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Showtime Road Rule
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| Type | Continuous Pile-Up | |
| Goal | Beat Showtime Road Rule. | |
| Players | 1 | |
| Total | 64 (Burnout Paradise) 12 (Big Surf Island P-DLC) | |
Showtime lets players crash anywhere and any time they want which effectively turns any stretch of road into a Crash Junction. Holding both the left and right shoulder buttons at the same time whilst driving enters the player's vehicle into a Showtime Road Rule. The player is not restricted to the original road meaning the player can take their devastation across all of Paradise City.
The goal of Showtime is to do as much damage as possible to the traffic driving around Paradise City. The value of the damage the player causes and the distance of the showtime are recorded as the score for the event. If the player beats the set Showtime Road Rule then they are halfway to ruling that road.
Showtime can also be started during Freeburn Online. The player will then be able to compete with other players online.
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Game Mechanics 
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Ground Break Edit
While in Showtime mode the player can bounce their car into the air using the boost button to Ground Break.
While airborne the vehicle can be controlled with the Left Stick to move their car left and right. Pushing forward moves the vehicle forwards and pulling back will move the vehicle in the opposite direction.
Sharp turns, acceleration and deceleration can be made using the PlayStation 3's six-axis.
Boost Edit
Each time the player Ground Breaks a small amount of boost is used. When the player runs out of boost then the event is over. Colliding with other vehicles adds a small amount of boost to the boost bar and every 10 vehicles adds a large amount of boost.
To keep the bar filled the player needs to keep hitting as many vehicles as they can. Boost will also start to drain if the player's car is left stationary for more than a few seconds which makes it important to keep it moving and crashing vehicles.
The amount of boost used after a Ground Break increases with every vehicle crashed. The amount of boost awarded at 10 vehicle intervals also decreases each time it is earned.
Scoring Edit
| Type | Value |
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| Barrels, Crates, Lampposts... | $100 |
| Cars | $1,200 |
| Vans | $3,200 |
| Trucks | $2,100-$3,200 |
| Limousines | $2,500-$5,000 |
| Buses | $6,500 +1 multiplier |
| Overhead signs & Billboards | $10,000 |
Collisions Edit
Colliding with Traffic adds the value of the damage done to the event's score. Each type of vehicle is worth differing amounts and usually bigger is better. The value of a vehicle is shown floating above it.
As the event progresses the vehicles become more efficient at avoiding the player's vehicle and take more extreme evasive maneuvers.
Collision Combos Edit
Pushing a vehicle into another one will result in a x2 combo multiplier for the value of the damage done in that collision. If these vehicles hit another car a x3 combo multiplier is applied to the total damage in the collision, and so on.
Road Signs and Billboards Edit
Hitting an overhead road sign or Billboard will add $10,000 to a player's score and will add more boost to the player's boost bar than a vehicle would.
Distance Traveled Edit
At the end of the event the player will be rewarded for total distanced traveled. $100 is awarded for every yard which is then multiplied at the end along with the rest of the player's score. This is a very lucrative method of gaining points and can easily equal up to 75% of the points scored in collisions.
Bonus Multiplier Edit
Colliding with buses adds a multiplier bonus which is only applied to the final damage score. The bonus multiplier along with distance traveled are the key to getting the highest scores.
Buses appear randomly during a Showtime event but they seem to be more frequent on the country roads on the western sections of the map.
Rewards Edit
- Beating all of the offline Showtime Road Rules will unlock the Kitano Carbon Hydros Custom.
- Winning all of the offline Big Surf Island Showtime Road Rules contributes towards earning the Toy Carson GT Nighthawk.
Strategy Edit
Car Selection Edit
The player's boost bar is the only aspect keeping the player in Showtime. Aggression boost vehicles are the best choice as they have the biggest bars to fill and also get the biggest boost awards when doing damage to other vehicles.
Picking a large car will mean there is more road for the player to take up making it possible to hit more vehicles. Larger vehicles also have a disadvantage as they lack sufficient maneuverability whilst in the air.
Tips Edit
- If a player starts a Showtime event on a smaller road then they should make their way to an intersection with a bigger road.
- High multipliers can be earned along Silver Lake and section 2 of I-88 as many buses can be found along these roads.
- Roads around I-88 can easily get a target score as the player can start a Showtime on the selected road and hop on I-88 to rack up their points.
- Players can collide with a greater amount of vehicles whilst in the oncoming lane of a road.
- Players should try to avoid tunnels and anything with a roof as these limit the height of the vehicles ground break.
List of Road RulesEdit
NotesEdit
- Entering Showtime and pausing the game will keep the player's vehicle in a wrecked state.
- This event is a mixture of Traffic Attack and Crash.
- Some players explain that entering Showtime while the host starts a Race in Freeburn Online unlocks the Chrome Car. This is unconfirmed, however.
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