ChristianR

iTrader: (1)

Instead of doing the whole game in silver, then going back and doing gold and then Platinum, I am redoing each stage until I get plat. Haven't got very far yet though, anyway.

Anyone have any tips? as the first cone challenge, I have managed to get gold, but cannot for the life of me get Plat - anyone done it?

Jake

The cone challenges are all about keeping the combo meter up all the time!

Download anyone of the ghosts and what that for tips on points.

Kenny_Boy

I've been trying to go thru on platinum but it is SO HARD!!! Some stages I've left it at gold!

BlackStar

I managed to get the plat in sports compact on the cones. As Jake said, you need to finish the whole race in one combo.
I finished all in silver and am trying all in plat now. Gold is kinda easy but have much trouble getting plat though.

JohnMcC

Cone challenges can be a pain in the butt imo. As has been said a couple of times, the secret is to keep the combo going for the whole attempt. As has also been said, using the ghosts can be good for picking up tips.

I havent played it for a while but IIRC you lose the combo after a couple of seconds or so. On some courses, the cones are just far enough apart that you will lose the combo - so initiate a little slide. It doesnt have to be big (although obviously the bigger it is the more points you will get) - but really it just has to be big enough to register some points. This will keep the combo going.

On some courses the cones will be far enough apart so that you have to be driving really well (ie good line at full pelt) to make it to the next cone without losing the combo.

With a bit of practice you should soon learn where the trouble areas are (ie where the cones are a difficultly placed) and hence where you may have to do a little slide or something.

Other than that its just practising and getting the best line so as not to hit anything!