******************************************************************************* EA SPORTS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / / / / / / / I / _ _ _ _ _ / / / / _ _ _ _ _ / / I / / / / / / / I I / / / / / / / /I I / /_ _ _ _ _ / / / /_ _ _ _ _ / / I I / / / / / / / /_ I I / _ _ _ _ _ / / / / _ _ _ _ _ / / _ _ I / / / / / / / / I I / / / / / / / / I I / / / / / / / / I I /_ _/ /_ _ / /_ _ / /_ _ / I_ _I For PC S O C C E R ' 9 9 Version 0.3 (Jan 12th 1999) By : Stephan Lee (liewanto@mailcity.com) ******************************************************************************* Copyright protected.1998.All right reserved.This FAQs is written by the author. No part of this could be reproduced without the prior writer's permission. This Faq is allowed for individual use but not for commercial use or publishing. No part of this FAQs could be re-edited without the writer's permission.Any enquires or additional info about the game may contact the author through email liewanto@mailcity.com. Fifa Soccer '99 developed by EA Sport. Reach their page at www.easports.com. This FAQs is original and based on the author's own experiences and strategies. Any tips and strategies are welcomed to submit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table of Contents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. System Requirements 2. Features 3. Setting up the game 4. Game Mode 5. Team Management 6. Edit your players & teams 7. Playing the game a. keyboard b. gravis grip controller 8. Tips & Tricks 9. Music Information 10. Acknowledgement ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Minimum : Pentium 100, 16MB Ram, keyboard/mouse, CD Rom 4x, Modem 22,8 kbps, Windows 95, Compatible sound card. Recommended : Pentium 200 or better, 32MB Ram, 6 button gamepad, CD Rom 12x, Modem 56 kbps, Windows 98, 3Dfx Card 64 megs sound card. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. FEATURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Play as and against 250 Club teams from the greatest Leagues in the world. Including USA, Spain,England, Brazil, Italy, France, Germany, Portugal, Sweden, Scotland, Belgium and Netherlands Leagues. - Players now have different heights (even not really "different") - 19 new high class stadiums around the world. There are Kiev(Dynamo Kyiv) Lisbon(Benfica), Liverpool(Liverpool), London(Arsenal), Madrid(Real- Madrid or Atletico), Old Trafford(Manchester United), Milan(AC Milan or Inter), Monaco(AS Monaco), Munich(Bayern Munich), Paris(Paris St Germain), Rotterdam(Feyenoord), Trondheim(Rosenborg), Turin(Juventus), Barcelona(Barcelona), Copenhagen(Brondby), Istanbul(Galatasaray), Gottenburg(FC Gotenborg), Dortmund(Borussia Dormund), and Glasgow (Glasgow Rangers) *The Teams the brackets is using the stadium as their home stadium* - New real-time lighting effects give players an unprecedented level of realism & improved control make your player handling the ball easily. - Game's artificial intelligence delivers better support for more realistic wing play and more responsive tackling. - EA SPORTS' vision of the future-Play competition of the best club teams in Europe. A league with the best teams in Europe consisting of AC Milan, Arsenal, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Brondby, Dortmund, Dynamo Kiev, Feyenoord, Galatasaray, Gotenborg, Rosenborg Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool,Manchester United, Monaco, Paris St. Germain, Rangers, Real Madrid. - Bringing the game into life with player head-tracking, in-stadium lighting, night games, and improved player animations. - Multiplayer Network via modem/internet.(1-20 players) - Create and play in your own Cups and Leagues - select between 2 to 24 teams and apply a cup or league structure to test your soccer skills. - New Semi-Automatic goal keepers will allow you to tell the keeper when to run out for the ball. - Holland International Dennis Bergkamp will be featured in the box. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SETTING UP THE GAME -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Match Select Screen : Go to the Match Select Screen to choose a game mode, set options, edit teams, or load a saved game. - Options Menu : The Options Menu is comprised of 3 sections: Match Options, Gameplay Options, and Audio/Visual Options. Click the tabs on the right to go to the desired screen. - Match Options : Use this screen to set your match options, including length of half, clock options, weather conditions, and more. - Gameplay Options : Use this screen to set the difficulty level and set up rules on the field. Options include: Offsides, Injuries, Referee Strictness, Substitutions, Fatigue, and more. - Audio/Visual Options : Sets your sound and screen options. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. GAME MODE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Friendly Match : A friendly match is a single match between 2 teams of your choice. No cards, injuries, stats, or fouls carry over between friendly matches. You can match up any team from any league to play against each other. - Golden Goal Matches : Instead of being a timed affair, teams play a set goal total (1-10 goals). The team who scores the preset number of goals first wins. - Training : Practice your skills in a custom, competitive area. Choose your team then choose the drills you wish to run. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Training Scenario Attack side Defend side -------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Penalty Shootout try to score try to catch the ball (as a kick taker) (as a goal keeper) * Free Kick try to score try to clears the ball from any directions from your area * Corners try to score try to clears the ball can use volleying from your area or bicycle kick * Training Match try to score try to clears the danger as usually & score * See the Movement List in playing the game section. - European Dream League : Take one of 20 of Europe's top clubs and compete throughout a whole season. Once you reach the end of the season, the top two teams from each group advance to a home and away Semi-Final series with the winners meeting in the Finals. - Season Mode : Take control of a team in any one of 15 FIFA 99 league or cup competitions. You can also create your own customized league or cup. - League : Choose from Belgium, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, and USA. - Cup : Choose from 3 European Cups, champions cup, Uefa cup or Winners cup. - Custom League : Create your own league structure and choose teams. - Custom Cup : Create your own Cup tournament and select the teams. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. TEAM MANAGEMENT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - You can access the Team Management menu from the Match Select, Standings screen, or from the in-game menu. Use the In-Game Management to change formations, positioning, and strategies on the fly. - Starting Lineup : to change the starting lineup or substitute players, select the first player then select the second player and they are automatically swapped. To toggle the pitch or field, click on the field/table icon above. - Transfers : Buy or exchange player from another team - Kick Takers : Click the player name next to the type of kick that you wish to change. Click on the name of the player you want to take the kick. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. EDIT YOUR PLAYERS & TEAMS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - you can customize player appearances (hair color, skin color, etc), name team shirts, aggresion (calm or nutter), etc. Also you can build a player to excel at his position by changing 10 different skills or change his position, the skills are numbered 1-16 the highest number mean the greater skill of your player. Click the Save Changes Icon to save the changes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. PLAYING THE GAME ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ a. Keyboard BASIC MOVES/OFFENSE Movement : Arrow Keys Pass : S Shoot : D Acceleration : W Lob : A Evade Tackle : Q Shimmy to Left : CTRL or CTRL + S Shimmy to Right : ALT or ALT + S 360 degrees Spin to Left : CTRL (x2) or CTRL + D 360 degrees Spin to Right : ALT (x2) or ALT + D Flick over : ALT + A Various Fakes : CTRL + Arrow Keys Double Step Over : ALT + E Rainbow Kick : CTRL + A Dive/pretend to fall : CTRL + Q or ALT + Q Step Over Nutmeg : CTRL + E Back Wingers Move Up : Z Center Move Forward Up : X Change IGM : Space OUT OF BALL/DEFENSE Movement : Arrow Keys Tackle : D Sliding Tackle : A Intentional Foul : Q Acceleration : W Activate Manual Golie : ALT Try Offside Trap : C Attack Pressure : V Change IGM : Space BALL IN AIR Movement : Arrow Keys Powerful Header to Goal : D Low Header Pass : S High Header Pass : A Bicycle Kick : D (x2) Low Special Kick Pass : S (x2) High Special Kick Pass : A (x2) Intentional Foul : Q Acceleration : W Activate Manual Goalkeeper : ALT Change IGM : Space DEAD BALL POSITION Move Target/Arrow : Arrow Keys Curve to Right : ALT Curve to Left : CTRL Change Kick Mode : W Take Shoot : D or S or A Change IGM : Space GENERAL CONTROLS Controller Menu : 1 Team Management : 2 Options : 3 Instant Replay : 4 Match Statistics : 5 Scoring Summary : 6 Bookings Summary : 7 Toggle Radar : 8 Toggle Sound : 0 Tele Cam : F1 Sideline Cam : F2 Action Cam : F3 Goal Cam : F4 Stadium Cam : F5 Shoulder Cam : F6 Ball Cam : F7 Tower Cam : F8 Chat (Network/Modem Only) : F9 Quit Match : F10 Hangup (Network/Modem Only) : F11 Quit to Windows : F12 Pause : Esc Toggle Field Textures (Software Rendering Only) : Y Toggle Stadium Textures (Software Rendering Only) : T Increase Screen Size (Software Rendering Only) : - Decrease Screen Size (Software Rendering Only) : + b. Gravis grip controller BASIC MOVES/OFFENCE Pass : B Lob : A Shoot : C Acceleration : Y Evade Tackle : X Through Pass : Z Skill Mode : L/R OUT OF BALL/DEFENSE Switch Player : B Slide Tackle : A Tackle : C Acceleration : Y Intentional Foul : X BALL IN AIR - HEADING Header to Goal : C Head to Teammate's Head : A Head to Teammate's Feet : B BALL IN AIR - VOLLEYING Volley or Bicycle Kick Shot : C(2X) Volley to Teammate's Head : A(2X) Volley to Teammate's Feet : B(2X) SKILLS Rainbow Kick : L + A Lateral Left : L + B 360 Spin Left : L + C Step Over Nutmeg : L + Z Dive/pretend to fall : L/R + X Flick Over : R + A Lateral Right : R + B 360 Spin Right : R + C Double Step Over : R + Z GOALKEEPER Keeper Charge : R Pick up the ball : X Drop the ball : Y Throw : A/B Punt : C DEAD BALL POSITION Cycle View : Z Move Target Arrow : D-Pad Ball Follows Arrow Path : A / B / C Add Ball Spin Left : L Add Ball Spin Right : R PENALTY KICKS - SHOOTER Target Shot : D-Pad Switch Kicking Side : A Switch Shooter : B Shoot : C PENALTY KICKS - GOALKEEPER Move Along Line : D-Pad Attempt Save : A / B / C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. TIPS & TRICKS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - For the first time it'll be hard to find Ronaldo, the Brazilian superstar Actually Ronaldo is named G.SILVA in Fifa'99 for PC, find him in Inter Milan or Brazil subtitute players you can change his name in the player edit mode and then put him into Inter Milan or Brazil Starting Lineup. (usually his position is right forward) - Juventus, Inter, Manchester United, Arsenal are the best team to date with. - The full instalation is the best option for best peformance of Fifa'99. - Try not to bring the ball alone, cause it's easy to tackle. Pass through all you players, make sure that you pass to the right direction. If you find it's hard to do, go to the practice section. - Use the flick over skills to pass through 2 or more opponent's defender. - IGM is an automatic strategy you can control during play. Press Space to activate it. There are 3 kind of IGM. IGM 1 is the default formation, IGM 2 is ultra defensive formation, IGM 3 is attacking formation. So you must learn when you should use IGM 1, 2, or 3. - Evade Sliding tackle with Q (Keyboard) / X (Gravis) button. Learn to do it at the right time. - The Z (Gravis) Button is use to through pass, but you can score with it the accuracy is better than B button. When you go one on one against the goalkeeper press Z + D-Pad. - If you play against the computer the best way to get the ball from them is using tackle (not slide tackle) - Corner Kick is the best opportunity to score, so don't miss it. Cycle your view and then switch players until you find your main striker (ec Ronaldo in Inter Milan) then try to do a bicycle kick, usually works. - Every players has skills number, the highest number he has, the greater skills he has (it numbered between 1-16) - Ronaldo, Alessandro Del Piero, Gabriel Batistuta, Dennis Bergkamp are the samples of the player who has higher speed & technique. - The other cool features is the free camera, it requires your mouse. Choose free cam option from camera view option, to zoom in on a replay, move the cursor to the top of the screen then right click the mouse, to zoom out on a replay, move the cursor to the bottom of the screen then right click the mouse, to raise the camera, move the cursor to the top of the screen, then left click the mouse, to lower the camera, move the cursor to the bottom of the screen, then left click the mouse, to rotate the camera left/right, move the cursor to the left or right edge of the screen, then left click the mouse. - I find that there are so much patch files for Fifa'99 in the Internet. It's kinda fun to have/add more cool features in our PC Fifa'99 game. To find it try the search engine like Yahoo with the keyword "fifa'99" Have fun. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. MUSIC INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FIFA'99 featuring some cool music you can even listen it via internet in Real Audio format, visit http://www.astralwerks.com THE ROCKAFELLER SKANK Written by F. Slim, John Winford Terr and John Barry (c) 1998 Polygram International Publishing Ltd., Robbins Music Corp.and Gold Forever Music Inc.administered by MCA Performed by Fatboy Slim Recording courtesy of Astralwerks under license from Skint Records RUDE BOY ROCK Written by Justin Robertson Published by Reverb Music Ltd Performed by Lion Rock (P) 1998 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Limited Taken from the album "City Delirious" NAKED AND ASHAMED (Remix) Written and composed by Marvin Beaver (c) 1997 Marvin Beaver Reproduced and published by kind permission of Sherlock Holmes Music Ltd. Performed by Dylan Rhymes(P) 1996 Junior Recordings Limited Recording courtesy of Junior Boys Own RAINCRY Written and composed by Scott Hardkiss (c) 1997 Chrysalis Music Ltd. All Publishing rights in the United States and Canada administered by Chrysalis Music (ASCAP)International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Performed by God Within Recording under license from Hardkiss GOTTA LEARN (Dub Pistols Sick Junkey Remix) Written by Massimo Bonaddio and Dan Carey (c) Rumour Records Limited Published by Complete Music Limited and Rumour Music Publishing Performed by DanMass(P) 1997 Rumour Music/Complete Music Recording under license from Rumour Records Limited PASSION (Harley Mix) Written by Brian Natonski (c) 1998 Astralwerks Published by Fatal Data Performed by Gearwhore(P) 1998 Astralwerks Licensed courtesy of Astralwerk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks to anyone who helped my finished this Fifa'99 FAQs for PC. Also thanks to Gamefaqs for keeping this FAQs. Great Site, no doubt ! This time i work alone, but please if you have new idea or critics don't hesitate to contact me. Thanks again to EA Sports, you really care about our need of great soccer games. "Rockafeller Skank" is kick ass!!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Stephan Lee (liewanto@mailcity.com) * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------