Project Gotham Racing
Project Gotham Racing
Move Camera
View Forward
Look Back
Move Camera TM
View Backward
Steering Upshift
(Left/Right) Downshift/Reverse
Steering
(Left/Right) Handbrake
Accelerate and
Brake (Up/Down)
Cancel/Return to previous menu Pause/Resume
*pressure-sensitive control
White button
Y button
Black button
Left B button
thumbstick
X button
Controller port 1 Controller port 4
Eject button Directional
Controller port 2 Controller port 3 pad A button
Power button
Movement Actions
Brake with Auto-Reverse* Accelerate* Steer Left/Right left thumbstick
Cycle Camera Steer Left/Right directional pad
View Forward Accelerate/Brake right thumbstick
Look back Brake left trigger*
Cycle Camera Accelerate right trigger*
View Backward
Steering Upshift Shift & Camera Actions
(Left/Right) Downshift/
Reverse
Handbrake A button
Steering Upshift B button
(Left/Right) Handbrake Downshift/Reverse X button
Look Back Y button
Move Camera View Forward White button
Accelerate and Move Camera View Backward Black button
Brake (Up/Down)
Cancel/Return to Pause/Resume
previous menu System Controls
Pause/Resume START button
Cancel/Return to previous menu BACK button
· C ontinue
ontinue.. Return to the current race at the exact location where you paused
the game.
· R e s t ar
artt RRac
ac
acee . End the current race, and head straight back to the starting line
to start over with a clean slate.
· C amer
amera. a. Choose a new driving view, or customize the current view.
· R adio
adio// CDCD.. Adjust the volume of music and sound FX. Choose between playing
music on the radio or on a custom virtual CD you’ve created. Change radio
stations or switch to another CD music track.
· Quit RRacac
acee . End the current race, and return to the game’s Main Menu.
tachometer
circuit digital speed display
map current gear
boost gauge
(turbo cars only)
Unlocking Cars and Circuits
Initially, you can choose from among four cars when you take to the streets of four
photo-realistically detailed cities in Project Gotham Racing. As you progress, you’ll
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’ll soon discover the benefits of pushing your performance to the limit.
Consistently earning Silver and Gold medals can translate into additional rewards.
Getting Started
Welcome to Project Gotham Racing, the Xbox racing game where driving fast with Total Kudos, Time Played, & Total Miles Bonus Awards
skill, style, and dexterity are the ultimate measures of your racing success. In Project Gotham Racing, you earn Bonus Awards based on:
The first time you start the game, you are asked to create a new Driver. · The total number of Kudos you’ve cumulatively earned in Kudos Challenge,
Your Driver keeps track of your progress through Project Gotham Racing; it stores Quick Race, and Arcade Race modes
your helmet style, license plate, and other vehicle preferences. It also stores the · The amount of time you’ve spent playing the game
details of your on-track performances, including Kudos scores, medals earned, · The total miles you’ve driven in all of your cars
record lap times, total time played, total miles driven, and the cars, circuits, and
Your Total Kudos Score is displayed in the lower right corner of most game
other items you’ve unlocked.
screens. All of this information is also tracked and stored in your Driver. When
As you play Project Gotham Racing, your progress is saved automatically at key you hit a major milestone related to these vital statistics, you unlock a great
points throughout the game. bonus award.
To make changes to your Driver once you’ve created it, choose Driver Manager
from the Options menu.
Once you’ve created a Driver, the Main Menu is displayed, offering a range of
racing experiences. For a summary of all the Main Menu items, see page 12.
· Clean Section. Complete a section of the circuit without sustaining any
significant contact or damage.
· Two wheels. Get up on two wheels.
The Kudos scoring system rewards you not only for getting to
the finish line first, but for displaying skill, style, and daring · Big Air. Get all four tires to leave the track surface simultaneously.
while you’re doing it. · Combo bonus. Perform multiple moves within a short amount of time.
As you race high-performance cars on challenging city circuits,
Bonus Kudos
the Kudos scoring system keeps track of your every move, and rewards you when
you push your performance to the limit. Bonus Kudos are a special category of Kudos that can only be earned in Kudos
Challenge mode.
Your 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. 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
Performance Kudos until after you’ve crossed the finish line.
Performance Kudos are awarded while you’re racing in all game modes (except Before you head to the starting line to race in one of the nine types of challenges
Time Attack). The Kudos Stash meter (in the upper right corner of your game featured in Kudos Challenge mode, you have the option to raise the level of
screen) tallies up your Performance Kudos and identifies the specific move you’re difficulty for that specific challenge, which automatically increases the number of
making to rack up those Kudos. Once you’ve completed the move, your Kudos Bonus Kudos you can potentially earn for successfully completing the challenge.
Stash is transferred to your Kudos Bank. For example, when racing a Hot Lap challenge, you could raise the difficulty level
You can lose your Kudos Stash before those Kudos are transferred into your and the number of Bonus Kudos you can earn by slicing several seconds off the
Kudos Bank if you fail to successfully finish off the move. For example, you’ll pre-set target lap time.
lose your Kudos Stash if you hit a wall or another car within three seconds of
pulling off a powerslide. Joker Bonus Kudos
Performance Kudos are awarded for the following moves: Jokers are special bonus awards that can only be unlocked in each Level of Kudos
Challenge mode. Once you’ve unlocked a Joker, you can use it just once to
· Slides. Slide cleanly through a turn using the handbrake, or pull off a
automatically double the number of Kudos you earn in an individual challenge in
powerslide or pendulum turn. The longer you can hold the slide, the more
that Level (which can be useful if you’re having trouble earning Bronze in a
Kudos you’ll earn.
Nott e: You can only play a Joker once per Level, and you
particular challenge). No
· 360s. Pull off a sliding 360 while still maintaining forward momentum. have to play the Joker before you start the challenge.
· Overtake. Pass an opponent cleanly, and collect a bonus if you can overtake
multiple opponents quickly in succession.
· Navigating cone gates. Navigate through a path marked by cone gates.
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.
Quick Race mode With no penalties for trying to improve your performance, Kudos Challenge mode
Race through checkpoints against five other cars for a set number of laps. The offers the ultimate pursuit of perfection.
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 Multiplayer mode
score is recorded and added to your Total Kudos Score, but it’ll take pure speed to Take on human opponents in lively, split-screen, multiplayer racing. Are you ready
progress to the next level. to put your money where your mouth is? The trash talk ends where the starting
line begins.
Arcade Race mode
Score a minimum number of Performance Kudos as you maneuver through cone Options
gates while keeping an eye on the clock. The only way to progress is to earn at Choose a different controller configuration, adjust the sound volumes for music,
least a Bronze medal in each city at each skill level. Good luck, and don’t forget cars, and environmental sound effects, change your driver details, or customize
to use your handbrake on those tight turns. your music experience.
Time Attack mode Game Demos
Post a personal fastest lap on one of over 200 circuits while driving any unlocked View demos of Xbox games.
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 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. For example, you may be challenged to race
three laps while recording an average speed of 85 mph. Rack up more Bonus
Kudos when you increase the challenge and push the digital speed display to
triple digits.
Hot Lap
In Hot Lap—Single, 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.
Turn up the heat and increase the number of Bonus Kudos you can earn by setting
scorchingly hot target lap times on the Hot Lap Setup screen.
Style Challenge
Kudos Challenge mode is the heart of Project Gotham Racing. It’s where your
Slide behind the wheel and prepare to showcase your Kudos style. In the Style
racing skills are tested to their limits (and beyond) as you race against the clock
Challenge, you’ve got three minutes to complete three laps while gaining as many
and powerful opponents through four cities, 12 levels, and nine different types of
Performance Kudos as you can. Catching air, getting up on two wheels, pulling off
racing challenges.
powerslides and 360s, navigating cleanly through cone gates—moves like these
For any of the nine types of challenges, you can increase the potential number of are a requirement, not a luxury, when you take on the Style Challenge.
Bonus Kudos you can 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.
Timed Run
In a Timed Run, your goal is to complete three laps before the timer ticks down,
One-on-One and it’s up to you to determine how you want to play it. Will you lay down a
scorcher on the initial lap, and then breeze through the other two? Or, will you
In this challenge, you display seemingly impeccable good manners by graciously shoot for consistency, slicing seconds off your time as you lay down each
giving your opponent a sporting head start. It’s not all about being nice, however: successive lap?
the bigger the head start you bestow, the more Bonus Kudos you’ll earn when you
successfully pass your opponent and maintain that front place position through to Top Speed
the finish line.
Things quickly get fast and furious when you take on the Top Speed challenge,
Overtake Challenge where your goal is to record the fastest possible top speed. You’ll have a bare
minimum to beat, but you can up the ante and increase your Bonus Kudos points
How many cars do you think you can pass before time runs out? You won’t get by setting a more aggressive target top speed.
away with bringing up the rear if you want to gain Kudos in this type of challenge.
Increase the target number of cars you want to pass within the time limit to earn Total Laps
more Bonus Kudos.
How many laps do you think you can complete within a specified time limit? You
Street Race won’t see success unless you complete at least three laps, and you can pile on the
pressure by increasing the target number of laps.
Show off your pure racing skills when you start dead last in the field and have to
battle your way into the best possible finishing position. At a bare minimum, you
need to overtake at least one opponent and maintain that position through to the
finish line. You can increase your Bonus Kudos points by staking a claim for a
higher finishing spot before you head to the starting line.
Quick Race and Arcade Race modes
Quick Race and Arcade Race are complementary racing modes designed to allow
you to focus individually on the twin towers of Kudos scoring: getting to the finish
line first and showing driving skill, daring, and dexterity.
In both Quick Race and Arcade Race modes, you’ll need to earn at least a Bronze
medal on a circuit in each city at the first level in order to move on to more
challenging levels.
As you progress through each level, you’ll soon discover that success has its own
rewards, including powerful new cars and custom racing-themed car skins.
Driver Manager
· S e t up Driv er
er.. Make changes to an existing driver profile, including changing
Driver
the helmet and license plate style and text.
You can also delete a Driver via the Select Driver screen.
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