PLAYING THE GAME
TEAM SELECT
To select a team, use the directional buttons to highlight your choice and press the button to confirm. The team's strength is shown by highlighted stars under its flag.
You must select at least one human team. You can select all remaining CPU and human teams yourself, or they can be selected randomly by the CPU by pressing the button to advance.
Highlight the 'Teams' option and press the button to activate it. Use the directional buttons to cycle through the team list and press the button to confirm your choice.
In Friendly and other modes, teams are split into groups. To change the group, highlight the 'Group' option, press the button, then use the directional buttons to cycle through.
COMPETITION RULES
Define rules for the match and competition. In some competitions, rules are already established and cannot be changed.
Match Length
Set the duration of the match: 2, 5, 10, or 20 minutes.
Extended Play
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None: The match is over, even if drawn.
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Extra Time: If the score is level at full time, extra time will be played.
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Golden Goal: If the score is level at full time, extra time will be played. The first team to score in this period is the winner and the match will immediately end.
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Penalty Shoot-out: Choose to play in a sudden-death penalty shoot-out if the score is level after full time and/or extended play.
Play each team
Choose to play teams once or twice in a competition.
Bookings
Choose to play with yellow & red cards on or off.
Injuries
Choose to play with player injuries on or off.
Offsides
Choose to play with or without the offside rule.
GAME SETTINGS (from Side Menu)
You can alter various match environment settings at any time during a competition. Press the button to bring up the Side Menu and select GAME SETTINGS.
There are four different pages of settings: Environment, Display, Camera, and Audio. To change pages, highlight the OPTIONS box at the top of the page, press the button to activate it, then cycle through to the desired page.
Once on a page, use the directional buttons to highlight an option and press the button to activate it and change the setting.
Environment
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Game Speed: Change the speed at which the match is played.
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Weather: Fine/Rain/Snow/Random
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Cinematics: Toggle in-game cut-sequences on or off.
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Stadiums: Pick a stadium to play in or let one be chosen at random.
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Time: Daytime/Night-time/Random
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Auto Replays: Toggle auto goal replays on or off.
Display
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Controller Help: Toggle set-piece controls help on or off.
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Player Names: Toggle on-screen player names display on or off.
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Splash Text: Toggle on-screen splash text effects on or off.
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Radar: Toggle the player radar on or off.
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Player Markers: Change the player indicator type to On floor or Above head.
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Screen Aspect: Toggle the in-game screen display between 4:3 (normal) and 16:9 (wide-screen).
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Note: this change does not affect the menus.
Camera
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View: Choose the orientation of the camera: Side-line/End-view/Overhead/Fixed Sideline/Fixed End-view.
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Distance: Set the distance of the camera from the ball: 10-30 meters.
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Height: Set the height of the camera above the ground: 4-16 meters.
Audio
Change the volume settings for Master, Music, Commentary, and Sound Effects. When selected, use the directional buttons to adjust the volume up and down.
LEAGUE STANDINGS (League competitions only)
This screen shows the current league standings in League competition and other League-type competitions.
For all competitions except League, Knockout, and Season mode, you can view other group's tables by pressing the button to activate the GROUP option and cycling through.
FIXTURES (Knockout-type competitions only)
This information screen shows the current results and draw for the remainder of the competition.
ASSIGN CONTROLLERS
Use the left and right directional buttons to select your team. In a multi-player game, this screen determines who will play which team.
In a league or cup competition, you will only be able to choose human teams which you selected in the TEAM SELECT screen. When you have selected your team(s), press the button to validate your choices and advance to the next screen.
You can re-configure your game controls in the OPTIONS menu from the title screen.
TEAM MANAGEMENT
David Beckham Soccer is a quick and fast simulation game. Your victory will come essentially from your ability to play the game, but several management options can help to improve your chances of winning.
This screen allows you to decide the strategy and formation of your team and also which players start the game.
Squad/Substitutions
The list of players in the center of the screen is your squad. The top half is your starting eleven, the bottom half are the substitutes.
Should you wish to make a change to the starting eleven, use the directional buttons to highlight a player, press the button to select him, then highlight the player you wish to change him with and press the button again. The players
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