--------------------------------------- ONE ON ONE BY THOMAS COLLINS --------------------------------------- BASKETBALL- A VERY FAST GROWING SPORT. THE GAME OF BASKETBALL HAS NOW BEEN RE-INTRODUCED INTO THE COMPUTER GAME IN DUSTRY. WITH THE HELP OF TWO BASKETBALL STARS, DR. J & LARRY BIRD; ELECTRONIC ARTS HAS OUTDONE THEMSELVES AGAIN BY COMING OUT WITH THE NEWEST IN REAL-ACTION SPORTS GAMES- ONE ON ONE. IN THE NEXT FEW PAGES I WILL TRY AND GI VE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THIS GAME AND SOME STRATAGIES AT PLAYING IT. --------------------------------------- OBJECT- THE OBJECT OF COURSE IN ONE ON ONE IS TO MAKE MORE BASKETS THAN YOUR OPPONENT, JUST LIKE IN ANY GAME OF BASKETBALL. --------------------------------------- CONTROLS- THE CONTROLS USED IN ONE ON ONE ARE EITHER THE KEYBOARD OR THE JOYSTICK. I HAVE FOUND THAT JOYSTICK IS MUCH EASIER TO USE. IF YOU DO USE KEYBOARD YOU MAY CHANGE THE KEYS TO YOUR LIKING. --------------------------------------- THE CHOICE PALET- AFTER THE GAME HAS BEEN RUN YOU WILL SEE A DEMO, PRESS THE BUTTON OR AND YOU WILL BE PROMPTED WITH THE "CHOICE PALET" THIS IS WHERE YOU CUSTOMIZE YOUR GAME. YOU MAY FIRST CHOOSE WHETHER YOU WISH TO HAVE THE WINNER (ONE WHO MAKES THE BASKET) OR THE LOSER TAKE OUT THE BALL AFTER EACH SHOT. YOU MAY THEN CHOOSE TWO-PLAYER OR ONE PLAYER. IF YOU CHOOSE ONE PLAYER YOU MUST DECIDE WHO THE COMPUTER WILL PLAY (DR.J OR BIRD). IF YOU CHOOSE TWO PLAYER YOU HAVE THE CHOICE OF PLAYING WITH TWO JOYSTICKS (IF YOU HAVE TWO JOYSTICKS) OR DEFENSE ON KEYBOARD. (PLAYING WITH TWO JOYSTICKS IS, OR COURSE, MUCH EASIER) SINCE MOST PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE TWO JOYSTICKS YOU WILL HAVE TO CHOOSE THE KEYS YOU WISH AND PLAY THAT WAY. WHEN YOU DO PLAY EVERY TIME THE BALL SWITCHES OVER TO THE OTHER PLAYER YOU MUST SWITCH CONTROLS (ACTUALLY CHANGING HANDS). THAT CAN BECOME A REAL DRAG. THE NEXT THING YOU MUST CHOOSE IS WHAT TIME OF SKILL LEVEL YOU WISH TO PLAY AT. THERE ARE FOUR: LEVEL 1 (EASIEST) IS PARK & REC LEVEL 2 (EASY) IS VARSITY LEVEL 3 (MODERATE) IS COLLEGE LEVEL 4 (VERY HARD) IS PRO THE LAST THING YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE IS THE ACTUAL GAME PLAY, WHAT I MEAN IS DO YOU WANT TO START A NEW GAME OR RESUME THE GAME YOU LAST WERE PLAYING OR JUST GO TO A DEMO, USING YOUR CHOICES. IF YOU DO FOLLOW THE BASKETBALL SCENE YOU WILL SEE FROM THIS GAME THAT MANY OF THE PLAYERS' REGULAR SHOTS IN REAL LIFE ARE USED. FOR INSTANCE IF YOU PLAY PRO, WITH YOU BEING THE BIRD, DR. J BLOCKS YOU LIKE CRAZY WHEN HE'S ON DEFENSE. AND WHEN HE'S ON OFFENSE, HE'S HARD TO BLOCK. --------------------------------------- PROPS- * THE CLOCK - DISPLAYS, OF COURSE, TIME REMAINING IN THE QUARTER, THE NUMBER OF FOULS YOU HAVE (DISPLAYED AS DOTS UNDERNEATH EACH PLAYER'S NAME); AND THE QUARTER YOU ARE IN. * THE SHOT CLOCK - THIS DISPLAYS THE AMOUNT OF TIME YOU HAVE LEFT TO SHOOT THE BALL. IF YOU DON'T SHOOT BEFORE TIME IS UP, YOUR OPPONENT GETS THE BALL. * THE BACKBOARD - YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS AND SOMETIMES YOU CAN BREAK IT, BUT BETTER NOT, OR YOU'LL GET YELLED AT. * THERE IS EVEN A REFEREE THAT COMES OUT AND BLOWS A WHISTLE IF YOU FOUL, AND THEN DISPLAYS YOUR FOUL. THEN YOUR OPPONENT USUALLY GETS ONE OR TWO FREE-THROWS. * ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN ARE TWO BARS OR ROWS OF DOTS WHICH DISPLAY THE PLAYER'S FATIGUE (THE MORE THE FATIGUE THE WORSE HE PLAYS). THE MORE YOU JUMP AROUND AND THE FANCIER SHOTS YOU MAKE, THE MORE YOUR FATIGUE GOES UP. --------------------------------------- SPECIAL COMMANDS: IF YOU WANT TO GET RID OF ALL THAT FATIGUE YOU HAVE, JUST PRESS "T" WHEN YOU HAVE THE BALL AND YOU WILL CALL A TIME OUT, BUT YOU CAN ONLY CALL ONE PER QUARTER, AND YOUR OPPONENT ALSO GETS TO REST DURING THAT TIME OUT, SO HIS FATIGUE GOES DOWN TOO. SO USE IT WISELY. IF YOU WISH TO CHANGE THE CHOICES YOU MADE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME JUST PRESS (CTRL-R) AND YOU WILL GO BACK TO THE CHOICE PALET. AFTER YOU FINISH, YOU MAY "RESUME GAME". IF YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING, JUST HIT THE KEY AND THE GAME WILL PAUSE UNTIL YOU TOUCH THE . ANOTHER COMMAND THAT YOU MAY WISH TO USE IS THE COMMAND. IF YOU PRESS THIS YOU WILL PLAY IN SLOW MOTION. TO SWITCH BACK TO NORMAL PLAY, JUST TYPE IT AGAIN. --------------------------------------- WHILE PLAYING: IF YOU GET THE BALL AFTER YOUR OPPONENT MISSED, MAKE SURE YOU COME BACK AND CLEAR THE BALL, OR BRING THE BALL BEHIND THE CENTER LINE, OTHERWISE YOUR POINT (IF YOU MAKE A SHOT) WILL NOT COUNT. YOU MAY THINK THAT YOU CAN NOT BLO CK YOUR OPPONENT'S SHOTS, WELL, LETS JUST SAY IT'S HARD. WHILE YOU ARE PLAYING, ON OFFENSE YOU CAN PRESS BUTTON (0) JUST SLIGHTLY AND YOU WILL SPIN TOWARD OR AWAY FROM YOUR OPPONENT. IF YOU PRESS BUTTON (0) HARD OR LONG YOU WILL SHOOT THE BALL. (SPACE BAR FOR KEYBOARD). ON DEFENSE BUTTON (0) IS USED FOR: A) JUMPING TO BLOCK A SHOT B) TRYING TO STEAL THE BALL WHEN YOU ARE "ON TOP OF" YOUR OPPONENT AND PRESSING THE BUTTON YOU WILL BE TRYING TO STEAL THE BALL, OTHERWISE IF YOU ARE AWAY FROM YOUR OPPONENT AND PRESS BUTTON (0) YOU WILL JUMP UP. (THE MORE FATIGUE YOU HAVE THE LESS YOU CAN JUMP). IF YOU GET THE BALL IF YOUR OPPONENT MISSES THE SARD, BUT IT CAN BE DONE, A HINT IS TO TRY AND JUMP BEFORE HE DOES, OR DO IT AS SOON AS YOU THINK HE MIGHT TRY AND SHOOT, OR YOU COULD TRY AND GO BACK FARTHER AND WAIT UNTIL IT GETS NEAR THE BASKET AND TRY TO TIP IT OUT. MOST PEOPLE ALREADY KNOW TXIS, FROM JUST KNOWING HOW TO PLAY BASKETBALL, BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T, YOU CAN GET THREE POINTS, INSTEAD OF TWO, IF YOU SHOOT THE BALL, AND MAKE IT, FROM THE BIG HALF-CIRCLE ON THE OUTSIDE. IMPLANTED IN THE GAME IS A MODE CALLED "HOT STREAK". IF YOUR PLAYER MAKES THREE CONSECUTIVE SHOTS (IN) THE NEXT SHOT WILL AUTOMATICALLY GO IN, FROM WHEREVER YOU ARE. THIS CAN BE HELPFUL IF YOU ARE ONLY BEHIND BY ONE OR TWO POINTS. YOU COULD QUICKLY GO DOWN TO THE WIDE HALF-CIRCLE ON THE OUTSIDE AND SHOOT, AND YOU'D KNOW IT WOULD GO IN. THAT'S IT, HAVE FUN!