Instructinator

Concept: Futuristic racing game in which the racer can control the magnetic fields of their vehicles.

Gameplay: Same as standard racing game, (Fzero, Wipeout,) except: Ability to rotate the magnetic field, allowing vehicles to attract and repel each other, either front to back or side to side. They also have the ability to increase and decrease the intensity of the magnetic field.

Attract yourself to someone in front of you and use them to pull you. So long as they do not switch their magnetic field back toward you.  You will never have enough fuel to complete a race and therefore you must strategically use the other cars to get around the track.

Locking with other characters to prevent people from passing you, then switching the magnetic field on your pal, thrusting him into the wall.

Other things you could do is attract yourself to another player who is taking the turn more on the inside and use him as a sort of aid to make the turn. Magnetic emplacements along the track could provide this dynamic as well.

The finer points of this system are complex and difficult but I think that players of varying levels could find fun ways to play with this magnetic racer.

Left triger – Positive

Right Triger – Negative

Left Thumb to steer

Right thumb to aim Magnet.
Jefff Mundee Jan 15th 2004