Drome Racers is a futuristic combat racing game based on the 2002 LEGO (Drome) Racers toy series. Drome Racers combines on- and off-road racing in cars that mimic their LEGO counterparts with entirely new concepts.
The Career mode is the focus of the game, in which the player assumes the position of Max Axel, the driver of the newly created Team Nitro, one of the six racing teams in Drome, a massive elliptic racing arena featuring a variety of natural and urban settings. All drivers engage in a series of linked races called Multi Challenge Races (MCR). A drag race establishes the pole position at the start of each MCR, while the work and delay at which the driver approaches the starting line in the following races are governed by the results of the previous race. As a result, whoever wins the last race of an MCR wins the MCR itself. There are 9 familiar tracks available, each with A and B versions (up to half of the track can alter) and the ability to go forward or backward, resulting in four different ways to drive on each channel. There are three MCR categories: Novice, Intermediate, and Expert, with the first MCRs in each category unlocking additional tracks. There are also different times of day and weather conditions.
Individual drivers will challenge Max to race in all four circuit configurations after a specific number of MCRs. Finishing fourth or better (or simply first in challenges) gets upgrade points (which can be spent to increase the engine, turbo, aerodynamics, tires, and armor) while completing specific MCRs or tasks awards build tokens (which may be used to unlock new cars). Except for manual-only drag cars, all vehicles can be driven with automatic or manual gear changes.
There are health and weapon powerups, as well as accelerator pads, scattered throughout the races. Each automobile has four health measures; the less health it has, the slower it becomes, and if it loses all of the measures on the health meter, some (non-essential) parts may fall off the car. Various weaponry contributes to the arcade character of the game by assisting drivers in maintaining their place or pressing forward.
Rocket, a retired driver who organizes practice and challenge sessions and provides tips on game mechanics; Shicane, the team’s mechanic who informs Max of upcoming races and manages the garage (cars, upgrades, and unlocking); and Slot, the analyst who follows Max’ statistics and allows saving/loading of Career mode progress, join Max in Team Nitro. They help Max win the 2015 Drome championship and dethrone Team Exo Force’s current champion, Sever.
Aside from Career mode, players can select Arcade mode and Quick Race mode (the same as Arcade but with randomized settings). These modes only include tracks unlocked in at least one saved game from the Career mode and can be played in local split-screen multiplayer by one or two players.
