LEGO RACERS2 User manual

Instruction Manual

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Thank you for buying LEGO®Racers 2, just one of the great new
software titles from LEGO.
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Car and Character Builders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Car Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Character Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Racing in LEGO®Racers 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
1 Player Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Adventure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Arcade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Best Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Time Attack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Bonus Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
2 Player Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Arcade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
League . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Battle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
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Contents

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After he was beaten in the first LEGO®‚
Racers game, Rocket Racer was heart-
broken - he thought his racing days were
over. Then, one day, while trudging sadly
through Sandy Bay, he came across an
advertisement for the planet Xalax, home
of the race-crazy aliens, the Ramas.
“Wow”, he said to himself, “a whole planet
of racers – sounds like my kind of place!”
He found the intergalactic portal, and he so impressed the Ramas with his
driving talents, he earned their respect and friendship. His skills improved,
and his confidence returned – he even built a better car and picked out
some cool new clothes! Now, Rocket Racer has issued a fresh challenge to
the LEGO worlds – come to Xalax and race against him and his alien friends
to become Galactic Racing Champion!
You live in Sandy Bay, and when you hear of the challenge, you decide to
try and make it to the Championship. But there are four other local
inhabitants who would like to go to Xalax to represent the town, so you’ll
need to beat them first. Then, you must travel to three more LEGO worlds,
to improve your skills and to win new parts for your car that together will
help you beat Rocket Racer.
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Introduction

Getting Started
Quick Start
If you want to get racing straight away, here’s what to do!
After the game has loaded, choose 1 Player from the Main Menu using the
Up and Down Arrow keys, and press Enter. Choose Arcade, then Sandy
Bay, then any of the available tracks. Choose the number of laps (use the
Left and Right Arrow keys), enter your name, choose a racer and finally a
car. You’ll then be taken to the start of the race!
Menus
To move through the menus in the
game, use the Arrow keys on your
keyboard, and press Enter to select.
To go back, press the Esc key.
The first menu you’ll see is the Main
Menu, which gives you six options:
• 1 Player
• 2 Player - allows you to play against a friend
• Builder – allows you to build a car or a driver
• Game Options
• Load/Save
• Exit – select this option to leave the game
There’s more information on the 1 Player, 2 Player and Builder options
later in this manual.
Game Options
Selecting Game Options presents you with five more choices:
• Graphics
• Sound
• Controls
• Language
• Catch Up
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Using the Graphics Menu, you can change the Image Quality (the special
effects in the game like clouds and weather), the Detail Level (the amount
of detail in the worlds) and the Resolution (the lower the resolution, the
faster the game will run). You can also change the Compression (some
graphics cards show 'textures' in different ways, this may help improve
image quality - but only play with this if you have to!). Use the Left and
Right Arrow keys to change each slider.
In the Sound Menu, you can control the volume of the music in the game
(Music Vol) and the sound effects (SFX Vol) by using the Left and Right Arrow
keys. You can also choose the quality of the sound using the same keys.
In the Controls Menu, you’ll find two more options, which allow each
player to choose the keys that they would like to use. If you’re going to
play the game in 1 Player mode, choose the 1 Player option. If you select
Choose Buttons, you’ll see a menu with the phrase “Player 1” at the top;
while this phrase is highlighted, press the Left and Right Arrow keys to
select the type of controller (keyboard or joystick) - you will be presented
with a list of all the functions in the game to which new buttons can be
allocated. Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to select a function (e.g.
Accelerate), press Enter, and then the key (or joystick-button) you would
like to use for that function.
To change the language the game uses, select the Language option, and
use the Left and Right Arrow keys to move through the choices, and then
press Enter.
Catch Up is a feature that automatically sets the game’s difficulty level,
based on how well you are playing. Use the Left and Right Arrow keys to
toggle this feature On or Off.
Load/Save
The Load/Save option from the Main Menu allows you to save your best
lap times, and any cars and characters that you’ve designed, or load those
that have already been saved back into the game.
Every time you save, your last save will be overwritten. If you’ve achieved
a new best time during the game, or built a new car, make sure you save
before you exit LEGO®Racers 2.
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Getting Started

Car- and Character-Builders
In LEGO®Racers 2, it’s easy to build the racing car of your dreams! There
are lots of LEGO bricks with which to build. You can also create your LEGO
driver too. When you select Builder from the Main Menu, you will be
offered two choices.
Car Builder
Controls
Cycle through bricks/brick categories Left and Right Arrow Keys
Move bricks Arrow Keys
Delete brick/Cancel/Back Esc
Select brick/brick category Enter
Select previously placed brick 2 on Number Pad
Select next placed brick 8 on Number Pad
Rotate brick a quarter turn (90°) 4 on Number Pad
left/anti-clockwise
Rotate brick a quarter turn (90°) 6 on Number Pad
right/clockwise
In the Car Builder, you can choose a
pre-built car, or build your own vehicle.
First select a set of bricks with which to
build – they’re organized by the world
they belong to and they become
available if you can reach that world in
the Adventure mode.
To select a pre-built car, choose the
picture of a garage from the bar at the
top of the screen using the Left and Right
Arrow keys, and press Enter. Use the
keys again to cycle through the models and press Enter again. Choose the ✓
symbol, and press Enter one more time.
Car building is very easy, and Sparky is always on hand to help. Cars are built
from the chassis up (a chassis is the name for a car’s wheel base). Only the
top layer of bricks can be altered. If you need to change a brick that sits
below others, all the bricks on top of it must be deleted. At first, only the
chassis category is available – choose one using the Left and Right
Arrow keys and press Enter. Chassis cannot be moved or rotated.
After choosing your chassis, you can place 19 more bricks. You can
see the number of bricks you have left at the bottom of the screen.
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Car- and Character-Builders
To help you place bricks, there are two windows. On the right, you can see
a 3D model of your car; on the left, a top-down view. Use Left and Right
Arrow keys to cycle through the brick categories, and press Enter to
choose one. The bar at the top will change to show all the available LEGO®
bricks in that category.
Rectangular Bricks Windscreens
Sloped Bricks Accessories
Assorted bricks
Use the same keys to choose a brick – it’ll appear in the two main
windows. Press Esc to cancel the brick and choose another, or press it
again to go back to the brick categories.
When you have selected a brick, use the Arrow keys to move it around,
and the 4 and 6 keys on the Number Pad to rotate it. The Car Builder works
just like real LEGO – bricks need studs to connect to; if a brick can’t
connect, it will bounce up and down. Press Enter to place the brick, and
it will appear in position. An identical brick is placed under your control.
Press the Esc key to move back up to the Brick Selection Bar at the top
and choose a different brick. Or, use the 2 and 8 keys on the number pad
to move bricks that have already been placed. The selected brick can be
moved in exactly the same way as a new brick. Finally, select the ✓symbol
and press Enter to finish.
Character Builder
Here, you can design a LEGO®driver for
your car. It works in a similar way to the
Car Builder, and Sparky will again help
you through the process.
Start with a head for your driver. Use the
Left and Right Arrow keys to cycle
through the different faces, and press Enter to select it, or the Esc key
to go back. After pressing Enter, you’ll move on to the hat, then the
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Controls
Left/Steer Left Left Arrow Key
Right/Steer Right Right Arrow Key
Up/Accelerate Up Arrow Key
Down/Reverse Down Arrow Key
Brake Space
Use Power-up 1
Use Brick Boost 2
Pause/Options Esc
Talk 3
Look Behind 4
Next Homing Missile Target 5
Previous Homing Missile Target 6
Fast Forward Conversation Enter
If you like, you can change the controls by choosing Game Options from
the Main Menu.
Checkpoints
When racing in LEGO®Racers 2, you must make sure that you go through
every Checkpoint on the track, in the correct order – it’s the only way to
win the race! The Direction Arrow at the top of the screen will point you
towards the next Checkpoint.
Losing Bricks and Using the Pits
Be careful when you drive around the tracks of LEGO®Racers 2 – if you
crash into objects, LEGO bricks will break off your car! Some Power-ups,
when used by other drivers, will also damage your car.
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You can get bricks back by driving into
the Pit Lane on each track. If you lose all
your bricks (the car chassis counts as
one brick), then you’ll have to make
your way to the Pits on foot!
Power-ups
During races, you’ll find lots of Power-
ups floating above the tracks. Drive
through them to pick them up. The
computer will then cycle through the 7
different types, and will finally settle
on one, chosen at random. You can
watch this happening in the Current
Power-up indicator on your screen.
During this cycle, if you see one you
like, press the Use Power-up key as
fast as you can. The computer will give
you whichever Power-up was shown
when you pressed the button.
Press the Use Power-up key to use each one. You can’t pick up a new
Power-up if you’re already carrying one.
Each Power-up has a different amazing effect, and all but one have an
advanced use. Some work quicker than others, which affects how soon you
can pick up another one. After activating a Power-up, you can see the time
it takes to work ticking along in the Power-up indicator on your screen.
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This disc travels in a straight line, bouncing off the landscape, until
it runs out of power or hits a car.
Advanced use: You can fire the disc at cars that are behind you by holding
down the Look Behind key, and then the Use Power-up key.
This Power-up creates a bubble around your car, which grows in
size until it bursts, unleashing the power of a thunderstorm on
other cars!
Advanced use: Rather than just pressing the Use Power-up key, try holding
it down for at least a second. The bubble will grow as before, but when
you let go, it’ll drop on to the track. It will continue to grow, but if another
car hits it, it’ll explode (and that car will take double the damage of other
cars nearby). The longer the bubble stays on the track, the more damage it
will do, but your car will not be affected. But be careful – make sure you
drop it within five seconds, otherwise it’ll explode and your car will take
double the normal damage.
This Power-up is a powerful homing missile that finds its target,
just like a bloodhound. When you gain this Power-up, you’ll see a
target appear on the nearest car in front of you. Press Use Power-
up to shoot the missile at this car. The car doesn't need to be directly in
front of you – the missile will find its target!
Advanced use: Press the Next Homing Missile Target key or the Previous
Homing Missile Target key to target the car of your choice then press the
Use Power-up key to shoot the missile. This way you can target any car in
the game.
This Power-up sends a big rocket with a spinning drill at the front
after your opponents. When fired, it will shoot off in a straight
line, damaging every car in its path, until it hits the landscape or
a building.
Advanced use: This Power-up can also be used as a speed-boost. Rather
than pressing the Use Power-up key and letting go, keep holding it. Your
car will become attached to the rocket and you’ll be dragged down the
track until you let go of the key. Be careful where you use this
function, as you will have no control over the direction of the
rocket. Also, make sure you let go of the key before it explodes,
otherwise your car will be damaged.
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This Power-up makes you invisible for a little while. Other players
will find it harder to hit you, and the homing missile won’t be able
to lock on to you. Also, you’ll be able to overtake other players
unnoticed.
Advanced use: While in stealth mode, you’ll have the ability to steal another
player’s Power-up by bumping into them; don’t worry, you won’t lose any
bricks from your car when you do this. To help you choose, you will be able
to see an icon of the Power-up that each player is carrying (if they’ve got
one) over each car.
This Power-up creates a spinning whirlwind that drops onto the
track behind your car. It will then start growing, but if nobody
drives into it, it will disappear after 5 seconds. When a car hits the
vortex, it will spin around, out of control, and will be also take some
damage. This Power-up can be very effective if you drop it somewhere
where it’s difficult for other drivers to see it, such as after a bend.
Advanced use: Instead of just pressing the Use Power-up key, hold it
down. The whirlwind will stay attached to your car, and as it gets bigger, it
will act as a shield, deflecting anything that tries to hit you. But make sure
you let go, and drop the vortex within 5 seconds, otherwise you will get
caught up in it - you will lose control of your car and it will be damaged too.
With this Power-up, all of the other cars in the race will begin de-
constructing when you press the Use Power-up key. It will last for
6 seconds, and every 2 seconds, a layer of LEGO®bricks will
disappear from your opponents cars!
As this Power-up is so powerful, it doesn’t have an advanced use.
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Brick Boost
In LEGO®Racers 2, as you lose bricks from your car, points will be added
to the line of LEGO bricks at the top of the screen – we call it the Brick
Boost. When there are points in the Brick Boost, you can press and hold the
Use Brick Boost key, and you will get a sudden burst of speed. If you want
to return to normal speed before the Brick Boost runs out, let go of the
key. If you wait until the Brick Boost is full, you’ll get a mega-speed-boost!
Pause Mode/Options Menu
You can pause the game during a race by pressing the Esc key. This will also
bring up an Options Menu, with five choices:
• Resume – Continue the race
• Restart
• Music Vol – Use the Left and Right Arrow keys to adjust the music volume
• SFX Vol - Use the Left and Right Arrow keys to adjust the volume of the
sound effects in the game
• Quit Race
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1 Player Mode
When you select 1 Player from the Main Menu, another menu will appear
with five new options:
• Adventure
• Arcade
• Best Times
• Time Attack
• Bonus Games
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
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Position
Golden Bricks
collected
SpeedCurrent 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

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 current Power-up 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).
Non-Racing Screen
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.
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Speed
Direction Arrow
Engine Icon
Shield Icon
Wheel Icon
Golden Bricks
collected
Brick Boost

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 Bay!
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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• Sandy Bay: Taxi Service. The local taxi driver has asked you to stand in
for him. Use the on-screen Map to pick up passengers and take them to
their destinations. Use the Direction Arrow to find the pick-up and drop-
off points.
• Dino Island: Fuel Hunt. The Research Outpost is almost out of fuel, and
soon they won’t be able to run their vehicles and protect the dinosaurs.
Help the Adventurers by collecting fuel barrels from around the island,
using the on-screen Map and Direction Arrow. You can only carry 5
barrels at a time, though, so you’ll need to drop them off at the Research
Outpost every so often before collecting more.
• Mars: Power Crystals. Doc is trying to re-power the crashed Shuttle, and
needs a few Martian power crystals to do so. Help collect them, but drop
them off at the Shuttle every so often so that you’ve got room for more.
• The Arctic: Weather Balloons. There’s a storm coming into the Arctic
Base. Help the scientists collect their missing weather balloons, but drop
them off every now and again, otherwise your car will become lighter,
and harder to control, until eventually you’ll float away!
• Xalax: Drones. Intercept moving drones, and drop them off every so
often at the Drop Point, so that you’ve got room in your car for more.
You must complete each challenge before the time limit runs out. To collect
objects, just drive over them. Some are guarded; if a guard catches you,
you’ll drop all of the items you’re carrying, and you’ll have to pick them all
up. If some of the items fall into water or lava, they will be lost; if the
number of items that you can collect becomes less than the number
needed to complete the game, then the game is over.
When you first complete each Bonus Game, at both difficulty levels, you
will be awarded a Car Bonus point. These are small improvements that can
be added to either the Engine, Shield or Wheels prizes. You must decide
where you would like to allocate the points, but each has a maximum of
10. You don’t have to have won an item in order to allocate points to it,
and the Car Bonus points will still help you, even without the item.
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Foyers
When you travel to a new LEGO®world, you will start in the Foyer – a large
room that allows you to go to each of the tracks and the Bonus Games (if
you’ve found them!). Sparky will also be here too, and he can save the game
for you. There’s also a doorway that will take you back to Sandy Bay.
Each world has four tracks, and you can race them in any order you like. Each
track has its own doorway – just drive through it to go to the start of the
race. If you win a Golden Brick on a track, a picture of the Brick will appear
above the appropriate Foyer doorway – that way, you’ll know which tracks
you’ve completed. When all four Golden Bricks have been collected, another
door will open in the Foyer which leads to the Boss Track.
There’s no Foyer on Sandy Bay, so you must use the 1 Player Menu to
access the Bonus Games, or find the hidden vortices again.
Bosses
There are three Boss drivers in LEGO®Racers 2, and, if beaten, each will
give you a car part that will help you in your quest to beat Rocket Racer.
On Dino Island, you’ll meet Sam Sanister. He will drop treacherous
oil slicks behind his car to try and slow you down. He’ll use all the
Power-ups, but he can be hurt by your Power-ups too! If you beat
him, he’ll give you a much better engine that will increase your
speed.
On Mars, you’ll race against Riegel, the head Martian. He drives a
Giant Mech with amazing shields. That means he can’t be hurt by
Power-ups, but he can’t pick them up either – this race is about
pure speed! If you beat him, Riegel will give you a Martian shield
generator to make your car tougher.
In the Arctic, you’ll be challenged by The Berg, a large ice-monster
who doesn’t even need a car! Like Riegel, he can’t pick up
weapons, nor is he affected by them. The Berg can create giant
ice stalagmites, behind him, though, so drive carefully! If you beat
him, he’ll give you super-grip wheels.
In order for Rocket Racer to invite you to Xalax, you must
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1 Player Mode
Xalax
Like Rocket Racer, you’ll need to travel to Xalax via the intergalactic portal
on Sandy Bay. When you’re invited to go, the Direction Arrow will show you
how to find it. On Xalax you will first race against the very best Ramas racers
on four qualifying tracks; only after completing these will you be worthy to
take on Rocket Racer, the greatest driver in the galaxy!
Pause Mode/Options Menu
Even when you’re not racing, you can Pause the game and access the
Options Menu by pressing the Esc key. It works in much the same way as
the menu that appears when you press the same key when racing. You can
adjust the volume of the game through this menu.
You can also save your progress in the Adventure - use the Save Game
option, and next time you play the Adventure, select Continue Game from
the Adventure Menu. Each time you choose Save, you will over-write your
last saved game.
Select Resume and press Enter to return to the game. To leave Adventure
mode and return to the Main Menu, select Quit Adventure and press Enter.
After a race, you are given five choices
• Continue
• Play Again
• Action Replay - see page 21
• Explore - in every world except Sandy Bay, you can choose to explore
off-road
• Quit Adventure
Arcade
When you first play LEGO®Racers 2, all four Sandy Bay tracks will be
available in Arcade mode. After that, all the tracks from any of the worlds
you can reach in Adventure mode can be played in Arcade mode. Boss
tracks can also be played in Arcade mode, but you will not be able to race
against the Boss himself.
Choose a world, then a track, then the number of laps (use the Left
and Right Arrow keys), and enter your name. Then choose a driver
and a car, and enter the race. Use the Left and Right Arrow keys to
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