1/13/01
Version 2.0
Janus Operative
BRIAN@ayreb.freeserve.co.uk
 
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Updates-

12/31/00
first version of faq

1/13/01
version 2.0
Added some new sections which can be seen in the contents. I also 
added some tricks and more details for the teams. The new scenario 
section is also in this version.

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Contents:               
      1: Controls
            -basic controls
            -advanced controls
            -shooting
            -tips and advice
      
      2: Set Pieces
            -free kicks
            -corners
            -penalties

      3: Tactics
            -formations
            -styles of play
            -substitutes
              
      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.

360 TURN     rotate the control stick
Useful for:turning to avoid players because they can't tackle you 
while your back is turned. Don't use it to often though because I 
think it tends to slow the match down a bit.

TRAP     while stopped press left C
useful for:Controlling a lob pass so that you can bring the ball 
down to the floor without the usual process of heading the ball back 
and forth.

SHORT KICK AHEAD    press z and bottom c
useful for: kicking the ball in front of you? I haven't used this 
much but it is a skill in the game so I included it here. I think it 
is meant for you to kick it round a player while you catch up with 
it or something like that.


-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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|                 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.


-PENALTIES

1:Keep the blue aimer on. You stand less chance of scoring if you 
can;t see where you are putting the ball.

2: Press A to place the ball for a more accurate shot. use B to use 
more power. Its up to you which one you choose but I like to use a 
strong shot.

3. The art to penalty taking is to send the keeper the wrong way. To 
do this postition the blue square to  the right of the keeper and 
press B or A to shoot. Before the ball goes to far away from you 
switch the blue marker to the far left side of the goal.

4. Saving penalties is a different matter though. Use B and the D-
pad to save. You can use the control stick but I find that you have 
more control if you use the d-pad. Wait until the ball has left the 
strikers feet before diving. YTou can some times tell what way the 
ball is going but its usually down to luck.

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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.


-SUBSTITUTIONS

The substitutions menu is probably the most confusing and the most 
informative menuy in the game.

You probably realise what he faces and the small green meter mean. 
They tell you the players condition and stamina ideally you want 
these to be perfect but should you sacrifce a striker with a overall 
rating of 90 for one with 83 just because they aren't as healthy as 
they could be?

You should always keep your first choice keeper on and keep your 
strongest player from defence and midfield on despite their health. 
Although if it is really low it is probably best to rest them. 

The strikers are entirly different though. It is a good idea to 
change them at half time to bring on some fresh legs but it may be a 
good idea to keep a player like Vieri who is one of the best players 
in the world on.

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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

GERMANY 0 - 0 Turkey
3:52 second half   Germany corner
Easy. Its as simple as that just score from the corner and play a 
passing game to waste the time.
You coulld also push all of you players up into a 145 formation for 
the corner just remember to change it bavck the second you lose 
posession.

UYkraine 0 - 0 FRANCE
4:03 second half   Ukraine penalty
Keep resarting the game until you save the penalty. Then switch your 
formation to one with 3 players up front. Make sure your best player 
is in the middle of the front 3 and play through balls to him from 
midfield.

Yugoslavia 2 - 2 CROATIA
4:11 second half   Free kick
number 18 should be pushed up for the free kick as he is good in the 
air so just whip in a good free kick and score from it. if you don't 
score from it you should switch the formation to 433 and play 
through balls to the striker.

England 0 - 0 SWEEDEN
3:55 second half   Sweeden throw in
swicth your formation to 361 and you will win nearly every midfield 
ball. Set all the midfield players except the middle man to join the 
attack and play the ball to the striker and have him hold the ball 
until your midfielders join and support you.

ENGLAND 0 - 1 Scotland
3:41 second half   England free kick
Again, push all your players up for the free kick and score by any 
means necessary. If you don't score keep trying until you do. Then 
change to a 343 formation and punish the Scottish with some great 
crosses.

ITALY 2 - 3 Denmark
2:23 second half   Italy corner
As with nearly all the scenarios start with a attacking formation 
for the corner something like a 145 and then change it back to 343 
after the corner. Not a very difficult scenario really even though 
you start a goal down.

ROMANIA 1 - 1 Portugal
4:47 second half   Romania freekick
You need to make this kick count so pile every one into an attacking 
position and move most of them into the box with one player on each 
wing and one or two waiting outside the box for any rebounds. You 
can either pass to one of your wingers and get a cross in to your 
forwards or try to pass it straight to the forwards that are piled 
into the box.

UKRAINE 0 - 0 Slovenia
4:22 second half   Ukraine penalty
This is easy. Chevchan (Shevchneko?) your number 10 is the best 
penalty taker you have so just score with the kick and hold onto the 
ball for the remaining time. Your superior team can add to the score 
because the Slovenia defence is easy to break down. Any sensible 
formation should work fine and note the sensible, no 145s or 154s.

SPAIN 2 - 3 Cyprus
4:30 second half   Spain throw in
Time is against you in this scenario but your superior side should 
be able to play a more attacking formation with little trouble. Try 
anything with at least two defenders because Cyprus are very weak 
and vulnerable to nearly anything. Their keeper is also weak against 
long shots so have lots of forwards ready to follow up any rebounds.

HOLLAND 5 - 5 Belgium
Second period of extra time   Belgium corner
Switch the formation to a 343 and if you successfully defend the 
corner try to break quickly down the wing. Hold the ball until the 
three strikers are supporting the attack and then whip a great cross 
in. Simple really.

CZECH REPUBLIC 1 - 1 Holland
4:19 Second half   Holland free kick
Don't change your formation until you have possession of the ball or 
it has gone out of play. Holland tend to be very good at the free 
kick so be prepared to close in and win any rebounds. Once you have 
possession switch to a 352 and use a good through ball or a one two 
to cut through the Dutch defence. Remember that time is against you 
so don't do anything to risky.

AUSTRAILIA 0 - 0 Brazil
2:59 second half   Australia throw in
Brazil start the match with a weaker than usual side and seem to be 
weaker on the left side so use lots of pacy attacks down the left 
hand side. You can even start by throwing the ball to the left side 
of the pitch if you use a long throw. Remember to try to prevent the 
Brazilians from making any substituions so they can't bring their 
best players on.

GREECE 0 - 2 Norway
3:17 second half   Norway corner
Norway have no real weaknesses so set your formation to 442 and try 
everything. Well I say everything but only try stuff that you can 
pull off. Through balls, one twos and crosses are fine. Winning 
possession from the corner and scoring from a quick break will help 
tremendously.

Brazil 2 - 0 ARGENTINA
2:27 second half   Argentina free kick
A goal from the free kick would be the best start it would leave you 
with only a two goal gap between the two sides. Depending on if you 
score or not it is best to use a 343 if you can keep possession and 
not lose the ball to much in midfield areas. Even with their 
stronger team members brazil are still more vulnerable to attacks 
from the left side than any where else. If you find yourself running 
out of time foul a lot to add more injury time.

URUGUAY 0 - 3 Brazil
0:53 second half   Uruguay free kick
There is enough time left to scrape to a narrow victory but you must 
score the free kick to stand any sort of chance. A 352 formation is 
best for this match. Concentrate on one twos, through balls and 
crosses. Especially down Brazils slightly weaker left side.

Italy 4 - 0 WALES
3:17 second half   Wales corner
This is the hardest scenario in the game. Scoring from the corner is 
important. Switch to a 253 for the corner and make sure to clear up 
any rebounds well. Use a 352 formation for the rest of the match 
with the wing backs pushed back slightly to strengthen the defence. 
Try not to give the ball away to much and do what ever you can to 
break through the Italian defence, one twos, through balls, 
stepovers. Don't try anything that you can't do and don't try fancy 
tricks.

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