Rumble Racing

Rumble Racing is a Mini-game in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix which can be played at Disney Town or at the Mirage Arena.

It consists of a fairly simple race through Disney Town on a Keyblade Glider, and includes shortcuts, speed boosts, ramps, and attacks from other racers.

Story[]

After receiving a Disney Town Passport from Ventus, Terra stops by at Disney Town. Just then, he sees a group of Unversed on the racing course of "Rumble Racing".

He attempts to pursue them only to nearly be run over by Pete in his vehicle, posing as "Captain Dark". Luckily, Queen Minnie alerts Terra just in time for him to avoid it. After being scolded by Chip and Dale for running onto the racetrack, which is against the rules, Terra explains that when fighting Unversed, you have to break the rules.

Terra Racer — Terra at Rumble Racing gates.

Chip and Dale angrily compare him to Pete, after which he appears in the guise of Captain Dark. Pete talks to Terra and runs away to prepare for his next race.

After Chip and Dale explain to Terra that Pete always breaks the rules while racing and needs to be stopped, they suggest to him to participate in the race as a means to defeat the Unversed and stop Pete without breaking the rules.

Participating in the race allows Terra to discover that he may not need to give in to the darkness in order to achieve his goals, and that following the rules may give him the same reward. He also receives votes from Chip and Dale for the Million Dreams Award.

Strategy[]

To win in Rumble Racing, you obviously have to shoot for first place. your main focus should be to go through as many booster rings as you can, as well as to avoid as many tornadoes as possible. Courses also contain shortcuts only accessible via booster rings.

When starting the race, push right the moment "GO" appears on the screen, you will gain a quick speed boost.

When you see "Locked On" or "Danger" at the bottom of your screen, press to defend yourself. You can safely ignore this if you obtain shields.

Throughout each course, there are shields you may pick up to protect you from other racers as well as tornadoes. As an added bonus, the shields hurt other racers on contact, acting like a regular attack.

While playing as Terra or Ventus, if you lock onto another racer and attack successfully you will gain a temporary speed boost. Aqua doesn't have this same speed boost but she has a longer ranged attack to compensate for it.

Controls[]

: Barrier
: Skid Charge (Terra)
: Air Gyre (Ventus)
: Wing Arrow (Aqua)
: Brake
: Accelerate
: Look Backwards

Characters[]

Terra: He is the fastest out of the three, and decent with turning. Although his attack, Skid Charge, lacks range, you can still hit enemies right beside you.
Ventus: He is the second fastest, and has superior turning over Terra, able to turn corners without slowing down. His attack, Air Gyre has slightly more range than Terra's. If enemies are within range, he can launch his Glider at the enemy.
Aqua: She's the slowest out of the three, and decent with turning, like Terra. She has Wing Arrow to make up for her slow speed. This attack has superior range compared to Ventus and Terra, the attack homes in on the enemy very fast.

Courses[]

There are four courses to play on and each has a different award for placing in the top three:

Courses	Prize for Top-Three Finish	Mirage Arena Target Time
Country Chase	Hi-Potion	5 laps in 2:30
Disney Drive	Fire Dash	5 laps in 5:00
Grand Spree	Aerora	5 laps in 5:00
Castle Circuit	Victory Line	5 laps in 5:30

Enemies[]

Glidewinder (Red)[]

Spin: While rushing, extends their arms and does a spin attack.
Fire: Shoot a fireball forward.

Glidewinder (Yellow)[]

Spin: While rushing, extends their arms and does a spin attack.
Thunder: A ring of light will follow opponents for 3 seconds, then drops lightning after 0.5 seconds.

Glidewinder (Blue)[]

Spin: While rushing, extends their arms and does a spin attack.
Blind: It will drop a black haze on the ground that disappears after about 10 seconds. When a player touches it, they will gain the blindness effect and their vision narrows to just themselves visible. When an opponent touches it, they will zigzag for 2 seconds.

Huey, Duey & Louie[]

Tailspin: While charging, they do a tailspin with their plane while rushing.
Missile : They hover for a brief moment before firing off a missile, Missiles will explode after hitting something, or after 1.5 seconds.

Captain Dark[]

Zigzag Charge: He gains a small burst of speed and charges in a zigzag formation.
Bomb Toss : He turns around and throws a bomb, it bounces 2 or 3 times before exploding, and it cannot be blocked.

Keyblade Gliders[]

The appearance of Keyblade Gliders changes when used in Rumble Racing.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

In the North American, PAL, and Final Mix versions of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep a new racetrack was added to Rumble Racing, for a total of four race tracks.