Beach Buggy Racing Tips, Cheats and Strategies

Beach Buggy Racing is Vector Unit’s follow-up to Beach Buggy Blitz, and as its name suggests, it leaves endless running driving behind in favor of actual racing. With a variety of challenging and graphically lush courses, a bevy of unlockable drivers and just the right amount of challenge, it’s kart-style racing at its free-to-play finest – and our Beach Buggy Racing Tips, Cheats and Strategies will help you pull ahead of the competition.

Learning to drive is actually pretty simple since the accelerator is always on. All you’ve got to do is steer and brake, and there’s a minimal need for the latter on many of the courses. Ah, but there’s a catch. Sometimes five catches, in the form of other drivers who aren’t afraid to play dirty when it comes to keeping you from crossing the finish line first. How can you maximize your race tickets and give yourself the best chance at unlocking more drivers and cars as quickly as possible?

• Remember that your driver ability can only be used once a race. Early in the game, that’s not an issue, and you can probably use it as soon as it seems helpful. Later, you’ll get into longer, multi-lap races, and you’ll want to save it for when the hour is darkest, like it was the Matrix of Leadership in Transformers: The Movie.

• There are achievements for running into stuff. Usually, you want to avoid smashing into things, as it slows you down. But the game has cumulative awards for smashing things like seagulls and plam trees, so if you can already tell that you’re not going to finish in the money, it might be a good time to just smash whatever you can until the race ends, working toward some precious Gems.
• You can, and probably should, replay races you’ve already beaten. Beach Buggy Racing isn’t the kind of game that requires excessive grinding, but it’s quite possible that just going through all of the races in a series won’t leave you with a car fast enough to win the boss race. There’s no shame in replaying some earlier races, even those for which you’ve earned three stars, to pick up some extra coins.
• When in doubt, Top Speed is always the best upgrade. Self-explanatory? Maybe a little. You’ll actually want a well-balanced buggy to drive, so all of the attributes are important, but in a game when there are many ways to fall behind, you need the raw speed to catch back up to the pack.

• Don’t be afraid to burn through power-ups that won’t help you in your current race position. For example, the oil slick isn’t much use when you’re in last place, nor is the Firework doing much good when you’re out in front. Just activate useless power-ups as soon as you’re able; that way you’ll free up the space for something you actually want when you hit the next question mark.
• Sometimes, hands off the wheel is the way to go. Several power-ups and driver abilities either spin you around or make it more difficult to steer. The best way to deal with these is just to avoid steering at all, if you’re in a part of the course that allows it, and wait for the negative effects to wear off. Slowing down to a crawl might even be an option if it keeps you from zooming out of bounds or off in the wrong direction.
• Save that shield for the end. The Basic Shield is a great tool when you’re in the lead, especially since the AI drivers love to snipe you with power-ups just as the finish line is in sight. If possible, save your shield for the very last portion of the final lap. It’ll save you from heartbreak.

• The Grease Monkey isn’t a horrible proposition. It’s usually a bad deal to spend premium currency on a temporary boost in any mobile game, but there are enough ways to earn Gems in Beach Buggy Racing that the extra oomph you get from the Grease Monkey could be worth it. Consider his services if there’s a boss you can’t seem to beat.
• There’s a premium option that disable all ads and gives you unlimited tickets. Obviously, that means it’s no longer a free-to-play game, but if you don’t mind spending a few bucks, you can have a totally different experience. It’s up to you whether ot not it’s worth it.

Nick Tylwalk

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Nick Tylwalk enjoys writing about video games, comic books, pro wrestling and other things where people are often punching each other, regaardless of what that says about him. He prefers MMOs, RPGs, strategy and sports games but can be talked into playing just about anything.