NHL 2002 FAQ/Strategy Guide ============================= Author: mighty mosquito Version 0.2 Last update: August 2002 ============================= TABLE OF CONTENTS ============================= 1. Legal 2. Version History 3. Controls 4. Teams and Players 5. The Game [in operation] 6. Strategy [coming soon] 7. Review [coming soon] 8. Credits/Thanks ***************************** 1. L E G A L ***************************** This document is strictly copyright by mighty mosquito. It should appear on , , , and nowhere else! If I find it on another site, especially without my permission, I will sue! If you really want this FAQ on your site, you must e-mail me first and clearly mention my name when you post it. You are not allowed to print many times or photocopy and sell this. If you are unsure if you can do something or if you have any questions or comments, feel free to e-mail me at . And no, I am not a fan of junk mail, chain letters, and letters that were sent to me for no reason at all. If the e-mail is not strictly about this FAQ or about writing FAQs, then I will block you without hesitation and if you do have a question or comment, it will never get to me. If you want to e-mail me about helpful tips and additions to add into my FAQ, it is encouraged. You will get full credit for what you wrote and your name will be added to the Credits/Thanks section for everybody to see. Oh, and before I forget, no plagiarism either. It's my pet peeve and it's not permitted. (if you don't know what plagiarism means, it means copying my work and putting your name on it) **************************** 2. V E R S I O N H I S T O R Y **************************** 08/25/2002 - I'm back. I've fixed my margins that used to be way too small; I've given the permission for 2 new sites to post my FAQ (see legal section); I've fixed a couple of minor spelling changes. (Version 0.2) 08/19/2002 - Initial release. I've done enough for now and I'll be back in 1 week (Version 0.1) 08/13/2002 - Started writing my FAQ :P (Version 0.0) FAQ Notes: Yes, this is my first FAQ, so if you don't like it, don't worry, because they'll improve. I am a Canadian and I am using Canadian spelling. (No, I do not have a pet beaver) On to the FAQ! ***************************** 3. C O N T R O L S ***************************** Keyboard / Gravis Gamepad Pro / SideWinder Player with Puck: Shoot (Spacebar)/(Button 1)/(A) Pass (C)/(Button 2)/(B) Speed burst (X)/(Button 3)/(C) Deke (Z)/(Button 4)/(X) Player without Puck: Hook (Spacebar)/(Button 1)/(A) Hold (Spacebar)/(Button 1)/(A) Block shot (Spacebar)/(Button 1)/(A) Change player (C)/(Button 2)/(B) Speed burst (X)/(Button 3)/(C) Body Check (X)/(Button 3)/(C) Big Hit (Z)/(Button 4)/(X) Goalie with puck: Pass (C)/(Button 2)/(B) Clear puck (Spacebar)/(Button 1)/(A) Goalie without puck: Save attempt (X)/(Button 3)/(C)+hold Free skate (S)/(Button 8)/(Right Trigger)+hold Face offs: Draw puck (C)/(Button 2)/(B) Big hit (Z)/(Button 4)/(X) Fighting: High punch (Spacebar)/(Button 1)/(A) Low punch (C)/(Button 2)/(B) Strategy: Change lines (F1)-(F4) Away (F5)-(F9) Home /(Button 7)/ (Left Trigger) Additional controls: Skate backwards(B)/(Button 6)/(Z) Deflection (D)/(Button 5)/(Y) Block shot (D)/(Button 5)/(Y) Reverse the camera angle (Tab) Change cameras (Ctrl)+(F1)-(F8) Miscellaneous: Pause game (Esc)/(Button 10/Start)/(M) Slap shot (Spacebar)/(Button 1)/(A)+hold Saucer pass (C)/(Button 2)/(B)+hold ***************************** 4. T E A M S & P L A Y E R S ***************************** Teams are rated by several factors including goaltending, powerplay, defense, scoring, etc. NHL TEAMS (alphabetical order): (team - overall rating) Anaheim - 81 Atlanta - 75 Boston - 80 Buffalo - 82 Calgary - 79 Carolina - 80 Chicago - 79 Colorado - 84 Columbus - 79 Dallas - 88 Detroit - 84 Edmonton - 82 Florida - 77 Los Angeles - 82 Minnesota - 78 Montreal - 80 Nashville - 81 New Jersey - 84 New York Islanders - 78 New York Rangers - 79 Ottawa - 83 Philadelphia - 84 Phoenix - 82 Pittsburgh - 78 St. Louis - 83 San Jose - 84 Tampa Bay - 79 Toronto - 83 Vancouver - 80 Washington - 85 OTHER TEAMS: Eastern Conference - 92 Western Conference - 92 North America - 94 World - 92 TEAMS OF THE WORLD: Austria - 76 Belarus - 76 Canada - 94 Czech Republic - 89 Finland - 82 France - 73 Germany - 77 Great Britain - 75 Italy - 72 Japan - 76 Kazakhstan - 73 Latvia - 75 Norway - 72 Poland - 76 Russia - 87 Slovakia - 85 Sweden - 87 Switzerland - 75 Ukraine - 76 USA - 90 Players are rated by many factors including Speed, Agility, Shot Power, Shot Accuracy, etc. NHL TEAM'S BEST PLAYERS: (Team - Player1 - Overall rating, Player2 - Overall rating, Player 3 - Overall rating, etc.) Anaheim - P. Kariya - 89, J. Friesen - 86, S. Rucchin - 85 Atlanta - R. Ferraro - 83, P. Stefan - 83, L. Bartecko - 79, S. Guolla - 79 Boston - J. Allison - 88, B. Guerin - 88, J. Thornton - 87 Buffalo - S. Barnes - 85, C. Gratton - 83, M. Satan - 83 Calgary - J. Iginla - 87, C. Conroy - 82, M. Savard - 82 Carolina - J. O'Neill - 88, R. Brind'Amour - 87, S. Kapanen - 84 Chicago - T. Amonte - 88, A. Zhamnov - 86, M. Nylander - 84 Colorado - J. Sakic - 94, P. Forsberg - 93, R. Blake - 89 Columbus - M. Sillinger - 85, G. Sanderson - 84, S. Aubin - 81 Dallas - M. Modano - 91, J. Nieuwendyk - 85, D. Hatcher - 84, P. Turgeon - 84 Detroit - S. Fedorov - 92, S. Yzerman - 90, B. Shanahan - 87 Edmonton - R. Smyth - 85, A. Carter - 83, T. Marchant - 83 Florida - P. Bure - 87, V. Bure - 83, V. Kozlov - 81 Los Angeles - Z. Palffy - 86, A. Deadmarsh - 85, B. Smolinski - 84 Minnesota - W. Walz - 85, M. Gaborik - 79, A. Brunette - 78, D. Hendrickson - 78, S. Roest - 78, L. Sekeras - 78 Montreal - S. Koivu - 84, M. Rucinsky - 82, P. Brisebois - 81, J. Juneau - 81 Nashville - S. Walker - 84, G. Johnson - 83, C. Ronning - 82 New Jersey - P. Elias - 89, J. Arnott - 86, S. Niedermayer - 85 New York Islanders - B. Isbister - 86, M. Peca - 86, M. Czerkawski - 85, A. Yashin - 85 New York Rangers - T. Fleury - 88, P. Nedved - 86, B. Leetch - 85, M. Messier - 85 Ottawa - M. Hossa - 86, R. Bonk - 85, W. Redden - 85 Philadelphia - J. Roenick - 91, M. Recchi - 90, E. Lindros - 89 Phoenix - S. Doan - 85, M. Handzus - 84, C. Lemieux - 82, T. Numminen - 82 Pittsburgh - M. Lemieux - 94, A. Kovalev - 91, M. Straka - 88 St. Louis - D. Weight - 86, P. Demitra - 85, C. Pronger - 85 San Jose - O. Nolan - 91, P. Marleau - 86, T. Selanne - 86 Tampa Bay - V. Lecavalier - 87, B. Holzinger - 81, F. Modin - 81 Toronto - M. Sundin - 88, G. Roberts - 86, A. Mogilny - 84 Vancouver - M. Naslund - 89, T. Bertuzzi - 85, E. Jovanovski - 84 Washington - J. Jagr - 92, P. Bondra - 88, T. Linden - 87 TOP DEFENSEMEN (overall rating of at least 84): Rob Blake - 89 Brian Leetch - 85 Scott Niedermayer - 85 Chris Pronger - 85 Wade Redden - 85 Eric Desjardins - 84 Derian Hatcher - 84 Ed Jovanovski - 84 Nicklas Lidstrom - 84 TOP FORWARDS (overall rating of at least 90): Mario Lemieux - 94 Joe Sakic - 94 Peter Forsberg - 93 Sergei Fedorov - 92 Jaromir Jagr - 92 Alexei Kovalev - 91 Mike Modano - 91 Owen Nolan - 91 Jeremy Roenick - 91 Mark Recchi - 90 Steve Yzerman - 90 TOP GOALTENDERS (overall rating of at least 90): Dominik Hasek (DET) - 96 Curtis Joseph (TOR) - 92 Sean Burke (PHX) - 91 Roman Cechmanek (PHA) - 91 Mike Dunham (NSH) - 91 Olaf Kolzig (WAS) - 91 Patrick Roy (COL) - 91 Tommy Salo (EDM) - 91 Martin Brodeur (NJD) - 90 Patrick Lalime (OTT) - 90 ***************************** 5. T H E G A M E ***************************** STARTING UP: After you start up NHL 2002, you will be at the main menu. The options are "Play Now", "Game Modes", "NHL Cards", "Customization", "Play Online Now", and "Online Game Modes". These are the selections I will be discussing in this chapter. At the bottom of your screen, you will see an options bar. The first icon on the left-hand side is a hand with an "X" on its palm. If you select this, you will quit to windows. The next icon is 2 cards. If you select this, you will go to the NHL Cards screen (scroll down to see part on NHL Cards). To the right of that icon is a video camera icon. If you select that icon, you can view a saved highlight. The next icon is a floppy disk. If you select that, you can load a previously saved "Play Now" game. After the disk, there will be a "stick with three arrows". So help me! That's my best description! Anyways, if you select this icon, you will be able to edit your rules and options. The next icon is a hockey player. If you select this icon, then you will get options that a coach would have (example - edit lines, view prospects, trade). The last icon on the right-most portion of the options bar is a graph. If you select this icon, then you can view statistics by team, player, or position. On to the main menu options: PLAY NOW: Brief description (as taken from the manual): Play against the opponent of your choice in an NHL pre- season or International type game. So you start up NHL 2002 on your PC for the very first time and you don't know anything about this game, so you feel the safest choice is to click "Play Now". Smart choice, because this is the simplest and quickest. After you select "Play Now", there will be a screen titled "Game Setup". The "Game Setup" screen is a screen where you can choose your team, skill level, profile, and controller. For your skill level, you can choose between "Beginner", "Easy", "Medium", or "Difficult". If you've never played any NHL or EA Sports game before, then I suggest beginner level. If you've played an NHL game before, then I suggest one or two beginner games only to get the feel of the game, and then move on to Easy or Medium. If you are an NHL ace, then you should be able to handle difficult within the first couple of tries. Once you move on from the "Game Setup" screen, you will have a "Starting Lineup" screen to deal with. At this screen, you can choose to start with one of your four lines. You can also select your home, away, or if you have them, third and fourth jerseys. Also, if you are an "in- betweener", where for instance, you are better than easy but worse than medium, you can select medium and give yourself a player and/or goalie boost to help you win more games. This also helps if your friends are better than you and they say to you "Let's play a game of NHL 2002!" You can say all right, but before you start, make sure you give yourself a nice player boost. You can also toggle "auto shot aim" on and off. Once you have selected everything and are happy with it, you can go on and play some hockey! :D GAME MODES: Brief description (as taken from the manual): Take it all the way to the Stanley Cup if you can in Season mode, jump to the playoffs in Playoff mode, battle to rule the ice in Tournament mode, take on the intensity of an OT finish in Shootout mode, or play for 10 years in Season mode. [more coming soon] NHL CARDS: Brief description (as taken from the manual): View your Cardbook or tasklist, see what celebrations or Easter Eggs you've earned, or create or modify profiles I just collect NHL Cards for fun but you can use them to boost your player's performance in a match. To obtain NHL Cards, you need to have 2000 points. You get points for completing tasks. Depending on the skill level and the difficulty of the task, each completed task is worth in between 200 points and 2000 points. The difficulty of tasks range from level one to level four. The level one tasks are extremely easy to accomplish whereas the level four tasks are extremely hard to accomplish. I will give you the complete Level Two tasklist right here so you get the picture. I won't give you Level one, Level three, or Level four because you can get the picture from this one: Level Two: Get a Shutout Get 15 Hits in 1 period Get 5 Big Hits by one player Score a Hat Trick with one player Score a Short Handed Goal Score on a Breakaway Get 2 or fewer penalties in a game Get the Game Tying goal Score a Natural Hat Trick Score a Deflection goal Get a +/- rating of 4 for one player Win an Overtime Game in the Playoffs Finish 1st in Playoff GAA Score 20 goals with one player in a Season Win 3 consecutive Road games in a Season Win the EA Sports Trophy in Season Mode Win the All-Star Game in Season Mode Finish 1st in your Conference in Season Mode Finish 1st in your Division in Season Mode Finish 1st in your 16 Team Tournament Pool Win the Bronze Medal in Tournament Mode You say you want the other 3 levels? Too bad, play the game! In Season, Playoff, or Tournament mode, you can access the NHL Cards screen by going to the Central screen and selecting NHL Cards. To activate a ==Hero Celebration Card==, choose celebrations from the NHL Cards menu. Select the button to which you want to assign your celebration to. Now your hero can do the celebration after goals when you press the button. To activate an ==Easter Egg Card==, from the NHL Cards menu, select Easter Eggs and then click on the Easter Egg that you want to use during your games. Now that Easter Egg will be in effect when you play a game. To activate a ==Player Card== during a game, pause the game and choose NHL Cardbook. Click on the NHL card you want to use and flip it. Names under players will change colours if the card affects him. CUSTOMIZATION: Brief description (as taken from the manual): Create a player, celebration, or custom team, or create or access the AI Options [more coming soon] PLAY ONLINE NOW: Brief description (as taken from the manual): Go up against the best in the world, without even leaving the house [more coming soon] ONLINE GAME MODES: Brief description (as taken from the manual): Join a season, playoff, or tournament series and compete against other human opponents [more coming soon] ***************************** 6. S T R A T E G Y ***************************** [coming soon] ***************************** 7. R E V I E W ***************************** [coming soon] ***************************** 8. C R E D I T S ***************************** GameFAQs - For helping me through many games when was having trouble. CJayC - For creating GameFAQs, for posting my FAQ, and for taking many hours to manage and improve GameFAQs Bernd Wolffgramm - For posting my FAQ at DLH Peter Judson - For posting my FAQ at NeoSeeker EA Sports - For making and developing this game Wayne Gretzky - For being a great hockey player and role model My cousins - For getting me this game at Christmas You - For taking the time to read this FAQ Me - For taking the time to make this FAQ My fingers - For typing this guide ============================= I've told you everything you need to know before starting a game of NHL 2002. Now, you can only learn more by playing the game. Hope you enjoyed this FAQ and come again another day. ============================= End of document