Overview:
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Estimated trophy difficulty:
- 6.5/10 (Platinum Difficulty Rating)
- 1/10 if using the glitch
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Offline trophies:
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Supercar Challenge: 33 (20
, 7
, 5
, 1
)
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Absolute Supercars: 33 (18
, 9
, 5
, 1
)
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Supercar Challenge: 33 (20
-
Online trophies:
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Supercar Challenge: 4 (2
, 2
)
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Absolute Supercars: 3 (2
, 1
)
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Supercar Challenge: 4 (2
- Approximate amount of time to Platinum: 4–20 Hours (Estimated Time to Platinum)
- Minimum number of playthroughs: 1 because all races are replayable.
- Number of missable trophies: 0.
- Glitched trophies: 0.
- Does difficulty affect trophies?: Yes. Challenge Dominated is impossible to earn without completing some races on Elite/Legend Difficulty.
- Do trophies stack?: Yes. The RP related trophies stack.
- Do cheat codes disable trophies?: No but see below for details on a glitch/cheat which exists in some versions of the game.
- Extra peripherals required?: No but racing wheels are compatible and would be very useful if you have one.
Notes:
While almost identical, Supercar Challenge and Absolute Supercars have slight differences which separate them:
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Their trophy lists are identical except for one trophy, Show off, which is absent from the Absolute Supercars trophy list. The Trophy values for Credit Where Credit is Due and Rebellious Victory have also been changed from Bronze
in Supercar Challenge to Silver
in Absolute Supercars.
- Absolute Supercars calls the hardest difficulty Elite, while Supercar Challenge calls it Legend.
- Challenge Mode has its own standalone menu in Absolute Supercars, while in Supercar Challenge it can be accessed through the Single Player menu.
- For online multiplayer purposes these titles are completely separate, meaning that a person who owns Absolute Supercars cannot play online with someone who owns Supercar Challenge.
Introduction:
Supercar Challenge (also known as Absolute Supercars) is a simulation style racing game that is the successor to Ferrari Challenge. Here you will be racing with some of the most sought after Supercars in the world on many world renowned Racing Circuits. The Platinum itself can be difficult to attain depending upon your skill level, however with a little practice, is more than achievable. Alternatively a very beneficial glitch exists in some versions of the game which allows you to skip every race, making this one of the easiest Platinums available.
The Trophy Glitch:
From the get go I should make clear that not all versions of this game feature the beneficial glitch which allows you to skip races. In fact, I would go as far as to say that at the time of writing, the chances of you coming across such a version are slim to none. This is because the version which allowed the glitch was removed from the Playstation Store in 2012, meaning that only those who purchased or downloaded the game prior to that date still have access to it. Nevertheless, there are individuals out there with access to such versions who luckily get to take advantage of the neat little exploit.
The versions which allow/disallow the glitch are as follows:
Allow:
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Supercar Challenge:
- PSN Digital Release for regions: Europe, Australia, Hong Kong (Patch version 1.14)
Disallow: (Do NOT buy any of these versions under the pretence that the glitch will work because it won't, as trying to use the glitch will just change your camera view back and forth.
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Supercar Challenge:
- PSN Digital Release for North America
- Disc Release all regions (With patch 1.13 installed as well as no patches installed)
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Absolute Supercars:
- PSN Digital Release for all Regions
- Disc Release all regions
To activate the Glitch: When the race begins, hold down after the timer has counted down and you will see a little number appear in the bottom left corner of your screen. While holding
, press
and the race will end with you as the winner. This exploit has wide reaching application for the trophy list, to the extent that the only trophies that this glitch cannot be used to make easier are:
9 Lives
Crash Test Dummy
No Fear!
New Style
Stylin 'n' Profiling
Race Off
Show off
Continental Racer
Who is the Fairest?
Finished in First!
If you are able to exploit this glitch, feel free to complete the game in any order you wish as you will not be constrained by the difficulty of having sub-par vehicles for the Challenge Mode. While many of the tips are redundant, still pay close attention to the Trophy Guide for ways to make your progress even more efficient.
Walkthrough:
Step 1: Earning Millionaire and Shopaholic
I recommend starting with the grind for Millionaire for a few reasons. Firstly, it gets you familiar with the basic driving concepts of the game and gets the most grindy aspect of the game out of the way. Secondly, having 1,000,000 credits will allow you to buy much better cars to attempt the Challenge Mode with than the 3 you start out with. To begin with, you will be spending a few hours driving in circles around Homestead Oval while you amass credits. Keep in mind though, that to unlock the Homestead Oval for use in Quick Race, you will have to earn 3,000 RP in the Challenge Mode first. For further information, please see the Millionaire trophy.
Trophies earned in this step:
Millionaire
Shopaholic
Step 2: Challenge Mode
Hopefully by now you will have earned 1,000,000 credits and purchased a vehicle like the Ferrari SP 333 to tackle Challenge Mode with. Be warned, Challenge Mode can be quite the Challenge, as you will need to complete roughly half of the available races on Elite/Legend Difficulty in order to reach the 32,000 Race Points required for Challenge Dominated. You will also want to focus upon completing the 5 objectives for each stage as they each have their own respective Trophy reward. For more information as well as tips, please see the trophy description for Challenge Dominated.
At the end of this step, you should have earned:
Challenge Accepted
Passport Stamped
Up and Coming
Bound for Glory
Stage 1 Check
Stage 2 Check
Stage 3 Check
Stage 4 Check
Stage 5 Check
Challenger
Story of a Champion
Challenge Dominated
Step 3: Online
Here you will be trying to earn all the online trophies in one Online Event. You will need to make sure that you have a custom livery setup and applied to your car and have changed your nationality to something different from your opponent's. Once you have this set up, create a race on Homestead Oval and make sure you win.
In this step you should earn:
Stylin 'n' Profiling
Race Off
Show off (Supercar Challenge Only)
Continental Racer
Step 4: Miscellaneous Trophy Clean-up
With any luck, you will have earned a lot of these trophies simply by progressing through the game. However some will require you to go out of your way to earn them so make sure to check their trophy descriptions for more information.
At the end of this step you should have:
Credit Where Credit Is Due (
in Absolute Supercars)
Clean Credits
9 Lives
Crash Test Dummy
Not Counted Out
Glued To The Track
Lap Master
No Fear!
Circuit Challenge
New Style
HUD Zen
Looking Left
Who is the Fairest?
Wet Paint
Finished in First!
Solid Gold
Rebellious Victory (
in Absolute Supercars)
Supercar Superstar
At the end of all this, you will have:
Superstar
[PST Would Like To Thank chrisheadshot for this Roadmap]