Free Roaming The Streets

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Free Roam-
You are free to drive around wherever you like. Remember your car can sustain damage which costs money to repair, but don't let this stop you from having fun! Driving around you will encounter other street racers. These are shown as green arrows on the map and have 'RACE ME!' above them and a big purple arrow (basically you can't miss them). To race them simply approach them and flash your high beams at them. To do this press the L3 button (default controls). You will then be shown an option to accept the challenge or not and also the 'stake' (or wager) for the race.

Police are out patrolling the streets also. They are identified on your map quite clearly as little cars and a yellow area indicating their headlight zone. A warning will flash in the top right of your screen to alert you when police are nearby. They're pretty forgiving, you can blatantly perform burnouts in front of them whilst you hold them up in traffic and all they will do is beep their horn at you (if only this were true in the real world), however if you fly past them at too fast a speed they will be more than happy to turn on the disco lights and chase you around the city until they catch you or you are able to evade them long enough to end the pursuit. I dont think I've ever had police chase me during a race but I have had instances where they have started pursuing me immediately after a race, which can come as a bit of a surprise so be prepared for this.

Pressing the START button pauses the game, displays a map of the city and allows you to change options (sound, controls and display), check game progress (unique cars, videos, races, challenges, girlfriends as well as see your rating percentage, respect points and total cash) or to quit the game and return to the main menu (note: unsaved game progress will be lost, but you will see a prompt warning you of this and giving you the option to return to the game). Pressing SELECT brings up a more comprehensive map which allows you to cycle through several different categories. Once you select a main category you will then be taken to another list of choices within that category. For instance selecting 'City Locations' then takes you to the options Garage, Car Showroom and The Warehouse. Then once you select one of these places (or a challenge or race etc) you will be given the option to either drive or jump to the location. If you select 'drive' the location will be marked on your map when you return to free roam allowing you to make your way to the location by driving there yourself. Alternatively if you select 'jump' you will automatically be taken straight to the desired destination.
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