![]() ![]() Lyrical Shoehorn: Crusher (Title Screen) makes no sense.Lemony Narrator: The game's manual in spades.Hell, her quote is pretty much "I'll get you Tara!" It's Personal: Alicia is pissed off at Tara for killing her parents, even though everyone else has forgiven her.Harder Than Hard: Elite difficulty, just below Redshift difficulty.Germanic Efficiency: On the other hand, Leah's ice weapons and Max' military-grade gear are pretty powerful, at the cost of some speed.German driver Max Steinhauer, her Arch-Enemy, is depressed about getting too old and thus becoming unable to fulfill his life dream of becoming world champion. Germanic Depressives: Austrian driver Leah is sad and lonely after the death of her lover.Kumiko's racer is called "Kirin" (a common stand-in for the earth dragon of the middle). The Four Gods: Byakko is painted on Ami's racer.It also helps that their initials, K & A, match. Expy: The relationship Kumiko and Ami have somewhat resembles that of Kasumi and Ayane from Dead or Alive: two girls from Japan, the first beloved and favoured by all, the second left in the shadows and thus full of spite for her sister.Subverted at sufficient speed levels - with the right timing of a Nitro Boost, it's possible to use the loop as a ramp and jump into the tunnel on the other side, shaving off precious seconds from the lap time.Don't even bother with it on easy or you'll just fall upside down, and even then it's just wastes time. ![]() Empty Room Psych: The loop at Silver Rock Canyon (regular).Early-Bird Cameo: Kutoo is seen just before the end of the intro cinematic.Cool Old Guy: Max Steinhauer is at 45 the second-oldest participant (officially), but still kicks ass during the races.Both tracks are littered with mega power ups and it's extremely common that people are taken out of the race. Bonus Stage/ Brutal Bonus Level: After completing Redshift difficulty with all characters, you get to drive on Mars.You also get additional points for shooting/killing them. They'll always be in every race you're in with a nice little "Nemesis" sign above them. Alpha Strike: Getting all abilities to level 3 allows for one of these to be fired, at the cost of losing all collected power-ups at once.However, due to lukewarm reviews the game had horrid sales and caused the sequel (which would have had online capabilities) to vanish into thin air. Created by Wipeout designer Nick Burcombe, the game puts the player in the shoes of 16 different characters, paired off in rivalries, whose stories unfold as tournaments are completed. Quantum Redshift is a futuristic Racing Game for the Xbox. ![]()
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