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Based upon the Pod Racing scenes of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, your mission as young Anakin Skywalker or as one of a collection of strange characters from around the Galaxy is to compete, survive and win in the high speed challenge of Pod Racing. Each character has a unique Pod that can be upgraded with the credits you win after each race. Finish first to gain the most prestige and compete in greater and more challenging tracks, including the now famous race along the sand dunes of Tatooine that determined the destiny of many lives. It features a variety of tracks spanning several different planets. It includes all of the racers featured in the movie and more, including Teemto Pagalies, Dud Bolt, Mars Guo, and Ben Quadinaros. The following is a list of different playing modes featured in the game: Tournament - The primary game mode. Race for money to buy parts or pit droids, and unlock new tracks, racers, and upgrades. There is no difficulty setting in this mode; Free Race - Allows you to practice any previously unlocked courses using any unlocked racer. However, you cannot earn money or unlock tracks and racers. You can, however, set the difficulty of your opponents; Time Attack - The same as Free Race except you race against the clock constantly trying to improve your time. This mode is absent from the PC version in which, instead, the free play mode allows the player to set the number of computer opponents to 0; 2 Player - Race against another real player on any unlocked course. You can adjust the difficulty, number, and speed of the computer opponents; Multiplayer - Race against other players on a local network on any unlocked course. The PC version uses the deprecated IPX protocol to accomplish this, while the Macintosh version uses the TCP/IP stack. The multiplayer mode can support up to 8 players. |
