Boost at Start
In the beginning of every match when the clock counts down to one... quickly pull back on analog stick.. than throw it forward along with throttle (RT) in order to get a Turbo boost jump.
Glitches
Free Coins/Ducks
If you do a local multiplayer match with at least one other person (so two humans) and have all the human players select the rubber ducky this will deactivate the computer controlled boats AI and they simply sit there or putter in circles.
Unlockables
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Banshee Alternate Skin 1 - Think About | Win Paris Sewers Gauntlet |
| Banshee Alternate Skin 2 - Ludwig | Find all Seoul Stream hidden packages |
| Cutthroat Alternate Skin 1 - Corner Pocket | Win Xbox Live Multiplayer Paris Sewers race |
| Cutthroat Alternate Skin 2 - Sizzle | Win Storming Asgard Ring Master Expert |
| Cutthroat Alternate Skin 3 - Stripped | Find all Monster Island hidden packages |
| Damn the Torpedoes Alternate Skin 1 - Big Top | Win Lake Powell novice race |
| Damn the Torpedoes Alternate Skin 2 - Buzzed | Find all Tsunami Bowl hidden packages |
| Miss Behave Alternate Skin 1 - Four of a Kind | Win Storming Asgard Gauntlet |
| Miss Behave Alternate Skin 2 - Reno | Find all Storming Asgard hidden packages |
| Rad Hazard Alternate Skin 1 - All Your Base | Win Xbox Live Multiplayer Seoul Stream race |
| Rad Hazard Alternate Skin 2 - Hawkeye | Win Lost Babylon Ring Master Expert |
| Rad Hazard Alternate Skin 3 - Saturn X | Find all Area 51 hidden packages |
| Razorback Alternate Skin 1 - R.I.B.S. | Win Xbox Live Multiplayer Area 51 race |
| Razorback Alternate Skin 2 - Flower Power | Win Lake Powell Ring Master Expert |
| Razorback Alternate Skin 3 - Cold Fire | Find all Lost Babylon hidden packages |
| Thresher Alternate Skin 1 - Li'l Devil | Win Storming Asgard race |
| Thresher Alternate Skin 2 - Irie | Win Tsunami Bowl Gauntlet |
| Tidal Blade Alternate Skin 1 - Bad Luck | Win Seoul Stream Ring Master Pro |
| Tidal Blade Alternate Skin 2 - Razzle Dazzle | Find all Paris Sewers hidden packages |
| Vector Alternate Skin 1 - Pieces of Eight | Win Tsunami Bowl Ring Master |
| Vector Alternate Skin 2 - One Way | Find all Lake Powell's hidden packages |
Avatar Awards
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Hydro Thunder Hurricane T-Shirt | Receive 800 points from events. |
| Razorback Toy Boat | Earn 18,500 credits |
Tempest Pack D.L.C. Achievements
| Achievement | Description |
|---|---|
| Anchors Aweigh (20) | Jump through the hoop on top of the anchor monument in Bermuda Triangle. |
| Art Critic (20) | Smash 7 statues in the Atlantis Gauntlet before the timer reaches 50 seconds. |
| Collector (10) | Collect 110 hidden packages. |
Tempest Pack DLC Achievements
| Achievement | Description |
|---|---|
| Archors Aweigh [20] | Jump through the hoop on top of the anchor monument in Bermuda Triangle. |
| Art Critic [20] | Smash 7 statues in the Atlantis Gauntlet before the timer reaches 50 seconds. |
| Collector [10] | Collect 110 hidden packages. |
Achievements
| Achievement | Description |
|---|---|
| Cha Ching! (25) | Earn 5,000 credits. |
| Ding Dong (10) | Hit one buoy at every checkpoint while racing Lake Powell and still take first. |
| Golden Delicious (10) | Earn a gold trophy in every event in the Single Player game. |
| Humans Gooood (10) | Play a 4 way local Multiplayer race in which all the humans beat all the AI. |
| It's a Start (20) | Earn a bronze trophy or better on every track in Single Player Race Mode. |
| Loco For Thunder Pops (10) | Earn 100,000 credits. |
| Medal Master (10) | Earn a bronze trophy or better in every event in the Single Player game. |
| People Person (20) | Earn 10,000 credits playing online or local Multiplayer events. |
| Spare Change (35) | Earn 1,000 credits. |
| Special Delivery (5) | Collect 80 hidden packages. |
| Splish Splash (35) | Earn a bronze or better in any Single Player event. |
| Taste My Wake (10) | Take first in 10 online Multiplayer events. |
