Mega Man Soccer
                         -     MEGA MAN SOCCER    -TABLE OF CONTENTSChaos at The Soccer Stadium..................6Mega Man Soccer..............................7Exhibition Mode..............................9CAPCOM Cup and Tournament Modes..............11Passwords (CAPCOM CUP only)..................12League Mode..................................13Controlling Your Player......................14Robot Characters.............................17                                        -[6]-CHAOS AT THE SOCCER STADIUMIn the near future the day had come for the big showdownbetween the two best soccer teams in the nation.  A widetelevision audience was expected in addition to the largecrowd that had already assembled at the stadium.As the teams took the field an uneasy feeling fell over thecrowd.  Suddenly, bursts of fire pelted the stadium and thefield was engulfed in smoke.  The crowd gazed in amazementas the smoke cleared to reveal that the players had beenreplaced by highly familiar robots running out onto the fieldIt seemed the robots were going to play the game instead.The television audience was especially surprised at theevents.  The most surprised person was the one and only Dr.Light, who immediately recognized the robots and knew Dr.Wily had to be up to his old tricks.  This is unexpected, Dr.Lightthought.  That's probably what Dr. Wily is thinking: no one willnotice when my robots take control of the world through its mostpopular sport.  Think again Dr. Wily, here comes MEGA MAN!Dr. Light brought to life a reserve of blue crime-fightingrobots with the trusty Mega Man leading them.  The nextgreat robot showdown will be on the soccer field.  No matterwhere Dr. Wily's diabolical plots occur Mega Man will bethere to battle through the robots and get Dr. Wily.                                        -[7]-MEGA MAN SOCCERMega Man Soccer is a futuristic sports-action game whereyou can play soccer with a team comprised of robots mastersfrom the Mega Man action game series.  Press Start at the Titlescreen to bring up a menu of the play modes in the games.Play ModesMove the "Met" icon up or down to choose the mode of playyou want.  Then press start to begin play.        Exhibition will let you play a single match where you        can choose which robots will play on your team.  You        may play a one-player game against the computer (1P        vs. COM), a two-player match with a friend (1P vs. 2P),        team up with a friend against the computer (1P & 2P vs.        COM) or watch a demo match (com vs. com).        Capcom Cup is a one or two player tournament        feature.  You play as the Mega Man team and battle each        of the eight computer-controlled robot master teams.        Tournament is the same as the above CAPCOM CUP        except that you may choose to control any of the eight        robot master teams in addition to the Mega Man team.                                        -[8]-MEGA MAN SOCCER, cont.        League is a one or two player feature that gives you        the chance to play a season against all the other robots        teams.  You play against the computer as a one player        team or as a two player team.        Options Mode allows you to adjust the control        function of each button, set the game time length        up to 10 minutes per half and choose the number of        special attacks per game.  You may also listen to the        music themes and sound effects used in Mega Man        Soccer and adjust the sound from STEREO to        MONAURAL.  Finally you put the KEEPER control        on AUTO to let the computer control your goaltender        or set it to MANUAL to have full control.                                        -[9]-EXHIBITION MODEChoose your formation of 7 players plus a goaltender baseson the type of play strategy you want by putting the "A"or "B" arrow on the formation listed.  The first number isthe number of defensive players, the second number isthe number of midfield players and the last number is thenumber of attacking players.  For a more defensive strategy,choose 3-2-2, 3-1-3 or SWEEPER, which is a 2-2-2 formationwith the additional player playing SWEEPER position nearyour goaltender.After choosing your formation you go into Member Change.Here you can adjust which robots you want on your team.FW means Forwards, HF means Halfbacks, DF meansDefenders, GK means Goalkeeper and SW means Sweeper.After each of these players roles will be a number of MegaMan heads based on the formation you chose.  Move theSquare cursor up or down to make a change in players.  PressA or B Button to move the square down to the robot list atthe bottom of the screen.  Choose which robot type you wantin the position and press X, Y, A and B button.  This willmake all players in that position the robot type you chose.Press Start when you have finished selecting your robots.                                        -[10]-EXHIBITION MODE, cont.Now you move to Position Change.  You can adjust where onthe field each robot will play.  Move the square cursor to theplayer you want to move, then press the B button.  Thatrobot will flash on the field above.  Then move the squarethrough the list again and another player will flash. Press theB button again to switch the position of these two players.To look at the STATUS of each of your robots press DOWN onthe control pad. "Met" will appear next to STATUS. Press theA or B button and a robot on the field will flash and moreinformation about that robot will appear.  Press Left or Righton the control pad to look at a different robot.  When youare done checking your robots, press the X, Y, A or B button.To then look at the computer-controlled robots, press Lefton the control pad when you see "Met." Scan through therobots the same way as above.Press Start to exit this mode and select a playing field for thegame.  Move the flashing square to the field you want to playon and press Start to play the game.  Once time runs out youmay return to Member Change, Stage Change or Retry thesame game.                                        -[11]-CAPCOM CUP AND TOURNAMENT MODESAfter selecting this mode of play, you may start playing a newtournament or enter a password to return to a previous tournament(see Passwords, p.12). When starting a new game, a short anima-tion sequence will play and then the game select screen will appear.The CAPCOM CUP is a one or two-player tournament.  MEGA MANwill be in the middle surrounded by SKullMan, Cut Man, WoodMan, Pharaoh MAn, Dust Man, Needle Man, Fire Man and Elec Man.To win the Cup you must play as the Mega Man team and defeateach of these robot master teams.Move the flashing square to a teamand press Start to play a match againstthat team.  Choose your formationthen press START.  Adjust the position ofyour players in the same way as inEXHIBITION.  In addition you may moveplayers from your reserve team ontoyour starting team or vice versa. Move"Met" down to RESERVE and press A or B button.  The reserveplayers will appear below the starting eight players.  Select theplayer you want to switch, then choose the reserve player youwant to move into starting position.  The orginal player willautomatically go into reserve.Review the STATUS of your players or the computer-controlledplayers the same way as in EXHIBITION.  Press start to begin theCAPCOM CUP.At the beginning of the CAPCOM CUP you have a team ofonly Mega Man robots.  As you defeat the opponent, you willautomatically gain one robot from each defeated team.  Thisplayer will appear in the RESERVE, so move it to the field ifyou want to use the player.                                        -[12]-PASSWORDSAt the end of each match in the CAPCOM CUP only, apassword will appear with red dots on a grid.  Write downthis password for future reference.  Once you have apassword you can quit and return to the same pointlater by choose "Password" after selecting the CAPCOMCUP mode.  Enter your password to continue.TournamentThis feature is similar to the CAPCOM CUP except youmay choose any team you would like.  Select your teamthen the TOURNAMENT tier will appear to show you whowill be playing whom.  Choose your Formation, adjustyour player Positions or check STATUS.  Press start tobegin the TOURNAMENT.                                        -[13]-LEAGUE MODELeague is one or two-player series of games where youcompete against all the other robot teams.  You will alwaysplay against a computer-controlled team even when youplay a two-player game.After you choose a one or two player game, you maychoose from any of the nine robot teams.  The players oneach team cannot be changed, but the position they playcan be adjusted.The LEAGUE schedule will then appear and show you thematch-ups for the LEAGUE.  You will only play the gamesthat the team you selected is involved in.  Your team's recordwill be displayed from left to right.  Use the graph to lineup your opponent.A red circle means you won thatgame, an X means a loss and a bluetriangle means you tied the game."GP" refers to Game Points and"GD" means Goal Differential. Youreceive 2 points for a victory and 1point for a tie.  The Goal Differntialis determined by subtracting thenumber of total goals you have allowed the opponent toscore from the total number of goals you have scored.After each match, the schedule will appear and show youthe results of each match.  When you have finished viewingthe results, press START and you can play your nextleague match.                                        -[14]-CONTROLLING YOUR PLAYERHere is an outline of how to control your robot player withthe default control setting:Control PAd             Moves player in direction pressedWITH POSSESSION OF BALLY Button                Passes to teammate. Press control                        pad and Y button simultaneously to                        change direction of pass.B Button                Shoots ball.  Also can be used for a                        long, low pass. Press control pad                        and B button simultaneously to                        change direction of shot.                                        -[15]-CONTROLLING YOUR PLAYER, cont.A Button                Clearing kick or centering pass.                        When in defensive zone, the A                        button clears the ball straight                        downfield.  When in attacking zone,                        the A button sends a long, quick                        cross toward the goal.  When near                        the outside of the penalty area, the                        A button will send a lobbing cross                        toward the other side of the goal.Hold R button, then     Special Move (see page 17)press B buttonWithout Possession of BallY button                Slide tackles or heads ball.B button                Depending on when you press                        the button and the location of                        the ball determines which move                        is performed.A button                Shoulder tackle. Knocks opponent                        off the ball and allows your player                        to steal.PassingAt the top of the field of play below the scoreboard thereis a player position guide that shows where the players aresince only part of the playing field can be seen at any onetime. Player 1 will be blue dots and Player 2 (or computer)will be red dots.                                        -[16]-CONTROLLING YOUR PLAYER, cont.Use this guide to determine when to pass to a player.  As youare dribbling up field, watch the white dot on the guide.  Thisis the player with the ball.  When you see one of your dotsmove into an open or unmarked position, try to pass to thatplayer.  If you pass before he appears open, most likely adefensive player will intercept the ball.Slide Tackling, Defensive HeadersTackling and defensive headers are an important part ofgameplay yet are difficult moves to perform.  Try to starta slide tackle about a half-inch away from the opponentwith the ball.  Sliding diagonally at the opponent with theball can help you be more successful in making a steal.Shoulder tackles only work when you are standing rightnext to an opponent.As for heading the ball, it really takes keen anticipation.  Youmust time the jump correctly in order to make contact.  Whenthe ball is in the air, run underneath and if done correctlyyour player will either head the ball in the direction you arepressing the control pad or the player will trap the ball andbring it down to its feet so you can pass, clear or shoot.                                        -[17]-ROBOT CHARACTERSSpecial AttacksEach robot has special attacks that will change the look ofthe ball and send it hurling toward the opponent's net.Should any player come in contact with the special attackball while in flight, that player will be disabled for a moment.The ball will drop near that player, but that player cannotplay the ball right away.  Another player may come in andsteal the ball.In many cases, the special attack will go straight at theopposing goal.  Most goalkeepers cannot stop this shot soa goal will be scored.  Once again timing is crucial whenperforming these special attacks.  You must press the B buttonand the R button precisely at the same time to perform thespecial attacks, which are different for each type of robot.Robot CharactersWhen playing in the EXHIBITION Mode you can select whichrobots you would like on your team.  Here is a list of the robotyou can choose from in the order as they appear on screenfrom left to right in MEGA MAN SOCCER.Mega Man                Ice Man         Elec ManSkull Man               Needle Man      Wood ManFlash Man               Top Man         Bomb ManBubble Man              Fire Man        Proto ManToad Man                Pharaoh Man     Dust ManCut Man                 Enker           Air ManGemini Man              Snake Man