Get ready to tear up some asphalt in this installment of the popular TOP GEAR series. Unlike the simulation-style racing of its predecessors, TOP GEAR OVERDRIVE comes complete with wacky leaps, Nitro bursts, and insane shortcuts. The seven all-new tracks take you through ancient ruins, glacial peaks, creepy swamps, and towering skyscrapers, and each of the tracks can also be mirrored, making for twice as many courses. The Championship mode starts you out with one of two inferior machines, challenging you to move up from 12th place. If you finish in the top four spots, you'll earn enough money to upgrade your vehicle, and you can keep doing so as long as you can keep finishing in the top four. Championship mode will take you through six grueling seasons in this manner.

Bonus Track
Beat the sixth season (placing fourth or better) in Championship Mode to unlock and race on the Space Truckin track.

Cheat Codes
To enter the cheats go to the main menu screen. There are four options (Championship, Versus, Setup, Credits).

Imagine these options are numbered 0 to 3. Input the following sequence (by pressing the Z trigger) while positioning the menu
cursor (via Control Stick) at the appropriate menu items. If you mess up you can enter a menu item and return to the main menu
to reset.

     Alternate Credits: 2, 2, 0, 1
     Open All Cars: 3, 3, 1, 3, 2, 0, 0, 0, 1
     Open Normal Cars: 3, 0, 0, 1
     Open Bonus Car 1: 3, 1, 2, 0, 1, 1
     Open Bonus Car 2: 0, 3, 1, 2, 1, 0, 2, 3
     Open Bonus Car 3: 1, 1, 0, 3, 0, 1, 0, 3, 2, 1, 2
     Open Season 4: 1, 0, 0, 3, 2, 2, 0
     Open Season 5: 2, 0, 3, 1, 1, 2, 0, 1, 3, 0
     Open Season 6: 3, 2, 1, 0, 0, 3, 0, 1, 2, 0, 3, 2, 2

You should get a smiley face with a rev sound if you did it right.

Extra Money and Power-ups in Championship Mode
In championship mode, the amount of money you have and the number of upgrades your car has is saved into the game's
memory but each time you start the game you get to chose your car. This means that there's a simple way to get more money
and power ups on a championship game.

Every time you buy a new car, race one race with it then sell it and buy the worst car available. Now buy full upgrades for that
car and start another race. As soon as this race begins press Start and chose EXIT to return to the main menu.

Start the championship game again and chose the best car available (it should be the one you have bought and sold). You now
have full upgrades for this car and loads of spare cash -- probably enough to buy the next car.

This cheat works even better in multiplayer as only one player has to buy a car for all of the players to be able to select it.

Sandy Beaches Shortcut
If you want to get a good place on the sandy beaches level listen up. If you go through the waterfall that is one shortcut. But if
you veer left and accelerate to a fast enough speed, you can launch yourself over the gaurdrail and into a lake. Sometimes you
may pop up as close to the finish line as the last nitro but sometimes as far away as just around the corner.

NOTE: Make sure not to jump backwards because you may get sent back to the tunnel that is through the waterfall.