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Console Front View
Power Up
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 game disc and close the disc cover. Insert game controllers and turn on your PlayStation® game console. Follow the on-screen instructions to start the game. Main Menu
The Main Menu offers the following options. Use the directional buttons to select an option and then press the X button.
To back up one menu, press the button. To return to the Track Select screen during gameplay, press the START button and RETIRE.
Arcade
Choose your track. In the beginning, only a handful of courses are open. If you place highly enough in the different Divisions in the World Tour, you will make other environments available in Arcade mode.
Name Entry
Use the directional buttons to maneuver around the virtual alphabet and use the X button to make your selections.
Track Select
Use the right and left directional buttons to choose among the tracks open to you. If the different environments are available, use the up and down directional buttons to toggle day & night, and to choose either the forward or reverse direction of the track. Use the X button to make your selections.
Vehicle Select
Use the right and left directional buttons to choose among the vehicles open to you. You must also choose between manual and automatic transmission. If you have a saved game, you may load it from your Memory Card and use whatever vehicles and modifications you may have acquired so far.
Two Player
Choose your track. As in Arcade mode, there are only a handful of tracks available. If you have placed highly in any of the different Divisions in World Tour, you may have other choices open to you.
Track Select (Two Player)
Use the right and left directional buttons to choose among the tracks open to you. If the different environments are available, use the up and down directional buttons to toggle day & night, and to choose either the forward or reverse direction of the track. Use the X button to make your selections.
1P Vehicle Select
Use the right and left directional buttons to choose among the vehicles open to you. You must also choose between manual and automatic transmission. If you have a saved game, you may load it from your Memory Card and use whatever vehicles and modifications you may have acquired so far.
2P Vehicle Select
As above, but for Player 2.
World Tour
World Tour is your chance to make your mark. World Tour races are divided into 3 Divisions, each of which is made up of two or three Cup challenges - which you may race in any order - and the final World Cup.
The Divisions are differentiated by the skill of the opponent drivers and by the size of the prize purses. You must take first (gold), second (silver), or third (bronze) place in order to progress on the race ladder.
By completing a Division, you not only make the next higher Division available for play, but you are also rewarded with new and more exciting environments in which to race in Arcade mode.
Once you have completed a Cup challenge, you may re-race it any number of times in order to better your trophy. Acquiring a gold trophy is a special achievement that deserves and gets special recognition.
Once you have won each Cup in each Division, you must then win the World Tour Cup to win the game. Watch out, because the competition in the World Tour Cup is brutal.
Showroom
When you begin the game, you are given enough credits to choose from only a few vehicles. Choose wisely.
If you take first, second, or third place in a World Tour Divisional cup race, you will win credits. You will win significantly more credits if you place first in a race.
Once you have won enough credits, you can buy a new vehicle. After you've purchased a vehicle for use in the World Tour, you can use that vehicle in Arcade mode as well.
You may also purchase vehicle modifications. A vehicle may have only one each of engine, suspension, tire and special modifications. Once you have purchased a vehicle modification for use on the World Tour, you may also use that modification in Arcade mode.
Engine Modifications
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Turbo Package: added acceleration
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Torque Package: low-end power
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Speed Package: higher top speed
Suspension Modifications
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Hard Shocks: better turning
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Soft Shocks: better over bumps
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Hydraulic Shocks: greater altitude & distance over jumps
Tire Modifications
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Racing Tires: better handling on asphalt and packed dirt
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Heavy Duty Tires: better handling on snow and mud
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All Terrain Tires: better handling on water, dirt and grass
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Paddle Tires: better handling on mud, water, sand and hazards
Special Modifications
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Lift Kit: raises vehicle, allowing it to clear hazards more easily
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Lowering Kit: lowers vehicle, making it faster on even roads
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Roll Cage: improves the recovery time after a crash
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Transfer Case: helps give greater control and power on uneven surfaces
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Power Brakes: better stopping power
Options
Memory Card
Select this option from the Main Menu to access your Memory Card that is plugged into the PlayStation game console