Project Gotham Racing
Platform: Xbox
Players: 1-4
Music Support: Yes
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I. Version History/Getting Started
II. Basic Controls
III. Menus
Main Menu
Options Menu
Pause Menu
IV. Car List
V. Kudos Scoring/Challenge Mode
VI. In Game Music Options **Coming Soon**
VII. Hints
VIII. Credits
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I. Version History/Getting Started
4/3/02-FAQ Submitted. Update soon with Music Options.
Welcome to Project Gotham Racing, the Xbox racing game where driving fast
with skill, style, and dexterity are the ultimate measures of your racing
success. The first time you start the game, you are asked to create a new
driver. Your Driver keeps track of your progress through Project Gotham
Racing, it stores your helmet style, license plate, and other vehicle
preferences. It also stores the details of your on-track performances,
including Kudos scores, medals earned, record lap times, total time play,
total miles driven, and the cars, circuits, and other items you've unlocked.
As you play Project Gotham Racing, your progress is saved automatically at
key points throughout the game. To make changes to your Driver once you
have created it, choose Driver Manager from the Options Menu. Once you have
created a Drive, the Main Menu is displayed, offering a range or racing
experiences.
Unlocking Cars and Circuits
Initially, you can choose from four cars when you take to the streets of
four photo-realistically detailed cities in Project Gotham Racing. As you
progress you will unlock sleeker, more desirable cars, more challenging
circuits, and a few surprises.
Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medals
In Kudos Challenge, Quick Race, and Arcade Race modes, you earn Bronze,
Silver, and Gold Medals based on either your Kudos score or your race
results. You must earn at least a Bronze medal in each event in order to
progress through each of the Levels in Kudos Challenge, Quick Race, and
Arcade Race modes, but you will soon discover the benefits of pushing your
performance to the limit. Consistently earning Silver and Gold medals can
translate into additional rewards.
Total Kudos, Time Player, and Total Miles Bonus Award
In PGR you earn bonus awards based on:
-The total number of Kudos you have cumulatively earned in Kudos Challenge,
Quick Race, and Arcade race modes.
-The amount of time you've spent playing the game
-The total amount of miles you've driven in all of your cars.
Your total Kudos Score is displayed in the lower right corner of most game
screens. All of this information is also tracked and stored in you Driver.
When you hit a major milestone related to these vital statistics you will
unlock a great bonus award.
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II. Basic Controls
The controls stated here are the default settings but they can be adjusted
between two other control setups through the Options Menu.
Driving Controls:
Left/Right Moving Analog Stick Left/Right or D-pad
Accelerate* Right Trigger
brake/Reverse* Left Trigger
Emergency Brake A Button
Down Shift X Button (Only for selected manual transmission)
Up Shift B Button (Only for selected manual transmission)
*=Pressure Sensitive (Harder hold better performance)
Shift and Camera Actions
Look Back Y Button
Move Camera Forward White Button
Move Camera Backward Black Button
System Controls:
Pause/Resume Start Button
Cancel/Return Black Button
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III. Menus
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Main Menu
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=-Quick Race Mode-=
Race through checkpoints against five other cars for a set number of laps.
The only way to progress is to earn at least a Bronze medal in each city at
each skill level. You'll earn Bronze for Finishing 3rd, Silver for 2nd, and
Gold for 1st. Your kudos score is recorded and added to your Total Kudos
Score, but it'll take pure speed to progress to the next level.
=-Arcade Race Mode-=
Score a minimum number of Performance Kudos as you maneuver through cone
gates while keeping an eye on the clock. The only way to progress is to
earn at least a Bronze medal in each city at each skill level. Good luck,
and don't forget to use your handbrake on those tight turns
=-Time Attack Mode-=
Post a personal fastest lap on one of over 200 circuits while driving any
unlocked vehicle. A ghost car automatically appears to retrace your fastest
lap. You also have the option to save your ghost lap so that you can race
it again.
=-Kudos Challenge Mode-=
The Kudos Challenge is the heart of Project Gotham Racing. Test your limits
as you race your way through 12 levels and nine different types of racing
challenges. With no penalties for trying to improve your performance, Kudos
Challenge mode offers the ultimate pursuit of perfection.
=-Multiplayer Mode-=
Take on human opponents in lively, split-screen, and multiplayer racing.
Are you ready to put your money where your mouth is? The trash talk ends
where the starting line begins.
=-Options-=
Choose a different controller configuration, adjust the sound volumes for
music, cars and environmental sound effects, change your driver details or
customize your music experience.
=-Game Demos-=
View Demos of Xbox games.
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Option Menu
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Game Settings:
Rearview mirror
Choose on or off. The rearview mirror can be displayed in both the
In-Car and all external camera views.
MPH/KPH
Choose to display your speed as either miles per hour (MPH) or
kilometers per hour (KPH) on the in-game digital speed display.
In-Game Map
Choose on or off. The in-game map is displayed as an overlay in the
lower left portion of your game screen while you are racing. Both
your positions and your opponents are depicted dynamically on
the map.
City Flythrough
With this option on, you see a quick preview flyover of the current
city section before starting a race. To skip it press A.
Multiplayer Options:
Time of Day
Set the default time of day (day or night) for all races in
Multiplayer Mode.
Laps
Specify the default number of laps (1,2,3,5,10,20,30) for all races
in Multiplayer Mode.
Wing By Time/Kudos
Specify whether who wins a Multiplayer event is determined by who
crosses the finish line first on the final lap or who scores the
most Kudos.
Split Screen Configuration
Choose between horizontal or vertical.
Time Attack Options:
Time of Day
Set the default time of day (day or night) for all races in
Multiplayer Mode.
Weather
Set the default weather conditions (clear, wet, raining, foggy) for
all races in Time Attack mode.
Controller Settings:
Controller
Choose from six different configurations, each with key steering,
accelerating, and braking control assignments designed to
accommodate all racing styles.
Vibrations
Choose on or off. With this option on you'll feel vibration effects
through your controller in response to contact with cars and
the environment.
Auto Reverse
When you hold the brake down for one second while your car is at a
complete stop, your car will automatically shift into reverse.
Sound Settings:
Music Volume
Specify a volume level of between 0-100 for CD or radio music heard
both while you are setting up an event and while you are racing.
Sound FX Volume
Specify the volume level of both your car and your opponents. When
the roar of the engines and the screech of the brakes get to be
too much for you, it may be time to hand up your keys. On the other
hand, a minor volume adjustment might just do the trick.
Ambient Volume
Set the volume level of the city street environmental sound FX. This
setting affects the level to which city sound effects are heard in
relation to other sounds.
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Pause Menu
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Most of the options here are found in the full options menu.
Continue Race Return to exact place as where paused.
Restart Race End the current race and hear back to the starting line to
begin a new race.
Camera Choose a new driving view, or customize the current view.
Radio/CD Adjust the volume of music and Sound FX. Choose in game
music or custom music.
Quit Race End current race and return to the games Main Menu.
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IV. Car List
This is the list of cars available in the game. The first 3 are the cars you
start out with. All the scores are out of 10.
Mini Cooper S
Handling: 8
Acceleration: 5
Top Speed: 5
Drivetrain: 4WD
MR2 Spyder
Handling: 7
Acceleration: 4
Top Speed: 5
Drivetrain: RWD
SLK 320
Handling: 6
Acceleration: 5
Top Speed: 5
Drivetrain: RWD
New Beetle RSI
Handling: 8
Acceleration: 5
Top Speed: 5
Drivetrain: 4WD
TT Roadster
Handling: 8
Acceleration: 5
Top Speed: 6
Drivetrain: 4WD
TT Coupe
Handling: 8
Acceleration: 5
Top Speed: 6
Drivetrain: 4WD
23 Roadster 3.0i
Handling: 7
Acceleration: 6
Top Speed: 5
Drivetrain: RWD
RX-8
Handling: 8
Acceleration: 6
Top Speed: 6
Drivetrain: FWD
Camaro SS
Handling: 4
Acceleration: 6
Top Speed: 7
Drivetrain: RWD
Boxster S
Handling: 8
Acceleration: 6
Top Speed: 7
Drivetrain: RWD
Speedster
Handling: 7
Acceleration: 6
Top Speed: 6
Drivetrain: RWD
Focus Cosworth
Handling: 8
Acceleration: 7
Top Speed: 6
Drivetrain: 4WD
Lancer Evolution VII
Handling: 8
Acceleration: 7
Top Speed: 6
Drivetrain: 4WD
Impreza WRX
Handling: 8
Acceleration: 7
Top Speed: 6
Drivetrain: 4WD
Esperante
Handling: 6
Acceleration: 7
Top Speed: 7
Drivetrain: RWD
Skyline GTR
Handling: 7
Acceleration: 7
Top Speed: 7
Drivetrain: 4WD
Exige
Handling: 7
Acceleration: 8
Top Speed: 6
Drivetrain: RWD
F355 Spider
Handling: 7
Acceleration: 8
Top Speed: 9
Drivetrain: RWD
355 RI
Handling: 7
Acceleration: 8
Top Speed: 9
Drivetrain: RWD
VI2 Vanquish
Handling: 5
Acceleration: 8
Top Speed: 9
Drivetrain: RWD
Corvetter Z06
Handling: 5
Acceleration: 8
Top Speed: 8
Drivetrain: RWD
Feroce
Handling: 10
Acceleration: 10
Top Speed: 6
Drivetrain: 4WD
360 Spider
Handling: 8
Acceleration: 8
Top Speed: 9
Drivetrain: RWD
360 Modena
Handling: 8
Acceleration: 8
Top Speed: 9
Drivetrain: RWD
Tuscan
Handling: 7
Acceleration: 9
Top Speed: 9
Drivetrain: RWD
Viper RT-10
Handling: 5
Acceleration: 9
Top Speed: 9
Drivetrain: RWD
911 GT 2
Handling: 9
Acceleration: 9
Top Speed: 10
Drivetrain: RWD
Carrera GT
Handling: 9
Acceleration: 10
Top Speed: 10
Drivetrain: RWD
F50
Handling: 9
Acceleration: 10
Top Speed: 10
Drivetrain: RWD
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V. Kudos Scoring/Challenge Mode
The Kudos scoring system rewards you not only for getting to the finish line
first but for displaying skill, style, and daring while you're doing it. As
you race high performance cars on challenging city circuits, the Kudos
scoring system keeps track of your every move, and rewards you when you push
your performance to the limit. You Total Kudos Score, which reflects all
the Kudos you've earned in the game, is tracked and is the key to unlocking
many great rewards.
Performance Kudos
Performance Kudos are awarded while you're racing in all game modes (except
Time Attack). The Kudos Stash meter (in the upper right corner of your game
screen) tallies up your Performance Kudos and identifies the specific move
you're making to rack up those Kudos. One you've complete the move, your
Kudos Stash is transferred to your Kudos Bank. You can lose your Kudos
Stash before those Kudos are transferred into your Kudos Bank if you fail to
successfully finish off the move. For example, you'll lose your Kudos Stash
if you hit a wall or another car within three seconds of pulling off a
powerslide.
Performance Kudos are awarded for the following moves:
>Slides-Slide cleanly through a turn using the handbrake, or pull off a
>powerslide or pendulum turn. The longer you can hold the slide, the more
>Kudos you will earn.
>360's-Pull off a sliding 260 while still maintaining forward momentum.
>Overtake-Pass an opponent cleanly, and collect a bonus if you can overtake
>multiple opponents quick in succession.
>Navigating Cone Gates-Navigate through a path marked by cone gates.
>Clean Section-Complete a section of the circuit without sustaining any
>significant contact or damage.
>Two Wheels-Get up on two wheels.
>Big Air-Get all four tires to leave the track surface simultaneously.
>Combo Bonus-Perform multiple moves within a short amount of time.
Bonus Kudos
Bonus Kudos are a special category of Kudos that can only be earned in Kudos
Challenge Mode. Unlike Performance Kudos, which are awarded while you are
racing in all game modes (except Time Attack), your Bonus Kudos points
aren't tallied and awarded until after you've crosses the finish line.
Before you head to the starting line to race in one of the nine types of
challenges featured in Kudos Challenge mode, you have the option to raise
the level of difficulty for that specific challenge, which automatically
increases the number of Bonus Kudos you can potentially earn for
successfully completing the challenge. For example, when racing a Lap
challenge, you could raise the difficulty level and the number of Bonus
Kudos you can earn by slicing several seconds off the pre-set target lap
time.
Joker Bonus Kudos
Jokers are special bonus awards that can only be unlocked in each Level of
Kudos Challenge mode. Once you've unlock a Joke, you can use it just once to
automatically double the number of Kudos you earn in an individual challenge
in that Level.
Kudos Challenge Mode
Kudos Challenge mode is the heart of Project Gotham Racing. It's where your
racing skills are tested to their limits (and beyond) as you race against
the clock and powerful opponents through four cities, 12 levels, and nine
different types of racing challenges. For any of the nine types of
challenges, you can increase the potential number of Bonus Kudos you ca earn
by increasing the difficulty level of the challenge before you start the
race. As you progress through Kudos Challenge mode, you'll unlock valuable
rewards, including cars, Jokers, new tracks, and driver models as you strive
to earn Bronze, Silver, or Gold medals in each challenge type.
Kudos Challenge event types include:
Average Speed
-Race against the clock for a specified number of laps and earn Bonus Kudos
when you beat the target average speed.
Hot Lap
-In Hop Lap-sing, race a set number of laps around a circuit with the goal
of laying down one sizzlingly fast hot lap. In Hot Lap-Average, race a set
number of laps around a circuit with the goal of setting a blazingly fast
average lap time.
Style Challenge
-Slide behind the wheel and prepare to showcase your Kudos style. In the
Style Challenge, you have three minutes to complete three laps while gaining
as many Performance Kudos as you can. Catching air, getting up on two
wheels, pulling off powerslides and 360s, navigating cleanly through cone
gates-moves like these are a requirement, not a luxury, when you take on the
Style Challenge.
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VI. In Game Music Options
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VII. Hints
Cheat mode:
Enter Nosliw as a case-sensitive name to unlock all cars, tracks, and paint
jobs.
360 Spider and 360 Modena:
Win the Kudos Challenge level 9.
911 GT2:
Win the Kudos Challenge level 12.
Aston Marton V12 Vanquish:
Win Arcade Race level four.
Boxster S:
Win the Kudos Challenge level 2:
Camaro SS:
Win all gold in Quick Race level two.
Carrera GT:
Get 150,000 kudos.
Corvette Z06:
Win the Kudos Challenge level 7.
Delfino Feroce:
Get 75,000 kudos.
F355 Spider and 355F1:
Win all gold in Quick Race level four.
Ferrari F50:
Get 200,000 kudos.
Focus Cosworth:
Win the Kudos Challenge level 3.
Lancer Evolution VII:
Win all gold in Quick Race level three.
Lotus Exige:
Get 50,000 kudos.
Opel Speedster:
Win Arcade Race level two.
Panoz Esperante:
Get 25,000 kudos.
RX-8:
Win Arcade Race level one.
Skyline GTR:
Win the Kudos Challenge level 5.
Subaru WRX:
Win Arcade Race level three.
TT Roadster and TT Coupe:
Win all gold in Quick Race level one.
TVR Tuscan Speed Six:
Get 100,000 kudos.
Viper RT-10:
Win the Kudos Challenge level 11.
VW Beetle RSi:
Get 1,000 kudos under the easy difficulty setting.
Z3 Roadster 3.0i:
Win the Kudos Challenge level 1.
Bonus helmets:
For every hour of game play you will receive a new helmet for your racer.
Bonus time trial tracks:
Accumulate over three and four hours of game play to unlock more tracks in
time trial mode.
Medal pursuit paint jobs:
Accumulate five hours of game play.
Bonus paint jobs:
Get a gold medal in every kudos challenge to unlock custom designs that are
not available through medal pursuit.
Bonus Kudos Challenge cars:
Win the one on one to unlock new cars in Kudos Challenge.
Free roam in time attack mode:
Win a silver or gold medal in all parts of kudos challenge mode for a city.
Select time attack mode and a "Free Roam" option will be unlocked for that
city.
Custom music:
You can hear your own Xbox ripped music while driving. Note: You must have
already downloaded music to your Xbox hard drive. Before you start driving,
enter the option menu and select "Music Management". Select "Add", then
press Left or Right until your music appears. Then, add it to the music
list. Begin game play, go to CD mode and scroll through the music list below
that, on the station.
Hint: Sliding for more points:
Use the hand brake when going around a turn.
Hint: Do a 360:
Start on a wide street (four lanes or more) and get some speed (80 to
100mph). Next, get on one of the side lanes and hold A (Hand Brake) while
turning into the road to do a 180. Immediately as you pull off the 180
release A and hold X (Reverse) or shift down into reverse, and turn the
opposite direction. When you pull around to the direction you were going,
release X and go. This requires some practice. Try this trick in time attack
mode at Financial District, Federal Reserve, just around the first corner
with the Ferorce, Ferrari F50, or the Ferrari 355 FI.
Hint: Pacific Heights: Big air:
Enable the "Cheat mode" code. Go to time attack and select Pacific Heights
and free roam mode. Select either the Tuscan or the Feroce. During game
play, reverse all the way to the wall behind you. Turn down the hill, making
sure that it is a brick road. Drive as fast as possible down this set of
hills to get major air and possibly hit a power line.
Begin the game in free roam mode with the Porsche 911. Go down the hill with
the bricks at the top to get big air and do a 720.
Glitch: Indestructible cone:
In time attack in free roam mode, there are cones and a cone count in the
upper left corner of the screen. If you hit these cones they will go flying.
However, if they get hit when you are going less than two miles per hour you
will get credit for hitting the cone but it wont fall over. The cone is now
indestructible.
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VIII. Credits
Thanks to:
Bill Gates making the Xbox.
Project Gotham Racing Manual.
CjayC for an awesome site.
GameWinners for the Codes/Hints.
In addition, me of course.
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