Racing Circuits
Adventure Mode
Adventure mode is made up of several race
circuits and
individual challenges that are around Timber's Island. You can decide
just to race around,
trying to be first place, or you can give it all you've got and go for
Wizpig.
Golden Balloon Race
The first thing you'll do in each
area is race for the
golden balloons. The numbers on the doors represent how many golden
balloons you need to
open them. When you finish in first place in a race, Taj will come on
his magic carpet and
deliver you a balloon. When you receive this balloon, the number on the
door changes to a
balloon to show that you have completed it.
Boss Challenge
Wizpig put a spell on several of the island's
residents and
placed them in charge of courses. Once you complete all four balloon
races in each area,
you meet the boss of the area. You will race him in a head-to-head
contest. When you win,
you'll learn about the Silver Coin Challenge. When you lose, you are
sent back to the
lobby to practice your racing skills and try again. Even after you beat
him, he will
always accept another challenge to a race if you feel like it.
Silver Coin Challenge
The Silver Coin Challenge is the second major
thing you can do.
With the Silver Coin Challenge, you race around the same tracks, but
you must collect
eight silver coins on the way and come in first to recieve another
golden balloon. It is a
good idea to collect all of the silver coins in the first two laps and
then go for first
place in the last.
Boss Rematch
After you accomplish the Silver Coin
Challenge, you will race
the boss of the area again. The race will be on the same track, but the
boss will go a bit
faster and there are more obstacles to deal with. If you win, you'll
free the boss from
Wizpig's spell and receive a piece of the magical Wizpig amulet as a
token of your
victory. Once you receive all four pieces of the WIzpig Amulet, you can
race Wizpig
himself!
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Trophy Race
Once the boss of the area is free, the tracks in
that ares will return
to normal. They host regular competitions and if you win you receive a
trophy. To enter
the Trophy Race, come up and touch the glass box in a separate room
inside the area.
You'll race on every track in that area and earn points to where you
are placed. First
place gets the most points and second gets a little less. Depending on
where you place at
the end of the circuit, you may win a beautiful bronze, silver, or
golden trophy!
T.T. Challenge
Behind the door with a key in it lie challenges that
T.T. created
himself. The key to the door is hidden by T.T. in one of the local
tracks. If you win a
challenge, you'll receive a piece of the T.T. Amulet. Complete the four
pieces of the
amulet to open the way to the way to the ultimate race!
Tracks Mode
Besides the Adventure Mode, there is
also a multiplayer
Tracks mode that allows up to four human-controlled drivers to compete
in races. At the
end of a race, you'll be able to see who truly is the king or queen of
the road!
Time Trial
The Time Trial option is available in both
Adventure and Tracks
mode. You can choose whether you want to turn the Time Trial option on
or off if its only
one person playing. Also, if you beat T.T.'s Meet Times, you'll get to
race him. T.T. goes
much faster than anyone else, except for Drumstick. (T.T. goes only
about 2 points faster
than Drumstick.) If you beat all of T.T.'s times in the Time
Trial mode, with the
default vehicle, you'll get the option to be T.T!
Two Players
In the Two Players mode, two racers can race
head to head in any
track that you've already opened in Adventure Mode. You can choose to
race only against
each other, or with 2 or 4 other computer racers. Most tracks will give
you a choice of
which vehicle you want, and each person can choose what vehicle they
want to use. The
computer-controlled drivers always use the same vehicle as player 1
does. These tracks are
all basic, with no golden balloons, silver coins, or keys on the
tracks. All you can earn
is bragging rights!
Three to Four Players
No computer drivers are allowed in three and
four player racers.
These competitions are the same as the two-player races, but the screen
is divided into
four parts. If there are only three people, the third section will
either be a map or
camera in races, or in battle mode it will be the number of bananas
left of each
computer-controlled racer.