

On the other hand, if you start doing well in races and missions, you will be able to afford a nice house with a garage large enough to accommodate your collection of vehicles and motorcycles. Of course if youre not a very skilled racer this expense will chip away at your bank account until you wind up in the poor house. They arent very expensive and you can rent them for as long as the race takes. If you cant afford such a vehicle at that time you can always rent one. In order to enter some races certain classes of cars will be required before you can participate. Availability will all depend on the population of the online community and their participation. You can sell your old vehicles to other online players and likewise, you can purchase used vehicles from other players which might be more affordable than buying them new. Near the beginning of the game youll start with lightweight licensed vehicles such as Volkswagens, Chevys and Chryslers, eventually upgrading. You can look for ranked matches so that youll be racing against players with similar skills. At any given time you can enter into a multi-player style race just by clicking on one of the icons. Its a great way to explore the island since you have to explore it if you want to find these missions to get ahead. To access all of them, you have to drive through the neighborhoods where these icons are located. The more of these you take part in, the more will open up throughout the map. While driving around the island you will see a small number of icons on the map that will allow you to enter into races or missions. But if you aspire to have more material goods such as a awesome crib and a couple of Ferraris in your four-car garage, then youre going to need some money and the way to get it is to race or undertake missions. Here you will see other online players driving around doing likewise. If you just want to drive around and enjoy the scenery, thats your prerogative. There is no storyline and no particular objectives to fulfill, until you accept a specific mission.

But since this is Hawaii, you can set your own pace. On the outskirts you can enjoy courses with steep, winding roads that will challenge even the most experienced racers. There are literally hundreds of streets to traverse in the city. Taking place on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, the environment is huge.

You do this by performing missions, taking part in races, selling vehicles and ultimately leveling-up your abilities through the acquisition of money and the collecting of experience points. When your Volkswagen just doesnt cut it, then its time to upgrade. Of course once you drive one of these babies youre going to want one of your own. Other such missions include delivering the more expensive, luxury vehicles such as an Aston Martin, Mercedes or Lamborghini, to the dealership or to a repair facility for servicing. In others you will have to drive characters such as models to and from their homes not unlike a taxi service. In one type of mission you will have to deliver illegal contraband from one location to another while avoiding the cops. The missions are of the delivery variety. Racing consists of standard street racing, time trials and speed racing.

There are three main elements to the gameplay: Racing, missions and leveling-up.
