12/31/00
Version 1.0
Janus Operative
BRIAN@ayreb.freeserve.co.uk

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INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR SOCCER 2000
FAQ

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Contents:
      1: Controls
            -basic controls
            -advanced controls
            -shooting
            -tips and advice
      
      2: Set Pieces
            -free kicks
            -corners
             
      3: Tactics
            -formations
            -styles of play
              
      4: Team selection
             
      5: Modes of play
            -career
            -scenarios
      
      
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1:CONTROLS

-BASIC CONTROLS

If you played ISS 98 or ISS 64 then you should be familiar with the controls 
but I will go over them again any way.
I am using the default controls (TYPE 1)

Dribble          |control stick
Pass             |A button
Shoot            |B button
Through pass     |top C button
Dash             |bottom C button 
One two pass     |right C button
Fly ball         |left C button

Tackles
Charge           |Without ball press A
Sliding          |Without ball press left C button

These are the basic controls but to add some skill and excitement to the game 
you might want to use some advanced controls.


-ADVANCED CONTROLS.(SKILL)

you will obviously want to add some skill to your game and look good in 
multiplayer against your mates. The skills in ISS 2000 are fairly easy to use 
and look good when performed in the right situations.

LIFTING      press left C button when completely still
Useful for:Absolutely nothing, sometimes you can keep the ball up going from 
on end to another without the computer touching you which looks good but 
isn't very useful.

HEEL LIFT      While dashing press left C button
Useful for:Looks very stylish but doesn't really have a purpose.

STEPOVER      Hold A and bottom C before the pass reaches you.
Useful for:Confusing the opposition. If timed well it can look very good, but 
make sure there is a player to receive the ball after the stepover

QUICK TURN      While dashing push the stick in the other direction quickly
Useful for:Losing your marker. It is very useful when you are running down 
the wing and are trying to get a cross in but there is someone blocking the 
ball. You can just turn sharply and find yourself in plenty of space to get 
the cross in.

FEINT      Press bottom C twice quickly
Useful for:Confusing the computer. If you carry on tapping bottom C then you 
can continue performing the trick. push the stick forward to feint while 
moving.

JUMP      Tap Z twice quickly 
Useful for:apparently you can leap past defenders but I haven't managed to do 
so yet.


-SHOOTING

shooting is not just as simple as pressing B and can be the hardest part of 
the game to master next to the unforgiving career mode.

The strength of the shot depends on how hard you press the B button.
If you're  on the edge of the 18 yard box and need some power to get the ball 
in the top corner then hold the B button. But if you are on the end of a 
beautiful pass along the face of the goal then you may just want to tap B for 
a simple tap in.

If you hold R when you shoot then you can control the height of the shot.
If you lean heavily on the control stick while shooting then you will likely 
cause the ball to go over depending on whereabouts on the pitch you are.
to smash the ball in the bottom corner slightly lean the stick.

see how simple it can be!!!!
If you practice you will get the hang of it.


-TIPS AND ADVICE

-I think there is a weak spot on the pitch somewhere. It is a spot where nine 
times out of ten you will always score. I haven't found it yet but I think it 
is a fair way out from the goal and slightly on a diagonal with it.

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|       *         one of the spots is, the
|                 other is symmetrical to it 
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The furthest out from the goal I've scored is 40m can you beat it?


-When tackling always time your tackles well especially when sliding. Make 
sure you can get the ball and don't tackle from behind or slide the keeper.
Of course...

-you may want to use fouling to your advantage. You can nearly always escape 
with out a card if you foul from the front. fouls can also help in another 
way, if you single out the opponents best player with some crunching tackles 
from the front his stamina will decrease making him easier to mark.

-The fly ball is good for clearing the ball but you can also switch the ball 
from one side to the other. This is useful when you can't go forward because 
there is a crowd of players in front of you. Just turn and hit the ball to 
the other side of the pitch.

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2:SET PIECES

-FREE KICKS

1: Make sure your best free kick taker is taking the kick. look for players 
with a high shoot and curve rating

2:To get a better view of the situation cycle through the views available 
with the top C button. Then you have a more accurate shot.

3:You can score with a curling shot by holding Z and the direction you want 
to curl it after the  ball has left your feet. Be careful not to curl to 
much.

4:If the shot is on the edge of the box you can jump the wall by positioning 
the arrow slightly over the wall and kicking with the power bar only 40 or 
50% full.

5:As with shooting the more you practice it the easier it will become.


-CORNERS

1: To score from a corner you must hit the ball to a position where the 
keeper can't get to it. close to him is the obvious example.

2:you can always do a short corner to get a better angle for a cross.
You should cross so that the ball is in the six yard box but not to close to 
the keeper. headers from anywhere further back from around the six yard box 
are useless.

3: Don't try and score from a corner it is just a waste of time and if any do 
go in it is just a fluke.

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3:TACTICS

-FORMATIONS

442 
The 442 is the average formation your defense midfield and attack is strong 
but your midfield may be weak against a five man opposition midfield. That 
doesn't mean that a five man midfield will beat you because the tactics are 
only as strong as the team that plays them, or something like that. What I'm 
trying to say is that a four man Brazil midfield would easily beat a five man 
Liechtenstein midfield.

424
basically this variation of the 442 turns the left and right midfielders into 
attacking wingers. But the wingers usually decide to stay up front which 
weakens the midfield and defeats the idea of this formation. The idea is that 
the winger are constinatly making forward runs from midfield

451
More of a defensive formation if you are going to play this formation you 
need a top class center forward. This is good formation to use against world 
class teams if you are playing as a rubbish team because the five man 
midfield will give you a high amount of possession.

433
Pushing one midfielder up into attack creates a strong front line but no 
wingers means no crosses so it is best suited to teams like Brazil or 
Argentina.

352
This is basically a 332 formation with two wing backs that can be played in 
defence, midfield, attack or anywhere on the lrft and right side. It is a 
very solid formation and any team can play it with relative ease.

361
pulling the striker back into midfield means you will enjoy most of the 
possession but as with the 451 you must make sure that the striker is very 
good.

343
similar to the 433 you will need a good defence for this and again it is best 
suited to the better teams.

334
This is a very weak formation because with no wingers or full backs you leave 
your team open to attacks and crosses from the wing. I can't see why any team 
would want to play this formation.

325
see above

235
where do they get these formations from. If you wanted to push the forwards 
up then there are much better ways of doing it than this.

244 
Another useless formation. The only way it would work is by pulling the right 
and left midfielders and strikers back a bit but that is the same as the 442.

253
This is a solid formation if you pull the wingers back a bit and let them run 
forward from the back. The two man defence may prove a bit weak against world 
class teams though.

541
This formation ruins the game because with nearly no attackers the match will 
just be a case of you defending with no attacking.

532
This is similar to the 541 and although it evens things out more the midfield 
is to weak to create any attacks and your forwards will just be chasing stray 
balls all the time.

523
I should have put this near the 325 because it is useless the defence is 
strong but two midfieldrss can not start a good attack and you will find that 
you have 3 strikers doing nothing.

145 and 154
These formations should only be used if you are losing 10-0 with two minutes 
to go. If you are going to lose then you could at least get one goal back.
If you want to you could let your goalkeepers take the corners because as 
well as it giving you all of your players available in the box it also looks 
funny to see the goalkeeper sprinting back after you lose possession.


-STYLES OF PLAY or TACTICS

Just one piece of advice here

1: TURN IT OFF
There is no point of tactics in this game and if you really need to use them 
make sure you control them not the computer.

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4:TEAM SELECTION

BEST  
Brazil             290
Holland            288
Germany            287
France             285
Italy              285
England            281
Argentina          270
Croatia            269
Denamark           267
Norway             266
Yugoslavia         266
Cameroon           261
Columbia           261
Russia             261
Uruguay            261

These are the totals when all the ratings are added up.

I only added the results of teams with over 260 points.

So the best three teams in the game are BRAZIL, GERMANY and HOLLAND
(not including any all stars teams)

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5:MODES OF PLAY

-CAREER
I am sorry but I have no advice for the career mode except that it is a case 
of trial and error. 
Make sure you read everything you see and remember it so that next time you 
can do better. 
Eventually you will make the national team.
One more thing, always play your matches.

-SCENARIOS
See my scenarios in depth faq that will hopefully be up soon.

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In my next update I want to include the real players names that can be worked 
out by looking at Konomis made up names because they are very similar.
I also want to include more details about the teams, e.g., best attacking 
team.

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If you want to put this FAQ on your own site or something just ask. As long 
as you tell me and credit me as the writer I am more than happy to let you 
use it. 

Any problems email me. My adress is at the top but here it is again
BRIAN@ayreb.freeserve.co.uk

If you have any infomation to make this better email me and if I use anything 
I will credit you.




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