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TrickStyle
(AKA, Trick Style, Trickstyle) is a game released for the Sega Dreamcast and PC, developed by Criterion Games and published by Acclaim. The game is based around the concept of "Hoverboarding" and is set in the future (year 2286). It features future metropolis versions of London, Tokyo, and Manhattan Island. You can race or do stunts through these areas or in the Velodrome, a massive practice area.
The game also features nine boarders to ride on the hoverboards. These are: Angel, Brad, King, Uri, Max, Mia, Rose, Shin, and Zak. Each has their own riding style, special moves, and board preference.
Different characters have different strengths, and perform better using hoverboards which suit their strengths.
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[edit] Character Types
Stunters
- Stunters are skilled at performing tricks and accessing hard to reach spots. Stunters may sometimes disappear during a race, and reappear near the end in the lead, after taking various shortcuts which may have been difficult to reach or access. Stunters tend to perform better when they use the stunt board.
Racers
- Racers are generally light, and skilled at handling high speeds. Racers tend to perform better when they use the turbo board.
Bullies
- Bullies tend to be heavy, and are able to knock other racers off their boards relatively easily. They tend to win by causing other racers to crash. Bullies tend to perform better when they use the combat board.
[edit] Board Types
Standard Board
- The default board available when a new game starts. It offers a balance between speed, maneuverablity and robustness.
Stunt Board
- The stunt board is the slowest board in the game, however it offers the maximum amount of lift and maneuverability. The stunt board is available for selection once the Japan Boss is beaten.
Turbo Board
- The turbo board is the fastest board in the game, however it is very light and is a perhaps a poor choice for players who tend to crash their characters often. The turbo board is available for selection once the U.S. Boss is beaten.
Combat Board
- The combat board has poor acceleration but has a good top speed. It is the heaviest board in the game, and riders of this board tend to be able to knock other players off their boards easily. The combat board is available for selection once the U.K. Boss is beaten.
[edit] Characters
===Angel===
Real Name: Sarah Brandt
Country: England
Type: Racer
Age: 18
Height: 5 ft 7 in
Weight: won't tell!
Hair: blonde
Eyes: green
Place of Birth: unknown
Base of Operations: Oxford, England
Known Enemies: Mistress Mia , Precious Rose
Known Allies: Zak T
Occupation/Hobby: student
Origin: Being a straight A student from Oxford All Girls School, Angel gets easily bored and sneaks away from the campus every opportunity she gets to take part in powerboard racing around the world.
Angel was orphaned at an early age when her mother Lucinda died of mysterious circumstances. She never knew her father (she is secretly the daughter of fellow racer Max Proteus, though neither Angel nor Max is aware of this). After her mother's death, Angel was bounced from one British prep school to the other. Though often rebellious in school, Angel showed an extreme interest in learning, and is one of the most brilliant students that the British school system has ever seen.
Now in the Pro Tour, the young Angel has suddenly realized just how skilled she is and is beginning to focus on the championship, so much so that she's already decided that if she wins she will use the awesome resources of the Sosumi Corporation to find her family.
She has a natural rivalry going with Mistress Mia and Precious Rose, the other "hot young chicks" of the competition. Her main ally is Zak T, who has a crush on her. She tolerates his overly obvious display of affection, but is only interested in him for amusement, not romance.
===Brad Silver===
Real Name: Same
Country: Australia
Type: Racer
Age: 25
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Weight: 175 lb.
Hair: Bleached Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Place of Birth: Brisbane, Australia
Base of Operations: Point Danger, Australia
Known Enemies: None
Known Allies: None
Occupation/Hobby: Charter boat captain, Great Barrier Reef
Origin: Back in the heydays of monster wave surfing off the rugged, shark-infested coast of Australia, Brad earned his reputation as a fearless, head-banging, go-for-broke competitor. Almost to the point of recklessness, and possible death, Brad reached the top of the monster wave surfing circuit. Now moving on to bigger challenges, he has relocated to Point Danger to devote himself full-time to becoming the world's best gravity-surfer.
Brad is a true extreme sports star. He has done everything from base jumping to Parascending and has won many awards. Brad is continually striving to challenge himself. He sees the TrickStyle Pro Tour as another way to prove that he is the ultimate extreme sports star.
===The King===
Real Name: Carlos Xavier Jorge Domingo Rodriguez
Country: Cuba
Type: Stunter
Age: 42
Height: 5 ft 9 in
Weight: 210 lb.
Hair: Jet Black (dyed)
Eyes: Blue
Place of Birth: Guantanamo, Cuba
Base of Operations: Havana, Cuba
Known Enemies: None
Known Allies: None
Occupation/Hobby: Celebrity Impersonator, Entertainer
Origin: Known throughout the world for his awarding winning work as a movie stuntman (now retired), Carlos has quickly become the heart-throb of the Latin community for his uncanny renditions of 1960s Top 10 hits. As a Pro Tourer, The King uses the same skills he mastered as a stuntman to stunt his way through the tracks.
Loved by the fans and seen as the "eccentric uncle of the sport" by the other Pro Tourers, King has become a mainstay of TrickStyle. However, beneath all the wigs and costumes, underneath the fun and humor, King wants to win. He has it all planned out if he does. First he will use his reward to become the Mayor of Havana. Then, using all of the power and prestige he will achieve from the position, he will launch himself as a movie star. Which is what he should have been the first time around ... not relegated to simply being a stuntman!
===Kolonal Uri===
Real Name: Uri Selenikov
Country: Russia
Type: aggressive
Age: 38
Height: 6 ft 6 in
Weight: 275 lb.
Hair: black
Eyes: ice blue
Place of Birth: Arkhangel'Skoye, Russia
Base of Operations: Moscow Grounds (a local gym)
Known Enemies: Max Proteus, Zak T
Known Allies: None
Occupation/Hobby: Military History Professor
Origin: Born outside of the OWC in what he fondly calls Mother Russia, Uri is a throwback spirit to the wilder days of nations being at war. His interest in war has led to his passions for military history and love of his country.
Uri joined and quickly rose through the ranks of the Red Guard - a small army that fights across the Fettered States trying to restore his country to its former glory.
Getting older Uri began to see the futility of what the Red Guard were doing and saw another way to aid his homeland, he would enter the Tournament and use his natural skill and strength to fight his way to the top. Winning, he would take as his prize, the mayorship of Neo-Moscow and rebuild Russia to its former glory.
It was during one of these Tournaments that Uri ran into a similar style boarder like himself. Both he and Max Proteus developed a competitive relationship and both loved to race one another. It was during one of their most physical races that they ended up crashing through a building on the track. While both were physically intact, tragedy struck Max. Blaming Uri for the crash and his loss, their competitions are major draws because of their mutual hatred for one another.
Not one to make friends, Uri has recently drawn the ire of a new competitor to the TrickStyle circuit, the youthful Zak T. It was during a race that Uri first noticed Zak. Uri was close to winning when Zak T unleashed a barrage of insults that made Uri lose his concentration and as a result lose the race to Zak T. Uri was furious but Zak successfully dodged all of Uri's attacks. An unsatisfied Uri vows to break him.
===Max Proteus===
Real Name: Magnus "Max" Bjornson
Country: Iceland
Type: Aggressive
Age: 42
Height: 6 ft 5 in
Weight: 375 lb.
Hair: Grey
Eye: Blue
Place of Birth: Neskaupstadur, Iceland.
Base of Operations: The Fettered State of Belfast
Known Enemies: Kolonel Uri
Known Allies: Precious Rose
Occupation/Hobby: Mercenary
Origin: Max is badland born and bred. Brought up in what was once Germany, he wants nothing more than to carve out his own empire in the Fettered States. Always a warrior, Max began his adult life as a mercenary and has seen as much front-line action as any man living... he also has the body replacements to prove it.
Years ago, Max sustained major bodily damage in an intense TrickStyle Tournament competition with Kolonel Uri. Though Uri claims Max's injuries were a result of a simple collision, Max puts all blame on Uri. Max harbors a seething hatred for Uri after the latter put him out of the tour for a few months by barging him through the face of Big Ben! He has sworn vengeance on him ever since.
The extensive damage and injuries that Max suffered forced him to seek out an old friend who had run with Max in a mercenary group. Max's friend had since left the vigilante world to start his own armor business. So he aided Max in undergoing a cyborg-like process of meshing mech-armor and artificial prosthetics with his body, making Max more machine than man.
During Max's "rebuilding" process, he had a relationship with his friend's sister, Lucinda. The affair ended rather quickly, and Lucinda ran away, hating both Max and her brother for their horrible mercenary lifestyle. Unbeknownst to Max, however, Lucinda was with child, and eventually Sarah Brandt (otherwise known as Angel) was born. Lucinda died several years later, and Sarah grew up an orphan. Max is not aware of Sarah's existence.
Now in his 42nd year Max is beginning to realize that his strength will not last forever, that's why he is giving his all to the Pro Tournament. When he wins he will get to take his place as ruler of an already conquered empire... Max has set his heart on the mayorship of the decadent Singapore City, the commerce center of the New World.
===Mistress Mia===
Real Name: Mia Deneuve
Country: France
Type: Stunter
Age: 24
Height: 178cm
Weight: 52 kg
Hair: Red
Eyes: Blue
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Base of Operations: Paris, France
Known Enemies: Angel, Precious Rose
Known Allies: None
Occupation/Hobby: Spoiled debutante
Origin: Born into a wealthy French family, Mia studied dance in Paris, and then went on to win the European Lo-Grav Freestyle Tournament. But the pressure was too much and she sank into a life of excess from which she never truly recovered. The TrickStyle Tournament has given her the way to gain independence from her family as well as give herself the opportunity to make her mark on society.
Now at the age of 24 with her money running out, she has relaunched herself into the public eye and hopes that her natural agility and skill will win her a lucrative sponsorship deal as well as the Tournament and her prize from Sosumi ... She wants Paris for herself.
Naturally there is an intense rivalry with the other attractive young female of the group, Angel. The two of them are nasty and bitter towards each other, and do everything they can to ruin the other's chances of winning.
===Nigel Mon=== (not in the game)
Real Name: Neville "Junior" Stiles
Country: Jamaica
Age: 18
Height: 5 ft 11 in
Weight:144 lb.
Hair: Black
Eyes: Blue
Place of Birth: Kingston, Jamaica
Base of Operations: Bimini Island
Occupation/Hobby: TrickStyle Tour Guide
Origin: For ages, the Stiles family lived in the ghetto neighborhoods of downtown Kingston, surrounded by the luxurious resorts that dotted the oceanfront. But once the Utopian Society took over, the Stiles family made it their mission to take advantage of the hedonistic lifestyle that eluded them for centuries. Breaking away from his roots at the tender age of 15, Nigel Mon moved to the island of Bimini to dedicate his life to winning a gravity surfing championship. But his flashy wardrobe and winning personality soon caught the attention of the TrickStyle Pro Tour organizers, and Nigel has been the TrickStyle Tour Guide ever since!
===Precious Rose===
Real Name: Nettie
Country: Jamaica
Type: Aggressive
Age: 20
Height: 178cm
Weight: 52 kg
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Place of Birth: Kingston, Jamaica
Base of Operations: Kingston, Jamaica
Known Enemies: Angel, Mia
Known Allies: None
Occupation/Hobby: Powerlifter
Origin: Born into poverty in the slums of Kingston, Nettie quickly learned that often might makes right. Fed up with women content to struggle helplessly in squalor, Rose decided at an early age to become the biggest, toughest woman ever seen. She worked night and day in a warehouse, lifting crates.
Shunning school, she stole or hustled vitamins and food, thinking only of becoming a true Amazon. She ended up being the terror of her neighborhood: a female bully strong enough to gain a spot on the Jamaican powerlifting squad. Spotted by the president of a large fitness company, Nettie was hired on the spot as an endorser . Now, with her popularity at its peak in Brazil, the company wants to take Precious Rose and the company worldwide. And what better way to do it than the TrickStyle Pro-Tournament, where Rose's athleticism and agility can be seen on a worldwide stage.
But Nettie has much more planned than just participating in the Tournament ... she plans on winning the whole event and leaving to start her own chain of women's gyms.
===Shin Takamatsu===
Real Name: unknown
Country: Japan
Type: Racer
Age: Unknown (Rumored To Be Approx. 117)
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair: Unknown
Eyes: Unknown
Place of Birth: Aerial Tokyo
Base of Operations: Sosumi Electronics Corporation
Known Enemies: All game entrants dislike him because of the mystery surrounding his identity and the fact that he is Sosumi Corp.'s perpetually prized entrant.
Known Allies: none
Occupation/Hobby: Classified
Origin: No one has seen Shin outside of his high-tech Sosumi suit in 40 years. Questions are continually raised as to his very existence and people are always around to say that the real Shin Takamatsu has been dead for years ... only to be replaced by a Sosumi Corp. secret cyborg project. No one knows if any of this is true other than a few executives at Sosumi Corp. who just smile. So until someone drums up some real evidence, Shin will continue to be entered in the competitions and will always be one of the favorites to win.
His past is clouded in mystery, but what is known is that as a child he perfected his board techniques in the suburbs of Aerial Tokyo. His sheer speed alone had made him a minor cult star with the local kids, but he lacked competition. The day he heard about the Sosumi trials was one of the happiest days of his life. He left family and school and underwent 6 months of tryouts against thousands of competitors until he alone stood as champion.
But that was the beginning of the end for him. He was not seen for 3 months following the tryouts. When he finally reappeared, he was decked out in a super slick Sosumi suit and never removed even his helmet when in public.
He went on to become a super TrickStyle champion, and after a brief disappearance during his 35th year on the TrickStyle circuit, no one ever saw him out of his suit again. Dead and replaced by a new cyborg technology or a withered old man in a power suit? No one knows but the tabloids know for sure.
===Zak T===
Real Name: Zachary Tiberius Burks
Country: United States
Type: Stunter
Age: 16
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Weight: 145 lb.
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Place of Birth: Fettered States of Olde Bayside
Base of Operations: Olde Bayside, New York
Known Enemies: Kolonel Uri
Known Allies: None, but he has a tremendous crush on Angel
Occupation/Hobby: Racer
Origin: Orphaned at a young age, Zak hailed from the Fettered States of New York's underground. He had no real family and other than hating his situation, no real ambition. He was brought up around a life of crime in the badlands surrounding New York, and soon found hoverboards a good method of escape from local bandits. It was during one particular "chase" that Zak's acrobatics were spotted by TrickStyle Pro Tour scouts.
Given the option of joining the Pro Tour or going to juvenile hall, Zak obviously chose the Pro Tour. What he didn't realize was how much he would enjoy it. He currently revels in his celebrity status and dreams of the fame and glory he will achieve when he wins outright.
He has spent many a day insulting people from his board on the streets of New York, a technique which enraged Kolonel Uri and made him an enemy. Uri hates Zak for this and, vows to eliminate him from the competition.
[edit] Timeline: (2099 - 2286)
2099: The Dominance War begins.
2100: Sosumi begins advanced gravitational research.
2108: The Dominance War ends.
2109: The Reconstructive Age begins.
2171: Sosumi Corp. patents Hover-Tec.
2173: Sosumi markets Hover-Tec to the world.
2177: Sosumi constructs LUNAWATCH.
2179: Lunawatch explodes, creating havoc with gravitational forces.
2180: Certain geographical locations undergo serious ecological changes.
2181: Japan commissions Sosumi to build Aerial Tokyo.
2182: New York City becomes a tropical jungle over the course of a year.
2184: Sosumi completes the Hover-Tec base for Ariel Tokyo.
2185: Pacific Rim population centers are submerged underwater...The global economy collapses overnight.
2186: Sosumi saves the world with Hover-Tec.
2190: The OWC is formed.
2191: London replaces New York as the major metropolis of the world.
2192: The Fettered States are formed.
2200: OWC succeeds, people no longer need to work.
2203: People first hear of hoverboarding.
2208: Discontent surfaces within the OWC.
2209: Hoverboarding begins to catch on with the youth.
2210: Sosumi introduces the TrickStyle Pro Tour.
2211: Regional qualification races are set up throughout the OWC.
2286: The Present. The Tour hits its 75th Pro year.
[edit] Story
TrickStyle - A Future History
Towards the end of the 21st century the world underwent a dramatic change. Many thought it was just a natural process - a consequence of the ecological ignorance of the 20th Century. They couldn't have been more wrong.
The DOMINANCE WAR Threatens the World
In the year 2099, the biblical prophecy of Armageddon began. Hostilities between the nations of the world began to intensify astronomically. World War III (otherwise known as THE DOMINANCE WAR), the war for technological supremacy, would soon begin.
But throughout the bloodshed and carnage of the Dominance War, the real powers of the world - not governmental organizations, but international conglomerates that controlled almost every aspect of society - had a plan to stave off the inevitable genocide of the planet. The plan was to force the world out of its current tailspin and drag it into a new age, THE RECONSTRUCTIVE AGE. And from the ashes of The Dominance War, a new society was born.
The RECONSTRUCTIVE AGE Begins
The Reconstructive Age was formed by the union of most of the Earth's major countries, and more importantly, companies. From the ashes of the Dominance War, a unified group of corporations concentrated their efforts on reconstructing society into a better and brighter place. Countries and their respective governments become little more than cultural figureheads.
The SOSUMI CORPORATION
SOSUMI CORP. was a small company that began researching advanced gravitational technologies in order to profit from the Dominance War. After many years of research, Sosumi developed and patented dozens of new technologies, of which HOVER-TEC was the star. After several hard years of labor, Sosumi completed their development of Hover-Tec and marketed it to the world. Sosumi grew exponentially as a result, and its new operations included overseas expansion, nuclear research and the construction of LUNAWATCH, a Hover-Tec research base on the moon.
Of all the corporations that helped swing society into the Reconstructive Age, the technology-based Sosumi Corp. was the most successful. Run by a mysterious board of executives, Sosumi had (and still has) its fingers in most every aspect of society. One might even say Sosumi ran the Reconstructive Age.
As one of the major corporations that dragged the world from the brink of destruction to a sort of paradise, Sosumi Corp. soon became the leading company in "quality of life" improvements worldwide.
Ironically, it was their "top secret" projects division and its wild innovations that helped Sosumi Corp. slay rival companies. Soon, every household had nuclear driven appliances, from toasters to washers. Sosumi body armor became the rage at underground clubs, real-sized cyber Sosu-pets ruled little kids' wish lists, and when Hover-Tec technology broke and introduced hover cars and boards, there was no doubt which company was on top.
DISASTER Strikes
Soon after the creation of Sosumi and Hover-Tec, however, a series of disasters struck the Earth. It began with the Lunawatch moon base explosion, which caused the moon to shift in its rotation, creating havoc with the Earth's tides and gravitational forces.
Soon thereafter, reports about rapidly rising sea levels were distributed by the UN and Earth's remaining governments, predicting mass flooding around the world. The shift in gravity and tides caused certain geographical locations to undergo serious ecological changes. Japan and the Pacific Rim countries were hit the worst.
The Japanese government, acutely aware of what they stood to lose if the flooding continued, commissioned Sosumi to build a floating platform that would sustain a city. Looking for any way to escape the repercussions of the Lunawatch moon disaster, Sosumi was only too happy to oblige.
Manhattan Island and the rest of New York City underwent the most radical environmental changes, becoming tropical jungles over the short course of a year. Old concrete buildings were literally torn apart by the encroaching undergrowth. The resilient Plas-Steel towers rose up through a jungle canopy that left the streets below dark and humid.
Sosumi completed the Hover-Tec base for Ariel Tokyo, winning back the populace's favor and pulling off the greatest PR stunt of all time. The Japanese population then started work on rebuilding their capital at cloud level. Aerial Tokyo, the star of the east, hung effortlessly above the Pacific Ocean and what was left of the island of Japan. Aerial Tokyo was, of course, the new powerbase for Sosumi Corp.
Across a period of three months the Oceans rose enough to do substantial damage. All of the major Pacific Rim population centers were submerged. Human loss, however, was minimal. But due to the amount of investments across the area, many governments and organizations went bankrupt ... the global economy collapsed virtually overnight. But Japan and Sosumi (practically a single entity by this time) came to the rescue of the stricken areas, first by providing investment but more importantly by providing Hover-Tec.
The UTOPIAN AGE Begins. The Creation of the ONE WORLD CONFEDERACY (OWC)
The Utopian Age saw the formation of the One World Confederacy, with Sosumi chairing the committee. The entire world's remaining governments soon followed in signing up. The Utopian Age brought about the perfect society where no one was a have-not. Everyone could want or have anything if they desired. The OWC was a success, and its members wanted for nothing. Crime was at an all time low. People no longer needed to work, everything became available through the state ... all the OWC asked for in return from the people was total loyalty and obedience. Aerial Tokyo was, of course, the governmental center for the entire OWC, and London replaced New York as the major metropolis of the world. The crowded high rise metropolis that London had become mixed shiny new Plas-steel buildings with old and crumbling landmarks like Big Ben, St. Paul's and Tower Bridge.
The FETTERED STATES
Not all of Earth fell under the "peaceful aura" of the OWC and its Utopian Age, however. There existed several areas of roving bandits and mercenaries, loose societies where men made their own laws. These areas were (and still are) called THE FETTERED STATES, and included such cities as New Orleans, Bangkok, Belfast, Moscow, Olde Bayside and Amsterdam, among others.
The OWC's Problems Begin. HOVERBOARDING Appears.
Nearly one hundred years after the threat of the Dominance War, the OWC had its share of problems. There were only a chosen few that were allowed to work on a full time basis, but even still, all of the income they received from this work was 100% taxable. So the majority of the world suffered from a giant malaise of boredom. With nothing to do, and no way to make themselves useful in society, they sought ways to find worth in the world as they knew it. The young people of this age suffered the most from this boredom. So to find amusement and worth in this Utopian Age, they became enamored with hoverboarding, a dangerous sport that residents of the Fettered States had taken up. Hoverboard technology was based on Sosumi's Hover-Tec products.
Sosumi Corp.'s Creation of THE TrickStyle TOURNAMENT
Sosumi saw the stirrings of rebellion and picked up on the new sport, deciding to capitalize on it. Proclaiming the sport a "gift" to the loyal citizens of the OWC, they introduced the TrickStyle Pro Tournament. Sosumi provided the tournament, the prizes, and later, its first champion - Shin Takamatsu.
Aerial Tokyo was the home of the TrickStyle Pro Tour for the first year. Each and every year following, the city became packed as thousands of citizens made a pilgrimage to their sporting Mecca - the Tokyo Velodrome - to watch the final race of the season. However, before any Pro Tour competitor even got to the Velodrome they had to race through the city itself, which was no easy feat. With many wall-ride turns, loops, tunnels and other obstacles, only an experienced or highly skilled surfer stood a chance of coming through unscathed.
The Pro Tour became an immediate success, giving the population a focus for their passions and heroes for their adoration. Regional qualification races were set up throughout the OWC. The TrickStyle Pro Tour was such an immediate smash that it forced every major city worldwide to build Velodromes similar to Aerial Tokyo's so that the world's populace could always attend a live competition nearby. With Sosumi Corporation as its main sponsor, the goal of placing Sosumi Corporation as the world's "quality of life" leader was once again secure.
Hoverboarders struggled to become good enough to acquire a sponsorship from a company and get themselves into the TrickStyle Pro Tour, where fame, cult-status, and recognition could be achieved by becoming the champion.
The TrickStyle Tournament has been running successfully for 75 years now, with the enigmatic SHIN TAKAMATSU as its steady champion. The rewards of winning have increased to such a degree that a TrickStyle Pro Tour champion is now given a lifetime mayorship of the OWC city of their choice, effectively being given their own little kingdom.
Sosumi Corp.'s champion, SHIN TAKAMATSU
Many people from all walks of life entered the competition for their shot at becoming a glorious pop star with super-celebrity status. Even a few of Sosumi Corp.'s remaining rivals entered and sponsored hover athletes in the Tournament. It was when some of these rival entrants started to win Tournaments that Sosumi Corp. executives began to worry and decided to take action. Sosumi Corp.'s executive board gathered and voted overwhelmingly that they needed to field a champion to represent Sosumi at the Tournament. After many grueling tryouts, with thousands of hopeful hoverboarders, a speedy teenager named Shin Takamatsu won the Sosumi Corp. sponsorship and quickly went on to become the only athlete to win the major Tournament 5 years in a row. Shin remained Sosumi's only sponsored athlete and rewarded his parent company with many years of #1 contention in the Tournament.
[edit] Environments
This year's Pro-Tour will take you through the toughest city-courses on the globe: London, Manhattan and Tokyo. Each of the cities will feature 5 races taking in the sights, sounds and historical locations of these sprawling cities:
London
The crowded high rise metropolis that London has become mixes shiny new Plas-Steel buildings with old and crumbling landmarks like Big Ben, St. Paul's and Tower Bridge. Being the first city in the Pro-Tour does not mean it is a walkover; its towering buildings and traffic-jammed streets hide many shortcuts for the keen-eyed surfer and many dangers for those new to the tour.
Manhattan
A climate shift has turned Manhattan Island and the rest of New York tropical. Old concrete buildings have been literally torn apart by the encroaching undergrowth and now the resilient Plas-Steel towers rise up through a jungle canopy that leaves the streets below dark and humid. Yet the city has not lost any of its bustle or vibrancy. As far as the Pro-Tour goes, the sheer density of the city always makes for interesting and dangerous competitions. Be warned!
Tokyo
Ariel Tokyo, the star of the east, hangs effortlessly above the Pacific Ocean and what is left of the island of Japan. The powerbase for Jugaku, Tokyo is of course the governmental center for the entire OWC. More importantly (at least for the general public), Tokyo is the home of the Pro-Tour. Every year the city becomes packed as citizens make a pilgrimage to Tokyo Velodrome, their sporting Mecca, to watch the final race of the season. But before any Pro-Tour competitor even gets to the Velodrome, they must race through the city itself, and that is one mean feat! With many wall-ride turns, loops, tunnels and other obstacles, only an experienced or highly skilled surfer stands a chance of coming through unscathed.
