STARTING UP
Set up your PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system according to the instructions in its Instruction Manual. Make sure the MAIN POWER switch (located on the back of the console) is turned on.
Press the RESET button. When the power indicator lights up, press the open button and the disc tray will open. Place the Wild Wild Racing disc on the disc tray with the label side facing up. Press the open button again and the disc tray will close. Attach game controllers and other peripherals, as appropriate. Follow on-screen instructions and refer to this manual for information on using the software.
Kickdown Function
The accelerator has an additional function - kickdown. This is useful when you are going up a steep hill and need to change down quickly.
To activate the kickdown feature, simply release the accelerator and quickly depress it again.
REPLAY CONTROLS
GAME MODES
Wild Wild Racing features the following game modes. To win the game, you may need to play in several different modes. For example, upon completion of the Beginner Championship, your car may not be quick enough to win at Amateur Championship level. You must now play Time Attack or Challenge games to win a car that is suitable for the Amateur Championship.
Ultimate Objective
Your ultimate objective in the game is threefold:
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to achieve first place in the 3 championship seasons (Beginner/Amateur/Pro). Completing championships yields a Trophy and opens the next championship level, including all that level's Time Attacks and Quick Races.
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to win the 5 Time Attack Trophies. Beating the records on one circuit for all of the 3 Time Attack races (uphill, downhill, flat) gives you improved versions of existing cars on Beginner and Amateur mode. Beating these levels at Pro gives you a Trophy for that country.
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to win all 5 Challenge Trophies. All new cars are gained in the Challenges.
QUICK RACE
Quick Race mode allows you to set up any weather/time of day and race in any unlocked cars on any unlocked circuits. At game start, three circuits and three cars are available.
As you complete races in Championship, Time Attack and Challenge modes, extra circuits and cars are opened. Quick Race mode has no direct game function except to allow new lap records to be established.
Quick Race Settings
Quick Race mode allows you to set up the following Times of Day and Weather Conditions:
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Snow (USA and Iceland only)
In addition to affecting visibility, weather conditions have an adverse effect on the driving surfaces. CHAMPIONSHIP
Wild Wild Racing features three Championship levels (Beginner/Amateur/Pro) that are opened when the previous championship has been won. At game start, only the Beginner Championship is available, but new Championships open as you progress through the game. Championship games consist of 3 sequential races at Beginner level, 4 sequential races at Amateur level and 5 sequential races at Pro level.
Championship Level Differences
The differences between championship levels are as follows:
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the number of checkpoints is halved
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opponents use higher performance cars
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there are more cars in the races
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there are more laps in the race
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weather and time of day present more of a challenge
Championship Points
The following points are awarded for completing championship races:
These points are totalled at the end of each race and the driver with the most points at the end of the championship is deemed the winner. If you complete a championship in first, second or third place then you are awarded a trophy. Winning a gold trophy allows you to progress to the next Championship level.
TIME ATTACK
Time Attack mode allows you to race solo against a predetermined record in any unlocked cars on any unlocked circuits. Time Attack mode is split into three types of race: uphill, downhill and flat.
This means that there are 3 Time Attacks for each country at each championship class.
Time Attack Awards
The awards for these races are as follows:
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Beat all 3 USA Time Attacks at Beginner or Amateur level – Double Moon is upgraded to next level •
Beat all 3 India Time Attacks at Beginner or Amateur level – Typhoon is upgraded to next level •
Beat all 3 Iceland Time Attacks at Beginner or Amateur level – Demon is upgraded to next level
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Beat all 3 Mexico Time Attacks at Amateur level – Kemono is upgraded to next level •
Beat all 3 Time Attacks in any country at Pro level – the trophy for that country is awarded
Note: you must have won the Kemono car in the Kemono Challenge to receive an upgraded version from the Mexico Time Attacks. CHALLENGE
Challenge mode allows you to race against the clock to win new cars, upgrades to these cars and ultimately to win challenge trophies. Each Challenge Mode game consists of three different tasks.
Quest Mode
In Quest Mode you must drive solo around a standard racecourse and collect letters