How to Play Midnight Club L.A. Remix

Start Your Engines

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  Insert the Midnight Club: L.A. Remix video game cartridge into your Sony PSP.

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  Turn on the PSP. If you don't have access to a plug-in adapter, make sure your batteries are in working order by checking the battery power symbol on the PSP screen.

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  Access Midnight Club: L.A. Remix by clicking the game icon in the start screen if game doesn't load automatically.

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  Select from the Midnight Club: L.A. Remix start menu to start a new game, perhaps choosing Arcade, where you can do quick-play races. Select from modes like the exclusive Frenzy or open-ended Career mode. Load previous game data (a memory card may be needed), or click through the options to tweak the game's settings to your liking.

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  As many as four players can play if you have local Wi-Fi. Choose between Paint, where players race to checkpoints, trying to get the most before time expires, and Tag, where players try to avoid being "it."

How to Play

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  Press the X button to accelerate your vehicle, the triangle button for braking and reversing, and the R1 button for the handbrake. Pressing the square will ignite your nitro boost, if your car has one; the O button will access the car's special maneuvers based on the class of the car. Steer your car using the PSP analog stick, or nub. Special maneuvers include move, which slows time, agro, which boosts strength, and roar, which clears your path.

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  Flash your lights at potential racers by pressing up on the PSP directional pad (D-pad). This will start a mini-race between you and the other racer; you can bypass this and head straight to the start line, but winning the mini-race will raise your rep slightly.

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  Win races and accumulate a reputation, or rep, to advance in the game. Unlock the Tokyo level, win cars and eventually defeat Career mode. You also accumulate money to upgrade your car's appearance, speed, acceleration and handling.