Alongside a highly diverse set of story missions, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight features multiple open-world activities, including the Driving Trials devised by Lucius Fox. These trials require you to clear a racing course within a strict time limit to earn a Gold Medal and the maximum possible Stud payout.
Achieving Gold isn't always easy, but with a few straightforward driving strategies, you will have no trouble doing so even on your first try.
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Mastering Boost
Vehicles in the game feature an acceleration mechanic called Boost bound to the Square / X / Y button. While it initially appears to be a short, single-use speed burst, you can hold the button down to maintain a permanent boost.
As such, mastering when to hold Boost and when to let go is extremely important for Driving Trials. As each checkpoint gate is clearly visible from a distance, you can hold down boost if the next gate is straight ahead.
Managing the Turn Indicators
The real trick to maintaining your speed in Driving Trials lies in how you approach corners. As you race through the course, keep an eye out for the direction indicators, which appear as three arrows.
Right before you reach these turns, let go of the boost button completely and steer directly into the curve. Letting off the boost gives the vehicle enough traction to glide through the turn smoothly without bumping into the environment or missing the turn entirely. With this strategy, you don't have to worry about using your brakes, which saves you quite a bit of time to get the coveted Gold Medal.
This concludes our guide. For more help, visit our LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Complete Walkthrough & Guide.
Guide based on a completed playthrough on PC at Dark Knight difficulty. Screenshots captured from the same version.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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