You’ve got to be much more skilled in order to get them all.”

“But, if you want the challenge, you can also just go for the yellow or blue rings. “These routes all overlap, so you can get scores by switching between routes,” says David. In the Score Attack mode, you get to choose between different routes marked by rings - the level of difficulty and point value indicated by their colour and decreasing size: green for easy, yellow for middling, blue for hard. We ended up leapfrogging each other with our best times!” So we sent over a video of how to do those shortcuts - that’s when the competition really ensued. “We put the map into test with the Microsoft Test Team,” recalls David, “and though the test team loved it straight away, we had some of the senior members at Microsoft complain that some of the shortcuts were actually impossible. You’ll need to keep an eye out for those shortcuts - some aren’t obvious at all, and may take a fair bit of practice to master. I had a chat with 4J’s art director David Keningale and level lead Michael Hansen about the mode and launch track. Check out our channels on Beam or Twitch.

You can watch us livestream the game mode TODAY at 4pm BST (8am PDT).

This update also boosts the number of PS4 and Xbox One players possible in both Glide and Battle up to 16, and all platforms get a more spacious lobby, too! Careful study may reveal sneaky shortcuts to refine your runs, so keep your eyes peeled! You can choose to beat your personal best in solo play, pit your wing-skills against other players online, or - on Xbox One and PS4 - take a swing at the all new Glide leaderboards. Strap on a pair of elytra and hone your swooping skills on an exhilarating aerial track - the first in a series of free tracks to be released.īeat the clock in the Time Attack mode, using thermal drafts and speed boosters to your advantage, or go for points in Score Attack by hitting all the hoops. It’s called Glide and it’s designed to test your aeronautical skills to the very limit. We’ve got a pretty swish update soaring onto consoles tomorrow, bringing with it a free, all new Mini Game.

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