Change song:
Hold L2 during game play to advance to the next song during
a race or road rage event. Note: To get the ability to turn a
song off, listen to it in its entirety. An "Off" setting
will now be unlocked for that particular song at the "EA
Game Traks" menu.


Need For Speed Underground
traffic:
Successfully complete all Crash Mode levels with a "Gold"
rank. Then, hold L2 + R2 while choosing a car at
the vehicle selection screen. The civilian cars in traffic will
be replaced by those found in Need For Speed Underground.
Note: Some vehicles, for example the bus, will not be changed.
However, there are Need For Speed Underground taxis.


Muscle Types 1, 2, and 3:
Win a Gold Medal in the Silver Lake Compact Grand Prix.

Compact Types 1, 2, and 3:

Available from the start of the compact race series.


Coupe Types 1, 2, and 3:
Win a Gold Medal in the Waterfront Muscle Grand Prix.


Sports Types 1, 2, and 3:
Win a Gold Medal in the Vineyard Coupe Grand Prix.


Super Types 1, 2, and 3:
Available from the start of the super race series.



Assassin Compact car:
Get 15 Takedowns.


Assassin Muscle car:
Get 30 Takedowns.


Assassin Coupe car:
Get 60 Takedowns.


Assassin Sports car:
Get 100 Takedowns.


Assassin Super car:
Get 150 Takedowns.


Classic Hotrod:
Get a "Gold Medal" rank in all special events.



Custom Compact Car:
Get 10,000 Burnout points in world tour mode.


Custom Coupe Car:
Get 50,000 Burnout points in world tour mode.


Custom Muscle Car:
Get 25,000 Burnout points in world tour mode.


Custom Sports Car:
Get 100,000 Burnout points in world tour mode.


Custom Super Car:
Get 200,000 Burnout points in world tour mode.


Compact DX Car:
Get 4 Gold Medals in world tour mode.


Muscle DX Car:
Get 10 Gold Medals in world tour mode.


Coupe DX Car:
Get 18 gold medals in world tour mode.


Sports DX Car:
Get 25 Gold Medals in world tour mode.


Super DX Car:
Get 32 Gold Medals in world tour mode.


Tuned Compact:
Win a Gold Medal in Downtown Race 1.


Tuned Coupe:
Win a Gold Medal in the Vineyard Face-Off.


Tuned Muscle:
Win a Gold Medal in the Kings Of The Road Race.


Tuned Sports:
Win a Gold Medal in the Continental Run Race 2.


Tuned Super:
Win a Gold Medal in the Island Paradise Face-Off.


Modified Compact:
Win a Gold Medal in the Waterfront Face-Off.


Modified Muscle:
Win a Gold Medal in the Mountain Parkway Face-Off 1.



Modified Coupe:
Win a Gold Medal in the Alpine Race.


Modified Sports:
Win a Gold Medal in the Continental Run Face-Off 2.



Modified Super:
Win a Gold Medal in the Golden City Face-Off.


Compact Prototype:
Win a Gold Medal in the Lakeside Getaway Face-Off 1.



Muscle Prototype:
Win a Gold Medal in the Mountain Parkway Face-Off 2.



Coupe Prototype:
Win a Gold Medal in the Continental Run Face-Off 1.



Sports Prototype:
Win a Gold Medal in the Frozen Peak Face-Off 2.


Super Prototype:
Win a Gold Medal in the Gold Medal GP.


Dominator Compact:
Win a Gold Medal in the Kings Of The Road Face-Off.



Dominator Muscle:
Win a Gold Medal in the Lakeside Getaway Face-Off 2.



Dominator Coupe:
Win a Gold Medal in the Frozen Peak Face-Off 1.


Dominator Sports:
Win a Gold Medal in the Alpine Face-Off.


Dominator Super:
Win a Gold Medal in the Dockside Face-Off.


Heavy Pickup:
Get $1 million in cumulative damage in world tour mode
or online crash modes to unlock this vehicle in crash mode.


4WD Racer:
Get $2 million in cumulative damage in world tour mode
or online crash modes to unlock this vehicle in crash mode.


SUV Deluxe:
Get $5 million in cumulative damage in world tour mode
or online crash modes to unlock this vehicle in crash mode.


4WD Heavy Duty:
Get $10 million in cumulative damage in world tour
mode or online crash modes to unlock this vehicle in crash mode.



B-Team Van:
Get $15 million in cumulative damage in world tour
mode or online crash modes to unlock this vehicle in crash mode.



INT Express Delivery Truck:
Get $20 million in cumulative damage in world tour
mode or online crash modes to unlock this vehicle in crash mode.



Tractor Cab:
Get $30 million in cumulative damage in world tour
mode or online crash modes to unlock this vehicle in crash mode.



Longnose Cab:
Get $50 million in cumulative damage in world tour
mode or online crash modes to unlock this vehicle in crash mode.



City Bus:
Get $70 million in cumulative damage in world tour
mode or online crash modes to unlock this vehicle in crash mode.



Trash Truck:
Get $90 million in cumulative damage in world tour
mode or online crash modes to unlock this vehicle in crash mode.



Fire Truck:
Unlock all crash headlines in world tour mode.


Custom Coupe Ultimate:
Win a Gold Medal in all crash events.


Euro-Circuit Racer:
Unlock all takedown trophies.


Classic Hotrod:
Unlock all special event postcards.


U.S. Circuit Racer:
Win a Gold Medal in Super GP.


World Circuit Racer:
Win a Gold Medal in all race events.


Oval Racer Special:
Unlock all signature takedowns.


Signature Takedowns:
Signature Takedowns are Takedowns performed in world
tour mode that will unlock a photo in the Signature Takedowns
section of the Driver Details area. If all twenty are completed,
the "Oval Racer Special" vehicle will be unlocked.

Avalanche!: Get a Takedown over the edge of Alpine bridges.
Berth Trauma: Get a Takedown into Riviera marina.
Catch the Tour Bus: Get a Takedown into the parked tour buses
in Island Paradise.
Euro Tram Ram: Get a Takedown into a Winter City tram.
Gate Crasher: Get a Takedown into the wall by Vineyard's town
gate.
Gone Fishin': Get a Takedown over the cliff by the trailer park
in Silver Lake.
Grapes of Wrath: Get a Takedown into a wine truck.
Hit the Split: Get a Takedown into the wall at the tunnel entrance
in Downtown.
Home Wrecker: Get a Takedown into a motor home.
Market-Stalled: Get a Takedown in the Golden City market.
Paid the Price: Get a Takedown into the Alpine toll booths.
Pillar Driller: Get a Takedown into the "L" train supports
in Downtowm.
Riviera Roustabout: Get a Takedown into Riviera's roundabout monument.

Rumble in the Jungle: Get a Takedown on the Island Paradise offroad
route.
Ship Wreck: Get a Takedown in the Dockside tanker port.
Snowed Under: Get a Takedown into a snowplow.
Tram Ram: Get a Takedown into a Waterfront tram.
Truck Torpedo: Get a Takedown into a big rig that is carrying
speed boats.
Tuk-Down: Get a Takedown into a Tuk-Tuk.
Tunnel of Shove: Get a Takedown into a tunnel support in Dockside.

Headlines:
Get at least the indicated amount of damage in crash
mode.

Alpine Smash!: $900,000 in Alpine.
Bayside Blitz!: $900,000 in Waterfront.
Dockside Ridge Ruin!: $1,000,000 in Dockside.
Downtown Demolition!: $650,000 in Downtown.
Golden City Madness!: $750,000 in Golden City.
Grape Harvest Crushed!: $850,000 in Vineyard.
Riviera Wreck!: $750,000 in Riviera.
Silver Lake Lunacy!: $600,000 in Silver Lake.
Trouble In Paradise!: $750,000 in Island Paradise.
Winter City Frozen!: $800,000 in Winter City.

Hint: Easy money in Crash mode:
When you get to the main menu, go to "Single Event"
and "Crash Mode". Select "Junction 19", "Tuk
Down", and "Muscle type 1" as your car. Boost start
at the beginning. Drift and collect either the gold or silver
(it is possible to collect both of them). Smash through the boxes
avoiding the wall, into the boost and up evenly on the jump, avoiding
the heart-breaker to your right. Collect the x2 multiplier and
after touch, making sure you try to land evenly without hitting
any boxes. Slide into the Crashbreaker, and get to the x4 multiplier
past the buses in aftertouch. If you get knocked out of the way
by the buses, wait until you stop and press Crashbreaker.
Aim in the direction of the x4 multiplier. If you miss, you always
have the x2 as a fail safe. It is possible to get $1,500,000 to
$1,750,000. Repeat this, and do not select "Retry";
as all the money adds up to the total score.
Go to junction titled "On-Rampage". The largest car
you have will work best. Getting the boost start at the beginning
is not required, but it does help. It is possible grab the silver
or bronze pick-ups, then pick up the 4x multiplier and hit the
car that is closest to the yellow strip on the road in the oncoming
lanes. Use aftertouch to try to stay in the spot that you hit
that car. Wait until there are two or three seconds remaining,
then use your Crashbreaker to explode. Try to take out the gas
tankers with the explosion. It is possible to get $1.8 million
to $2.5 million. When you have crashed into a Crashbreaker icon, try using aftertouch
to launch your self through the air and hit an oil tanker. Note:
This is difficult; you need to know where they come from in the
level. Hopefully your Crashbreaker meter should have gone down.
Press R2 to blow yourself up and the oil tanker. This will
result in $99,990 for the oil tanker, and if you can get the 4x
multiplier, you will have stacks. Go to Junction 100 (a.k.a. "Crashed Out") and choose
"Fire truck" as your vehicle. Get the boost start at
the beginning and grab the boost pick-up. Steer clear of all three
ramps and keep going the wrong way. Eventually you will see two
semi-trucks heading toward you. Try to hit the one on the right.
Use aftertouch and go to the other side of the freeway (try not
to go downhill). When you use Crashbreaker you will make all three
tankers explode. The exploded tankers are worth almost $100,000.
You should get more then $400,000. Go to Crash Junction #40 (or "Drive Angry") in Single
Event mode. Crash and choose one of the heavyweights (for example,
the Firetruck). It should work with anything with at least five
bars of weight. Start and get the boost. Avoid the walls and heartbreaker
and slam into the semi. You should get a Crashbreaker almost immediately.
Use it to drive down the other dirt path and get the 4X multiplier.
If you hit it correctly, you should get at least $900,000 and
also you may see small cars dropping out of the sky as a result
of the Crashbreaker.


Hint: Quick start:
Hold the gas while tapping the brakes to get your tires
smoking. When the countdown is between "1" and "Go",
release the gas, then press it again. When you are about to start a race, hold X during the countdown
and tap Square. This will make your tires spin and you
will gain speed faster. As soon as the race starts and the countdown begins, hold X
+ Square. As soon as the countdown reaches "1",
release Square. To do this correctly, you must have some
sense of rhythm. Wait until the countdown is three quarters of
the way down between "1" and "Go", then release
X and quickly press it again. If done correctly, you will
get a boost start.


Hint: Getting into big corners:
When at full speed (outside), hold Boost so
that you will take the corner from the outside. Yyou will grind
one of your sides for the entire time. When drifting with boost
(cutting), start drifting and turn your car so you will be facing
the one third of the road (about 35 degrees from the edge of road)
and press Boost. You will achieve a drift bonus and get
the corner really fast. When drifting (cutting), approach into
the corner, drift, and make sure you stay on road for faster speed.
You will achieve drift. When slowing down (inside), release Gas
and take the corner slowly from the inside.


Hint: Easy takedown:
As soon as any race begins, immediately get behind
the nearest opponent and hold Boost. You will start getting
"Tailgating" points and will receive a short boost.
Use this boost to quickly slam your opponent. This will result
in a takedown about 90% of the time and will immediately fill
your entire boost bar. When in race or takedown events, get behind your rival's car,
then boost. This should take them out. If not, slam into them
(while using boost) on the back corners of the car. This should
take them out against a wall. Go to road rage in single player mode. Pick USA Silverlake southbound
as the track. Choose Assassin Super as your car. Throttle it to
the other drivers. Start pounding them and keep Boost held.
Do not bother to slow down for the corners, just slide around
them. Your rivals will do the same. Keep pushing up the back of
them, and after a moment they will go flying and you will get
a takedown. You can get more than 30 takedowns by doing this.
To easily take a car down, go behind it. Then boost behind it
and shunt it. It will immediately be taken out.


Hint: Extra boost:
On crash courses, use the Right Analog-stick
to point up on the countdown. On each second, rotate it in a circle.
On the last second, rotate it around twice to get an extra shot
of boost. Get three takedowns so that you have a good amount of boost in
your boost bar. Drive in the oncoming lane with your boost. Your
boost will not go down and become infinite until you crash or
go out of the oncoming traffic. Note: This works even better in
Burning Lap, Preview Lap, and Special Event modes. You will actually
start gaining boost when this is done in those events. In Crash mode, press L1 and R1 repeatedly during
the countdown. Sometimes you will start with about five seconds
of boost.


Hint: Unlocking cars:
Choose your favorite track in world tour mode and race
it repeatedly (do not retry). Continue, then repeat. Find a stage or track in world tour mode that you can get a lot
of money from. Keep playing that track until you have unlocked
the next car in your line-up.


Hint: Move after you have stopped in crash
mode:
After you have peofrmed your crash, save the Crashbreaker
and look around to see if there are items or more cars you can
hit. Use the Crashbreaker, and guide yourself with R1 and
the D-pad to where ever you want to go. This can move you
pretty far, and can get you over trailers and big trucks.


Hint: SSX 3 reference:

Sometimes Striker (the radio DJ) talks about "DJ
Atomika". Atomika is from SSX 3.


Glitch: Continuous crash sound:
Go to the crash course and select one of farther courses
(where most of the roads are blocked by busses). Approach the
launch ramp. Try to land on a bus and you will keep hearing a
crash sound continuously.



Glitch: Civilian with helmets:
In any level of any mode (road rage, time attack, etc.),
stop in front of a civilian car. If you look into the windshield
closely, you can see that the civilian inside is wearing a racing
outfit, with the racing helmet on.