User Guide

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KUDOS
WHAT ARE KUDOS?
What do you do with Kudos?
When you earn a certain number of Kudos, your Kudos Rank increases. Your
Kudos Rank is your badge of honor—it’s how you prove your worth to all the
other racers out there.
Each time your Rank increases, you earn Kudos Tokens. You can exchange your
Tokens to unlock new cars (or save the Tokens for later). You receive Tokens for
increasing both types of Kudos Ranks, and you can use those Tokens to unlock
cars no matter where you earned them.
Single-Player Kudos
The Kudos you earn when racing in Kudos World Series or Arcade Racing are
divided into two categories: Style Kudos and Completion Bonus Kudos. As the
name suggests, you earn Completion Bonus Kudos when you nish a race (the
higher the difculty, the bigger the bonus). Style Kudos are earned during an
event and are not based on how fast you drive, but on how you drive fast. (See
pg. 6 for details on earning Style Kudos.)
Xbox Live Kudos
As in single-player racing, you earn both Style Kudos and Completion Bonus
Kudos when racing via Xbox Live . You earn Style Kudos in exactly the same way
as in single-player racing (see pg. 6). However, Completion Bonus Kudos work
a little differently in Xbox Live racing—they depend on where you place, which
car you drive, and whether the other players have higher Xbox Live Kudos Ranks.
How do you maximize your Xbox Live Kudos?
Obviously, racing with style and coming in rst are going to earn you Kudos. But
if you really want to rack up Ks, you should race against more opponents, race
against cars that are better than yours, race against players with higher Xbox Live
Kudos Ranks, and nish with a faster time than your opponents.
WHAT ARE KUDOS?
Kudos measure the style, speed, and daring you use when racing. Sure, you
want to beat your friend around the track. But if you really want to get under his
skin—and earn plenty of Kudos in the process—you’ll pass him, get two wheels
off the ground, slide around a corner, and then nish with no damage.
Earn Kudos to increase your Kudos Rank. Increase your Kudos Rank to earn
Kudos Tokens. Exchange Kudos tokens to unlock new cars. Simple, right?
How do you earn Kudos?
When you perform a stylish maneuver during a race, a certain number of Kudos is
added to your Kudos Stash. After about two seconds, the Stash moves into your
Kudos Bank. However, if you can do another maneuver before your Stash moves
to your Bank, you earn a Combo Bonus. The more moves you can string together
before your Stash moves to your Bank, the more Kudos you earn for your
Combo Bonus.
Note that if you collide with an object before your Stash moves to your Bank,
you will lose any Combo Bonus you may have. If you don’t have a Combo
Bonus, you’ll lose your Stash. Remember, the more you gamble with linking
moves, the more reward you could reap...but just one mistake will cost you.
How brave are you?