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Ending Quoats ///// // ////// ////// 7. Credits and Cosing Comments // /////// /// ////// //////// 8. Legal Agreement // ///// ///////// Revision History //////// /////// Version 1.0.0 Just created. Hopefully, I'll make it there first Version 1.0.0a Refined the Title, hope the fake shadows and the fake metal grid makes an impact on this FAQ. It looks a little hardcore, doesn't it? Version 1.0.0b Got done with the story, hopefully, I got spelling correct, and I'll ship it to GameFAQs tomarrow so I can get this over with. Viva Neuvo Vegas! Version 1.0.0c This FAQ is not complete. I'll update it with playing it more. I was playing it just for fun, but I remembered this. I gave more updates to help out people who are incompatant enough not see the big picture. I'll ship it off to them now. I hope the title is not too grandose Version 2.0.0 Wow, I decided to give more audience participation on this guide, which I'll be updating every week (hopefully). I took out most obsenities such as sware words and insults, and PLEASE, give this support. Version 3.0.0 Well, I might as well include endings, for those that still can't beat the game. I forgot Metalhead Mike's ending... Again. Also, minimal spellchecking was needed, as if that wasn't enough, I STILL have to play the game once more so I can write down what I don't really have yet. Version 4.0.0 Hey, I just added more to this guide, in the hopes of having it posted. If CJayC doesn't post it, I'll... Ah, what's the use, I got nothing to shut him down with, so I'll try to keep it going. Story ///// The excess of the industrial revolution was doomed to haunt the earth. As the 20th century faded into the 21st, the planet's largest economies were focused on the service industry. Over population and few environmental regulations created an exodus of traditional industry to less developed nations. Fueled with cheap labor, factories churned out consumer products with obsolete "dirty" machines purchased from the former industrial giants. Each year, millions of metric tons of pollution were dumped into the biosphere. Global warming increased expontentinally. As the 21st century progressed the greenhouse effect began to take its ugly toll. The polar ice caps were melting at an ever increasing rate. International tensions rose with the water level at a time when the world had never been better armed. The end of the cold war over a hundred years ago saw huge arsenals of weapons sold at fire sale prices. Even the smallest of contries could afford weapons capable of mass destruction. As coastal cities sank under the oceans, people demanded action. Politically the easiest solution was to point fingers and launch attacks at "enviromental torrorists". Between global warming and global warfare the earth was forever changed. the start of the 22nd century saw a true new world order. Survivors of the devastation lived in city states. technologically sophisticated and jaded by years of war the people demanded a new sport for their new age....Battle Cars...technology...aggresion....Battle Cars. Afforded the same popularity earlier cultures had artist or pop musicians, Battle Car drivers are heroes. Their only rule is to win -- International Battle Cars Assocation, history section. NOTE: Oh, I added that last part just to make it sound more offical. There is a section of the book where the IBCA is mentioned, but if you ave the game, you must have the instruction booklet with you, right? Well, if you don't, my next project is to copy the manual for the Unoffical World of Nintendo website, Super Nintendo section. Now we're through that, forward to the guide. Enter Battle Cars... Controls //////// A - Acelleraion B - Shoot X - Break Y - Change weapon L+R - Jump L/R - Slow turn Left/Right - Medium turn L+Left/R+Right - Hard turn L+Left/R+Right, Release L/R - Lock turn Down+L+R - Instant Reverse Down+(L/R) - Weak side swipe Down+(L+Left/R+Right) - Strong side swipe Cars //// Starting cars //////// //// 1. Spiky compact, double dome rims. I simply call it "Spiky" 2. Looks like the magnum from Rush 2049, all one color, spike rims, I decided to call it... You gussed it, the Magmum 3. Looks like a F-1 formula indy racecar on steroids, spike rims, I call it the "22nd century Formula 1 Internatinal Asscoation F-1 Prototype" Unlockable boss cars ////////// //// //// 4. Metalhead Mike Another small shell, very compact, reguler rims. I don't really know what to call it. 5. Dirty Knuckel Ned A very reguler-looking car, nothing too special except for the standard spike rims. I call it the "2100 Chevy" 6. Docter Diana A two wheeled bulky looking veichel with big rockets used as exhaust pipes. I called it... For you N64 owners, "Rocket On Wheels" Non-unlockable cars ////////////// //// 7. Manicle Mariko Think of the car Obake drove in in Vigelanti 8: Second Defense, and there you go. Looks like a custon Trike, a three-wheeled bike. It's the "Tsunami" 8. Buffed Bachmed An oversized muscel car, that's all. I called it the "Monster Truck" 9. Nomad Nathalmu Looks like a half-sized half track truck. Another V8: 2 look-alike. It's the "Mini Half Track 10. Medfly Max. Very military-like muscel car, he's tricky, and he's likely to win against an unexpericened player. Can anybody say "Gravedigger"? 11. Fourarm Foxtherm Very unusual car, has a wide back, splits into three before the start of the second lap for some reason. It's the stolen "National Aeronautics & Space Assocation 'SpaceCar Prototype' 12. Foxwharmpit Looks like a metal catfish. Unusually easy to win against him. I named it the "CIV Military Anti-Personel Two-Man Submarine" If you got names for these cars, please E-Mail me at gems517@sbcglobal.net... Damn, I wish that didn't wrap There are also a fer sapients to get in your way. Here's the full list, by my experience. 1. The blockers // /// //////// Well, these people will block your way. To counter this, shoot a rocket, or jump on top of them -- Take note, if you jump, sometimes, you might have your bar turn gray. 2. The avengers // /// //////// These peoples will get in your way by having no dampners, thus, bouncing around left and right. Hard to kill, so just ignore them. Well, if you need to kill them, pop a granade and hope for the best. 3. The Prey // /// //// They take their hits and stand still to be killed. They are the most easiest to kill, and they SHOULD be killed, because they are the easiest source of money. You can't kill them all the time, due to the curves, but kill them while they're still hot. Names of Bosses and Stages ///// // ////// /// ////// Go down to Meltdown if you start on hard Newtroit - Metalhead Mike Well, upgrade yourself, and simply beat this cakewalk. A very easy course, but I hate it's music -- It's the title music Katmando - Dirty Knuckel Ned Well, with his hair all oil-slicked, and with his body dirty as hell, you might as well say to yourself that he is SO a loser. You'll be fast if you want to be. Remember, maximize the body count, and minimize the time. Early boss levels can be GREAT practice for you greenhorns out there Meltdown - Docter Diana Ah, now here's your first true challenge, she acts nice, drives dirty. If starting on hard, get four kills on the cross-contry course. If not, lose, then restart on CC to get the rest of the kills. Fuji - Manical Mariko Ah, you race against a trike. just take advantage of his blunders and beat the s*** out of him. If you lose, I got your back -- I kept losing on him too Neuvo Vegas - Buffed Bachmed Buffed Bachmed drives an oversized muscel car -- for his oversized self that is. Although he doesn't have more lip than "KISS", more tounge then Steven Taylor, or more rock than Whintny Huston's dealer, rest assured, he's got more muscel than the strongest man in the world... Viva Neuvo Vegas! Also, from here on out, all of the wins will be decided before the race th even finished, because all the rest of the looping tracks will end with a small thin section of track. UPDATE: If you're .5-.3 car lengths from him, or for the rest of the racers for that matter, shine up a rocket and shove it straight up their(Due to censorship reasons, the following content could not be said)s! Dakar - Nomad Nathalmu An half-sized half track with an attitude, he can beat you up just like the next guy. Please take a break at this time. UPDATE: He'll bust a move on you by cutting through wide smooth bends. Blast em' with a missile to beat him to the line. The Zone - Medfly Max Explosive racing... Literlitly. See the background? Ignore that and race him! You won't beat him at the start. Nor the second time. It took me five tries at the most to win, and continue to... ... UPDATE: There is a way to beat him. Fire missiles to stall Max. He'll always shoot disks to elude your strike. If you fire one halfway after the disk is propelled, it won't hit it, but hit him. Once you get used to this timing, you can cross the line before him Centarie IV - Fourarm Foxtherm ^^^Did I spell that right? Anyhow, a very tough racer, be prepared to dystroy the clones he makes before the second lap. Stay in front before the second lap, and you'll have an easy time with him. Also, use the missiles at the start because he'll jump at the start, causing you to spin out. If you can hand him a second serving, then do so at the least. New Atlantis - Foxwharmpit Wow, it's very easy towards the end. This is like Metalhead Mike, only faster, and more diffulcult. If you can't beat him, then you must of fluked, because if you spin out, you can recover, and be victorious. Hell, it's even easy on HARD, for god sakes. UPDATE: He'll elude you by bouncing wall to wall. That'll trick you to follow him, causing you to hit walls as well, and be in conditiion gray... A.K.A. turbo energy shield recharge. You cannot use turbo while in this vincible state. I was able to beat the game with these stats: +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Item Level number| +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Enging Level number Seven| +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Turbo Level number six| +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Tires Level number six| +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Jump Level number three| +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Shocks Level number three| +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Dampner(Shield) Level number six| +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Missiles MAXIMUM UPGRADE| +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Disks MAXIMUM UPGRADE| +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Granades MAXIMUM UPGRADE| +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ So, by looking at that list, you can see the game is easy to beat on any skill level. By the way, on easy, you stop at Neuvo Vegas, you play ALL the tracks on medium, and you start at Meltdown on hard. You start on level three on all things. Shields are on level five on the other two levels, and if you beat hard, they left you a little "gift", whatever that is. Tips and Trickery //// /// //////// Shoot disks at straightaways, and if you can, bounce them off the sides so you can hit them good. Granades can be adjusted for any lentgh so you can fly one up, And hit their roof. Hit em' on the roof, and they're done for. Use rockets to stop breathing up their neck. They go as high as a Level 5 jump, so you can pass right by while they're in the air, Always cut through corners. Use both L and R to to drift your way through U-turns, and hope for the best. Also, make some currency to build up your car, and take advantage of the fact you start at Level three with Enging, Turbo, and tires at hard. I forgot to mention, if your life bar is red, you're in the clear, because you can nick an edge, and not lose much speed. It takes at least two seconds for your shield to recharge. Bright red tells you is's fully charged, dark red means you lose speed every time you hit an edge, and dark gray means NO shielding, and you go at enging speed while your turbo takes place of regneration. You got all that? Good. UPDATE: Try to shoot then jump on top of them. I got 8 KILLS STRAIGHT by doing this. If you already know that, then I'm sorry I insulted your thinking ability. Another hard one to do is to shoot a rocket, then time a granade correctly to finish popping the cap. I tried, yet never availed. either one will do the job, but do the second one just to show off your offensive driving skill... And to offend your opposition. War Stories .////////// This is the first "bonus" section. If something intresting happen throughout your journey, then gimme an E-Mail, whatever that is. Corrections WILL be made to the story to make it sutible for posting, unless it's something like this... ay iz gt a war ztorie an tiz gets gud at da end one time I haz myzelf in an instznt reverse and i bluw up my friend wiz an grande byz iz tryin to be polight so iz mights well say tank ku fer reading thiz! THEN, I won't correct this, and the file *_WILL BE DELETED_* and the user *_WILL BE IGNORED_*. I know, I'm not the _BEST_ speller in the world, but c'mon, if you watch 20/20, then this should be in the back of your mind, GIVE ME A BREAK! How About Some Pictures? //////////////////////// This is the section for hard-core fans. I know, all the pics will take space, and I don't have a webpage up now, but I'll have one sooner or later, so send em' in, ans make sure you save a copy for yourself. All the sections of this later-to-be webpage will be listed here SORRY, WE'RE CLOSED ////// ///// ////// Ending Quoats ////// ////// Metalhead Mike ///////// //// ??? Dirty Knuckel Ned ///// /////// /// "I just souped up my buggy. Wanna go for it?" Docter Diana ////// ///// "Very good! Outsanding! I would be very pleased to race with you again." Manical Mariko /////// ////// Ah, I see you darken my doorway. I would like to race with you again, at your expense" Buffed Bachmed ////// /////// "Some of us get pumped and some of us get dumped. Let's do it, it's time for me to dethrone the champ." Nomad Nahalmu ///// /////// "Ah, I see you came to race with me again. Come drink some tea with me before the race. Max Medfly /// ////// "Buddy, I'm glad you came to see me. How about you sponser me for the glalatic league?... C'mon, it's a sure thing, if you lose, you sponser me, O.K.? Fourarm Foxtherm /////// //////// "You were a great racer. I'll have to visit your planet and dystroy it. I don't need the compitition" Foxwharmpit /////////// "Beginner's luck smooth face. Feel like trying it again?" Credits /////// Brandon Bachman, A.K.A. Triplex000, for creating this short FAQ. Remember, the shorter it is, the faster it loads. GameFAQs, for posting this guide(God, I hope so) CJayC, for mantaining it. C-Net, for speeding up the access to this site My parents, of course. If I wasn't conceived, I woundn't be typing this right now. My local radio station, for spitting out the best rock and metal out there(Q106, station 106.1, WQJX). And last, but not least, my schools I went to. Without them, I woulden't be operating a computer right now! Legal Agreement ///// ///////// If you do so steal this work, then you're breaking the law. If you do so steal this work, YOU WILL BE SUED, AND ONLY THAT PERSON WILL BE SUED. Here are things you can do with my permission: * 1. Change it to another file extension * 2. Add to it, post it on you website * 3. Take bonus sections out, take tips out. * 4. Share it(need second permission from sharee) * 5. That's it, except to agree on this If you do not agree on this now or after posting, then you will be told to terminate this guide from your website. Only exceptions go for GameFAQs, Gamespot(GameFAQs' sister website), IGN, and Cheat Code Central, unless nessercery. If you DO NOT agree to these terms, then you are deemed to terminate this guide or take legal action from Brandon Bachman, also known as Triplex000(GameFAQs), or gm02(IGN). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME OF COMPLETION: 20:22 PM, 08/19/03 END OF FILE.