poke the puck away from the opposing player. Your player will attempt to impede the progress of the puck handler by using his stick. If successful, the move frees up the puck so either you or another defender can gain control of it. You may be called with a hooking penalty for this. Performing repeated hooks results in a greater chance of receiving a penalty. Your chance of getting the puck is determined by the stick-handling ability of the opponent and your defensive ability. Body Check Basic Defense This section gives brief descriptions of all the basic defensive moves. Deliver a bone-crunching body check by pressing . Your player attempts to collide with the puck handler. If successful, the puck will squirt loose. You may receive a penalty for this action, however. Block Make your player block a shot by tapping . If your player is between the puck carrier and your goal, you can hit to block a shot by your opponent. TIP Be careful on defense. Every time you bump, hook check, poke check, or body check, you run the risk of a penalty--if you have penalties enabled, that is. 12 13 NHL_manualv2_1/21/00. qxd 7/19/00 2:36 PM Page 14 A quick poke check can cause the offensive player to cough up the puck. Man to Man: This system includes both conservative and forceful approaches to defense. The defensive zone is divided into five pieces, with each player responsible for one piece. The players are also given the freedom to adapt when one piece is flooded and its defensive player is outmanned. Zone: The Zone is a conservative coaching strategy. The defense zone is divided into five pieces again, but it is much stricter this time. It asks the defensive players to outplay the opposition in all 1-on-1 situations. Advanced Defense Defensive Coaching Strategies NHL 2K has three defensive coaching strategies that change the way your players act on the ice. They help your players decide how to forecheck and how to set up the their defense inside their own zone. The three defensive strategies are: Intimidation, Man to Man, and Zone. Intimidation (Box Plus One): The Box Plus One is a forceful defense. It is a balanced system, with the two wings and defensemen forming a box. The system's standard principle is to keep the opposition outside the box. The center's role is to help out the other players, particularly the defensemen. Goalie Controls There are two sets of goalie controls: with puck and without puck. [. . . ] To do so, simply move the aim indicator directly on top of whichever target you wish to track. Check hard often enough, and tempers will flair. With fighting turned on, a player will drop his gloves and have at it. Fighting will result in a five minute penalty, but the teams will play at normal strength as both teams will have a player in the box. [. . . ]