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NEED FOR SPEED: MOST WANTED BLACK EDITION
FAQ/WALKTHROUGH
v1.10 2005-12-23
Copyright 2005 by Barry Scott Will
*GAME VERSION NOTE*
This
FAQ was written while playing NFS:MW's Black Edition on the PC. The
Black Edition is also available on Playstation 2 and XBox. The Black
Edition includes eight additional bonus cars, three additional tracks, some
unique vinyls and a Black Edition Challenge in the Challenge Series. The
primary career mode is the same in both the Black and standard editions.
This guide is available as an Adobe PDF file with maps and screenshots. For
details, please visit
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Need for Speed: Most Wanted is copyright 2005 by Electronic Arts. This
FAQ/walkthrough is not endorsed by, nor is the author associated with,
Electronic Arts.
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Table of Contents
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Front Matter
Contact Information
Table of Contents
Section A: Overview
A.01: Review
A.02: Frequently Asked Questions
Section B: Gameplay
B.01: Controls
B.02: The Blacklist
B.03: World Map
B.04: Safe Houses and Shops
B.05: Performance Tuning
B.06: Visual Upgrades
B.07: Special Unlockables
Section C: Career Mode
C.01: Blacklist Member 15: Ho Seun (Sonny)
C.02: Blacklist Member 14: Vince Kilic (Taz)
C.03: Blacklist Member 13: Victor Vasquez (Vic)
C.04: Blacklist Member 12: Isabel Diaz (Izzy)
C.05: Blacklist Member 11: Lou Park (Big Lou)
C.06: Blacklist Member 10: Karl Smit (Baron)
C.07: Blacklist Member 9: Eugene James (Earl)
C.08: Blacklist Member 8: Jade Barrett (Jewels)
C.09: Blacklist Member 7: Kira Nakazato (Kaze)
C.10: Blacklist Member 6: Hector Domingo (Ming)
C.11: Blacklist Member 5: Wes Allen (Webster)
C.12: Blacklist Member 4: Joe Vega (JV)
C.13: Blacklist Member 3: Ronald McCrea (Ronnie)
C.14: Blacklist Member 2: Toru Sato (Bull)
C.15: Blacklist Member 1: Clarence Callahan (Razor)
C.16. Rockport's Most Wanted
Section D: Other Game Modes
D.01: Challenge Series
D.02: Quick Race
Section E: Cars
E.01: Stock Cars
E.02: Bonus Cars
Section F: Driving 101
F.01: Drivetrains
F.02: Tracks
F.03: Using N2O and Speedbreaker
F.04: Performance Tuning
F.05: Police Pursuits
Version History & Credits
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Section A. Overview
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A.01: Review
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If you're looking for a realistic driving simulator, this is not your game.
Need for *Speed* is the name of the game, and that is what it delivers.
While you will find a 'vehicle damage' option, all it does is affect the
appearance of your car, not its performance.
After the previous two 'Underground' games in the NFS series, MW returns to
more racing-centric gameplay, though still with the 'street' background to
the story (such as it is). While tricking out your vehicle visually is
still an option, it isn't really required unless you need to tone down the
heat on your car.
You can freely roam about the city, as in NFS:U2; however, you also have
the option of jumping directly into events rather than having to drive to
each one. The game takes place during an autumn day in the city of
Rockport. It's a large game world with good detail and plenty of shortcuts
and off-road opportunities.
NFS:MW also marks the return of luxury sports cars such as two models from
Lamborghini, the Ford GT, Dodge Viper and more. The cars are beautiful. The
graphics are detailed. The game is very, very fast.
What more do you want?
A.02: Frequently Asked Questions
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Q: How do I sell parts?
A: Go to a shop and 'buy' stock parts for your car. This only works for
parts such as body kits, spoilers, etc. You can't do this with
performance or visual upgrades. However, the money to be earned this way
is pretty small and generally not worth the trouble unless you're
desperate for cash.
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Section B. Gameplay
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B.01: Controls
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NFS:MW can be played with the keyboard or a gamepad. The default controls
are:
+--------------------+-------------------+-------------+
| Action | Keyboard | Gamepad |
|--------------------+-------------------+-------------|
| Accelerate | Up | Button 1 |
| Brake/Reverse | Down | Button 3 |
| Steer Left | Left | X Axis |
| Steer Right | Right | X Axis |
| Handbrake | SPACE | Button 2 |
| Speedbreaker | Right CTRL (or G) | Button 4 |
| N2O | ALT (or X) | Button 7 |
| Shift Down | CTRL | |
| Shift Up | SHIFT | |
| Reset Car Position | R | Button 6 |
| Engage Event | ENTER | D-Pad Up |
| View Blacklist | B | D-Pad Down |
| View World Map | M | D-Pad Left |
| View SMS Messages | TAB | D-Pad Right |
| Play Next Song | T | |
| Change Camera View | C | |
| Look Behind | L | Button 5 |
| Pull Camera Back | P | |
| Pause | ESC | Button 8 |
+--------------------+-------------------+-------------+
You can remap the controls by choosing Options>Controls from the Main Menu
or the in-game Pause Menu.
B.01.a) Control Descriptions
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Accelerate: Just what it says. On the PC, the control is digital--you're
either on the pedal full speed or off it. Unless...you have a gamepad or
wheel with analog controls. NFS:MW supports analog input, so if you map
acceleration to an analog control (e.g. to the right thumbstick on your
gamepad) you can get a full range of thrust.
Brake/Reverse: When going forward, this key brakes. When standing still,
this key accelerates you in reverse.
Steer Left/Right: Self-explanatory. Steering using the keyboard is, again,
digital and can be kind of tricky. It's best to have a steering wheel or
gamepad with an analog thumbstick to use for steering so you can have more
precise control.
Handbrake: Applies the emergency brake. A quick tap is useful for power-
sliding around hard turns.
Speedbreaker: A new 'bullet-time' feature added to NFS. Pressing this
button puts the game in slow-motion so you can steer your car more
precisely. Speedbreaker only lasts a few seconds and recharges when you're
driving fast.
N2O: Gives your car a shot of nitrous oxide, providing a speed boost. You
must purchase a nitrous system for your car first and your system must be
charged. The nitrous system recharges while driving fast. You can hold the
key down to provide a sustained burst of speed.
Shift Down/Up: Self-explanatory. You have to manually shift your car in
drag races, even if you normally use automatic transmission.
Reset Car Position: After a particularly bad crash, press this key to put
your car back on course ready to go. Using this key in a police pursuit
will almost always result in an instant bust, unless all the cop cars
around you were disabled in the crash.
Engage Event: Enter a race, shop or safe house by driving into the glowing
ring that marks the spot in the game world and press this key. During
police pursuits, press this key to bring up details on your current pursuit
standings.
View Blacklist: Shows your current rival and all defeated rivals, targets
and available races and milestones. Use this to jump instantly to any race
or milestone challenge.
View World Map: Opens the world map.
View SMS Messages: Opens your Cingular cell phone menu with both voice and
text messages for viewing.
Play Next Song: If you have EA TRAX turned on, press this key to skip the
current song and start a new song.
Change Camera View: Rotates between the four main camera views:
- Bumper: first-person perspective that shows none of your car.
- Hood: first-person perspective that shows most of the hood of your car,
the closest approximation of a real-life view.
- Close: third-person perspective from behind and close to your car.
- Far: third-person perspective from behind and far away from your car.
Look Behind: Switches to a rear-view so you can check up on the pursuit.
Pull Camera Back: Pulls the camera further back from the car and also
swings the camera down to give you a low-profile view of your car and the
surroundings; it will return to its original position when you release the
key.
Pause: Brings up the Pause Menu, which varies depending on your current
location and activity.
- During a race, you can:
- Resume race
- Restart race
- Jump to Safe House (quit race)
- Return to free roam (quit race)
- Performance tuning
- Options
- In free roam, you can:
- Return to free roam
- Jump to Safe House
- Performance tuning
- Options
- In the Safe House, you can:
- Return to free roam
- View the Blacklist
- Select a different car
- View your rap sheet
- Save your current game
- Options
B.02: The Blacklist
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In Career mode, you must work your way up the Blacklist--a gang of street
racers--to get revenge on Razor (the #1 Blacklist member) for stealing your
car. To advance through the Blacklist, you have to do a number of things.
B.02.a) Win Races
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There are a minimum number of races that must be won before you can face a
Blacklist member. There are six different types of races: Circuit, Sprint,
Lap Knockout, Drag, Speedtrap and Tollbooth. These race types are described
in Section F.
B.02.b) Attain Milestones
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Milestones are steps along the way to achieving the 'street rep' you need
to gain the respect of Blacklist members and earn the right to race them.
Milestones involve run-ins with the police and come in a variety of
flavors: Pursuit, Bounty, Trade Paint and Photo Ticket are just a few. See
Section F for information on Evading Police and Section C for the specific
Milestones available for each Blacklist racer.
B.02.c) Earn Bounty
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Your bounty represents how badly the police department wants to put you
away. As you have run-ins with the fuzz, your bounty will increase. You
must accumulate specific amounts of bounty to earn the right to race a
Blacklist member.
B.02.d) Challenge the Blacklist Member
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Once you've reached the targets for a Blacklist member, you can enter the
Rival Challenge for that member. The Rival Challenge consists of two or
more events between you and the Blacklist racer. If you win the events, you
defeat the Blacklist racer, collect your rewards and move on to the next
member. You must win all events in one sitting, you cannot save your game
between events.
Your reward for beating a Blacklist member is cash and markers. You may
choose two of six different markers. There are three bonus markers, which
do not reveal their contents until chosen. These markers display a question
mark (?). They may contain additional cash, get out of jail free cards,
additional impound strikes, the pink slip to the Blacklist racer's car
(i.e. you get the car) or other goodies. The bonus markers are randomly
set, so there's no way to predict what you will get.
*NOTE*
The bonus markers are *RANDOM*. Some people have latched onto a pattern, or
think the pink slip shows up in the same spot each time; however, none of
these methods work to get the pink slip. Some people get really lucky and
win almost every Blacklist car, others win only three or four. If you
desperately want the Blacklist cars, you'll have to exit the game
immediately after choosing the second marker, before pressing Continue. (On
a PC, press ALT-F4 to shut down the game; on a console, just hit the Reset
button.) Or, turn off Autosave (Options > Gameplay) and exit the game
normally after defeating the rival and then reload. After reloading, you'll
have to race the Blacklist member again and try the markers again.
There is also one marker each for a unique visual upgrade, performance
upgrade and parts upgrade. While you can choose a specific type of upgrade,
you do not know what the actual upgrade will be (might be a new spoiler,
hood, vinyl, engine, transmission, etc.). The unique parts won with markers
are called 'Junkman' parts and are available in the back room of any shop.
When in the shop, press [1] to enter the back room and add Junkman parts.
If you want to maximize the performance of your cars, select performance
markers from Blacklist racers and hold onto them until you get late into
the game and start picking up some exotics. Load them up with Ultimate
parts (as you unlock them) and then add the Junkman parts on top of that. A
car with all Ultimate + Junkman parts will have full performance stat bars
(Top Speed, Acceleration and Handling).
B.03: World Map
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Open the World Map to view available events, shops, safe houses and to
activate the GPS system. Click an event, shop or safe house on the map and
choose Yes to activate GPS. When GPS is active, an arrow will appear at the
top center of the screen pointing you in the correct direction.
There are three boroughs in Rockport: Rosewood, Camden Beach (further
divided into Point Camden and Gray Point) and Downtown. You begin in
Rosewood, in the northwest part of the map. After defeating Blacklist #13
(Vic), you can drive through Camden Beach, which takes up the eastern side
of town. You can cruise Downtown in the southwest after defeating Blacklist
#9 (Earl).
The first time you play the game, you should spend some time driving around
in free roam to get a feel for the streets. The more familiar you are with
the game world, the easier it will be to race as you will know what's
coming without having to look at your minimap as often. There are a number
of landmarks that can help you get your bearings:
- Rosewood State University: this large structure sits in the center of
Rosewood and has a circular road around it.
- Rosewood College Hospital: sits south of the University in the middle of
a switchback. When going downhill (southbound), you can jump through the
hospital (except in some races where it's closed off). Northbound, there
is a ramp going uphill past the lower half of the hospital (on the west
side). This shortcut is only occasionally available in races.
- Highland Trail & Forest Green Golf & Country Club: this park and golf
course adjoin each other in the northeastern section of Rosewood. They
make for great off-road fun, but don't try them with anything other
than a FWD or AWD car. Also, be very careful of the trees.
- Hickley Field: a baseball stadium on the west side of Rosewood, this
is a great place to evade pursuits as there are breakers outside each
entrance and a hiding spot on the west side. Break into the field from
the east side, then break out on the west side and slide right into the
hiding spot. The breakers should have rid you of any cops following and
you'll be all set to wait out the Cooldown period.
- Hwy 99: is the highway around Rosewood. There are a number of wide open
areas, but also some long tunnels and narrow bridges. This can be a great
place for a pursuit, as long as you don't run into Rhinos in a tunnel or
on a bridge.
- Lighthouse: this beacon of hope lies on an island at the south end of
Camden Beach. There's a narrow passage underneath the lighthouse and
you should always cut through there whenever passing this way, which
you will do frequently in races through Point Camden.
- Boardwalk: the boardwalk lies along the east side of the river, just
north of the lighthouse. A good number of races take you through there,
but you don't need to bother with it during pursuits as there are no
pursuit breakers in it.
- Hwy 201: is the highway around Downtown. It has a number of twists in it,
including a 360 degree loop in the southwest corner. Not as conducive to
flooring it as Hwy 99, but still a good route for pursuits.
- Riverfront Stadium: this football field is located along the south side
of Downtown, in the middle of Hwy 201. The best route around it is the
north (west-bound) lanes of 201. You can also run through the field, but
there are no pursuit breakers, so it's not much use in a pursuit, but
does show up in one race.
B.04: Safe Houses and Shops
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Each of the three boroughs in Rockport has a Safe House, a car lot, and a
handful of one-stop body shops. Each Safe House acts as your entry/exit
from the game world and your garage for storing your fleet of cars. You do
not have to physically drive to a Safe House, you can use the Pause Menu
while in free roam to jump to a Safe House.
Car lots contain all the stock cars available in the game (see Section E).
You must reach certain stages of the game in order to earn the right to
purchase most of the cars. Body shops handle performance, parts and visual
upgrades to your ride. You must drive to car lots and shops in order to use
them.
When in a body shop, press [1] at the main menu to access unique parts won
from racers (with markers) or through the Burger King Challenge. Pressing
[1] opens the back room and gives access to these special parts.
B.05: Performance Tuning
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If you were expecting something along the lines of NFS:U2, you'll be highly
disappointed. Performance tuning your ride consists of sliders, and there's
no way to test or measure your performance other than driving the car after
you make adjustments. For a complete description of tuning options, see
Section F.
B.06: Visual Upgrades
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While you can still rice your ride, there's not as much variety as in
NFS:U2. Visual and parts upgrades exist mainly for people who like to play
with customization. The only time you really need to change the look of
your car is if the car gets too hot and you don't want the police to
recognize it; and, then, all you really need is a new paint job and, maybe,
a different body kit.
B.07: Special Unlockables
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At the start screen (the screen that says 'Click to continue' and appears
right after the opening cinematic), type in the following codes. You have
to type the codes blind (i.e. nothing shows on screen), so type carefully:
castrol: Unlocks a Castrol Syntec Ford GT in the Bonus Cars.
burgerking: Unlocks the Burger King Challenge in the Challenge Series.
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Section C. Career Mode
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You begin career mode with an extended series of FMV sequences that set up
the story, such as it is. During these cutscenes, you have to win three
races, which is not hard to do with your tricked-out BMW M3. After all is
said and done, you find yourself with 30,000 cash in your pocket (40,000 if
you have an NFS: Underground 2 career save on your system) and a small
selection of cars to get you started on the racing circuit again.
If you have the extra money from playing NFS:U2, buy a Golf GTi, it's the
best starter car. Otherwise you want the Lexus IS300 or the Fiat Punto if
you want good handling. The Chevy Cobalt SS is faster, but handling is
poor. Once you've selected your car, you have to start working your way up
the Blacklist, beginning with...
C.01: Blacklist Member 15: Ho Seun (Sonny)
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'This here is Sonny. He's dumped a whole lot of cash into his car. That
ride is worked so don't be fooled, it's a rocket. He does anything he can
to get a hold of parts before they hit the streets.'
Ride: Golf GTi
Targets:
- Race Wins: 3
- Milestones: 3
- Total Bounty: 20,000
The races here are pretty easy, especially if you were able to buy the
Golf. You don't even need to spend any money on upgrades. Don't be put off
by Sonny's best scores on his Rival Challenge races, you don't have to beat
those scores to beat him (or any other Blacklist racer). If you weren't
able to buy a Golf at the beginning of the game, try to win Sonny's car
when you collect your race markers.
Available Race Events:
- Circuit (Ironwood Estates): 1,500 cash; 4.2 miles (2 laps);
Cop probability: minimum
This is a short, easy course, but it does have a couple of shortcuts. The
first will be just visible to your left soon after the start/finish line
and is blocked by a wooden fence (easily breakable). This path travels
through the woods, cutting off the next two curves. If you miss the first
turn, the second part of this shortcut will appear soon after to your
right. The second shortcut is a narrow alley between buildings that chops
off a large corner. As you come off the highway, you'll make a sharp left
turn and then see another sharp left. Stay straight at that second left to
hit the opening of the alley.
- Sprint (Diamond & Union): 1,500 cash; 3.5 miles; Cop probability: maximum
This sprint is pretty wide open through the first three-fourths of the
distance, then goes through the switchback near Hickley Field and a quarter
of the way around the college to the finish. There's one little shortcut
near the beginning of the course, but it's such a tight squeeze it's likely
to cost you more time. Stick to the main course and try to build up a good
lead before you leave Hwy 99.
- Lap Knockout (Hickley Field): 1,500 cash; 5.1 miles (3 laps);
Cop probability: minimum
A simple circle around Hickley Field. The only slightly difficulty portion
if the turn through the round-a-bout, which can cause a lot of sliding if
you oversteer. There are no shortcuts.
Available Milestones:
- Trade Paint (Bounty 5,000)
Evade the police pursuit and tag a minimum of 2 police vehicles to
successfully complete this challenge.
- Pursuit Evasion (Bounty 5,000)
Evade police pursuit in less than 4 minutes to successfully complete
this challenge.
- Pursuit Time Challenge (Bounty 5,000)
Get into a police pursuit lasting at least 2 minutes. You will need to
evade the pursuit to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 4,000)
Get clocked at over 80 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
Rival Challenge:
- Circuit (Campus Way): 2,500 cash; 5.6 miles (2 laps)
Not much to say about this course. There's one shortcut, but it doesn't
shave off much distance, is very tight and has a hard left turn coming out.
Avoid the shortcut and stick to the main course. Make sure you bleed a
little speed as you enter the double switchback and save some nitro to
boost yourself to the finish.
- Circuit (Highlands): 2,500 cash; 4.3 miles (2 laps)
This is the Ironwood Estates course, but going in the opposite direction.
The alley shortcut is a bit more difficult to hit as it's a 45-degree turn
to the left and has a narrow opening. If you can hit it, you will save
several seconds; but, if you hit the wall when trying to enter, you're
through. Only try for it if your car has decent handling. The shortcut
through the woods plays about the same, with an entry to the left near the
finish line.
C.02: Blacklist Member 14: Vince Kilic (Taz)
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'This crazy fool is a major heat score. Blacklist gave him the name 'Taz'.
He hates cops and they hate him. Watch yourself around this guy. He prowls
the streets of Rosewood looking for newbies.'
Ride: Lexus IS300
Targets:
- Race Wins: 4
- Milestones: 3
- Total Bounty: 50,000
Taz is not that big an increase in difficulty over Sonny, and his Lexus
IS300 is nothing special. You will need to put some performance upgrades on
your starter car to get through these races. If you win Taz's car, sell it
for the cash.
Available Race Events:
- Circuit (Petersburg): 2,000 cash; 8.6 miles (3 laps);
Cop probability: minimum
This course is roughly rectangular. The first and third turns have
shortcuts. On the first turn, there's a parking lot to the left that will
cut a second or two off your time. When you reach the third turn, stay to
your left (into oncoming traffic) to take the shorter turn--it's worth at
least two or three seconds.
- Sprint (Hwy 99 & State): 2,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Sprint (Clubhouse & Hollis): 2,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum
- Lap Knockout (Rosewood College): 2,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Tollbooth (Skyview & Campus): 2,000 cash; 3 tollbooths; 5.1 miles;
Cop probability: minimum
- 1.6 miles in 1:10.00
- 1.5 miles in 0:45.00
- 2.0 miles in 0:45.00
- Circuit (Heritage Heights): 2,000 cash; 7.5 miles (2 laps);
Cop probability: minimum
This is a very straightforward course. There's no advantage to either the
left or right lanes in the split lane portion of the course, so stay right
and save yourself having to dodge oncoming traffic. The third major turn in
the course is a hard, 90-degree left. There are no shortcuts in the course.
Available Milestones:
- Bounty (Bounty 6,000)
Get 1,000 bounty in a single pursuit. Once done, evade the pursuit.
- Cost to State Challenge (Bounty 6,000)
Evade the police pursuit with a cost to state of 15,000 to successfully
complete this challenge.
- Infractions Challenge (Bounty 6,000)
Evade the police pursuit with a minimum of 3 infractions to successfully
complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 4,500)
Get clocked at over 93 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 4,500)
Get clocked at over 90 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
Rival Challenge:
- Sprint: Stadium & Highway 99 (Taz's best time - 2:36.13)
- Sprint: Rosewood & State (Taz's best time - 1:58.00)
- Cash reward 6,000
C.03: Blacklist Member 13: Victor Vasquez (Vic)
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'This dude's been holding it down in the #13 slot for a while now. He can't
break out of his rut and no one can run him out. He's slack and dangerous
but knows how to handle his ride. He'll smoke you if he gets the chance.'
Ride: Toyota Supra
Targets:
- Race Wins: 4
- Milestones: 3
- Total Bounty: 100,000
Once you beat Vic, you definitely want to go for his Supra. If you can win
it, so much the better, otherwise it's time to go shopping at a car lot.
The stock Supra, at 40,000, is a reach but well worth the money if you
couldn't snag Vic's.
Available Race Events:
- Sprint (Rosewood & Lyons): 2,500 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum
- Lap Knockout (City Center): 2,500 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Lap Knockout (Rosewood College): 2,500 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Tollbooth (Hwy 99 & Highlands): 2,500 cash; 3 tollbooths; 5.1 miles;
Cop probability: minimum
- 1.4 miles in 0:50.00
- 1.4 miles in 0:40.00
- 2.3 miles in 0:50.00
- Tollbooth (Hwy 4 & Forest Green): 2,500 cash; 3 tollbooths; 6.3 miles;
Cop probability: minimum
- 1.8 miles in 0:55.00
- 2.8 miles in 1:35.00
- 1.7 miles in 0:45.00
- Speedtrap (Diamond & State): 2,500 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Speedtrap (Forest & Ironwood): 2,500 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
Available Milestones:
- Trade Paint (Bounty 11,000)
Evade the police pursuit and tag a minimum of 4 police vehicles to
successfully complete this challenge.
- Bounty (Bounty 11,000)
Get 5,000 bounty in a single pursuit. Once done, evade the pursuit.
- Pursuit Evasion (Bounty 11,000)
Evade a police pursuit in less than 4 minutes to successfully
complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 5,000)
Get clocked at over 108 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 5,000)
Get clocked at over 105 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
Rival Challenge:
- Sprint: Union & Hollis (Vic's best time - 2:23.55)
- Sprint: Heritage & Campus (Vic's best time - 2:07.11)
- Cash reward 6,000
C.04: Blacklist Member 12: Isabel Diaz (Izzy)
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'Izzy is definitely a chick you don't want to mess with. She knows
everything there is about cars, on and off the road. She's got her ride
wired tight. She comes from a long line of race fanatics. Everybody she
runs with is either a cousin, friend or uncle. They all stick close so
don't get on her bad side.'
Ride: Mazda RX-8
Targets:
- Race Wins: 4
- Milestones: 3
- Total Bounty: 180,000
Camden Beach is open to you now, so there's more city to explore and more
races from which to choose. You'll notice the races are becoming a bit
tougher. You will definitely need a new ride, preferably Vic's Supra or one
you've bought and upgraded yourself. You get your first drag race at this
stage. While you can complete the objectives without dragging, you might as
well get used to it, as you'll have to win some drags later in the game.
Izzy's RX-8 is a sweet ride, but not that big an improvement on Vic's
Supra, if you got it. If you manage to end up with both, sell one for the
cash to use upgrading the other. The next big jump in Blacklist cars won't
come until you face Baron; but, he's a couple rivals down the line.
Available Race Events:
- Circuit (Omega): 3,000 cash; 6.5 miles (2 laps);
Cop probability: maximum
Omega hits you with a hard right turn just off the line, then it's pretty
standard fare for the remainder of the course. After the second major turn,
there's a bit of a confusing area where the course passes through a large
intersection. The right-side wall is far off the course, so stay left to
avoid losing a second or two bumping through the medians.
- Tollbooth (Hwy 99 & Route 55): 3,000 cash; 4 tollbooths; 4.8 miles;
Cop probability: maximum
- 1.2 miles in 0:50.00
- 1.2 miles in 0:40.00
- 0.8 miles in 0:25.00
- 1.6 miles in 0:50.00
- Tollbooth (North Bay & Chase): 3,000 cash; 4 tollbooths; 4.7 miles;
Cop probability: minimum
- 0.6 miles in 0:40.00
- 1.5 miles in 0:45.00
- 0.5 miles in 0:20.00
- 2.1 miles in 1:05.00
- Speedtrap (Hwy 4 & Clubhouse): 3,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Drag (Bayshore & Boardwalk): 750 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Sprint (Campus & Chancellor): 3,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Sprint (Rockridge & Union): 3,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum
Available Milestones:
- Trade Paint (Bounty 19,000)
Evade the police pursuit and tag a minimum of 8 police vehicles to
successfully complete this challenge.
- Pursuit Evasion (Bounty 19,000)
Evade a police pursuit in less than 3 minutes to successfully complete
this challenge.
- Pursuit Time Challenge (Bounty 19,000)
Get into a police pursuit lasting at least 4 minutes. You will need to
evade the pursuit to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 5,500)
Get clocked at over 114 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 5,500)
Get clocked at over 121 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
Rival Challenge:
- Sprint (Chase & Bristol): 4,000 cash;
- Circuit (Diamond): 4,000 cash; 8.9 miles (2 laps)
Diamond has four shortcuts, and, while none are spectacular, consistent use
of them can shave 10 or more seconds per lap. Right out of the gate you
have two 180-degree turns in a reverse configuration. There's a shortcut at
the apex of the first 180 that cuts off the second 180 completely. You'll
see a narrow alley ahead of you as you come around the first 180, take it
to get a head start on the competition.
As you reach the southeastern portion of the course, there's an industrial
storage lot to your right that cuts off a turn. When you come around the
southwestern turn and start heading north, look for a 45-degree turn to
your right. There's a diamond-shaped split in the road, and taking the
right-hand path will save you a hard-left turn.
Finally, after the double switchback, there's a parking lot to the right
that will save a second or two by turning a hard right turn into a gradual
curve.
C.05: Blacklist Member 11: Lou Park (Big Lou)
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'This slab of Korean muscle considers himself a real ladies man. He's all
show. Rumor has it; he panics around the cops and bails on races the first
chance he gets. Along with that they say he has problems working the clutch
so he's slow off the line. I wouldn't count on it if I was you.'
Ride: Mitsubishi Eclipse
Targets:
- Race Wins: 5
- Milestones: 3
- Total Bounty: 300,000
The races are definitely getting tougher. The tollbooth trials in this
stage are exacting, with no margin for error. By now you should have at
least two cars in your stable. If one gets too hot (or is impounded), you
can cruise with the other. Make a play for Big Lou's pink slip if all
you've got is a starter and your current ride, then sell the starter car
and use the money to keep your other two rides upgraded.
Available Race Events:
- Sprint (Beacon & Station): 4,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Circuit (Hillcrest Boundary): 4,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 2 laps
- Speedtrap (Seaside & Fisher): 4,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum
- Tollbooth (Chase & Waterfront): 4,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 6.7 miles
- Tollbooth (Route 55 & North Bay): 4,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 5.5 miles
- Sprint (Bristol & Bayshore): 4,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Speedtrap (Rosewood & Hwy 99): 4,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Drag (Heritage & Rosewood): 1,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
Available Milestones:
- Cost to State Challenge (Bounty 30,000)
Evade the police pursuit with a cost to state of 20,000 to successfully
complete this challenge.
- Roadblock Challenge (Bounty 30,000)
Dodge 2 police roadblocks and evade the pursuit to successfully complete
this challenge.
- Infractions Challenge (Bounty 30,000)
Evade the police pursuit with a minimum of 4 infractions to successfully
complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 6,000)
Get clocked at over 118 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 6,000)
Get clocked at over 118 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
Rival Challenge:
- Circuit: Circle Rose (Big Lou's best time - 4:24.42)
- Circuit: Switchback (Big Lou's best time - 5:06.30)
- Cash reward 10,000
C.06: Blacklist Member 10: Karl Smit (Baron)
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'This flake calls himself 'Baron'. He's a rich guy from the coast. He
things garage custom is an excuse for being broke. As far as he's
concerned, 'if it's not name brand, it's nothing.' Go show 'm what home
grown rides can do.'
Ride: Porsche Cayman S
Targets:
- Race Wins: 5
- Milestones: 4
- Total Bounty: 500,000
You should definitely make a play for Baron's Cayman. Kept upgraded with
performance parts, it matches against any other car in the game. Turn
Autosave off before challenging Baron, and replay the Challenge if you miss
his pink slip. Even though Baron is driving this fine machine against you
in the Challenge, you shouldn't have too much trouble with him.
Available Race Events:
- Lap Knockout (Ocean Hills): 5,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Lap Knockout (Bayshore): 5,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Tollbooth (Hwy 99 & Union): 5,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 5.8 miles
- Tollbooth (Waterfront & Bristol): 5,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum; 6.1 miles
- Sprint (Boundary & Marina): 5,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Sprint (Stadium & Hwy 1): 5,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum
- Circuit (Hospital Switchback): 5,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Speedtrap (North Bay & Seaside) : 5,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
Available Milestones:
- Bounty (Bounty 35,000)
Get 10,000 bounty in a single pursuit. Once done, evade the pursuit.
- Cost to State Challenge (Bounty 35,000)
Evade the police pursuit with a cost to state of 30,000 to successfully
complete this challenge.
- Pursuit Time Challenge (Bounty 35,000)
Get into a police pursuit lasting at least 5 minutes. You will need to
evade the pursuit to successfully complete this challenge.
- Roadblock Challenge (Bounty 35,000)
Dodge 4 police roadblocks and evade the pursuit to successfully complete
this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 8,000)
Get clocked at over 108 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 8,000)
Get clocked at over 114 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 8,000)
Get clocked at over 139 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
Rival Challenge:
- Sprint: North Bay & Harbor (Baron's best time - 2:34.12)
- Drag: Harbor & Ocean (Baron's best time - 48.12)
- Cash Reward: 12,000
C.07: Blacklist Member 9: Eugene James (Earl)
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'This guy hails from the lower eastside of Rockport but now rides on the
coast. He's a big fan of imports and goes out of his way to take on the big
blocks.'
Ride: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII
Targets:
- Race Wins: 5
- Milestones: 4
- Total Bounty: 790,000
This stage is pretty easy as far as the Rival Challenge goes. By now,
you're becoming better acquainted with the Rockport police than you ever
wanted to be. Earning enough bounty and filling Milestones takes a lot
longer now. Keep some spare change for visual changes to your car, and swap
vehicles once in a while. If you have Baron's Porsche, you should blow
through all the race events. Try to win Earl's Lancer, as it's AWD and a
great car for pursuits.
Available Race Events:
- Circuit (Dunwich Bay): 6,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 2 laps
- Drag (Seaside & Camden): 1,500 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Tollbooth (Skyview & Waterfront): 6,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum; 8.2 miles
- Speedtrap (Seagate & Horn): 6,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Speedtrap (Hollis & Chancellor): 6,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum
- Tollbooth (Bristol & Route 55): 6,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 7.4 miles
- Circuit (Boundary): 6,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Lap Knockout (Fisher Road): 6,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
Available Milestones:
- Trade Paint (Bounty 46,000)
Evade the police pursuit and tag a minimum of 12 police vehicles to
successfully complete this challenge.
- Bounty (Bounty 46,000)
Get 30,000 bounty in a single pursuit. Once done, evade the pursuit.
- Pursuit Evasion (Bounty 46,000)
Evade a police pursuit in less than 3 minutes to successfully complete
this challenge.
- Roadblock Challenge (Bounty 46,000)
Dodge 6 police roadblocks and evade the pursuit to successfully complete
this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 16,000)
Get clocked at over 149 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 16,000)
Get clocked at over 136 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 16,000)
Get clocked at over 139 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
Rival Challenge:
- Speedtrap: North Bay Cannery (Earl's best time - 2:10.42)
- Sprint: Camden & Route 55 (Earl's best time - 4:24.23)
- Cash reward 16,000
C.08: Blacklist Member 8: Jade Barrett (Jewels)
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'This sweet thing goes by the name Jewels. She's all about big block and
muscle. She's got a lot of mileage under her wheels so don't be tempted to
do anything stupid. She's got some serious power under the hood.'
Ride: Ford Mustang GT
Targets:
- Race Wins: 5
- Milestones: 4
- Total Bounty: 1,180,000
Available Race Events:
- Lap Knockout (Cascade): 8,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Lap Knockout (Hwy 201): 8,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Speedtrap (Dunwich & Bayshore): 8,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Speedtrap (Rose & Rockridge): 8,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum
- Sprint (Heritage & Diamond): 8,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum
- Tollbooth (Union & Hwy 99): 8,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 5.8 miles
- Tollbooth (Waterfront & Hwy 99): 8,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 8.2 miles
Available Milestones:
- Trade Paint (Bounty 60,000)
Evade the police pursuit and tag a minimum of 18 police vehicles to
successfully complete this challenge.
- Pursuit Time Challenge (Bounty 60,000)
Get into a police pursuit lasting at least 6 minutes. You will need to
evade the pursuit to successfully complete this challenge.
- Spike Strip Challenge (Bounty 60,000)
Dodge 2 police spike strip roadblocks and evade the pursuit to
successfully complete this challenge.
- Infractions Challenge (Bounty 60,000)
Evade the police pursuit with a minimum of 5 infractions to successfully
complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 24,000)
Get clocked at over 147 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 24,000)
Get clocked at over 147 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 24,000)
Get clocked at over 132 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
Rival Challenge:
- Sprint: Camden & Ironwood (Jewels' best time - 4:02.51)
- Drag: Union & Rockridge (Jewels' best time - 37.21)
- Cash reward 20,000
Jewels' drag race is a little tricky. About 75% of the way through, a van
crosses the road and there's no way to dodge it. You have to slow down and
then boost past it. Other than that little quirk, this is pretty standard
stuff by now.
C.09: Blacklist Member 7: Kira Nakazato (Kaze)
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'Kaze is crazy. What she can't conquer with skills, she demolishes with
speed. Don't let her sweet looks fool ya. She'll trash anything she sees,
including you. She's not afraid to ding her ride to put you out of
commission.'
Ride: Mercedes-Benz CLK 500
Targets:
- Race Wins: 7
- Milestones: 4
- Total Bounty: 1,680,000
Available Race Events:
- Sprint (Interchange & Bond): 10,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum
- Tollbooth (Route 55 & Projects): 10,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 6.2 miles
- Speedtrap (Fisher & Interchange): 10,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Tollbooth (Hwy 201 & Hwy 99): 10,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 8.4 miles
- Lap Knockout (Century): 10,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Circuit (Century Square): 10,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Sprint (Union Row & Ocean): 10,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Circuit (Heritage & Omega): 10,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Tollbooth (Beach & Skyview): 10,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum; 6.4 miles
- Drag (Ocean & Harbor): 2,500 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
Available Milestones:
- Bounty (Bounty 70,000)
Get 75,000 bounty in a single pursuit. Once done, evade the pursuit.
- Cost to State Challenge (Bounty 70,000)
Evade the police pursuit with a cost to state of 50,000 to successfully
complete this challenge.
- Pursuit Evasion (Bounty 70,000)
Evade a police pursuit in less than 3 minutes to successfully complete
this challenge.
- Roadblock Challenge (Bounty 70,000)
Dodge 8 police roadblocks and evade the pursuit to successfully complete
this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 34,000)
Get clocked at over 158 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 34,000)
Get clocked at over 142 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 34,000)
Get clocked at over 111 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
Rival Challenge:
- Sprint: Diamond Valley (Kaze's best time - 3:15.34)
- Sprint: Stadium & Chase (Kaze's best time - 3:18.56)
- Cash reward 24,000
Hopefully you've got a couple of mid-level cars to work with (Porsche
Cayman, Pontiac GTO, Mazda RX-7, etc.). You're going to need them to beat
Kaze and take on Ming.
C.10: Blacklist Member 6: Hector Domingo (Ming)
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'This here is Ming. He prides himself on keeping his ride looking stock.
He's fast and shreds
radar traps everywhere he can. He's the straight
goods. Word is he got his ride from some rich cat who talked when he should
have been listening. Don't take 'm on until you're ready.'
Ride: Lamborghini Gallardo
Targets:
- Race Wins: 7
- Milestones: 4
- Total Bounty: 2,300,000
Available Race Events:
- Sprint (West Park & Lyons): 12,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Tollbooth (Interchange & Tunnel): 12,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum; 8.1 miles
- Speedtrap (Boardwalk): 12,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum
- Sprint (Hwy 201 & Lyons): 12,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Tollbooth (Penitentiary): 12,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 7.8 miles
- Lap Knockout (Coastal): 12,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Lap Knockout (Rosewood Hillcrest): 12,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Sprint (Bond & Country Club: 12,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Speedtrap (Hwy 99 & Campus): 12,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Drag (Riverside & Terrace): 3,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Tollbooth (Hwy 201 & Forest): 12,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 8.4 miles
Available Milestones:
- Trade Paint (Bounty 80,000)
Evade the police pursuit and tag a minimum of 22 police vehicles to
successfully complete this challenge.
- Pursuit Time Challenge (Bounty 80,000)
Get into a police pursuit lasting at least 7 minutes. You will need to
evade the pursuit to successfully complete this challenge.
- Roadblock Challenge (Bounty 80,000)
Dodge 10 police roadblocks and evade the pursuit to successfully complete
this challenge.
- Spike Strip Challenge (Bounty 80,000)
Dodge 4 police spike strip roadblocks and evade the pursuit to
successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 46,000)
Get clocked at over 111 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 46,000)
Get clocked at over 107 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 46,000)
Get clocked at over 158 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
Rival Challenge:
- Circuit: Little Italy (Ming's best time - 1:48.42)
- Speedtrap: North Bay & College (Ming's best time - 3:43.14)
- Cash reward 28,000
If you don't have an exotic by the time you reach this stage (Baron's
Cayman will work just fine), then you're going to have to dig deep and buy
one. You're going to need a fully upgraded Porsche or similar car to take
out Ming's Lambo. Then, you need to make a play for his car. If you can win
Ming's, Webster's and JV's cars you'll have a fleet of three of the best
cars in Career mode.
C.11: Blacklist Member 5: Wes Allen (Webster)
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'Webster's always talking about rides, performance, racers, blah, blah,
blah. Won't shut up. He's got some crazy idea that he's gonna make it big.
When he ain't street racing, he's hanging out at shops. His ride is tuned
to the max. Apparently the interior is stripped of everything that isn't
related to speed.'
Ride: Corvette C6
Targets:
- Race Wins: 7
- Milestones: 4
- Total Bounty: 3,050,000
Available Race Events:
- Lap Knockout (Dunwich Village): 14,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Circuit (Ironhorse): 14,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum; 2 laps
- Sprint (Lyons & State): 14,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Speedtrap (Country Club): 14,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Speedtrap (Fairmont & Clubhouse): 14,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Tollbooth (Stadium & Beacon): 14,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum; 8.1 miles
- Speedtrap (Bond & Riverside): 14,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum
- Sprint (Camden & Fisher): 14,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum
- Tollbooth (Bay Bridge & Forest): 14,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 8.1 miles
- Tollbooth (Skyview & Coast): 14,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 6.4 miles
Available Milestones:
- Bounty (Bounty 90,000)
Get 200,000 bounty in a single pursuit. Once done, evade the pursuit.
- Cost to State Challenge (Bounty 90,000)
Evade the police pursuit with a cost to state of 100,000 to successfully
complete this challenge.
- Pursuit Evasion (Bounty 90,000)
Evade a police pursuit in less than 2 minutes to successfully complete
this challenge.
- Spike Strip Challenge (Bounty 90,000)
Dodge 6 police spike strip roadblocks and evade the pursuit to
successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 60,000)
Get clocked at over 180 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 60,000)
Get clocked at over 130 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 60,000)
Get clocked at over 186 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
Rival Challenge:
- Sprint: Beach & Chancellor (Webster's best time - 2:24.42)
- Speedtrap: State & Petersburg (Webster's best time - 6:40.62)
- Sprint: State & Warrent (Webster's best time - 4:20.12)
- Cash reward 48,000
If you picked up Ming's Gallardo, so much the better. It will easily carry
you through Webster's Challenge. Use a lesser car to take the heat and earn
the Milestones, and save the Gallardo for taking on Webster.
C.12: Blacklist Member 4: Joe Vega (JV)
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'I don't know how JV does it, man. His nights are spent in the clubs and
days on the streets. This guy's got a lot of street rep. Cops hate him and
racers want to be like him. His flash greed Dodge Viper has cops swarming
around it all the time.'
Ride: Dodge Viper SRT 10
Targets:
- Race Wins: 7
- Milestones: 5
- Total Bounty: 4,050,000
Available Race Events:
- Tollbooth (North Bay & Beacon): 16,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum; 7.8 miles
- Circuit (Waterfront): 16,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 4 laps
- Lap Knockout (Chancellor Way): 16,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Speedtrap (Terminal & Financial): 16,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum
- Speedtrap (Hwy 99): 16,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Speedtrap (Green & Fairmont): 16,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Sprint (Valley & State): 16,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum
- Lap Knockout (Industrial Front): 16,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Circuit (Gray Point): 16,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Tollbooth (Beacon & Riverfront): 16,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 8.1 miles
- Tollbooth (Industrial & Omega): 16,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 7.4 miles
Available Milestones:
- Trade Paint (Bounty 100,000)
Evade the police pursuit and tag a minimum of 28 police vehicles to
successfully complete this challenge.
- Bounty (Bounty 100,000)
Get 325,000 bounty in a single pursuit. Once done, evade the pursuit.
- Cost to State Challenge (Bounty 100,000)
Evade the police pursuit with a cost to state of 150,000 to successfully
complete this challenge.
- Infractions Challenge (Bounty 100,000)
Evade the police pursuit with a minimum of 6 infractions to successfully
complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 76,000)
Get clocked at over 180 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 76,000)
Get clocked at over 164 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 76,000)
Get clocked at over 152 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
Rival Challenge:
- Speedtrap: Dunwich & Hills (JV's best time - 4:40.51)
- Drag: Rosewood & Heritage (JV's best time - 48.31)
- Speedtrap: Petersburg & Hwy 201 (JV's best time - 2:35.42)
- Cash reward 54,000
JV's Viper is a piece of work. You need to win this car. It has performance
upgrades already installed that you can't buy until after you beat the next
Blacklister (Ronnie). Put an Ultimate N2O system into it, and it scores
almost a perfect 10.0 in all three performance categories. It will smoke
the rest of the game.
But, you have to beat that Viper at three races first. You'll need a high-
quality car of your own and knowledge of the tracks. In the drag race,
watch for a tractor-trailer crossing the road in front of you. Dodge right
and you should go under the truck. Besides being a neat trick, it's the
only way past the semi.
C.13: Blacklist Member 3: Ronald McCrea (Ronnie)
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'You know Ronnie. He's one of those rich freaks that thinks he's ghetto. He
definitely ain't from around the way. Got his car as a graduation gift from
his parents. Don't be fooled though, the guy knows how to drive. He's been
to every race school you can think of.'
Ride: Aston Martin DB9
Targets:
- Race Wins: 8
- Milestones: 5
- Total Bounty: 5,550,000
Available Race Events:
- Sprint (Seagate & Camden): 18,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Lap Knockout (Riverside): 18,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Circuit (Omega & Industries): 18,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 4 laps
- Tollbooth (Petersburg Projects): 18,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum; 9.7 miles
- Sprint (Bond & Forest Green): 18,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Lap Knockout (College Switchback): 18,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Speedtrap (Heritage & Warrent): 18,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum
- Speedtrap (Masterson & Route 55): 18,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Tollbooth (Petersburg & Project): 18,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 9.9 miles
- Tollbooth (Wharf & North Bay): 18,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 7.3 miles
- Sprint (Hwy 99 & Projects): 18,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Drag (Boardwalk & Bayshore): 4,500 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
Available Milestones:
- Trade Paint (Bounty 140,000)
Evade the police pursuit and tag a minimum of 32 police vehicles to
successfully complete this challenge.
- Bounty (Bounty 140,000)
Get 600,000 bounty in a single pursuit. Once done, evade the pursuit.
- Pursuit Evasion (Bounty 140,000)
Evade a police pursuit in less than 2 minutes to successfully complete
this challenge.
- Pursuit Time Challenge (Bounty 140,000)
Get into a police pursuit lasting at least 8 minutes. You will need to
evade the pursuit to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 94,000)
Get clocked at over 139 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 94,000)
Get clocked at over 158 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 94,000)
Get clocked at over 177 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
Rival Challenge:
- Circuit: Bay Bridge (Ronnie's best time - 4:58.21)
- Sprint: Seaside & Lennox (Ronnie's best time - 2:51.42)
- Circuit: Camden Tunnel (Ronnie's best time - 2:09.17)
- Cash reward 60,000
Ronnie's DB9 won't be a match for JV's Viper. As long as you've got the
Viper, you shouldn't have any trouble with these races. Just make sure you
keep the heat turned down low on the Dodge--use another car to run the
police pursuits.
C.14: Blacklist Member 2: Toru Sato (Bull)
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'If it weren't for Razor, Toru would still be hanging down at the docks
dreamin' of the Blacklist. This fool thinks he's got a sleeper, calls it
reverse psychology. The only thing stock on his ride is the paint. Toru
likes to keep his car mint so give him a bump when you can.'
Ride: Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
Targets:
- Race Wins: 8
- Milestones: 5
- Total Bounty: 7,550,000
Available Race Events:
- Circuit (Campus Interchange): 20,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 2 laps
- Circuit (Country Club): 20,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Tollbooth (Beacon & Petersburg): 20,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 9.3 miles
- Tollbooth (Petersburg & Bond): 20,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 11.9 miles
- Tollbooth (Bond & Beacon Bridge): 20,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 13.2 miles
- Speedtrap (Lennox & Camden): 20,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum
- Sprint (Camden & Dunwich): 20,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum
- Lap Knockout (Petersburg Crossing): 20,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Lap Knockout (Valley & Hwy 201): 20,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Circuit (East Park): 20,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Speedtrap (Industrial & Green): 20,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Drag (Camden & Seaside): 5,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
Available Milestones:
- Cost to State Challenge (Bounty 180,000)
Evade the police pursuit with a cost to state of 200,000 to successfully
complete this challenge.
- Pursuit Time Challenge (Bounty 180,000)
Get into a police pursuit lasting at least 9 minutes. You will need to
evade the pursuit to successfully complete this challenge.
- Roadblock Challenge (Bounty 180,000)
Dodge 12 police roadblocks and evade the pursuit to successfully complete
this challenge.
- Spike Strip Challenge (Bounty 180,000)
Dodge 8 police spike strip roadblocks and evade the pursuit to
successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 114,000)
Get clocked at over 194 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 114,000)
Get clocked at over 136 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 114,000)
Get clocked at over 165 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
Rival Challenge:
- Circuit: Oil Refinery (Bull's best time - 5:03.42)
- Sprint: Ironhorse & Coast (Bull's best time - 3:18.52)
- Sprint: Seaside Interchange (Bull's best time - 3:42.52)
- Cash reward 75,000
As is, Bull's McLaren doesn't match up well with the Viper, Vette or
Gallardo. Especially since you can now buy every performance part in the
shops. You can also buy any stock car, so, if you have a hankering for a
specific model (and you've got the Benjamins), go get yourself the ultimate
ride and fully upgrade it. But keep a couple of other cars around to run
pursuits.
C.15: Blacklist Member 1: Clarence Callahan (Razor)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~
'Razor rocketed to the top of the Blacklist using your ride. Now he's
holding it down and rolling the streets like he owns them. He'll do
anything he can to give himself an edge. That includes messin' with your
head. Remember, you can't trust anything he says.'
Ride: BMW M3 GTR
Targets:
- Race Wins: 9
- Milestones: 5
- Total Bounty: 10,000,000
Available Race Events:
- Circuit (Hastings): 25,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Sprint (Hwy 2001): 25,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Sprint (Diamond Park): 25,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum
- Sprint (Industrial & Bristol): 25,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Lap Knockout (Smuggler's Wharf): 25,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 3 laps
- Tollbooth (Route 55 & Chase): 25,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum; 15.6 miles
- Tollbooth (Petersburg & Camdem): 25,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 19.9 miles
- Speedtrap (Union Row & Seaside): 25,000 cash reward
Cop probability: maximum
- Speedtrap (Ironhorse & Bristol): 25,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Sprint (Bay Bridge & Seaside): 25,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum
- Tollbooth (Marina & Lennox): 25,000 cash reward
Cop probability: minimum; 10.7 miles
Available Milestones:
- Trade Paint (Bounty 220,000)
Evade the police pursuit and tag a minimum of 35 police vehicles to
successfully complete this challenge.
- Bounty (Bounty 20,000)
Get 850,000 bounty in a single pursuit. Once done, evade the pursuit.
- Pursuit Evasion (Bounty 220,000)
Evade a police pursuit in less than 2 minutes to successfully complete
this challenge.
- Pursuit Time Challenge (Bounty 220,000)
Get into a police pursuit lasting at least 13 minutes. You will need to
evade the pursuit to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 136,000)
Get clocked at over 149 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 136,000)
Get clocked at over 139 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
- Photo Ticket (Bounty 136,000)
Get clocked at over 198 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.
Rival Challenge:
- Speedtrap: Warrent (Razor's best time - 3:11.45)
- Drag: Terrace & Riverside (Razor's best time - 56.93)
- Sprint: Forest Green (Razor's best time - 4:01.52)
- Circuit: Clubhouse (Razor's best time - 6:05.31)
- Sprint: Clubhouse & Lennox (Razor's best time - 4:29.42)
You've got to show mastery of several different race types in order to beat
Razor. The big hurdle here is the 10,000,000 bounty you have to earn.
You'll need three or four cars in your fleet to run pursuits. The races
against Razor are pretty intense and you have to go through all five in one
sitting (no saves in between races). Make sure you have plenty of time
before sitting down to play.
C.16: Rockport's Most Wanted
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After beating Razor, you get the plot twist du jour and you're all set for
one final police pursuit. You're back behind the wheel of your BMW,
recently used by Razor. Cross now gets involved personally, and you get a
special Heat Level 6 pursuit.
The cops throw everything at you, including undercover 'Vettes, heavy SUVs,
spikes, a chopper, etc. The pursuit begins in the Cannery area in the
southeast of Point Camden. You'll want to work your way to Highway 99
around Rosewood. Keep racing, dodge roadblocks...you know the drill by now.
After about four or five minutes, you'll get a call from Mia telling you
the road to the old bridge is open and you can escape by jumping across the
bridge. The old bridge is located west of Rosewood, just south of Hickley
Field, on the road that leads west, out of town. Prior to this moment, that
road has been blocked by construction equipment and mounds of dirt.
It is blocked no longer. Race your way to the intersection (it's an
intersection, not an interchange) and head out of town, jumping across the
old bridge. Congratulations! You are now the Most Wanted Racer in Rockport
(and the rest of the nation, if Cross has any say in it).
To get a 100% complete game, you must:
1) Finish all available races and milestones for each Blacklist member. You
can use the Blacklist option in the Safe House menu to return to any
Blacklister and choose a race or milestone.
2) Rank #1 both Lifetime and in a Single Pursuit on all Rap Sheet Ranking
items. These are all pursuit milestones, so you'll have to run pursuits
until you achieve the #1 ranking in every category.
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Section D. Other Game Modes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
D.01: Challenge Series
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Challenge Series is a set of 68 special events consisting mostly of
Tollbooth Time Trials and various police pursuit challenges. The Black
Edition includes a 69th Challenge. There's also a secret Burger King
Challenge that can be unlocked (see Section B.07). The car you drive is
preset for each Challenge; you can choose whether to use Manual or
Automatic transmission.
The difficulty of these challenges cannot be understated. Especially the
time trials; the car you're given is often barely adequate to achieve the
times needed between tollbooths, and you're frequently harrased by police
during the trial.
In pursuit challenges, the cops are much more aggressive and there are more
of them than you usually will see in Career Mode. On top of all that, you
cannot bring up the world map during a pursuit challenge and you are
limited in the areas of Rockport you can roam. So you'll need to be very
familiar with the city and the available pursuit breakers and hiding spots.
1) Tollbooth Time Trial
Complete in less than 2:40
2) Pursuit Length
Evade police after at least 1 minute
3) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #1 or #2)
Complete in less than 2:45
4) Bounty (unlock by beating #1 or #2)
Evade police after earning a bounty of at least 1,000
5) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #3 or #4)
Complete in less than 3:30
6) Pursuit Evasion (unlock by beating #5)
Evade police in less than 5 minutes
7) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #5)
Complete in less than 3:00
8) Cost to State (unlock by beating #6 or #7)
Evade police with a cost to state of at least 25,000
9) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #6 or #7)
Complete in less than 2:50
10) Roadblock (unlock by beating #8 or #9)
Dodge at least 2 roadblocks and evade the police
11) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #10)
Complete in less than 3:30
12) Trade Paint (unlock by beating #10)
Tag at least 5 police vehicles and evade pursuit
13) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #11 or #12)
Complete in less than 3:45
14) Infractions (unlock by beating #11 or #12)
Receive at least 4 infractions and evade police
15) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #13 or #14)
Complete in less than 4:00
16) Spike Strip (unlock by beating #15)
Dodge at least 2 spike strips and evade pursuit
17) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #15)
Complete in less than 3:20
18) Pursuit Evasion (unlock by beating #16 or #17)
Evade pursuit in less than 4 minutes
19) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #16 or #17)
Complete in less than 4:05
20) Pursuit Length (unlock by beating #18 or #19)
Evade police after at least 7 minutes
21) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #20)
Complete in less than 4:00
22) Roadblock (unlock by beating #20)
Dodge at least 6 roadblocks and evade the police
23) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #21 or #22)
Complete in less than 3:15
24) Infractions (unlock by beating #21 or #22)
Receive at least 5 infractions and evade police
25) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #23 or #24)
Complete in less than 4:00
26) Trade Paint (unlock by beating #25)
Tag at least 8 police vehicles and evade pursuit
27) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #25)
Complete in less than 3:30
28) Cost to State (unlock by beating #26 or #27)
Evade police with a cost to state of at least 50,000
29) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #26 or #27)
Complete in less than 3:00
30) Bounty (unlock by beating #28 or #29)
Evade police after earning a bounty of at least 50,000
31) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #30)
Complete in less than 3:45
32) Pursuit Evasion (unlock by beating #30)
Evade pursuit in less than 3 minutes
33) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #31 or #32)
34) Roadblock (unlock by beating #31 or #32)
35) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #33 or #34)
36) Trade Paint (unlock by beating #35)
37) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #35)
38) Infractions (unlock by beating #36 or #37)
39) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #36 or #37)
40) Pursuit Length (unlock by beating #38 or #39)
41) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #40)
42) Roadblock (unlock by beating #40)
43) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #41 or #42)
44) Spike Strip (unlock by beating #41 or #42)
45) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #43 or #44)
46) Cost to State (unlock by beating #45)
47) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #45)
48) Pursuit Evasion (unlock by beating #46 or #47)
49) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #46 or #47)
50) Bounty (unlock by beating #48 or #49)
51) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #50)
52) Pursuit Evasion (unlock by beating #50)
53) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #51 or #52)
54) Cost to State (unlock by beating #51 or #52)
55) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #53 or #54)
56) Bounty (unlock by beating #55)
57) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #55)
58) Roadblock (unlock by beating #56 or #57)
59) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #56 or #57)
60) Pursuit Length (unlock by beating #58 or #59)
61) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #60)
62) Spike Strip (unlock by beating #61)
63) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #62)
64) Trade Paint (unlock by beating #63)
65) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #64)
66) Cost to State (unlock by beating #65)
67) Tollbooth Time Trial (unlock by beating #66)
68) Pursuit Length (unlock by beating #67)
69) Burger King Challenge: (unlock with special code, see B.07)
A Sprint race through Downtown with you driving your BMW M3 GTR (the
car you had stolen from you). Win the Burger King Race to unlock
Junkman parts in the performance customization menu for My Cars.
To use Junkman parts, go to the My Cars menu option in the main menu.
Add a car and upgrade it. (Make sure you've gone all the way through
at least Blacklist #3--Ronnie--so all Ultimate parts are unlocked.)
Choose Performance parts, press [2] to upgrade to max stats, and
checkout. Your car is now outfitted with all ultimate parts.
Go into performance upgrade again, and go to each part (engine,
transmission, etc.) and choose the Junkman package. Checkout. Your
car will now have max stats in all three categories. Please note,
even though all cars show the same stat bars when fully outfitted,
they don't perform the same. The faster the car when stock, the
faster when fully upgraded. I.e. a Gallardo with 100% stats still
beats a IS300 with 100% stats.
My Cars are only useable in custom Quick Races.
70) Black Edition Challenge:
In this event you will be pursued by supercharged Heavy SUV's. This
will be the most difficult challenge in the series. You need to Get a
Bounty of 500,000 and evade the pursuit to be successful.
Despite the description, this is really not that bad. You're driving a
'67 Camaro and you should just run through Rosewood and hit a few
pursuit breakers. The bounty on the heavy Rhinos is pretty large and
it shouldn't take long to rack up the bounty you need. Then head for
the baseball stadium and use it to evade pursuit.
D.02: Quick Race
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Quick Race is just that: a single race against one or more computer
opponents. You can set up a race in two ways.
D.02.a) Quick Play
The computer randomly selects a track, number of opponents and a car for
you to drive. You can accept what you are given, or press [1] to randomly
select a new track and car.
D.02.b) Custom Race
You select a course, the number of opponents, the amount of traffic, the
probability cops will show up, the difficulty level and whether or not you
want 'Catch Up' AI turned on.
(Catch Up is also known as 'rubber band' AI because the computer cars are
never allowed to get too far behind nor too far ahead in the race.)
You also choose your car from among any of the stock or bonus vehicles that
you have unlocked, or any of the cars you've built up in Career mode, or
any custom cars you've put together with the My Cars feature.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Section E. Cars
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*NOTE*
The numbers for Top Speed, Acceleration and Handling are out of 10.0 and
for comparison purposes only. They are based on the percentage of the
status bar that is filled when the car is in original condition (i.e. no
performance parts added by you).
E.01: Stock Cars
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The number in parentheses after the car's name is the cost of the car.
+----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------+
| Car | Top Speed | Acceleration | Handling |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Lexus IS300 (27,000) | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Unlock: Starter car | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Fiat Punto (27,000) | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Unlock: Starter car | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Chevrolet Cobalt SS (26,000) | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Unlock: Starter car | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Volkswagen Golf GTi (35,000) | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Unlock: Starter car | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Audi TT 3.2 quattro (35,000) | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| Unlock: Beat Sonny, | | | |
| Blacklist member 15 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Audi A3 3.2 quattro (32,000) | 2.1 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| Unlock: Beat Sonny, | | | |
| Blacklist member 15 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Mitsubishi Eclipse (30,000) | 2.8 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| Unlock: Beat Taz, | | | |
| Blacklist member 14 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Audi A4 3.2 FSI quattro (35,000) | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| Unlock: Beat Taz, | | | |
| Blacklist member 14 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Toyota Supra (40,000) | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| Unlock: Beat Vic, | | | |
| Blacklist member 13 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Renault Clio v6 (40,000) | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Unlock: Beat Vic, | | | |
| Blacklist member 13 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Mazda RX-8 (32,000) | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Unlock: Beat Izzy, | | | |
| Blacklist member 12 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Cadillac CTS (32,000) | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
| Unlock: Beat Izzy, | | | |
| Blacklist member 12 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Ford Mustang GT (36,000) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
| Unlock: Beat Izzy, | | | |
| Blacklist member 12 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| (36,000) | | | |
| Unlock: Beat Big Lou, | | | |
| Blacklist member 11 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Mercedes-Benz SL 500 (75,000) | 4.1 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
| Unlock: Beat Big Lou, | | | |
| Blacklist member 11 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Pontiac GTO (35,000) | 4.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Unlock: Beat Baron, | | | |
| Blacklist member 10 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Vauxhall Monaro VXR (35,000) | 4.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Unlock: Beat Baron, | | | |
| Blacklist member 10 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Porsche Cayman S (60,000) | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Unlock: Beat Baron, | | | |
| Blacklist member 10 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Subaru Impreza WRX STi (42,000) | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
| Unlock: Beat Earl, | | | |
| Blacklist member 9 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Mazda RX-7 (31,000) | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| Unlock: Beat Earl, | | | |
| Blacklist member 9 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Mercedes-Benz CLK 500 (75,000) | 4.4 | 2.9 | 5.0 |
| Unlock: Beat Jewels, | | | |
| Blacklist member 8 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Lotus Elise (48,000) | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
| Unlock: Beat Jewels, | | | |
| Blacklist member 8 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Aston Martin DB9 (90,000) | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| Unlock: Beat Kaze, | | | |
| Blacklist member 7 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Porsche 911 Carrera S (75,000) | 4.6 | 4.2 | 6.7 |
| Unlock: Beat Kaze, | | | |
| Blacklist member 7 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Dodge Viper SRT 10 (98,000) | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.0 |
| Unlock: Beat Ming, | | | |
| Blacklist member 6 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Lamborghini Gallardo (120,000) | 4.1 | 5.1 | 8.6 |
| Unlock: Beat Ming, | | | |
| Blacklist member 6 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Porsche 911 turbo S (105,000) | 5.7 | 5.5 | 7.5 |
| Unlock: Beat Webster, | | | |
| Blacklist member 5 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Chevrolet Corvette C6 (80,000) | 5.2 | 5.3 | 7.4 |
| Unlock: Beat Webster, | | | |
| Blacklist member 5 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Lamborghini Murcielago (265,000) | 7.6 | 6.3 | 8.9 |
| Unlock: Beat JV, | | | |
| Blacklist member 4 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Fort GT (270,000) | 8.6 | 5.8 | 8.6 |
| Unlock: Beat JV, | | | |
| Blacklist member 4 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren | 6.2 | 6.7 | 8.8 |
| (300,000) | | | |
| Unlock: Beat Ronnie, | | | |
| Blacklist member 3 | | | |
|----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Porsche Carrera GT (280,000) | 6.7 | 7.1 | 9.1 |
| Unlock: Beat Ronnie, | | | |
| Blacklist member 3 | | | |
+----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------+
The Golf GTi is the best car for the first few stages of Career mode.
Unfortunately, you can only get it at the beginning of the game if you: a)
have an NFS: Underground 2 career save on your PC; or, b) cheat in some
money. You normally start with 30,000 cash, but can start with 40,000 and
get the Golf if you have an Underground 2 savegame.
If you don't have the money to buy a Golf, pick up the IS300 for handling
or Cobalt SS for speed. Regardless of the car you start with, don't spend
too much money on upgrades, you'll replace this car before too long.
If you're having trouble winning Blacklist members' cars, then you'll need
to buy new ones. The Toyota Supra is your next target after the starter
car. After that, the Pontiac or Vauxhall are good upgrades. Next, you
should try to obtain the Viper or 911 turbo S. At the high end, if you can
afford it, the Murcielago or Ford GT are the class of the field.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E.02: Bonus Cars
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bonus cars are either pre-modified versions of stock cars, or special cars
not available during Career mode. Bonus cars can only be used in Quick Race
and Online modes, with the exception of the Blacklist member autos, which
can be won from the Blacklist during Career mode.
+-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------+
| Car | Top Speed | Acceleration | Handling |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Volkswagen Golf GTi (Sonny's car) | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 |
| Unlock: Beat Sonny | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Lexus IS300 (Taz's car) | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
| Unlock: Beat Taz | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Toyota Supra (Vic's car) | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| Unlock: Beat Vic | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Mazda RX-8 (Izzy's car) | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| Unlock: Beat Izzy | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Mitsubishi Eclipse (Big Lou's car)| 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| Unlock: Beat Big Lou | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Porsche Cayman S (Baron's car) | 6.2 | 6.2 | 7.1 |
| Unlock: Beat Baron | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Lancer Evolution VIII (Earl's car)| 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
| Unlock: Beat Earl | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Ford Mustang GT (Jewels' car) | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 |
| Unlock: Beat Jewels | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Mercedes-Benz CLK 500 (Kaze's car)| 7.2 | 6.2 | 8.5 |
| Unlock: Beat Kaze | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Lamborghini Gallardo (Ming's car) | 9.1 | 8.7 | 10.0 |
| Unlock: Beat Ming | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Corvette C6 (Webster's car) | 9.0 | 9.3 | 10.0 |
| Unlock: Beat Webster | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Dodge Viper SRT 10 (JV's car) | 9.4 | 9.3 | 10.0 |
| Unlock: Beat JV | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Aston Martin DB9 (Ronnie's car) | 8.6 | 8.8 | 10.0 |
| Unlock: Beat Ronnie | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Mercedes SLR McLaren (Bull's car) | 8.8 | 9.8 | 9.7 |
| Unlock: Beat Bull | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| BMW M3 GTR (Your car) | 9.7 | 9.7 | 6.3 |
| Unlock: Win Career mode | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG | 5.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Unlock: Beat event #68 in | | | |
| the Challenge Series | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| Unlock: Get 100% game complete | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Porsche 911 GT2 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 8.0 |
| Unlock: Complete every event | | | |
| in the Challenge Series | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Castrol Syntec Ford GT | 9.6 | 8.9 | 10.0 |
| Unlock: Special code (see B.07) | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Chevrolet Corvette C6 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 9.2 |
| Unlock: Black Edition bonus | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Porsche 911 Carrera S | 6.3 | 6.4 | 8.3 |
| Unlock: Black Edition bonus | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Lotus Elise | 5.2 | 6.3 | 7.6 |
| Unlock: Black Edition bonus | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Mercedes-Benz SL 500 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.3 |
| Unlock: Black Edition bonus | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Toyota Supra | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.0 |
| Unlock: Black Edition bonus | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
| Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.3 |
| Unlock: Black Edition bonus | | | |
|-----------------------------------+-----------+--------------+----------|
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You should try to win the pink slip of each Blacklist member's car--even if
you don't need the car, you can sell it for cash. Select one of the three
bonus markers, and, if it's not the pink slip, select another bonus marker.
You should be able to collect a lot of tuned cars this way. Some of the
higher Blacklist members (especially Webster, JV and Ronnie) have very nice
cars that can finish the game for you without any upgrades.
If you want to make sure you get the pink slip each time (and don't mind
running some races over), turn Autosave off. (Options>Gameplay) If you
don't win the pink slip, reload and challenge the Blacklist racer again.
(Make sure, if you do this, to either turn Autosave back on after getting
the pink slip or manually save after every race and police pursuit.)
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Section F. Driving 101
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F.01: Drivetrains
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The cars in Most Wanted come in three different drivetrains:
1) Front Wheel Drive (FWD): the engine drives the front wheels and the back
wheels as loose. FWD cars corner easier than other cars because the wheels
that are doing the steering are also the wheels providing the traction and
the back end just goes along for the ride. However, for good (or better)
drivers, FWD cars stick to the road too much, and they won't slide through
corners as fast as other cars.
- Fiat Punto
- Chevy Cobalt SS
- VW Golf Gti
2) Rear Wheel Drive (RWD): the engine drives the back wheels and the front
wheels are loose. Because the wheels doing the steering (the front) are not
providing most of the traction, RWD cars feel very twitchy and can slide
out of control very easily. But, in the hands of a decent driver, this
sliding ability can be utilized to take corners very fast. Once you've
mastered the technique of powersliding around corners, you'll never want to
take anything but a RWD car into any race.
The cost is a tendency to spin the rear wheels when starting from a full
stop. And that twitchy feeling is magnified whenever you go off road--even
just up on a sidewalk. Forget about trying to get decent acceleration from
a full stop if you are off road (for example, on the golf course).
- Aston Martin DB9
- BMW M3 GTR
- Mercedes-Benz SL 500
- SL65 AMG
- Mercedes-Benz CLK 500
- Dodge Viper SRT10
- Ford GT
- Ford Mustang GT
- Corvette C6
- Corvette C6.R
- Cadillac CTS
- Pontiac GTO
- Vauxhall Monaro VXR
- Lotus Elise
- Mazda RX-8
- Mazda RX-7
- Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
- Mitsubishi Eclipse
- Porsche Carrera GT
- Porsche 911 Carrera S
- Porsche Cayman S
- Renault Clio V6
- Lexus IS300
- Toyota Supra
3) All Wheel Drive (AWD): the engine drives all four wheels. AWD cars can
accelerate extremely fast from a full stop because they are less likely to
spin their wheels. They are also very stable off road and have great
acceleration regardless of the surface. AWD corner easier than RWD, but not
as well as FWD. AWD cars are excellent vehicles for using in police
pursuits; and, they are also good for racing if you can't get a handle on
rear wheel drive.
- Audi A4 3.2 FSI quattro
- Audi TT 3.2 quattro
- Audi A3 3.2 quattro
- Lamborghini Murcielago
- Lamborghini Gallardo
- Mitsubishi Lancer EVOLUTION VIII
- Porsche 911 Turbo S
- Porsche 911 GT2
F.02: Tracks
~~~~~~~~~~~~
There are six different types of race events in NFS:MW...
F.02.a) Circuit
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A standard race around the city streets. Each racer must complete two or
more laps around the course. Circuits are more forgiving of mistakes than
most other races as they are longer and you'll usually have plenty of
distance to make up lost time. You definitely want to be in first place
going into the last lap, and starting the race in first doesn't hurt
either.
F.02.b) Lap Knockout
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lap Knockouts are circuit races with slightly shorter laps (on average) and
the last place competitor at the end of each lap is disqualified ('knocked
out'). This means there's not as large a margin of error as in the normal
circuits--you can't be in last place at the end of any lap. The number of
laps is equal to the number of competitors less one. I.e. if there are four
racers total (including you), there will be three laps. All Lap Knockout
races in Career Mode are three laps.
F.02.c) Sprint
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A race from point A to point B through the city streets. Rather than a
number of laps, the leaderboard will show the percentage of the race that
is complete. With sprints, it is important to get a good start and maintain
the lead. Use nitro at the beginning of long, relatively straight portions
of the course to build up a cushion over your opponents.
F.02.d) Speedtrap
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speedtraps are sprints; but, to win you must have the highest cumulative
speed as measured by photo speedtraps spaced along the course. You don't
necessarily have to cross the finish line first; however, if you are not
first, you lose some points from your total. Winning a Speedtrap is all
about keeping your car under control and nitro-boosting through the traps
shown on the mini-map.
F.02.e) Tollbooth
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tollbooth Time Trials are only available in Career and Challenge Series.
The time to each checkpoint is fixed and does not vary based on the type of
car you use in the race. Any time left on the clock when you reach a
tollbooth is added to the time remaining to the next tollbooth. E.g. if you
have 0:17.20 remaining when reaching a tollbooth, and the time available to
reach the next tollbooth is 0:45.00, you will receive 0:45.00 + 0:17.20 =
1:02.20 to reach the next tollbooth.
To make Tollbooth races easier, always use whatever car has the highest top
speed and best acceleration. Handling is less important since your only
enemy is the clock and you don't have to worry about other racers. Just
make sure you can handle the car well enough to keep from slamming into
walls.
F.02.f) Drag
~~~~~~~~~~~~
A straight-up test of your speed and shifting ability--you have to manually
shift gears in a drag race. In a drag race, you do not have to steer your
car along the course, the computer does that for you. All you have to do is
give quick taps left or right to dodge traffic. And there's a lot of
traffic.
You must also learn to shift properly by watching the shift icon at the top
center of your screen. If you shift when there's no icon, you get an Early
Shift and you lose some speed. If you shift when the icon is blue, you get
a Good Shift and gain a little speed. If you shift when the icon is green,
you get a Perfect Shift and gain more speed. If you shift when the icon is
red, you get Over Rev, lose speed and possibly burn out your engine.
Drag racing is about timing your shifts so you get as many Perfect Shifts
as possible and memorizing the traffic pattern so you can dodge
appropriately.
F.03: Using N2O and Speedbreaker
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you're familiar with previous NFS games, you've used nitrous before. A
nitrous system provides a boost to your speed. You can give the N2O button
a quick press or hold it for a sustained burst. You have a limited amount
of nitrous, shown by the green, semi-circular meter underneath your main
gauge. As you drive fast, the meter recharges.
Use quick bursts of nitrous to grab the road the straight yourself out of
powerslides. You can also use a quick burst to push yourself into the next
gear (when using automatic transmission). Use long, sustained boosts to
speed through photo checkpoints or to keep your opponent at bay when
approaching the finish line.
Speedbreaker is a new feature added to NFS:MW that puts you into slo-motion
so you can drive more accurately. Speedbreaker is automatically available,
and the amount of time you have is shown by the yellow, semi-circular meter
above your main gauge. As you drive fast, the meter recharges.
Press the Speedbreaker key to enter slow-motion. A yellow meter appears in
the center of the screen, showing the time remaining. Aim your car and then
press the Speedbreaker key again to exit slow-motion. Use Speedbreaker to
get around hairpin turns, to run roadblocks, dodge spike strips and evade
Rhinos (police SUVs) during police pursuits.
F.04: Performance Tuning
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You can tune your car during races or free roam. Open the Pause Menu and
choose Performance Tuning. There are seven adjustable sliders:
F.04.a) Steering
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- You must install a Suspension upgrade to access this tuning slider.
'The steering slider lets you control how quick the steering response is.
Moving the slider to the right will increase the steering quickness while
moving it to the left will decrease the steering quickness. Quicker
steering is usually better as long as you are able to still control your
car.'
If you're a really good driver, you can combine quicker steering with lower
ride height and more downforce to take turns a lot quicker. Otherwise,
leave this at default or turn it down one notch. For drag races, you will
want this turned up one or two notches for quicker dodging of traffic.
F.04.b) Handling
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- You must install a Suspension upgrade to access this tuning slider.
'This slider allows you to tailor your car's handling to suit your driving
style. If you would like your car to slide a little more, move the slider
to the left. If you like your car to slide less, move the slider to the
right.'
Leave this at default or move it right one stop unless you're really good
at powersliding through turns, then move it left one or two stops.
F.04.c) Brakes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- You must install a Brake upgrade to access this tuning slider.
'This slider lets you adjust the brake bias of your car towards the front
or rear. Adjusting the brake bias to the front or rear will affect how much
your car is able to turn while braking. Adjust the slider to the right to
move the brake bias forward and adjust it to the left to move the brake
bias toward the rear.'
Rear-wheel drive cars will want a little more brake on the front end to
keep from going completely out of control in a turn. Front-wheel drive cars
will want a little more brake in the rear for the same reason. All-wheel
drive cars can leave the setting at neutral.
F.04.d) Ride Height
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- You must install a Suspension upgrade to access this tuning slider.
'This slider allows you to raise or lower your ride height. Moving the
slider to the right will raise the ride height, while moving it to the left
will lower the ride height. Generally, a lower ride height improves
handling but can also make your car harder to control if the road is not
smooth.'
Lowering your car will help you cornering, but is probably a bad idea
considering all the off-road shortcuts and rough patches you hit during the
game. You can probably leave this setting alone or move it left one notch.
There's really no need to raise your ride's height.
F.04.e) Aerodynamics
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- You must install a Body Kit or Spoiler upgrade to access this tuning
slider.
'This slider allows you to increase or decrease the overall downforce on
your car. Increasing the downforce will help your car stick to the road but
will affect your top speed. If you like your car looser and more likely to
slide, try decreasing the downforce.'
Putting a spoiler on your car and increasing the downforce will definitely
help you stay in control when cornering. Considering how many races require
good handling over high speed, the hit to your cars top speed won't be that
big a deal. For tollbooth trials and drag races, you can decrease the
downforce and pick up a little bit of speed on the high end.
F.04.f) Nitrous
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- You must install a Nitrous upgrade to access this tuning slider.
'Adjust the slider towards the left for a longer but less powerful N2O
boost. Adjust it towards the right for a more powerful boost but with less
duration.'
In most situations, you want to use quick boosts of nitrous to help you
straighten out of a slide or get into the next gear. Set your nitrous
slider a point or two right to get more grip when coming out of
powerslides. For drag races, adjust it two or three points left to get
longer bursts down the home stretch.
F.04.g) Turbo/Supercharger
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- You must install a Turbo or Supercharger upgrade to access this tuning
slider.
'This slider lets you adjust the characteristics of your induction system.
Move the slider to the right to shift your torque boost into a higher RPM
range. You'll sacrifice boost in the lower RPM ranges but will gain more
torque at the top end. This is useful for high speed tracks. Move the
slider to the left to spread the torque boost across a larger range of
RPM's. This is useful for tighter tracks where you need boost while
accelerating out of corners.'
Move this slider right for tollbooth trials and drag races. Move it left
for most other events, including police pursuit.
F.05: Police Pursuits
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Police pursuits (PP) are probably the most exciting part of NFS:MW. A PP
can start in one of two different ways: you can drive by a police car in
free roam or race mode; or, you can choose a Milestone from the Blacklist
menu and be thrown into a PP.
There are five stages to a PP based on the 'heat level' of your car. The
heat level of your car is shown as a yellow, segmented ring around the
minimap. As more segments light up, you're advancing to the next stage.
(The heat level is also shown on the car select screen of the Safe House
and when buying visual upgrades for your car.) Whenever you enter a PP, you
begin at the stage indicated by your heat level.
To lower your heat level you can change the look of your car (paint, body
kits, etc.), or leave it in the Safe House for a while and drive another
car.
F.05.a) Heat Stage 1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You'll encounter mostly normal police cruisers. They'll occasionally try to
block you or bump you, but mostly they just chase you. They're also
extremely dumb and it's easy to lose them, which can be frustrating when
you're trying to make a pursuit last a long time to meet milestone
requirements. Fortunately, once a PP is on, the pursuit escalates quickly.
F.05.b) Heat Stage 2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unmarked police cruisers are thrown into the mix. Now they start trying a
rolling block, where three or four cruisers get in front of you and try to
slow you down. Boost past them, or make a quick turn onto a side street or
off-road path. You'll also start running into roadblocks, but these will be
pretty easy to dodge. Use Speedbreaker to find the weak point and hit it at
full speed. Try to aim at the rear end of a single-depth car in the block,
or shoot for a wide gap.
F.05.c) Heat Stage 3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The police bring out their Rhinos--reinforced light SUVs that will stop you
cold if you let them hit you. If you see police units coming straight at
you, hit Speedbreaker and dodge them. Also watch out for Rhinos in
roadblocks, don't try to break through their part of the line--find a gap
elsewhere.
F.05.d) Heat Stage 4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The police call in a copter for aerial cover. You won't be able to fully
evade the police unless you find a hiding spot with a roof or the copter
breaks off to refuel. You'll also start to see spike strips mixed in with
the roadblocks. Use Speedbreaker to avoid them or your pursuit is over.
F.05.e) Heat Stage 5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Meet the Corvette Cops. These guys are fast and they can stop you in a
heartbeat. Combined with all the hazards introduced in earlier stages, you
want to avoid getting to stage 5 if you can. The best way, of course, is
not to start a pursuit unless your car is stage 1 or early in stage 2. Then
you can play with the police for a long time before getting to stage 5.
Usually, once you get to stage 4, you want to end the pursuit quickly,
unless you're going for a spike strip Milestone, in which case you have to
keep going for a while.
F.05.f) Milestones
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
During pursuits, you will be trying to earn one or more of several
different types of milestones. You must reach these milestones to earn the
right to challenge a Blacklist racer. Of course, you have to successfully
evade pursuit in order for any of the milestones to count. Many of the
milestones can be completed in a single pursuit. For example, you could
have a single pursuit that earns you Bounty, Cost to State and Trade Paint
milestones.
Bounty
~~~~~~
You have to earn a minimum bounty during a pursuit to reach this milestone.
You get the highest bounty for immobilizing police cruisers, so hitting
pursuit breakers, ramming cop cars, etc. is your best bet for racking up
your bounty.
Cost to State Challenge
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
During the pursuit, you must rack up a minimum amount of charges to the
state. Destroy cop cars, civilian cars, tollbooths, gas stations, etc.
Infractions Challenge
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Commit a minimum number of infractions to reach this milestone. There are
eight different infractions:
- Speeding: drive 160 mph or faster
- Excessive Speeding: drive 180 mph or faster
- Reckless Driving: drive 200 mph or faster
- Ramming a Police Vehicle: self-explanatory
- Hit and Run: ram a civilian vehicle
- Damage to Property: hit light poles, tollbooths, signs, etc.
- Resisting Arrest: this is given when you first evade the police
- Driving off Roadway: drive on anything not the main road, even sidewalks
In order to earn an infraction, there must be at least one cop car near you
when you commit the crime.
Photo Ticket
~~~~~~~~~~~~
You have to be clocked at a certain speed (or faster) when passing through
the photo ticket icon. These milestones cannot be made during a pursuit,
but you can do them either in free roam (icons show on your map) or by
using the Milestones selection on the Blacklist menu.
Pursuit Evasion
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You have to evade police (i.e. end a pursuit) in less than a specific
amount of time. This type of milestone can rarely be combined with any
other milestone. The best way to complete this milestone is to use a car
with Heat level 1, as the level 1 cops are easier to outrun or outmaneuver.
Pursuit Time Challenge
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This milestone requires that a pursuit last more than a specific amount of
time. Starting a pursuit at Heat level 1 (and driving slowly and carefully
so the level 1 cops can keep up) is a good way to start on a Pursuit Time
Challenge.
Roadblock Challenge
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dodge a minimum number of police roadblocks to earn this milestone.
Roadblocks don't show up until Heat level 2, so you might want to start at
that Heat level to earn this milestone quickly.
Spike Strip Challenge
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This milestone requires you to dodge a minimum number of roadblocks that
have spike strips. Spike strips begin showing up at Heat level 4; if you
aren't already using Speedbreaker when you approach a roadblock, you
definitely want to begin doing so once you reach Heat 4. Spike strip
roadblocks dodged also count towards regular roadblocks dodged, if you need
both milestones for one Blacklist racer.
Trade Paint
~~~~~~~~~~~
This is pretty simple: just bump fenders (or outright total--your choice) a
minimum number of police cruisers. Each cruiser can only be 'tagged' once,
so ramming one car over and over doesn't help.
F.05.g) Hints & Tips
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Use a vehicle with all-wheel drive (AWD).
- Circle one of the two larger highways (99 around Rosewood or 201 around
Downtown), unless you get more than five cops on your tail. Then turn
into the city and start hitting pursuit breakers to lower the congestion.
- Use Speedbreaker liberally.
- Larger cars going at a high rate of speed can hit Rhinos head on and flip
them (earning a nice bounty in the process).
- A good method for ending a pursuit is to approach Hickley Field (the
baseball stadium west of Rosewood) from the east, go into the stadium--
hitting the pursuit breaker--then bust out the other side and drive
directly into a hiding spot.
- Another method for ending a pursuit is to drive into the bus station,
drive up one of the ramps at one end of the station and position your
car on the ledge directly between the two ramps. The cops will lose
sight of you, even if they're right below you and you can just wait
for the pursuit to end.
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Version History & Credits
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
v1.10 2005-12-23
- Added a lot of information to Driving 101
- Added some race course descriptions to Career Mode
- Removed redundant Tracks section (Section F)
- Added additional gameplay information to Section B
- Added more Challenge Series descriptions
v1.00 2005-11-27
- First published version
SPECIAL THANKS:
- Posters to the GameFAQs message boards for the unlockable codes and the
list of drivetrains (FWD, RWD or AWD) for each car
- Blossom from GameFAQs for a complete savegame
- bigredk001 from GameFAQs for speeding infractions requirements
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