0702 part no. X08-96006 accelerate fire non-homing weapon (blue) activate overshield (yellow) fire homing weapon (red) turbo boost change camera view rear view steer left/right tilt back/forward pause reset sparc on track steer left/right tilt back/forward powerslide red power-up: this powers your h...
1 ii safety information about photosensitive seizures a very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including fl ashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnos...
3 2 getting started welcome to quantum redshift™ you don’t go this fast. We don’t care what kind of car you drive or where you drive it. We don’t care if you’re a fi ghter pilot, a space pirate, a skydiver, or some sort of bio-engineered cheetah person. You don’t go this fast. There are a handful of...
5 4 controls driving controls face it, loser. You’re never getting your greasy mitts on the control yolk of a single person armed racing craft (sparc). You’d probably just smear the thing into a wall anyway, so we’re all better off. But we know you’d high-jump over your grandma for a peek inside one...
7 6 hud heads-up display (hud) your quantum redshift heroes don’t just look out the window and steer. Every sparc is equipped with a heads-up display (hud) that gives every racer a complete picture of his or her speed, weapons, shields, and race position. Ever wonder what it’s like to fl y one of th...
9 8 gameplay on the track so maybe you’re fl ying around in your sparc, and you notice all these glowing blobs and objects on the track. Those are nuggets of pure goodness, and it’s in your best interest to plow right through them. Red power-up: this glowing red object provides power for your homing...
11 10 gameplay augmenting your ship in an effort to make things fair for the, well, less generously sponsored racers, the rules of the world championship dictate that every sparc must start with standard, level 1 weapons, turbo boost, and shield systems. Racers can upgrade their ships only with the ...
13 12 gameplay quick race though not offi cially sanctioned or sponsored, racers often have short single-race events on their home tracks. This is a good opportunity for the racers to size each other up and get some practice when not in tournament competition. Although the racers don’t earn money in...
15 14 characters character bios tara vivas come on. Pop queen, about a quadrillion albums sold, tara vivas was the woman every teenage girl wanted to be, and the one every teen- age guy just plain wanted. Her singing career crashed, literally, a few years ago, when she lost control of her hovercar a...
17 16 characters jordan reynolds this is australia’s golden girl, a long-time national champion, and probably the most recognizable face in racing today. That midriff-baring racing suit doesn’t hurt, either. She’s also more heavily involved with racing politics than most of her peers, leading a publ...
19 18 tracks track descriptions silver rock canyon this is tara vivas’ home track, located in silver rock national park in new mexico. It’s an amazing work of art, complete with a big loop-de- loop. But, it might violate some sort of zoning law to build a giant metal and concrete racetrack in the mi...
21 20 tracks solar city sometimes referred to as “hong kong down under,” solar city has a little of everything to offer and a lot of pacifi c asian fl avor. It also now houses a giant spaceport, which seems to be interfering with the local raceway. If a compromise between the racing community and th...
23 22 player profiles/options profi les your profi le is like your personal racing dossier. It saves all of your options, tournament progress, and everything you’ve unlocked in the game to one place under a name you choose. If you want to start at any time with a fresh slate, you can create a new pr...
25 24 playlist playlist management quantum redshift has a ridiculously cool soundtrack by none other than junkie xl. But, maybe you like racing to banjo music. Fine then, make your own custom soundtrack. You can customize your music selection and add your own music using the music playlist controls....
27 26 ghosts/music/credits ghosts ghosts are created in time attack mode. You zip around the track as many times as you want, and when you’re done, you’ll be asked if you want to save a ghost. Follow your heart. Next time you try a time attack on that track, you can race against your saved ghost, ev...
29 28 warranty/technical support limited warranty for your copy of xbox game software (“game”) acquired in the united states or canada warranty microsoft corporation (“microsoft”) warrants to you, the original purchaser of the game, that this game will perform substantially as described in the accom...
