STARTUP INFORMATION
Set up your PlayStation® game console according to the instructions in its Instruction Manual. Make sure the power is off before inserting or removing a compact disc. Insert the CUBIX™ Robots for Everyone: Race 'n Robots™ disc and close the Disc Cover. Insert game controllers and turn on the PlayStation game console. Follow on-screen instructions to start a game. If you wish to load or save information during play, insert a MEMORY CARD, with at least 1 free MEMORY CARD block, into MEMORY CARD slot 1. It is advised that you do not insert or remove peripherals or MEMORY CARDs once the power has been turned on.
When playing the game, you should always have a Controller plugged into either Controller port 1, or in Controller port 1-A when using a Multi Tap.
Console Top View
Console Front View
UPGRADING YOUR ROBOT
You start with zero credits and earn 500 credits for each race you place first in.
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Press the or directional button or left stick to move the selection arrows between the different upgrades available.
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Upgrades that you can't afford or that are not yet available are not selectable.
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Press the button to purchase the unit.
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Once an upgrade has been purchased and added to your Robot, you will not be able to purchase the item again.
NITRO SCOOP
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Start off the line faster than ever!
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Combined with the Grav-grip, this upgrade will turn any Robot into a highly agile racing machine.
GRAV-GRIP
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Grav-grip gives your Robot extra traction.
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Turn corners faster than ever before, dodge other racers and take shortcuts at high speed!
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Stopping distances are also greatly reduced.
MEGA HORN
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This powerful noisemaker emits a blast so loud that it causes all other Robots around you to become momentarily confused.
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Use this at key moments during the race to pull into the lead.
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(Note: If you have picked-up any other items you'll use them first.)
ZERO-G ENGINE
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This is for the Robot with a need for speed!
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Any Robot needing huge straight-line speed needs to pick up this upgrade.
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With the increase in top speed, stopping distances will also be longer. It's best used in conjunction with Grav-grip.
TRACK SELECTION
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Press the or directional button or left stick to select your track.
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To unlock every track available in Bubble Town, play through each track in Story mode sequentially by winning every race.
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Each track you win will then be unlocked and available in Versus mode!
TRACK DIFFICULTY
Each track is rated as Easy, Medium or Hard depending on the nature of the track and the hazards on the track.
COUNTDOWN
Every Robot lines up at the Start Line. Then, the Countdown begins, counting backward from 3 to 1. When the number 1 fades away and the word GO appears, the race is on!
START BOOST
Press the button at the right moment during the Countdown and your Robot will speed off ahead of the others. If you see a large smoke trail and hear your hover jets ignite you know you did it right!
To unlock every track available in Bubble Town, play through each track in Story mode sequentially by winning every race. Each track you win will then be unlocked and available in Versus mode!
RACE BETTER
Make sure you press the ANALOG mode button on your DUALSHOCK® analog controller and that the red light is on for the best performance.
RACING
MAKING TURNS
Your Robot's ability to steer is affected by its speed; the faster the Robot races, the harder it is to steer. Larger Robots can be slightly more difficult to control.
If the Robot tries to turn a corner too fast for it to handle, the Robot will spin off the racetrack!
ACCELERATION
Your Robot's acceleration is affected by several factors: its weight and size, the surface of the track and how fast it can get up to full speed. Practice racing your Robot on one particular track so you can get used to its rate of acceleration.
Note: In Controller Configuration "B" let up on the accelerator to make tighter turns.
CRASHING
Racing isn't easy. At some point, you're probably going to run into another Robot, a hazard or race right off the track. Sometimes you may just slow down.
But if you manage to hit something head-on at high speed, you may come to a dead stop or even go bouncing across the track!
RACING RULES
STORY MODE
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Each race has 3 laps that must be completed.
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After completing a number of tracks in first place you will be awarded a new Robot that you may choose to use at the beginning of the next race.
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The first Robot to cross the finish line wins!
VERSUS MODE
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All Robots must remain close to whoever is currently in the lead.
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If any Robot falls too far behind the leader or too far offscreen, that Robot will