Local Characters
In Adventure mode, you’ll meet Sparky, Sandy Bay’s mechanic, who’ll help you build a car,
design your character and show you how to drive around. There are lots of other people to
meet in Sandy Bay and the other LEGO
®
worlds. If you see someone, drive up to them – if
they want to talk to you, you’ll see a speech bubble appear above them. If you’d like to talk
to them, press the Talk button. If you’ve already met them, press the Enter key to fast forward
through the conversation.
Golden Bricks
You’ll have to beat the four Sandy Bay drivers before you can
move on to other LEGO
®
worlds. To buy tickets to each world,
you’ll need to get some Golden Bricks. One Golden Brick is
awarded for winning a race (except for Boss races), but in
each world, there are also three hidden Golden Bricks for you
to find. Try talking to the locals – they may be able to give you
some clues to help you. If you collect all the Golden Bricks
(there are 35 in all) and complete the game, Sparky will give
you a special surprise when you go back to Sandy
Jump Points
After you’ve beaten all four Sandy Bay racers and won enough Golden Bricks, you will be
able to go to the jump points to the other LEGO
®
worlds. To find them, follow the Direction
Arrow at the top of the screen. Providing you have enough Golden Bricks, you can go to any
world you wish.
Bonus Games
Each world in LEGO
®
Racers 2 has its own
Bonus Game
. To
reach them, you’ll have to find the hidden portals – there are
two on every world. The first one you find will take you to the
normal version of the game; the second one will take you to a
tougher version. You don’t have to complete the normal game
to be able to find and play the harder version. Once you’ve
found a vortex, it will appear in the Foyer of that world so that
you can play the game any time you like (except on Sandy Bay).
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1 Player Mode
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When you select
1 Player
from the
Main Menu
, another menu will appear with five new options.
Adventure
The
Adventure
mode is the main game in LEGO
®
Racers 2. It’s here that you will move
through the LEGO worlds in your quest to challenge Rocket Racer on Xalax. By winning races
in
Adventure
mode, you will unlock tracks to play in other modes.
You will first be given the choice of starting a new game or continuing one that you saved
earlier. If you start a new game, you will be asked to type in your name, and be given the
chance to design a driver and build a car before you start. If you would like to choose a car
that you have already built, select the garage symbol from the bar at the top of the screen.
Racing Screen
We’ll explain a few of these in more detail.
Best Lap Time – this is the best lap time so far for this track on your computer.
Power-up Target – this shows the car that the homing missile is targeting.
Direction Arrow – this arrow points towards the next Checkpoint (in a race) or your next goal
(such as a jump point or an important character). When you’re really close, the arrow will
zoom off and point to its position on the screen, so you know exactly where you need to
go.
Engine, Shield and Wheel Icons – When you have won one of these items, it will appear in
one of these positions. The numbers next to each icon show the number of Car Bonus points
that you have allocated to each item (Car Bonus points are won by completing
Bonus
Games
).
Position
Golden Bricks
collected
Speed
Current Lap
Lap Time
Race Time
Best Lap Time
Map
Current Power-up
Power-up Target
Direction Arrow
Engine Icon
Wheel Icon
Shield Icon
Brick Boost
1 Player Mode