Achievement Guide

Mad Tracks

Achievement Guide


x mysterytag x 05-30-2007, 2:54 PM
  • 1. 8-ball - Win a pool game without pocketing the black ball. (10)

Self explanatory. Just stay away from the black 8 ball while doing the 8 Ball event. Sink all your balls without sinking the 8 ball. Achievement Unlocked.

  • 2. Can’t pick this - Do not pick up any power ups for 3 laps in ‘Black out’ (10)

Self explanatory. Just do not hit any powerups while doing the Black Out event.

  • 3. Bronze rumble - Gather at least 11 medals. (10)
  • 4. Silver fight - Gather at least 12 silver or gold medals. (15)
  • 5. Gold struggle - Gather at least 15 gold medals. (20)

Self explanatory. 11 bronze or higher, 12 silver or higher, all 15 golds for the three achievements.

  • 6. Loaded - Unlock all power ups. (15)
    This should unlock by the time you have all 15 medals. I am unsure of the exact requirements.
  • 7. Real fun - Finish 5 different challenges with friends on split screen. (10)

The only thing hard about this achievement is the need for two controllers. If you have two controllers just find the 5 events that are shortest/easiest to complete.

Room for Dessert
Gone with the Wind
Training Day
Bestie Balls
My balloons

are probably the easiest/shortest 5.

8. Alien hunt - Find 5 golden aliens in 'Toy race' and finish the race. (20)

  • 9. Treasure hunt - Pick up 5 golden flags in 'Black out' and finish the race. (15)

First things first, make sure you disable Auto Respawn in the Help & Options > Settings tab.
Then go into Arcade Mode so you do not need to worry about other cars finishing the race. Start it by yourself.

Toy Race Aliens:

1. Right behind you at the start of the race.
2. Really big jump in the middle of the track, alien is on high track. Use a boost just before leaving track.
3. On the ground, to the right of alien #2
4. Somewhere on the ground. Drive around and you should find it no problem.
5. Right before entering the ventilation shaft near the end of the race, on the right.

Black Out Flags:

1. To left of starting point, in the bath tub. You can't miss it.
2. From the starting line, take your direct left and fall to the ground. Head left and you should see the flag,
3. From flag #2, head to the top right of the map. Flag is near or under a chair
4. On top of a chair that has a path leading up to it from the ground level. Take the path and grab the flag. (Pretty close to 3, Can't miss it.)
5. Go around the track until you are at the table area with the candles and the wine glasses. There are two power pickups, one on the right, and farther to the left.
Go to the top left of this table, and drive off the table heading towards the wall. You should land on a blue ledge near the wall. Follow this wall and drive off in the same
direction you've been heading. You should hit the ground level. From here turn to your right and you should see the flag, 

  • 10. Chain racing - Finish ‘Toy race’ 20 times in a row.

Finish Toy Race 20 times without doing anything else. It does not matter what place you come in. Tedious more than anything else.

  • 11. Ultra fast food - Beat 1 minute 15 seconds on 'Fast food'. (40)

Biggest achievement in the game, not the hardest in my opinion. Here's what you should do:

1. First and foremost, be SURE you are in Arcade Mode and using the sports car. Impossible otherwise, so MAKE SURE!

2. Luck. Yes luck. You will need to pick up a decent amount of boost to even think about completing this. I'd say at least 4-5 per lap, and use them in key areas.

- First hill at start of the race, if you get boost from the first pickup, use it.

- Use a second one at the loop de loop, third on the left turn after the loop.

- Save number 4 for the big hill right before you hit the patch of ice. If you have enough left, use one right before the final jump in the track, the area by the candles.
finally use one as soon as you land that jump.

If you aren't besting 40 seconds on your first lap just restart.

  • 12. Hero - Come in 1st place against 5 hard A.I., 5 times in a row in 'Speed racer'! (20)

This MUST be done in Arcade mode. Add 5 AI racers to the race, set difficulty to hard, and have at her.

The hardest achievement in the game. It has to be 5 races in a row without losing. Quitting the race, going back to dashboard, shutting off system will not cut it. The only advice I have here is practice and luck. Good luck!

 

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  1. This Guide was originaly written by "nesmaster"
  2. The originaly guide could be seen here: http://www.achieve360points.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=39829
  3. Thx to "nesmaster" for this guide
  4. Have fun ;)


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Aye Pure Minted 05-30-2007, 3:20 PM
Cool
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StudleyUK 05-30-2007, 3:57 PM
Great guide, particularly the locations of the gold medals.

I'm working on a general FAQ right now, I'll include some of this in it.

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chrillex 05-30-2007, 4:04 PM
 Suki Desu wrote:
  • 12. Hero - Come in 1st place against 5 hard A.I., 5 times in a row in 'Speed racer'! (20)

This MUST be done in Arcade mode. Add 5 AI racers to the race, set difficulty to hard, and have at her.

The hardest achievement in the game. It has to be 5 races in a row without losing. Quitting the race, going back to dashboard, shutting off system will not cut it. The only advice I have here is practice and luck. Good luck!



That achievement wasn't hard at all, just use the light car instead of the sportscar and you will be fine.

chrillex

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magnusalex 05-30-2007, 8:58 PM
 Suki Desu wrote:
  • 10. Chain racing - Finish ‘Toy race’ 20 times in a row.

Finish Toy Race 20 times without doing anything else. It does not matter what place you come in. Tedious more than anything else.

My xbox chrashes after 16 runs. It did so 2 times - now I'm really mad. Anyone else experiencing this?

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Aye Pure Minted 05-30-2007, 9:03 PM
My UK xbox 360 is 14 months old and doesnt do that.  Return it mate. 
Padwaar on the PSN

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b man3737 05-30-2007, 10:14 PM

Try quitting or restarting your Xbox.

w00t!  2 more achievements left!!!


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Corneel 05-30-2007, 10:17 PM
Could someone please tell what track the "Speed Racer" is? (which number is it in the arcade race menu?)

I have downloaded the game, but it is entirely in Dutch and there is no trackname which is even close to Speed Racer.

Thanks!

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MysticWeirdo 05-31-2007, 1:49 AM

 Corneel wrote:
Could someone please tell what track the "Speed Racer" is? (which number is it in the arcade race menu?)

I have downloaded the game, but it is entirely in Dutch and there is no trackname which is even close to Speed Racer.

Thanks!

Bottom of the US toy store (the Icon is has a clock,  the other one with a clock is Fast Food, if there's a green checkpoint sign in the lower right you have the wrong one).

 

 

Re: Achievement Guide


Nesmaster 05-31-2007, 2:10 AM
 chrillex wrote:
 Suki Desu wrote:
  • 12. Hero - Come in 1st place against 5 hard A.I., 5 times in a row in 'Speed racer'! (20)

This MUST be done in Arcade mode. Add 5 AI racers to the race, set difficulty to hard, and have at her.

The hardest achievement in the game. It has to be 5 races in a row without losing. Quitting the race, going back to dashboard, shutting off system will not cut it. The only advice I have here is practice and luck. Good luck!



That achievement wasn't hard at all, just use the light car instead of the sportscar and you will be fine.


Humm... the only reason I put this as the hardest is because it took me longer to achieve than Ultra Fast Food... YMMV I guess...

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oxio 05-31-2007, 4:32 AM
How did you do it? Are you sure you can't quit out if you are losing? There must be a workaround, all achievements have a workaround!
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Clayj 05-31-2007, 5:37 AM
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CroutonCrusader 05-31-2007, 8:08 AM
 Suki Desu wrote:
  • 10. Chain racing - Finish ‘Toy race’ 20 times in a row.

Finish Toy Race 20 times without doing anything else. It does not matter what place you come in. Tedious more than anything else.

Just wanted to post that you can use the Sports car to complete the Chain Racing achievement. It makes the races go by a little faster (and a little more enjoyable).


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DenisDenis 05-31-2007, 12:49 PM
---- Off topic ---
 Corneel wrote:
Could someone please tell what track the "Speed Racer" is? (which number is it in the arcade race menu?)

I have downloaded the game, but it is entirely in Dutch and there is no trackname which is even close to Speed Racer.

Thanks!

Hey!
Go to system/console settings/locale and change it to something else than 'Netherlands'.
This should able you to play in English :-)
Cheers,
Denis.


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ECHO lol 05-31-2007, 4:35 PM
Hey, I need some help on getting the flags. Whenever I get the 1st flag in the little tub, I'm stuck and have no choice but to back out. Could someone give a more detailed description on what to do?

EDIT: Wow... found out the problem... needed to press 'Y' to return to last checkpoint.

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Re: Achievement Guide


podj35 05-31-2007, 5:33 PM

 Oxio wrote:
How did you do it? Are you sure you can't quit out if you are losing? There must be a workaround, all achievements have a workaround!

 

Not sure if this is what you mean, but I think if you hit the "left arrow" button (on the left of the guide button), you can restart a race...


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Tallboy2005 05-31-2007, 6:56 PM
There's actually a 6th alien in toy race.  Right at the very end, if you go around the finish gate, theres an alien behind the finish line.  Might be easier getting this one than one of the more harder ones.

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Clayj 05-31-2007, 11:32 PM
 Tallboy2005 wrote:
There's actually a 6th alien in toy race.  Right at the very end, if you go around the finish gate, theres an alien behind the finish line.  Might be easier getting this one than one of the more harder ones.
I'm pretty sure that's the one noted as "4." above.

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Tallboy2005 06-01-2007, 5:16 AM
No, once you find the one to the right of the one that is really high up, follow the track the wrong way, and go almost to the wall on the right side of the track going the wrong way, to find number 4.  This one is behind the finish line which isn't stated in the original 5 posted.

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DMC001 06-02-2007, 7:11 AM

Thanks bro! The aliens and flags where pissing me off and the game not worth the hasstle of being frustrated finding them.

Peace,

DMC

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SuperShaw42 06-02-2007, 9:38 PM
i must suck.....cause i have gone like 50 times and cant beat that damn course in under 1:15....the closest i have gotten is 1:24:39Angry [:@]Embarrassed [:$]Crying [:'(]Angry [:@]
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Re: Achievement Guide


DenisDenis 06-03-2007, 10:03 AM

 SuperShaw42 wrote:
i must suck.....cause i have gone like 50 times and cant beat that damn course in under 1:15....the closest i have gotten is 1:24:39Angry [:@]Embarrassed [:$]Crying [:'(]Angry [:@]

Hey!

Keep in mind there might be a couple of shortcuts Automobile [au]

Cheers,

Denis.


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Slofsky 06-03-2007, 1:19 PM

I used the shortcut to jump towards the second checkpoint, and after a few lucky tries my fastest time is now 1:20. At this rate I'll need another four shortcuts to even get close to 1:15 ;)! I wonder what I'm missing...

On a side note: It's cool to see someone from the development team giving assistance!

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Bryant Hughes 06-03-2007, 4:02 PM
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A lvl 1 N0OB 06-03-2007, 5:32 PM
 Suki Desu wrote:
  • 12. Hero - Come in 1st place against 5 hard A.I., 5 times in a row in 'Speed racer'! (20)

This MUST be done in Arcade mode. Add 5 AI racers to the race, set difficulty to hard, and have at her.

The hardest achievement in the game. It has to be 5 races in a row without losing. Quitting the race, going back to dashboard, shutting off system will not cut it. The only advice I have here is practice and luck. Good luck!

The AI are so annyoing on hard doing the Hero achievement. They seem to be able to fire missiles and stuff at you at far greater distances than you can with them. I've made it to the 5th race a couple of times now, only to be blown off the track just before the finish line. Plus when I fire ice at them to turn them into ice cube they continue going at the same speed as me! Same with the power-up that alternates your controls. It doesn't affect them. Stupid AI! ! Crying [:'(].

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MLBaltz 06-07-2007, 5:28 PM
i agree the ai blows on hard

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SuperShaw42 06-12-2007, 12:30 PM
still stuck on the winning 5 times in a row and the 1:15....arg...why cant i be good...lolEmbarrassed [:$]
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SuperShaw42 06-12-2007, 12:35 PM
 DenisDenis wrote:

 SuperShaw42 wrote:
i must suck.....cause i have gone like 50 times and cant beat that damn course in under 1:15....the closest i have gotten is 1:24:39Angry [:@]Embarrassed [:$]Crying [:'(]Angry [:@]

Hey!

Keep in mind there might be a couple of shortcuts Automobile [au]

Cheers,

Denis.

 

thanks....im hanging in there...i have gotten down to a 1:20.09Embarrassed [:$].....ive found one short cut.....skipping the curve under the chairs, but i do better going striaght cause i always hit a chair...Embarrassed [:$]lolEmbarrassed [:$]....but feel free to list the othersStick out tongue [:P]

 

and thanks for posting in here....shows you care about your game and those playing itBeer [B]


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