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This guide is EXCLUSIVELY about the two cop races. Any questions concerning
anything else in the game will be ignored and deleted. I stopped playing
the game a long time ago anyway, so I wouldn't have any idea what you were
talking about. If you need advice on any thing in this game other than the
cop races, then I advise you to look at HWesley's FAQ/Walkthrough at this
URL:
I know you have been extremely frustrated with these cop car races and you
are just about ready to cut the disc in half. But please! Put down your
industrial-strength hedge clippers and put the game back in the disc tray.
I will guide you through these two nauseatingly difficult races and earn you
the police cars you so rightly deserve! I will help you sail the stormy sea
of police and pass through with only your roof missing, and the radiator
crunched, and doors blasted off, and, and...uhhh, OK you get the picture ;)
Well, let's move on, shall we?
Version 1.3 3/24/02 - All I did was post the notice at the top of the FAQ to
stop the annoying flow of email that does NOT concern what this guide is
about.
Version 1.4 8/14/02 - I have a small copyright revision today and a new
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address is minesweeper2@hotmail.com.
I'll skip over all the basics since you must know them well to get this far.
WHAT ARE THE COP RACES?
Well, duhh, they are races where you are swamped with cops. You must get to
the other end of the sea of police within a very tight time limit, one that
leaves little room for error. Your reward for successfully completing each
of the two cities' cop races are the three police cars that you see chasing
you in that particular city. All the police cars are very fast and easy to
handle so it would be to your benefit if you took the time to beat these
insane races.
WHAT CAR SHOULD I USE?
You could try any car, but most of them simply aren't fast enough for these
races. Here I will tell you what stats you should have for your car, and
what cars are recommend. You should study the cars in the Garage menu while
reading this section.
Stats recommended for the car:
Top Speed->the meter for the car should extend at least to half of the
second "e" in the word "Top Speed." You will need high top speed to save
time and outrun the police.
Acceleration->the meter should extend at least to all the way past the "t"
in the word "Acceleration." You will need it to get to top speed quickly
and get speed back fast from crashes.
Handling->the meter should extend at least to half of the "n" in the word
"Handling." This category isn't very important. In fact, too much handling
can be dangerous as you must make precise movements through traffic, and a
car full up with handling will swerve all over the road at the slightest
tap. Cars with low handling won't do that.
Durability->the meter should extend at least to half of the "r" in the word
"Durability." This category also isn't important as you won't be allowed to
crash much if you want to win.
Nitro->you won't need any for most cars, but it is nice to have some along
in case of trouble.
The best non-police cars to use for both races IMO:
1. Amata Fiorenza II->this car is FAST! And it has very good acceleration
to keep it going fast. It may not have any nitro, but it doesn't need any
:) Once I crashed head-on into a wall in New York, and I STILL beat the cop
race!
2. Kuruma Faasuto GS->my favorite car to drive in for fun. It is very fast
and has excellent acceleration. It may not have much handling or
durability, but I don't need much to win :)
3. Amata Crescendo->this car takes a good-sized hit in top speed when you
change over from the Fiorenza, but it has 15 (!) nitros to make up. The
reason I put it down so low is because nitroing a lot can distract you,
making it more likely to have a wreck.
4. Amata Fiorenza->virtually identical to the Faasuto GS, but is a bit
wider making it harder to slip through traffic.
5. Kuruma Faasuto GR->has slightly less top speed than the GS, but still
plenty to win. Also has a bit more acceleration and handling.
6. Modicum XSV.25->not a lot of top speed, but makes up for it with stellar
handling and acceleration. Its small size helps it squeeze through those
narrow gaps in traffic. Also includes 5 nitros to help get more speed.
7. Ascent 470ds->tonza acceleration and top speed, with more than adequate
handling and durability. Has 4 nitros to up the speed even more. The thing
that is its downfall is that its large size makes navigating traffic
difficult.
HOW TO DEAL WITH TRAFFIC
These two levels have more traffic than the L.A. freeway at rush hour. And
the time limit doesn't give you enough time to have even one pileup. I will
show you how to deal with the various arrangements of cars. Fortunately,
these races tend to balance out the amount of cars you will have to deal
with along the way. For example, on one run there could be one giant gob of
cars blocking all the lanes at one point for several car lengths, and for
the rest of the race there will be a relatively clear road, and then the
second time around there will be reasonably clogged streets all the way
through. Don't expect to deal with more than two or three packs every race.
The the most dreaded situation you can get into is having all lanes blocked,
and unfortunately it happens quite often. The best thing to do is to try to
slip between at the painted lines that the CPU cars don't use. It is
difficult to do at first, but will become easier with practice. Master this
technique and you will dramatically cut seconds off your time. You could
also try driving on the sidewalk, but there is a lot of junk typically piled
up there, so this might cause you to have a wreck and force you to restart.
If there are empty lanes, obviously you should go for them and drive at top
speed.
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Manhattan - Head to Head - Race 10 - I Smell Bacon...
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You begin outside the tunnel at the rounded edge of the city. When the
lights go green, quickly accelerate (If you have nitros then use one when
you reach 30 mph and another at 60 mph) and get into the tunnel on the
correct side of the road. I don't care if the wrong side of the road is
shorter. Those police cars going the other way will show no mercy. No, you
are NOT Nicholas Cage!
OK, you're in the tunnel now. It will gently curve to the left. Be careful
not to hit the Rail of Pain, as I like to call the concrete divider on the
highway. Even tapping it could send you flying all over the place thanks to
the stupid physics model. Especially don't hit the steel bars coming out of
the ceiling in the tunnel here or you'll be in a world of hurt, crashing
into the ceiling and flipping over and lots of other horrible stuff. After
a few moments you will arrive at the end of the tunnel.
Right after you pop out of the tunnel, a Police SUV hiding behind the yellow
barrels on the far right will join the pursuit. He should never touch you
at all during this race, but if you crash through the barrels, you'll smack
right into his butt and probably have to start all over again, so stay away
from the barrels.
Now that you are on the highway, you will have to put to use all those
traffic-navigating skills you learned whilst in Career mode. Swiftly move
to empty lanes and cut between lanes if they are all occupied. Use your
nitros whenever you get an opportunity. Try very hard not to hit anyone,
since you can't afford to rear-end too many cops or you will run out of
time. And especially try very, very hard not to hit the Rail of Pain, or
who knows where your car will go.
After a few gentle curves and passing under some bridges, we will arrive at
the S-curve of Death. You will very likely crash here many times until you
get the hang of how to handle it. Pull to the outside and hit the brake,
then skid to the left into the curve. Be sure to perform this manuver
carefully or you will hit the outside guardrail and plow through some
streetlights and garbage bags, slowing you down and sending you off-course
into other traffic.
Speaking of traffic, this is unfortunately a favorite place for the traffic
to back up towards the end of the second curve. If this happens, mow down
everything on the sidewalk to the right and hope you live!
Now, your offramp is right after this curve on the right. It can be
sometimes hard to see, meaning rookies to this race may blow right past it
and be forced to restart. Stay on the right after the final part of the
S-curve of Death and you should see the turnoff. If there is a car in the
way, blow right into him for being so foolish to stand in your way! BTW,
after you get on the offramp, glance to the timer to see how much time you
have left.
- If you have 30 seconds or over left, then you are on your way to winning
the race!
- If you have 29-25 seconds left, you're doing pretty good and have a decent
chance of winning.
- If you have 24-20 seconds left, time is short and you must move as fast as
you can to have a prayer of winning.
- If you have under 20 seconds, give up now and restart the race, and this
time don't waste so much time!
OK, now zip down the grass and hit your handbrake while making a hard left
under the overpass. Speed through the tunnel into the city and past two
intersections. After the second intersection, look for a glass window on
the right. Crash through it and then through a second window on the other
corner of the building. You are now on a narrow two-lane road. Pour on the
speed while trying not to hit traffic or sidewalk objects and go down the
road until you come to a place where the street T's. Hit the hand brake and
careen left, then right into a broad street with a concrete divider. The
finish is just ahead! Gun it and, who knows, you might just make it!
ALTERNATE WAY TO FINISH
If you do not like the first route, then try this one. This route can be
easier or harder than the first one, depending on where all the big gobs of
traffic are. Your car must be very fast if you want to try it; you'll most
likely need something like the Amata Fiorenza II or the Kuruma Faasuto GS.
OK, when the light goes green, instead of going down the tunnel, make a
sharp left and turn onto a one-lane street on the right just past the brick
building. Now zoom away from the street and head for the first checkpoint
across pavement and grass. After tagging it, make a sharp left and follow
the arrow at the top of the screen to an intersection.
Turn onto the offramp on the right immediately past it. Now you are going
against traffic! Look for an empty lane and use it. If there isn't one,
just zip between on the painted lines and pray that the other cars don't
swerve in your path! After a while, a grassy field on the left will appear.
Shortcut across it to avoid traffic problems. After the grass field, you
will be going head to head with traffic for awhile. You'll go down a short
straightaway, and then the S-curve of Death. After the s-curve, use the
turnoff to the left and go down it to a intersection. Now I will rate your
performance:
- If you have 30 seconds or over left, then you are on your way to winning
the race!
- If you have 29-25 seconds left, you're doing pretty good and have a decent
chance of winning.
- If you have 24-20 seconds left, time is short and you must move as fast as
you can to have a prayer of winning.
- If you have under 20 seconds, give up now and restart the race, and this
time don't waste so much time!
At this intersection, try very hard no to overshoot the curve and fly off
into the grass, or you will have to waste a few seconds going around the
concrete wall to get back on track, and in this race, you don't ever have a
few seconds to waste.
Now, after a second intersection, look for a glass window on the right.
Crash through it and then through a second window on the other corner of the
building. You are now on a narrow two-lane road. Pour on the speed while
trying not to hit traffic or sidewalk objects and go down the road until you
come to a place where the street T's. Hit the hand brake and careen left,
then right into a broad street with a concrete divider. The finish is just
ahead! Gun it and, who knows, you might just make it!
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London - Head to Head - Race 10 - Yard-o-Rama
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This is most likely the hardest race in the game, probably even harder than
the New York Championship or the World Champ race. If you thought the crud
you took in crowded New York was bad, wait till you get a load of the
crowded AND narrow streets of London! You will be under almost constant
fire from the police in this level.
When the light goes green, zip between the two police cars and watch out for
the van that may approach from the left to slam you. Drive until you pass a
small park to the right and the street after it. At the next intersection,
quickly swerve into the street to the right and then quickly swerve out
again to activate the checkpoint. Performing this manuver will take
practice with the handbrake.
Now keep on this street until the street T-s next to a courthouse or
whatever it is. Careen left and go down this road. At the next
intersection, turn right and cross the bridge. Blast across the traffic
circle ahead and stay on this road until you see a small building with a
pipe sticking out alone on a block to your left. Burn across the grass on
the left here and then go right onto a small one-lane street. When the
street ends, go into an alley across from it, and then crash through the
boards blocking a hidden tunnel across from the alley. Time to rate your
time:
- If you have 50 seconds or over left, then you are on your way to winning
the race!
- If you have 49-44 seconds left, you're doing pretty good and have a decent
chance of winning.
- If you have 43-36 seconds left, time is short and you must move as fast as
you can to have a prayer of winning.
- If you have under 35 seconds, give up now and restart the race, and this
time don't waste so much time!
Follow this tunnel, and before you get to the end slow to about 70 mph. You
should make a nice smooth jump out onto the street beyond rather than
flipping over and over if you had just went full blast out the tunnet. Now
accelerate hard and crash through the glass. You now have a choice of
paths. You can either crash through the glass a at the other end of this
hall, or you can use the ramp on the right of the hall near the end of the
tunnel. The ramp is faster, but quite risky, while the glass is safer, but
you have a greater chance of running out of time. I will describe each
route separately.
The ramp: Hit the ramp at over 93 mph to make the jump across the water and
land on the street across the way. Burn down the street and go into the
tunnel marked by the checkpoint.
The glass: Crash through the glass and swerve right to cross a little
bridge. Drive down the street until it ends and turn right, then left into
the tunnel marked by the checkpoint.
Routes join together here: I'll rate your performance:
- If you have 25 seconds or over left, then you are on your way to winning
the race!
- If you have 24-20 seconds left, you're doing pretty good and have a decent
chance of winning.
- If you have 19-11 seconds left, time is short and you must move as fast as
you can to have a prayer of winning.
- If you have under 10 seconds, give up now and restart the race, and this
time don't waste so much time!
Blast through the tunnel as fast as you can to get to the finish at the end
of it.
- Thanks to myself because if it wasn't for me, this FAQ wouldn't exist!
- Thanks to my dad for giving me jobs to do to pay for my Playstation 2 and
this game!
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only countries that can make terrific games.
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