Summary of Contents for GAMES MICROSOFT XBOX LINKS 2004
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CONTROLS O N L I N E E N A B L E D SELECT CLUB p. 14 SWING p. 16 > SELECT SHOT TYPE p. 18 p. 15 Mulligan p. 13 Target Area Preview p. 7 Player Info p. 8 Spin Control Gizmo p.
ABOUT PHOTOSENSITIVE SEIZURES WAYS TO PLAY LINKS 2004 ........2 Xbox Live , XSN Sports, Career Play, Skill Events, Single Round, A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure...
After creating a new player profi le, play through the Tutorial money at stake! See page 24. Events for bonus cash and to learn the basics of Links 2004 and also earn $40,000 to buy Skill Points to boost buy additional Skill Points! To play the Tutorial any other your player’s abilities! See...
Unique Challenges... provides an exciting new arena within Xbox Live , where you can join or create your own Links 2004 tournaments, track statistics, view to test your skills and unlock up to four new courses! your world ranking, chat with other players, and more! Incredible New Weather F/X...
GAME CONTROLS Change Club Pre-Shot Pull to change club (Up); pull View Aim Marker / Speed Up / Continue to change club (Down) Pre-Shot Press to display Aim Marker; press again to display Golfer Swing In-Flight Press to speed up ball fl ight Pre-Shot Move Down to start swing...
GAME SCREEN Hole Location Indicator Aim Marker The direction you’re aiming. Shows the direction of the green. Player Info Messages Display Hole Number; Par; Name; Shot Displays info, tips, and results. Number; Score through last completed hole. Distance to Aim Marker / Difference in Elevation Down arrow indicates that you’re hitting downhill.
Creating Your Player Skill Points The fi rst time you play Links 2004, you’ll need to create your player. Skill Points are bought with cash earned If you ever want to make changes to your player, or create a new by playing well in single rounds, Career player, select My Player from the Main Menu.
Courses Except for preestablished rounds (such as Career Play tournaments) you’ll need to select rules, player count, a course, and conditions. When you fi rst play Links 2004, you have four courses to choose from: Rules (Modes of Play) • Aviara: A gorgeous seaside course in sunny Southern California.
CLUB SELECTION HITTING THE BALL Automatic Club Selection Aiming Your Shot Before each shot, a club is automatically selected for you (displayed An Aim Marker is automatically aligned in the lower-left corner of the Game Screen), but you’re free to select to the center of the fairway or pin at the a different club...and probably should in certain situations (below).
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HITTING THE BALL Real Time Swing Accuracy Hooks and slices are caused by getting out of alignment during the For Beginner and Intermediate players, a Power Meter swing. Try to move straight Down and then straight Up. is displayed to help gauge the swing. For Beginners only, there is also a yellow recommended power line for each t ip –...
CHIPPING AND PUTTING SHOT TYPES Using the Shot Types Gizmo Chipping There are six Shot Types; each one is used in specifi c situations. As A chip is a short shot with a lofted club, usually used near the green. with clubs, a recommended Shot Type is automatically selected before For Beginner and Intermediate players, the Power Meter functions each shot.
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CHIPPING AND PUTTING Putting Aiming Your Putt When putting, the Aim Marker always To make a putt, you’ll need to read the green, use starts out near the hole. Unless the the Putting Assistant to fi nd your line, set the Aim green is perfectly fl at (leaving you Marker, and putt with good tempo and just the right with a straight putt), you will need...
Quit End the current round. User Soundtracks Scorecard Play your own music in Links 2004 by importing audio tracks (refer to • Holes: Each Hole column displays par for the hole, score made on the Xbox manual), selecting Options the hole (if completed), yardage, and handicap.
CAREER PLAY Tour Skins Games Career Play in Links 2004 is a golf odyssey that begins with two 9-hole If you fi nish a Tour as one of the highest-ranked players, you’ll get tournaments on the Rookie Tour and to play in an invitation-only Skins Game against other top Tour culminates—should you survive the...
Internet to bring you a whole new gaming experience. Create you play. You’ll also be able to play all nine Links 2004 courses and your own league, make the tournament draw sheets, and become a...
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2. From the Friends List, select the name of the player you Recent Players View players you have recently competed against in want to delete, and then press Links 2004 . 3. Select Delete Friend, and then press again to delete Scoreboards Check your world ranking and view your and other the player from your Friends List.
XBOX LIVE CREDITS Program Manager Additional Art User Testing Original Music Xbox Live Icons Ross Curtin TruGolf Tom Lorusso - Composition Lead Mark Roos for Roos Mike Medlock Compositions, LLC Design Audio Voice On Boyd Morrison Stan LePard Mark McArthur - Development Team Northwest Sinfonia Lead...
WARRANTY GET AN EDGE ON THE GAME! LIMITED WARRANTY FOR YOUR COPY OF XBOX GAME SOFTWARE Xbox Game Tips (Automated): Available 7 days a week including holidays, 24 hours a day. • In the U.S., call 1-900-933-TIPS. $.95 per minute. (“GAME”) ACQUIRED IN THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA •...
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