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1. Set up your PlayStation® game console according to the instructions in its Instruction Manual. 2. Make sure the power is OFF before inserting or removing a compact disc. Insert the BLAST LACROSSE™ disc and close the disc cover. If you wish to save your game, insert a memory card (sold separately) into MEMORY CARD slot 1.
3. Insert game controllers and turn on the PlayStation® game console. 4. Follow on-screen instructions to start a game.
Note: BLAST LACROSSE™ is for up to 2 players.
PlayStation Console
Introduction: Stick It Where The Sun Don't Shine
Welcome to Blast Lacrosse, the first-ever lacrosse video game, featuring all the great teams from the National Lacrosse League. You're about to enter a wild world of fast-paced action and violent sport. This is the game that millions of people around the world play and watch.
If you like furious sticking action and high octane, high impact excitement, you've come to the right place. All the indoor lacrosse action you can handle is waiting for you, with all the powerful checking and harmful injuries.
If you have the guts, a full Season will test your skill and will to win. Or try your hand at Tournament mode or a Sudden Death match. Whichever mode you choose, you've got a hard-sticking handful of frantic fun in front of you.
So put on the pads and helmets and get down to the indoor sensation that's rockin' the nation: Blast Lacrosse!
Main Menu
At the main menu, you will see these choices:
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Sudden Death: Play a sudden death overtime period where the first team to score is the winner.
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Arcade: The action is fast in a one-game arcade shoot out.
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Season: Guide your team through a full 14 game season.
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Tournament: Climb the tournament ladder to the top!
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Options: Set the game up to suit your preferences.
Blast Lacrosse Basics
Blast Lacrosse pits two teams of five against each other. Each team has four runners and a goalie. The runners try to place the ball in the opposing team's net in order to score a goal. The goalie tries to prevent the opposing team from scoring.
A game consists of four quarters. At the end of each quarter the teams will switch ends. The team that scores the most goals within the allotted time limit is the winner.
Sudden Death
A sudden death condition occurs when the score remains tied at the end of regulation play. In sudden death play, players can eliminate opposing team members by performing a turbo check.
When a player is turbo-checked during sudden death play, he is badly injured; he will remain a writhing obstacle on the floor and cannot be substituted for. A team is declared the winner when it scores or when the opposing team has been reduced to only a goalie.
If the end of a sudden death period is reached without a score or complete elimination of one team, over time will continue.
Shot Clock
Blast Lacrosse uses a shot clock. The clock allows a team ten seconds to shoot on net once they have gained possession of the ball. If possession is lost and then regained, the clock will be reset.
If a team violates the shot clock, the words "KA BOOM" will appear on screen and possession reverts to the opposing goalie, who will then put the ball into play.
On Fire
When a player's team scores three goals in a row, that team is "on fire", making it much more likely that shots will go in.
Substituting Players
When a player is injured or you're just sick of the sad way he plays, yank him out and pop in a substitute off the bench.
Note: You cannot substitute for an injured player in overtime.
First, press the START button to pause the game (the player who pauses the game is only shown the substitution selection for his team). Next, select which human player is making a substitution (you cannot substitute for a CPU controlled team). You will come to your substitution screen.
As you move the highlight, note the player attribute meter changes to reflect each player's ratings in these categories:
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Speed: In lacrosse, speed only kills if you don't have any.
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Power: The higher the power ranking, the stronger his shots are.
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Passing: A high passing ranking means fewer interceptions.
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Accuracy: How accurate a shooter the player is.
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Strength: How resilient (and resistant to injury) a player is.
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Weight: Is your man bulky or brittle?
To substitute players highlight a player you wish to swap out and press the button to select him. Next, highlight the player you wish to substitute in his place. Press the button. My goodness! They've traded places. Back to the action!
Direct Pass
A direct pass will occur if the user presses and holds the button. A direct pass will travel much faster than a lob pass. The increase in speed will give the receiver more time to avoid a check, but the trajectory will increase the probability that the pass is intercepted.
Turbo Pass
The turbo feature may be used to increase the speed of a pass. Turbo passes travel very quickly and are more difficult to intercept than a direct pass.
Shooting
The offensive player may take a shot on the opposition'