Take on the Bleake Island time trial. Choose your route wisely, looking out for time-bonuses and shortcuts along the way to get the quickest possible time.
| Unlock Requirements | After Chapter 3 progress, Eject from the Batmobile and glide over 300 meters |
| One Star | Two Star | Three Star |
|---|---|---|
| Complete the course in less than 2:15 | Complete the course in less than 2:00 | Complete the course in less than 1:45 |
This is the first time trial race you can engage in, burning rubber across (and under) Bleake Island. You’ll be guided on the right route by a line indicator on the road and by Bat symbols spinning in the streets ahead. The Bat symbols are like checkpoints you must drive through, as during earlier Gliding challenges. Along the way, you’ll see holographic hourglass symbols on the road too, usually off to the side or tucked into a tight corner. These pickups reduce three seconds from your time trial total, so they’ll add up and go a long way toward helping you clear the objective with all three stars. The presence of a time pickup in a puzzling spot might also lead you to a shortcut or daring jump.
Hourglass pickups, scattered here and there usually just off the main route, knock three seconds off your total. Incorporate them into your route where the detour isn’t significant.
Early on, a Bat symbol directs you to smash right through a wooden storage door, forging ahead into a reservoir, where you’ll need to make a hard left into an underground tunnel leading under the film studios.
There are upgrades to increase Afterburner recharge rate, but for the most part clearing the time trials involves avoiding wipeouts, maximizing Afterburner and power slides, improving your racing line, and snagging some hourglass pickups along the way.
After barging through the docks, you’ll find a jump that leads back to the road right in front of GCPD.
The course will detour you into just barely dipping into Miagani Island before immediately doubling you back across the bridge. Be ready to burn all your Afterburner juice toward Miagani and then power slide right back around.