User manual GAMES PC TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 2003

[. . . ] BASIC GAMEPLAY CONTROLS GENERAL GAMEPLAY ACTION KEYBOARD Begin swing (2-Click or 3-Click) or left mouse button j / l or click and drag the on-screen Aiming Arrow > / < or mouse wheel ]/[ T E Adjust aim left/right Select Club Select Shot type TrueSwingTM Analyzer ON/OFF Shot Target Camera TrueSwingTM- Vertical path of ball Follow-through Downswing Angle determines degree off-center of flight Backswing To interrupt a TrueSwing TM , press s or click the left mouse button. NOTE: The swing is divided into three parts: backswing, downswing, and contact. 23. NOTE: For a list of Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 2003 complete controls, Complete Controls on p. 50 This product has been rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. For information about the ESRB rating, or to comment about the appropriateness of the rating, please contact the ESRB at 1-800-771-3772. FOR MORE INFO about this and other titles, visit EA SPORTSTM on the web at www. easports. com. [. . . ] Enter your golfer's name and use the arrow buttons to select a photo. EQUIPMENT Under the Equipment tab, a basic set of clubs is configured for your golfer. You can swap clubs in and out of your bag, buy better individual clubs, or go to a new type of shaft, head, or ball. A In regulation golf, you can use up to 14 clubs in your bag. Club options that are grayed out must be purchased before you add them to your bag. A For information on the different types of club heads, shafts, and ball, Equipment Tab on p. 8. -29- ATTRIBUTES Check to allow shot shaping In the Attributes tab, you can spend money to increase the attributes for your golfer. As you win money, you can increase these attributes to improve your results. POWER ACCURACY RECOVERY Sets the distance that your golfer can hit the ball with wedges, irons and clubs. A higher putting setting increases the size and the precision of the putting grid. DISTANCE CONTROL PUTTING To allow your golfer to shape shots with fades and draws, check the box next to Allow Shot Shaping. Shot shaping also increases chances for mis-hits. MY GOLFER In the My Golfer screen, you can review your golfer and spend money on new gear and attributes. To go to the My Golfer screen, select MY GOLFER from the Career Mode Main menu. -30- DEVELOPING YOUR CAREER With practice and lessons, you can develop the skills to win competitions and challenges. Prize money, then, can be spent to improve your attributes. PRACTICE AND MORE PRACTICE To make the most of your competitive rounds, you should get familiar with your clubs through practice, lessons, and challenges from other golfers. Golf Lessons Through golf lessons, you can work on various aspects of your game. NOTE: Before you can execute a specialty shot in Career mode, you must take a lesson to learn the shot. As your level increases, more lessons become available to you. To take a golf lesson, click GOLF LESSONS in the Career Mode Main menu. From the drop-down list in the pop-up screen, select the lesson to take. To take the lesson, click TAKE LESSON. Practice Range You can always work on your game at the Practice Range for free. A At the range, you may get challenged to a variety of events. To go to the Practice Range, select PRACTICE RANGE in the Career Mode Main menu. When you enter the Practice Range, you are placed on the Driving Range. To go to a new location on the Practice Range, select your destination from the In-Game Settings menu ( p. To drop your ball in a new location on the range, click the Overhead map. Challenges Other golfers may challenge you in a variety of events on the Practice Range. To accept a golfer's challenge, enter the total amount that you wish to wager. To avoid the challenge, click REJECT. -31- CAREER CALENDAR In the Career Calendar, you can see the upcoming events for this month and plan ahead for major competitions in the future. Click the date to enter an event Return to the Career Mode Main menu View events in other months To learn more about an event, click on the date. To enter, click BEGIN EVENT. A When you choose to enter an event, you jump forward in time to that date. All events on previous dates are "completed" and no longer available during the current calendar year. To advance to the next calendar month, click NEXT MONTH. -32- GOLFER DEVELOPMENT If you work at your game and enter tournaments and competitions, you can advance through skill levels and earn money to improve your basic attributes. Improving Attributes When you make money on the course, the best place to invest it is in improving your attributes. The true test of skill, though, remains on the course and in your hands. Advancing Levels As you begin to dominate the competition at Amateur skill level and improve your attributes to the maximums allowed for Amateurs, you may notice a Qualifying Tournament on your Career Calendar. [. . . ] If you are host of an Internet (IP) game, you must distribute the IP address for your computer. You enter the Lobby. LOBBY Available Players News/Help tab Join selected game Create new game Available Tournaments Chat window Log off Tee off in selected game To exit online play and to return to the Main menu, click LOGOFF. CREATE GAME To create a game, click NEW GAME. 10. ). MANAGING YOUR CREATED GAME From the Lobby, you can control who can play in the game and when it begins. -49- COURSE UTILITIES With a few button clicks, you can convert your old Tiger Woods PGA TOUR golf courses to the updated format, including courses that you have created in EA SPORTS Course ArchitectTM. NOTE: Before you install a course, all of the required libraries must be installed first. NEED HELP WITH COURSE ARCHITECT?Please see the help documenta- tion for Course Architect at http://tigerwoods2003. ea. com. The list of courses is on the left. [. . . ]