Impact Racing
↘ 9.0%
🙂 6.7/10
(Playstation - US, Racing)
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Developed by:
Funcom Dublin Ltd.
Published by:
JVC Musical Industries Europe Ltd.
Released On:
01 Jul 1996
Also available on:
The gameplay revolves around racing cars equipped with various mounted weapons, such as mines, concussion missiles, smart bombs, and heat-seeking missiles. Power-ups like energy, armor, and time bonuses can be collected to gain an advantage over opponents. Each car has unique statistics and built-in weapons that can be upgraded by completing bonus stages.
UPC-A:
021481210894 (United States)
eBay Product ID:
2133 (United States)
ASIN:
B00002SU32 (United States)
Sony PN:
SLUS-00225 (United States)
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Input Devices Required:
Gamepad
Number of Offline Players:
1 Player
Save Game Methods:
External Storage
Number of Players Supported:
1 Player
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
How to Play
Setting Up
Set up your PlayStation game console according to its instruction manual. Make sure the PlayStation game console power is OFF before inserting or removing a compact disc.
Insert the IMPACT RACING disc and close the CD door. Insert game controllers and turn on the PlayStation. Follow the on-screen instructions to start a game.
Console Controls
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RESET BUTTON
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POWER BUTTON
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POWER INDICATOR
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CONTROLLER PORT
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DISC COVER OPEN BUTTON
Starting the Game
Title Screen
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NEW GAME
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LOAD GAME
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PASSWORD
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OPTIONS
There are four items to choose from at the Title Screen. Press the X or START BUTTON to confirm selections.
New Game
This starts a new game.
Load Game
This restarts a previous game that is saved on a Memory Card. For more information, read the "Saving and Loading the Game" section.
Password
Use this to input a password. For more information on using passwords, read the "Using Passwords" section.
Options
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SKILL: NORMAL
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SETUP CONTROLLER
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SETUP SOUND
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HIGH SCORES
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EXIT
The following options are available:
Difficulty
Press X to select from Easy, Normal, and Hard modes.
Setup Controller
Configure the controller buttons to desired settings. To change the configuration, move the cursor to an action, then press the button you want to set for that action.
Setup Sound
Adjust the Music, Sound Effects, and Speech Volumes by pressing left and right.
High Scores
View the high scores for the game.
Choosing a Car
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START TO PLAY
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A TO EXIT
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ENTER NAME
There are five cars to choose from. Press left and right to cycle through the cars. The two graphs show each car's acceleration and handling performance. The higher the line stays in the graphs, the better the acceleration and grip are.
Payload shows the relative amount of weapons you can carry in that car. The higher the line in the graph, the more ammunition a car can hold.
Armor shows how well the car resists damage from attacks.
Press the X, or START button to confirm selection. Then enter your name by pressing up, down, left and right.
Press the ▲ button if you want to exit back to the Title Screen. Press START again to start the game.
Mystery
Adds special items randomly to your inventory.
Flipview
Flips the screen upside down. Can only be reversed by picking up another flipview icon. Steering control will be reversed as well. (These only appear in the Bonus Tracks.) Avoid these as much as possible.
Tracks
There are 3 different main tracks to race on and 4 different modes, for a total of 12 variations.
City
Mountain
The second track. More turns and jumps mean a greater challenge.
Space
The third track. You must be in complete control of your car to get through this track.
Track Modes
After you finish these tracks, you will race in Mirror, Night, and Night-Mirror modes.
Bonus Tracks
The bonus tracks are designed to obtain new weapons. After you kill a certain number of enemies (shown in the bonus counter), icons for new weapons or weapon power-ups will appear. Be sure to pick these up, because the Bonus Tracks are the only places you can obtain these new weapons. After you obtain these new weapons, that icon will appear in the normal tracks so you can reload.
Loading a Game
Highlight the game you want to load, then press X or START.
Format Card
Choose FORMAT CARD to erase all Impact Racing data from a Memory Card.
If you have two Memory Cards in the PlayStation you can select which card to load from by choosing the CHANGE CARD option. Choose CONTINUE when you are done.
If the message "Save Failed" appears, check the Memory Card. It could be full, damaged, or incorrectly inserted. If it is full, delete some files and try it again. In the meantime, write down the password to save your place in the game. For more information on using the passwords, read on.
Controls
SELECT BUTTON
PAUSE
START BUTTON
PAUSE
▲ BUTTON
HEATSEEKERS
● BUTTON
MINES
■ BUTTON
MISSILES
X BUTTON
LASERS
L2 BUTTON
ACCELERATE
L1 BUTTON
SWITCH VIEW
R2 BUTTON
BRAKE
R1 BUTTON
SMART BOMBS
UP
ACCELERATE
DOWN
BRAKE
Items & Weapons
ENERGY
Adds energy to your energy bar.
TIME
Adds time to the counter.
DOUBLE LASERS
Powers up your laser cannon. This only appears in a Bonus Track.
QUAD LASERS
Powers up your laser cannon. This only appears in a Bonus Track.
MINES
Adds mines to your inventory. They are used to destroy enemies who are approaching you from behind.
MISSILES
Adds missiles to your inventory.
FIREWALLS
Adds firewalls to your inventory. They can damage more than one enemy behind you at a time and can be spread to cover almost the width of the track.
HEATSEEKERS
Adds heatseekers to your inventory. They guide themselves along the track and home in on the closest heat source.
SMART BOMBS
Adds smart bombs to your inventory. A smart bomb wipes out all the enemies, mines, firewalls, missiles, and heatseekers visible on the map.
FRONT ARMOR
Repairs some of your front armor.
REAR ARMOR
Repairs some of your rear armor.
BUMPING
You can damage enemies by bumping into them, but it will damage you too.
LASERS
The laser is the weapon you will always have, but it picks up heat as you use it, making it fire slower when hotter. The laser can be powered up from Single to Double to Quad.
CONCUSSION MISSILES
Concussion missiles have a greater impact than lasers and will fly straight until they hit something.
Tips & Maps
SAVING WITH THE MEMORY CARD™
Save your game progress after every Bonus Track. You can save up to three different Impact Racing™ games on one Memory Card™.
LOADING FROM A MEMORY CARD™
Insert a Memory Card™ and select LOAD GAME at the title screen to access saved games.
USING PASSWORDS
If you don't have a Memory Card™ or it's full, use passwords displayed after each Bonus Track to resume games with your weapons and ammunition.
HINTS
This section provides various tips for gameplay, such as steering in front of enemy cars to be pushed over checkpoints or tapping brake to stay behind a car while attacking.
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