Throw in co-op mode and the simple thrills
of time trial mode and you've got good value for money.
Time Trial mode joins online support for friends in an upcoming update, but was sorely missed in the main game.
To unlock the items in the Extras Menu, you must beat the normal stages and special stages
in Time Trial mode with a certain total time or better.
There are also tons of collectibles to pick up, secret areas to explore and a surprisingly addictive
time trial mode which will allow you to constantly battle for the leaderboard top spot with your friends.
· 15 brain bending, snake charming levels · Master Noodle's one - of - a-kind abilities · Unravel the mystery of the nefarious gatecrasher · Restore Haven Tor to its former glory · A brand - new soundtrack from fan favourite composer David Wise ·
Unlock Time Trial mode and compete to be the slickest slitherer in the world
• Asynchronous play via the Driver Network —
Time Trial mode with downloadable ghosts and regularly - scheduled Community Events
With nine franchise - themed tracks to choose from — Sugar Rush, Frozen, Tatooine, a classic Star Wars location, San Fransokyo, Agrabah, Monsters Inc., Halloween Town, Gravity Falls or Marvel's Knowhere — players can choose from three different game modes
including Time Trial mode, Race mode and Combat mode.
You're still only able to race against one computer - controlled opponent, but there's now a new
VR time trial mode where you can try to nail the perfect lap.
The
featured time trial mode will involve players traversing through small arenas trying to finish having eliminated as many zombies as possible.
Urban Trial Playground features Freestyle &
Time Trial modes as well as online leaderboards across the fifty plus stages.
Mario Kart 7 — Passing someone allows you to race a ghost of them in
Time Trial mode along with their own «cup» consisting of their favorite courses.
You can tell a team of testers has
played Time Trial mode for a long time, conversations have been had with designers, and forum posts have been read and actioned.
In Trial of the Gods, the first two - player God of War
co-op time trial mode, you and a friend will tag - team with your Champions to face five increasingly hard waves of mythological beasts, whilst surviving against the hourglass of Olympus.
To unlock more cars in Monkey Race, you must
enter time trial mode and beat the given record for that track.
Solo players can race through the game's Grand Prix and
Time Trial modes using either the Circle Pad or the motion - sensitive gyro sensor of Nintendo 3DS to steer their karts.
This featured a completely new story by award - winning writer, Rob Yescombe, voice acting from the likes of Rachel Robinson and Rupert Evans, an all - new original soundtrack and a
special time trial mode.
Along with the single race mode, there is the
mandatory Time Trial mode, where you race against a ghost version of your previous best time on a particular track.
But given the brilliance of the tracks coupled with the fantastic handling of the vehicles, Trackmania Turbo
makes time trial mode the highlight and indeed the core of the game.
I'm being hyperbolic with my word choices because I crave the attention, but I really mean it:
Time Trial mode demonstrates everything about Codemasters» approach to this game, and why it works so well.
I spent an age creating a driver for career mode, agonising over the colours of his helmet and tweaking every option in every menu... then I went to
Time Trial mode instead.
It's the thoughtful inclusions that
garnish Time Trial mode, things the community have been putting on their wish lists since Juan Manuel Fangio signed up to the Red Bull young driver programme.
Time Trial mode restricts the player to completing the first tank in five minutes and in ten minutes for the three subsequent tanks.
The
optional time trial mode literally lets nothing stop the clock, to the point the messages are replaced with comments mocking how much time the player is wasting:
You can dip in for something longer, something shorter or just barrel around Monaco in
Time Trial mode trying to set the perfect lap.
Don't forget to try out
time trial mode which is unlocked when the main game is completed, this enables you to get some bragging rights against your friends on the leader board!
Just like in Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 7, the player starts out with Staff Ghosts for each course that can be raced against
in Time Trial mode.
We've been paying close attention to your feedback, and have added an unmissable collection of new cars, events and a brand new
VR Time Trial mode we hope you'll love.
The granddaddy of all kart racing games, Mario Kart 64 is the best for racing on the N64 and can be played via a single player grand prix or
time trial mode along with multiplayer modes for versus or battles.
Asynchronous play via the Driver Network —
Time Trial mode with downloadable ghosts and regularly - scheduled Community Events
It's also a game that became dangerous for me when it introduced online rankings, as I could not stop playing once I noticed where I ranked in North America on time trial courses from the Wii edition — it was that experience with
the time trials mode from my youth all over again, except instead of just besting myself and my dad and a couple of friends, it was a large percentage of a continent that I'm embarrassed to even quote here as it will give away just how time I spent with the game.
There was no multiplayer in F - Zero, so the only way to make it a competition was to set the best times in
time trial mode.
Freestyle &
Time Trial modes will be available and include online leader boards across the 50 + game levels where players can grind their scores and rise to the top.
Single - player modes include the main Tournament mode, a single - race mode, time trial, a fun Stunt Driver mode, and an appealing CWG Rally mode (basically
a time trial mode against unseen opponents).
Beyond Arcade mode, we have Survival and
Time Trial modes, plus support for up to eight players in online races.
TIME TRIAL AND LEADERBOARDS:
Time Trial mode is now available for Nintendo Switch players.
Unfortunately, at the time of going to press, the Switch version is the only one not to have
the Time Trial mode included — a curious omission and one that would certainly have helped with the lasting appeal of the game.
A standard grand prix mode and
time trial mode are also offered.
There's also a set of arcade challenges with fixed tracks and cars to try and beat, along with single event and
time trial modes.