System Components
Setting Up Your System
Set up your PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system according to the instructions supplied with your system. Check that the system is turned on (the on/standby indicator is green).
Insert the PAC-MAN® WORLD RALLY™ disc in the system with the label side facing up. Attach game controllers and other peripherals as appropriate. Follow on-screen instructions and refer to this manual for information on using the software.
Memory Card (8MB)(for PlayStation®2)
To save game settings and progress, insert a memory card (8MB) (for PlayStation®2) into MEMORY CARD slot 1 of your PlayStation®2 system.
You can load saved game data from the same memory card or any memory card (8MB) (for PlayStation®2) containing previously saved games.
Main Menu Selections
RACE
Continue to the Race Menu.
HALL OF FAME
View record times for Circuit races and Time Trials.
OPTIONS
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Save Profile - Save your game.
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Load Profile - Load a saved game.
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Pac-Mobile Camera - Turn the Pac-Mobile camera on or off.
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Autosave - Turn Autosave on or off.
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Controller - Controller configuration.
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Gameplay Tips - Learn useful tips for Race and Battle Modes.
Saving Your Game
Game data is automatically saved in the following situations:
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After finishing a Time Trial Race.
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After finishing a Circuit Race.
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When you exit the Options Screen.
Playing the Game
1. Select Race from the Main Menu.
2. Select 1 or 2 players.
3. Select a game mode.
4. Select a difficulty setting (Easy, Normal, Hard or Nightmare).
5. Select the cup or track you want to play.
6. Select a character. Each character has four different statistics:
Game Modes
CIRCUIT MODE
Includes the Cherry, Grape, Watermelon, Classic and Rally Cups. Go for the gold to unlock new characters and tracks.
QUICK RACE
Race on any unlocked track with any unlocked character.
TIME TRIALS
Race against yourself for the best time around any unlocked track. Once you have completed a race, you can retry the level against a "ghost" version of that race.
BATTLE MODE
Vehicular combat with a completely new set of weapons! Karts have life bars and can use health and armor pick-ups strategically.
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Deathmatch - Set the number of eliminations and battle until someone earns the win.
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Free For All - Set the time of the battle and the player eliminates the most opponents at the end of the timer wins!
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Last Kart Driving - King of the mountain - survive the longest and you win!
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Binge - Collect the most fruit in the arena and establish your reputation as the best Binger.
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Classic - Pick up as many Pac-Dots as you can in this scramble to consume the most. The battle is over once the last Pac-Dot is gone.
Power Sliding
Press and hold the R1 button to Power Slide. You will know you are Power Sliding when sparks shoot from the back of your kart. Power Sliding will help you get around tight corners without slowing down by going into a controlled slide. You can control your drift with the left analog stick.
If you make contact with a wall, the power slide will stop. Your power slide will upgrade automatically the longer you hold it and will reward you with a short speed boost when you release the R1 button. The color of the sparks will change as it upgrades. The longer you hold the slide, the longer the speed boost.
Guardian Meter
Whenever you Power Slide, you are filling up your Guardian meter (Yellow arrow). When the meter is full you will earn a Guardian. A Guardian gives you a boost in speed and invulnerability for a short time. Three Guardians can be held in inventory and used strategically, by pressing the button.
Guardian Angel / Devil
There are 2 kinds of Guardians, depending if the driver is a "good" or a "bad" guy. The good characters get a Guardian Angel that flies above their kart, creating a force field to protect them from harm. The bad guys get a Guardian Devil for the same purpose.
The Guardian is an extra bit of protection that you can use at any point to help protect you from hazards, power-ups and other dangerous situations.
Power-Ups: Racing
Power-ups are the items a player receives when they run into a Pac-Box during a race. The items you receive are determined randomly. There are standard power-ups and there are also special power-ups you can unlock by earning Ghost Currency.
Pac-Boxes
There are two types of Pac-Boxes: Blue Pac-Boxes and Green Pac-Boxes.
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Blue Pac-Boxes contain a single Power-Up.
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Green Pac-Boxes contain three Power-Ups.