[. . . ] Doing so may disrupt the controller initialization process and result in malfunction. T Depending on the mode, the number of participating players can be as many as 32. Controller s can, however, only be connected to Control Ports A and B. For a 1 Player game, use Port A . FORMATION AND STRATEGY q SELECT FORMATION Each country has two types of formations from which the player can select. [. . . ] Press the Start Button or select and enter "PLAY" to return to the match. TEAM SELECT RESET Return to Team Select Screen* Exit the mode and return to the Title Screen q PAUSE MENU *Does not appear in International Cup or Variations Modes. 6 7 VS2Manual_1/25/00 2/25/00 3:44 PM Page 010 MODE EXPLANATIONS This section outlines the process and necessary controls for each mode. Press the Button on screens not outlined within this section to advance to the following screen. q MATCH CONFIG The Match Config Screen will be displayed once a mode is selected. Press the Start Button or select and enter "GAME START" to begin the match. HALF TIME G GOAL PK PITCH CHANGE OFFSIDE CARDS Select the length of each half (or of the match if there is only one half) Adjust the golden goal setting Adjust the penalty kick setting Select to play one or two hal ves Enable/disable the offside rule Enable/disable the yellow/red card setting ARCADE 1­2 Players A re-creation of the Arcade version. Press the Start Button after the game is over and before the time counter reaches zero to continue. If the time counter reaches zero, whichever team is highlighted at that time will be automatically selected. q 2 PLAYER ENTRY For a 2 Player game, Player 2 must press the Start Button to enter. The winning player progresses through to the next match. q YELLOW/RED CARDS Virtua Striker 2 has special rules regarding the application of yellow and red cards. , ·If a team member receives two yellow cards or one red card, he will be sent off. · If at the end of play a team member has received a yellow card, the yellow card will be carried on to the following match. In the following match, the team member will be sent off after receiving another yellow card. · If a team member receives a yellow card follo wed by a red card, he will be sent off, and a yellow card will be carried on to the following match. 8 9 VS2Manual_1/25/00 2/25/00 3:44 PM Page 012 INTERNATIONAL CUP 1­32 Players q STAGE CALENDAR The stage calendar is displa yed in-between matches. Press the Button to begin the next match. Aim to be the victor of this international competition. The competition is first divided into 8 groups from A to H and a qualifying stage is held. In each group, the two teams with the most points at the end of the qualifying stage will progress to the tournament stage. Depending on whether you wish to start a new game or continue a saved game, select either "NEW GAME" or "LOAD GAME" and press the Button to enter. q INTERNATIONAL CUP CONFIG q SELECT NUMBER OF PLAYERS Select the number of players in the International Cup. Teams not selected are controlled by the CPU. Progress through the qualifying stage and the International Cup Save Screen will be displa yed. Select either "YES" or "NO" and press the Button to enter depending on whether you wish to save your progress. Once saved, select "LOAD GAME" from the International Cup Config Screen and press the Button to play from the tournament stage once more. The International Cup Save Screen is the only opportunity you have to save your match prog ress. q SAVING q TOURNAMENT ROSTER Press the Button while the tournament roster is displayed to begin the next match. q TEAM SELECT Select the team you wish to use. Use to select a team and press the Button to enter. 10 11 VS2Manual_1/25/00 2/25/00 3:44 PM Page 014 VARIATIONS q MODE SELECT Select from 3 modes: " TOURNAMENT, " "LEAGUE, " or "RANKING. " Use to select a mode and press the Button to enter. LEAGUE 1­32 Players Enter a league. Points in the league are distributed accordingly: Win=3 points; G Goal Win=2 points; PK Win=1 point; Draw=1 point; Loss=0 points. [. . . ] Select and enter "INITIALIZE" to return the controller to its default setting. Select and enter "EXIT" or press the Button to return to the Options Menu. q OPTIONS MENU Select from 4 items: "SYSTEM CONFIG, " "KEY CONFIG, " "SOUND CONFIG, " or "MEMORY CARD. " Use to select an item and press the Button to enter. q SOUND CONFIG Adjust the sound settings. Select and enter "EXIT" or press the Button to return to the Options Menu. TYPE BGM VOLUME SE VOLUME VOICE VOLUME BGM TEST SE TEST VOICE TEST Select Mono or S tereo sound Adjust the background music volume Adjust the sound ef fects volume Adjust the voice volume Listen to the background music Listen to the sound effects Listen to the game's voice q SYSTEM CONFIG Adjust the system-related settings. [. . . ]