PULSE RACER (XBOX)

Pulse Racer is a racing game set in the year 2024 in futuristic vehicles that look like karts. They have weapon power-ups, where the car is directly tied to the driver, allowing the player to speed up at the expense of the character's heart rate and run on life energy instead of fuel. Included are Quick Race, Time Trial, Career, and Multiplayer modes. Also interesting is the INFINITRAX system, which generates custom tracks that can be saved to the hard drive. As you progress through the game, more and more sliders are unlocked, allowing for strong map customization.

Some of these weapons are mines, plasma beams and missiles. When the vehicle is stressed due to constant use of the unlimited speed boost, the character will have a heart attack and a flatline. They must then stop for a short time to recover. The characters are visible inside the vehicles. By pulling the characters, you can have them fire beams that attach to orbs around the track. This way they can hang on to the poles to propel themselves forward or to take tighter turns. Most of the filming is also done by tilting the characters.

There are nine vehicles and fifteen tracks, and up to four players can compete offline in split-screen.