=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- JakX-JakX-JakX-JakX-JakX-JakX-JakX-JakX-JakX-JakX-JakX-JakX-JakX-JakX-JakX =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Jak X Combat Racing All trademarks and copyrights contained herein are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders. Submitted and maintained by “DuneHopper” Release 0.1 (General FAQ) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This guide really focuses on the Adventure mode of the game. Master your racing and weapon techniques, then you’ll be ready for online mode. Below describes what types of races are in each cup series, minimal weapon coverage, then outlines what secrets you can purchase and the amount of orbs for each. Then a chart of vehicle maximum capabilities, and finally a short summary of specific strategies for each type of race. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Table of Contents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.0.0 Red Eco Cup (Class 1 Vehicles) 2.0.0 Green Eco Cup (Class 2 Vehicles) 3.0.0 Blue Eco Cup (Class 3 Vehicles) 4.0.0 Yellow Eco Cup (All Classes) 5.0.0 Weapons 6.0.0 Secrets Shop 7.0.0 Vehicle Capabilities 8.0.0 Race Strategies 9.0.0 Acknowledgements and Future Guide Releases =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 1.0.0 Red Eco Cup (Class 1 Vehicles) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.1.0 Spargus (15 medal points) 1.1.1 Spargus City Circuit Race Freeze Rally Death Race 1.1.2 Precursor Temple Circuit Race 1.2.0 Kras City (18 medal points) 1.2.1 Loading Docks Death Race Turbo Dash 1.2.2 Dirt Stadium Deathmatch Sport Hunt 1.2.3 Seaport Strip Circuit Race 1.2.4 Mar Coliseum Deathmatch 1.3.0 Haven City (9 medal points) 1.3.1 Clifftop Battlefield Artifact Race 1.3.2 Forbidden Jungle Freeze Rally 1.3.3 Sewer Raceway Circuit Race 1.4.0 Icelands (15 medal points) 1.4.1 Icebound Citadel Death Race Circuit Race 1.4.2 Mountaintop Highway Turbo Dash 1.4.3 Frozen Speedway Death Race 1.4.4 Timberline Track Rush Hour 1.5.0 Grand Prix (6 medal points) 1.5.1 Qualifier 1.5.2 Qualifier 1.5.3 Grand Prix Kras City Spargus City Southern Tour =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2.0.0 Green Eco Cup (Class 2 Vehicles) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2.1.0 Spargus (18 medal points) 2.1.1 Beachfront Drive Circuit Race 2.1.2 Desert Arena Deathmatch 2.1.3 Canyon Run Rush Hour Freeze Rally 2.1.4 Badland Sanctuary Circuit Race 2.1.5 Wasteland Isle Deathmatch 2.2.0 Kras City (18 medal points) 2.2.1 Kras City Turbo Dash Death Race 2.2.2 Waterfront Loop Freeze Rally 2.2.3 Deathdrome Death Race 2.2.4 Dirt Stadium Artifact Race 2.2.5 Western Tour Circuit Race 2.3.0 Haven City (15 medal points) 2.3.1 Forbidden Jungle Circuit Race Death Race 2.3.2 Clifftop Battlefield Sport Hunt 2.3.3 City Outskirts Circuit Race 2.3.4 Haven City Circuit Race 2.4.0 Icelands (3 medal points) 2.4.1 Frozen Speedway Circuit Race 2.5.0 Grand Prix (6 medal points) 2.5.1 Qualifier 2.5.2 Qualifier 2.5.3 Grand Prix Forbidden Jungle Mountaintop Highway Northern Tour =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 3.0.0 Blue Eco Cup (Class 3 Vehicles) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3.1.0 Spargus (18 medal points) 3.1.1 Canyon Run Circuit Race 3.1.2 Desert Arena Artifact Race 3.1.3 Beachfront Drive Rush Hour 3.1.4 Northern Tour Circuit Race 3.1.5 Badland Sanctuary Death Race 3.1.6 Spargus City Turbo Dash 3.2.0 Kras City (18 medal points) 3.2.1 Waterfront Loop Death Race 3.2.2 Seaport Strip Turbo Dash Death Race 3.2.3 Dirt Stadium Capture 3.2.4 Loading Docks Circuit Race 3.2.5 Deathdrome Rush Hour 3.3.0 Haven City (9 medal points) 3.3.1 Eastern Tour Circuit Race 3.3.2 Clifftop Battlefield Deathmatch 3.3.3 Waterworks Circuit Freeze Rally 3.4.0 Icelands (9 medal points) 3.4.1 Icebound Citadel Freeze Rally 3.4.2 Mountaintop Highway Freeze Rally 3.4.3 Ice Pit Deathmatch 3.5.0 Grand Prix (6 medal points) 3.5.1 Qualifier 3.5.2 Qualifier 3.5.3 Grand Prix Sewer Raceway Frozen Speedway Western Tour =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 4.0.0 Yellow Eco Cup (All Classes) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.1.0 Spargus (15 medal points) 4.1.1 Precursor Temple Death Race Turbo Dash 4.1.2 Spargus City Rush Hour 4.1.3 Beachfront Drive Freeze Rally 4.1.4 Wasteland Isle Capture 4.2.0 Kras City (15 medal points) 4.2.1 Seaport Strip Rush Hour 4.2.2 Mar Coliseum Artifact Race 4.2.3 Kras City Rush Hour 4.2.4 Deathdrome Turbo Dash 4.2.5 Waterfront Loop Circuit Race 4.3.0 Haven City (15 medal points) 4.3.1 Waterworks Circuit Circuit Race Death Race 4.3.2 Sewer Raceway Freeze Rally 4.3.3 Clifftop Battlefield Capture 4.3.4 Atoll Arena Deathmatch 4.4.0 Icelands (9 medal points) 4.4.1 Mountaintop Highway Circuit Race Death Race 4.4.2 Southern Tour Circuit Race 4.5.0 Grand Prix (6 medal points) 4.5.1 Qualifier 4.5.2 Qualifier 4.5.3 Grand Prix Canyon Run Eastern Tour Deathdrome Final Race -- Miso!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 5.0.0 WEAPONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The game handbook does a nice job of describing the weapons, their usefulness and some strategy. Therefore a detailed explanation will be excluded here. Collect red eco weapons when you are in front, and yellow eco weapons when you are behind. . .and blue eco ALL the time. You can only have one weapon of red and yellow at once, therefore use the weapons almost as fast as you can collect them. You can hoard multiple blue eco for turbo, but you will be more successful if you keep the turbo on full at all times (except in the sewers!!) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 6.0.0 Secrets Shop ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6.1.0 General Mirrored Tracks 30,000 Mirrored Adventure Mode 40,000 Daxter 50,000 Pecker 40,000 Hero Mode 50,000 6.2.0 Concept Art Vehicle Art 20,000 Backgrounds Art 20,000 Character Art 20,000 6.3.0 Vehicles Sand Shark 40,000 Naughty Dog 50,000 6.4.0 Reels Commentary Scenes 15,000 Bloopers Movie 20,000 “Making of” Movie 20,000 Breakdown of a Scene 20,000 Hot Coffee 100,000 6.5.0 Helmets Ottsel Cranium 16,000 Haven Skullcap 32,000 Spargus Sandmask 48,000 Marauder Lip Bomb 56,000 Kras Brain Bucket 80,000 Grey Matter Hatter 96,000 6.6.0 Antennas Pennant Antenna 8,000 Metalhead Trophy 16,000 Precursor Orb 24,000 Daxter Head 32,000 Clank Head 40,000 Furry Dice 48,000 6.7.0 Bonus Wheels Scherr-tech Spinners 10,000 Triple Cast Ferrites 15,000 Blitz RPMs 15,000 Vella-Flow Lamenants 20,000 Vortex Dreads 20,000 Quad-spun Air-plates 20,000 EDA Road Eaters 25,000 Magnesium Trifolds 25,000 Spinworx Heavy Metal 25,000 Depleted Uratrax 25,000 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 7.0.0 VEHICLE CAPABILITIES (maximums) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vehicles Engine Gearbox Armor Turbo Total Road Blade 7 7 8 9 31 Basher 6 8 8 9 31 Dragonfly 9 9 7 5 30 Howler 99 9 9 8 6 32 Street Grinder 8 9 7 8 32 Hammer Head 8 7 8 8 31 Firebat 10 10 4 6 30 Roadhog 7 8 9 8 32 Javelin X 8 8 7 8 31 Anvil RTX 8 8 9 7 32 Boomer 7 8 10 7 32 Havoc V12 10 10 7 6 33 Sand Shark 6 10 10 7 33 Naughty Dog 5 5 5 5 20 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 8.0.0 RACE STRATEGIES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8.1.0 Artifact Race The main focus of your attention should be on the radar screen. Don’t bother going for artifacts that other racers are much closer than you. Use turbo as much as possible. Yellow artifacts are worth one point and reds are worth two 8.2.0 Capture Same as the Artifact Race, focus on the radar and look for the white dot or through your windshield for a white beam to indicate where the power cell is. The goal is to capture the power cell and bring it to your base. You are Usually on the red team in single player mode, so work together with your other red teammates. Protect your teammates with the appropriate weapon type. Obviously, if the opposing team captures the power cell, attack their lead car If you destroy it the power cell will be dropped where the lead car was destroyed. Pick it up and TURBO back to your base. 8.3.0 Circuit Race Typical racing model against other drivers with weapons activated. Standard weapon tactics apply here: Collect red eco weapons when you are in front, and yellow eco weapons when you are behind. . .and blue eco ALL the time. Watch for other red defensive weapons left in the track by other drivers. 8.4.0 Death Race You are the only real driver against four yellow target cars. Full weapons as much as possible and blast and side swipe as many cars as possible. Again, full turbo as much as possible. You can really rack up points by kill combos. Allow a second or two for the target cars to “bunch” up and blast away. Every lap you finish increases the amount of points per target car, so finish the first lap as soon as possible but don’t pass up easy targets. 8.5.0 Deathmatch Typical racing model with a twist, similar to the Death Race, you are shooting cars, only this time its other drivers. Collect as many weapons and use them as fast as possible. Collect blue eco and make a beeline to the finish line ASAP. You may notice you’ll get hammered by other drivers if you remain in First place all the time, sometimes I hang back in second only to fire a yellow weapon just before the finish line. 8.6.0 Freeze Rally A real challenge to collect ALL freezers, this is one race you don’t need to hammer the turbo button 100% of the time. Slow down just a hair to pick up the time bonuses. Don’t bother driving backwards too far, the game will blow you up. Get really familiar with each track and where the freezers are located. You get two laps in each track and there are multiple paths in many tracks. This race takes a bit of practice. 8.7.0 Rush Hour Described as “chicken” in the intro, although the drone cars do little to avoid you at all. They seem to follow the same lines each time for each track. A little practice and staying on turbo will serve you well. Again, like the Death Race, each target car goes up in value for each lap you complete. Kill Combos are possible here as well. Pick a fairly heavily armored vehicle and test your skill with power sliding instead of trying to weave into the oncoming targets. Stay away from the red cars. 8.8.0 Sport Hunt Much like the Artifact Race, watch your radar. Pick the closest targets. Watch the “health” meter for each. Pick up yellow and blue eco, you can ignore the red. Most of the other drivers really don’t bother you. 8.9.0 Turbo Dash Now this is FAST! Pick up the power cell, glue your finger to the turbo and use power slides to turn. As soon as the meter hits 100% you can pick up another cell. The one with the highest count wins. I’ve yet to figure out how to use the cell as a weapon, but it seems possible. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 9.0.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and FUTURE GUIDE RELEASES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kudos to GameFaqs. Great site, excellent help. Thanks to Naughty Dog. Fantastic series all around. Good replay too. Also thanks to Insomniac Games...it seems ND and IG really enjoy cross-promoting with the “placements”. Really entertaining. Thanks to my nine-year old for keeping me awake at night playing this game. He wrote the “Capture” strategy too! Future releases may include HERO mode differences and track secrets. But feel free to write your own guide!! Typical copyright and disclaimers apply. Copyright 2006 by “DuneHopper" No other site may post this guide except GameFaqs.com Enjoy.