## Description
In _NBC Sports Figure Skating_ , you’ll take the role of one of the world’s
best female skaters and compete against athletes from other countries to
become a star on ice by successfully executing a series of skating moves. From
the main menu, you choose number of players (single player or two player hot
seat), program type (Short, Free or Overall), and the country you want to
represent. The game is then viewed from a side on perspective with a large
view of your skater to emphasize the action. Each skating move has a series of
button presses and timing cues. For each button press in the move you are to
perform, a picture a number from 1 to 6 (randomly chosen by the game) moves
across the bottom of the screen to a target zone at the center. As soon as a
number appears in the Move Alert Brackets at the bottom center of the screen,
you must press that number key to successfully execute the next step of the
move sequence. If you miss a button completely while executing a move, you’ll
fall and receive no points for that move. Each number in the sequence appears
within a colored square. A failed sequence step is displayed in red squares. A
successful sequence step is displayed in orange squares. A perfectly timed
sequence step is displayed in green squares. The next sequence step is
displayed in black squares. Each move has its own unique point value, based on
its difficulty, for a perfect execution. You will incur a 1-point penalty for
each .5 sec missed execution, modified by the game’s difficulty level setting.
The difficulty setting also adjusts how high your competitor’s score will be.
However, if you do not fall during your routine, you will be awarded with
bonus points, based on how many moves you’ve chained together. After you
complete a routine, you’ll receive two values. One represents the real figure
skating score from 0.0 to 6.0, while the other represents a point value. The
point value has a larger range based on the types of moves you do and your
overall performance is what is used for scoring. Scores can be uploaded after
the medal ceremony for an event if you win the Gold Medal. Your scores are
entered into a website leaderboard that tracks the top scores and players. If
you are playing a Free or Overall Program, you can also assemble your own
performance lineup. You can choose any of the 10 different moves and put
together a sequence of 10 moves to create your own custom routine. Using a
move more than twice in a row halves the point value for the move.