Vehicles

Ground and Flying

All vehicles move by using one stick to steer and the other to look around, and they all use the triggers to accelerate and brake/reverse. Ground vehicles, like the S.H.I.E.L.D. Motorcycle, will get you from point A to point B quicker than running it, and with vehicles you have limited jumping and shooting abilities to clear obstacles. However, if you’re a character who relies on your feet to get around, you really want a flying vehicle as soon as possible. Certain missions require that you reach rooftops or high platforms, and though you have jump platforms to help you reach any location, it’s much easier to navigate the 3D space once you acquire that flying vehicle.

Drifting

Drifting is the process of holding both triggers while driving into a turn or even a circle. This maneuver is great for getting around corners when you are at top seeds, but more importantly it builds up the turbo meter. More turbo means more speed. Drift in any race or situation where you need to store up that potential boost.

Turbo

There is a meter under your vehicle that indicates how many bars of turbo you have. When you do a stunt or drift, the meter in one bar will fill until it is yellow, which means you can activate that boost. After one bar is yellow, the next gauge will start to fill and continue the process. Once all segments of the meter are yellow, you are wasting an effort to build turbo and should use a boost as soon as possible. Turbo activation is a simple flick of the control stick and your vehicle will shoot flames showing you are boosting. Obviously, it can be dangerous to boost at a turn, but a drift can help control that speed. A turbo assist is great any time you are in a straightaway, a close race to the finish, or when you want to hit a ramp at top speed to maximize your air time for stunts or tricks.

Stunt/Tricks

Probably the coolest thing about vehicles, besides high-speed driving, is the tricks you can pull off. After leaping in the air, pushing the right stick up, down, left, or right will trigger front or back flips, spins, or barrel rolls. Doing two of the same motion while in the air is considered a double trick. However, if you push in two different directions, the stunt is considered a combo and earns more points. If you get enough height and speed, it is possible to pull off a triple combo for really big points on courses like the ice stunt park. The key to chaining moves is to immediately flip the control stick when you are airborne and quickly press another direction as that move completes to perform the next trick.