Once a username has been entered, the player must start the game driving a
Mini Cooper without an international racing license. From there, the player must earn the rankings needed to acquire better performing vehicles and automobile parts. These cars consist of the
Vector W2, the
Ferrari F40 Managing a racing career The player starts in New York Since this game is based on the career of a race car driver who is trying to go from "
Rags to Riches", the beginning provides a slow and conservative phase. Designing an unbeatable car from the parts that they purchased in shops helps to improve the handling, acceleration, braking, and maximum speed of their vehicle. It is possible to develop millionaire or even multimillionaire race car drivers by succeeding at the
slot machine game in the Las Vegas section which may be visited at any time. Even though the player must manually turn his or her entire bank account into casino tokens, the tokens are automatically turned back into "dollars" after the player leaves the casino. The player must earn money in order to keep racing; this is done by either winning races or finishing on the podium. After winning each race, the money must be invested in faster and/or more efficient parts to improve the performance of the vehicle. Having a more efficient vehicle will eventually result in winning more difficult races where the winner's prize money is higher than in the easier races. Eventually, winning certain races will result in acquiring an international racing license. Parts in the game vary in cost and tires can only be used a limited number of times before they have to be purchased again. Tires that have the worst handling can be used an unlimited number of times. These tires are the only automobile parts that are free and the player automatically starts out with them at the beginning of the game's "career mode".
Other modes In addition to the career (normal) mode of the game, there is also a "free mode" that allows unlimited use of all four vehicles on their respective tracks. All races in "free mode" are single-lap only. There is still a limited amount of
nitro like in the "normal mode" of the game, but the races done under "free mode" always start with the nitro gauge filled up. New time records made in the "free mode" are saved into the game's battery along with the driver's name until they are broken by another player. Once the player reaches the Formula One level, he or she must race against drivers whose names sound similar to the actual drivers of the 1990 and 1991 Formula One seasons. For example,
Satoru Nakajima is known in the game as
S.Nakazma. == See also ==