Powerslide Accelerate Fire Non-Homing Weapon (Blue) Steer Left/Right Tilt Back/Forward Activate Overshield (Yellow) Fire Homing Weapon (Red) Reset SPARC on Track Turbo Boost Pause Change Camera View Rear View Steer Left/Right Tilt Back/Forward Red Power-up: This powers your Homing Weapon (B button). Mega-up: This is the equivalent of getting a red, blue, and yellow Power-up all at once. Blue Power-up: This powers your blue Non-Homing Weapon (X button).
TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY INFORMATION About Photosensitive Seizures A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause these “photosensitive epileptic seizures” while watching video games.
GETTING STARTED Main Menu 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 fighter pilot, a space pirate, a skydiver, or some sort of bio-engineered cheetah person. You don’t go this fast. You know, it’s not as if they just hop in their SPARCs and start driving around and frying each other with lasers. It’s a little more nuanced than that.
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 of these sweet babies, so peek away. Don’t drool on the paper, freak. It wrinkles.
Tara Vivas HUD This is my chance to put my past behind me and move on. Don’t get in my way. 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 fly one of these babies? Just hold this picture up to your face, and run around the room at 900 mph.
Prince Yuri Galitz GAMEPLAY You can tell the rabble this: Opposing me would be most unwise. On the Track Tournament So maybe you’re flying 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. You’ll start with access to both the Novice and Amateur tournament levels. If you’re feeling ambitious, try starting with the four-event Amateur tournament.
Kumiko Nikaido GAMEPLAY I will win to honor my father, my country, and my fans! 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 prize money they earn during the tournament.
Disruption Zaki Shaheen GAMEPLAY None may best me. I am the strongest racer in the world! Quick Race Though not officially 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 these singlerace events, they are allowed to use weapons, and the tracks are supplied with weapon power-ups.
Jordan Reynolds Finally, a World Championship. I suppose I can stop holding back now. 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 teenage guy just plain wanted. Her singing career crashed, literally, a few years ago, when she lost control of her hovercar and collided with another vehicle, killing the parents of a young girl named Alicia Waverly.
Marcus Appleton All I know is the first one to the end wins. It’s not rocket science. 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 public crusade against the lower, unsanctioned “blood” circuits.
Leah Mathias TRACKS I have nothing to say. Please leave me alone. 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-deloop. But, it might violate some sort of zoning law to build a giant metal and concrete racetrack in the middle of a national park.
Ka Hekili TRACKS You are all fools to challenge me! I will crush you like insects! Solar City Sometimes referred to as “Hong Kong Down Under,” Solar City has a little of everything to offer and a lot of Pacific Asian flavor. It also now houses a giant spaceport, which seems to be interfering with the local raceway. If a compromise between the racing community and the spaceport can’t be found, Jordan Reynolds might need to find a new place to call home.
Silver Rock Canyon PLAYER PROFILES/OPTIONS Home of Tara Vivas Profiles Options Your profile 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. Use the Options menu to customize game and sound settings, view track records, or meet the team behind Quantum Redshift. If you want to start at any time with a fresh slate, you can create a new profile.
Fuusoku City Home of Kumiko Nikaido 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. PLAYLIST To remove music from your playlist 1. In the left column, highlight the song you want to remove. You can press the Y button to preview the song. You can customize your music selection and add your own music using the Music Playlist controls. 2.
Solar City Home of Jordan Reynolds GHOSTS/MUSIC/CREDITS Concept, Design & Development Curly Monsters Ltd. 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, even if it’s a different character.
Mount Grauen Home of Leah Mathias WARRANTY/TECHNICAL SUPPORT Get an Edge on the Game! Xbox Game Tips (Automated): Available 7 days a week including holidays, 24 hours a day.
