World Cup '98
Typed out by Julie Brandon
N64
WELCOME TO WORLD CUP 98!
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Welcome to the official World Cup 98 soccer game for the N64, the closest
you'll come to the real thing, featuring...
The Only Realistic France 98 Atmosphere
. All 32 Final Qualifying Teams And Eight Teams We Wished Had Qualified.
. Accurate World Cup Squads And Player Skill Levels.
. Classics Mode With 8 Of The All-Time Greatest World Cup Final Matches From
1930 To 1982.*
. All Eight Official World Cup France 98 Stadiums.
. Thrilling Match Commentary.
* To play in Classics Mode you must first win World Cup 98! Classics Mode
then becomes an option available at the Main menu.
All-New In-Game Features
. In-Game Team Management And Tactics: Now You Can Change Formations And
Strategies As You Play!
. Tactic Mode: Run Pre-Set Plays, Like A Wing-back Run, Offside Trap, And
Attacking Press In Any Formation
. All-New Motion-Captured Player Animations
. Faster Engine And Sophisticated AI
COMMAND SUMMARY
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These commands describe every situation.
Note: If you have a Controller Pak plugged into Controller 1, you can erase
saved games on your Controller Pak using the Controller Pak menu. To access
the Controller Pak menu, hold START while turning the power on.
General Commands
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Move Control Stick
Pause Game START
Defence
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Aggressive Slide Tackle C DOWN
Conservative Tackle B
Switch Player A
Sprint C LEFT (Tap)
Intentional Foul C UP
Offence
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General:
Pass A
Shoot B
Poke Shot B (Tap)
Chip Shot C DOWN (Double-tap)
Lob C DOWN (Hold to power up)
Sprint C LEFT (Tap)
Jump A Slide Tackle C UP
Through Pass C RIGHT
Skill Mode 1 and 2 Z (Hold) / R (Hold)
Receiving a pass:
First-Time Pass A
First-Time Lob C DOWN
First-Time Chip Shot C DOWN (Double-tap)
First-Time Through Pass C RIGHT
First-Time Shot B
First-Time Poke Shot B (Tap)
When The Ball Is In Air
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Switch to closest player A, B, or C DOWN
(Note: you must release the button
before the ball reaches the player)
High Volley (lob) C DOWN (Tap & Hold)
Volleyed Pass A (Tap & Hold)
Volley or Bicycle Kick Shot B (Tap & Hold)
High header (lob) C DOWN (Hold)
Headed Pass A (Hold)
Header toward Goal B (Hold)
To perform a header:
1. As soon as the ball is in the air, hold A, B or C. The team-mate
closest to where the ball will land moves into position to head the
ball. (The sooner you hold the button, the more time he has to get into
position.)
2. Hold the button until the player heads the ball. If you release the
button, the player does not perform a header but remains in your
control.
Free Kick
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Normal Mode:
Move Target Arrow Control Stick
Ball Follows Arrow Trajectory C DOWN, A or B
Toggle View Mode
(Normal/Receiver/Target) C RIGHT
Add Ballspin Left L (Hold)
Add Ballspin Right R (Hold)
Receiving A Free Kick:
Switch Player A
Lob (Powered Up for Lead) C DOWN
Hard Kick to Player B
Sprint C LEFT
Toggle View Mode
(Normal/Receiver/Target) C RIGHT
Intentional Foul C UP
Target Mode:
Lob to Target C DOWN
Pass to Target A
Power Kick to Target B
Toggle View Mode
(Normal/Receiver/Target) C RIGHT
Throw-In
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Throw-In commands are the same as Free Kick Commands with the following
exceptions.
Receiving A Throw-in:
Long Throw C DOWN
Short Throw to Player B
Target Mode:
High Throw to Target C DOWN
Medium Throw to Target A
Low Throw to Target B
Corner Kick
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Corner Kick commands are the same as Free Kick Commands with the following
exceptions.
Receiver Mode:
High Cross to Receiver C DOWN
Switch Player A
Low Cross to Receiver B
Sprint C LEFT (Tap)
Target Mode:
Lob To Target C DOWN
Pass To Target A
Low Cross To Target B
When Your Goalie Has The Ball
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General:
Throw to Player C DOWN or A
Punt to Player B
Drop Ball
(Revert to Possession Mode) C LEFT
Normal Mode:
Note: Goal Kick commands are the same as Free Kick Commands with the
following exceptions.
Receiver Mode:
Lob C DOWN
Switch Player A
Clear to Player B
Target Mode:
Clear to Target B
Penalty Kick
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Shooter:
Target Shot Control Stick
Switch Kicking Side C DOWN
Switch Shooter
(Not available in Penalty
Kick Shoot-out Mode) A
Shot B
Goalie:
Move Along Line/
Choose Direction of Save Control Stick
Attempt Save C DOWN, A or B
Shot Targeting
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While you hold B (shoot), the Control Stick directs the ball relative to
the camera view.
Ball Camera: Control Stick Direction
High centre of goal Up
Top left corner Up-Left
Top right corner Up-Right
Low centre Left
Bottom Left Corner Down-Left
Bottom Left Corner Down-Right
Sideline Camera:
Centre of goal Up
Top left corner Up-Left
Top right corner Up-Right
Low centre Left
Bottom Left Corner Down-Left
Bottom Left Corner Down-Right
MENU NAVIGATION
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1. Control Pad to highlight item.
2. Press A to select item.
3. Control Pad to cycle highlighted items.
4. Press A to select.
. When options are set up, press START to advance to next menu.
. To return to previous menu, press the B button.
Press R to Activate Option icons (Team Management, Load, Credits).
Note: Turn on HANDICAPPING in OPTIONS to make two teams with different skill
levels play at the same skill level.
SETTING UP THE WORLD CUP
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. Play a World Cup tournament with 32 of the 40 teams.
. Use the Options menu to customise game settings.
. First Round: Teams receive 3 points for a win, 1 for a tie, and 0 for a
loss. Top two teams in grouping advance to Final Round.
. Final Round: Single elimination.
. Draws: A First Round game can end in a draw. A Final Round game that
ends in a draw is settled by a sudden death Extra Time period. If the
game is still tied, the winner is determined by penalty kicks.
To Set Up a World Cup Tournament:
1. Select WORLD CUP from the Match Select screen.
2. Control Pad UP/DOWN to highlight a team. Press A once to select
human-control, twice to select computer control (CPU). Select up to 32
teams to be controlled by you or by the computer. (Note: There are 40
teams represented, but only 32 can play in the tournament. Eight
additional teams are highlighted green at the bottom of the team list.
If you activate one of these teams, the last-place team from the active
team's qualifying zone is bumped from the tournament.)
3. a. If you want to play the tournament with only the teams that actually
qualified (or with the replacements you selected at the Team Select
screen), press START to advance to First Round Groupings.
b. If you want to introduce any of the other 8 teams randomly, press A
for a random selection, then press START to advance to First Round
Groupings.
4. a. If you want to play the tournament with accurate groupings, press
START to advance to the Fixtures screen
b. If you want to create random groupings, press A to for a random
selection, then press START to advance to the Fixtures screen.
5. Set half length: press A, then Control Pad LEFT/RIGHT. Press A to
confirm.
6. Press START to advance to the Controller Select screen.
7. Control Pad LEFT/RIGHT to select the team you want to control. Control
Pad UP/DOWN to select the options configuration with which you want to
play. (View the options configurations at the options menu.)
8. Press START to begin the game.
TEAM MANAGEMENT
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In-Game Management (I.G.M.)
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Change a team's formation and strategy during play to one of 3 programmable
presets (IGM #1 AGM #3). Once you press a button to activate programmed
presets. (See below for instructions.) A setting remains permanent until
another is activated or a new game is started.
To program an in-Game Formation:
1. Select Team Management from the Pause menu, then select Formation from
the Team Management menu.
2. Highlight IGM #1, then press A.
3. Highlight these to alter team formation.
4. Highlight IGM #1 then Control Pad LEFT/RIGHT to highlight IGM #2.
Repeat process.
5. Press START to advance.
To Program an In-Game Strategy:
1. Select Team Management from the Pause menu, then select Strategy from
the Team Management menu.
2. Highlight IGM #1, then press A.
3. Highlight this to alter team strategy. The strategy you choose for IGM
#1 is used in conjunction with the formation you chose for IGM #1.
4. Highlight IGM #1 then Control Pad LEFT/RIGHT to highlight IGM #2.
Repeat process.
5. Press START to advance.
Your team starts the game with IGM#1 active. You can change any of the
programmed formation/strategy combinations at any time during the match.
To change a formation/strategy combination during a match:
1. Hold Z and R simultaneously.
2. While holding the buttons, press B to activate the next In-Game
Management setting. (For instance, if IGM #1 is active, press B once to
run IGM #2 or twice to run IGM #3.)
In-Game Tactics (I.G.T.)
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Passback Mode Passes the ball but allows you to retain
possession of the passer. Double tap A will
choose a player who is not the ball carrier to
control. Use both of these to do one-twos.
Offside trap Use it wisely! This will move your defensive
line up in a co ordinated effort to catch your
opponent offside.
Through Ball Run This will create a diagonal run to the back of
the opponents defence, or start an overlapping
run. Watch out for the player and try to hit
him for a breakaway.
Wing Back Run Your wing back (or closest player) will make a
desperate run up the sideline. You should try
and hit him with a pass or lob before he goes
offside.
Attacking Pressure Move players out of position to pressurise the
ball carrier. Remember that most goals are
scored from losing possession in the attacking
third.
To activate Tactic Mode Hold Z & R while executing the command. (To
exit Tactic Mode, release Z & R.)
Offside Trap C DOWN
Toggle In-Game Management B
Wing Back Run C LEFT
Through Ball Run C RIGHT
Attacking Press C UP
Passback Pass A (Tap)
Offball A (Double-tap)
Passback Mode
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In this mode you can pass to a team-mate. retain control of the passer, and
command the team-mate to pass the ball back.
Return Pass A
Control Player
Who Does Not Have The Ball A (Double-tap)
Return Through Pass C RIGHT
Note: Passback is activated from Tactic Mode and only when In Possession
of ball.
PLAYING WITH SKILL
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Up the ante with awesome player skill moves. (Hold Z to perform move to
left. Hold R to perform move to Right)
Action (Hold Z Button) Command Action (Hold R Button)
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Fakes Control Stick Fakes
Rainbow Kick C DOWN Flick-over
Lateral Left A Lateral Right
'Rocastle' 360 Left B 'Rocastle' 360 Right
Sprint C LEFT Sprint
Stepover Nutmeg C RIGHT (tap) Double Stepover
Dive C UP Dive
SAVING AND LOADING GAMES
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You can save your World Cup progress and settings at the completion of any
match. If you exit the game mode without saving, you lose all progress made
during that gameplay session.
Note: Never insert or remove a Controller Pak when loading or saving. To
ensure saved tournaments remain intact, keep your Controller Pak in
Controller 1 the entire time World Cup 98 is running.
To Save A World Cup Tournament:
1. From any World Cup menu after a World Cup match, press R to activate
the Options icons.
2. Control Pad DOWN to highlight SAVE, then press A. The SAVE GAME menu
appears.
3. Control Pad UP/DOWN to highlight the slot to which you want to save,
then press A. The tournament is saved.
4. Press START to exit.
To load a saved World Cup Tournament:
1. From any World Cup menu, press R to activate the Options icons.
2. Control Pad DOWN to highlight LOAD, then press A. The LOAD GAME menu
appears.
3. Control Pad UP/DOWN to highlight the tournament you want to load, then
press A. The tournament is loaded.
(C)1998 ELECTRONIC ARTS