Drive Mad guide: balance through all 10 levels

01Finish on your wheels, not just beyond the flag

Drive to the finish with the truck supported and reasonably upright. Flying past the flag does not itself complete the course. Falling off the track or remaining overturned ends the attempt. There is no life limit, and completing a level unlocks the next one.

Hold Right, D, W or X to drive forward; hold Left, A, S or Z to reverse. On touch screens, hold the two direction buttons. Release to ease off. In the air the same controls rotate the body: forward raises the nose, reverse lowers it. Small taps are easier to judge than holding a correction through the whole jump.

02Separate the approach, takeoff and landing

Build speed on supported ground, then reduce input as the truck leaves a ramp. Watch the chassis angle instead of the spinning wheels. If the nose keeps climbing, try a short reverse input; if it drops too steeply, try a short forward input. Release and observe the response before correcting again.

R restarts the attempt. P or Escape pauses, and F requests fullscreen. After a crash, change one thing at a time: the run-up, release point or air correction. Holding both direction buttons cancels the directional input. It is not an extra brake or jump command.

03First practice: the short opening jump

Level 1 has a starting straight, an upward ramp and a broad landing platform. Use the straight to build momentum; ease off near takeoff and aim to land without a large nose-up angle. If the truck reaches the platform but rolls over, changing the landing angle is more useful than adding speed.

Level 2 starts much closer to its ramp. Reverse onto the starting ground, then drive forward to create a longer approach. Do not reverse indefinitely: the left edge is also a fall boundary. Compare the two attempts by where you release the throttle, not by how long you hold it everywhere.

04A different decision for each of the 10 courses

Use these cues as practice goals, not fixed timings. A bouncing suspension or a different approach changes the next landing.

1. 1 · Tiny Leap

   Get a clean takeoff from the first ramp. Release near the crest and watch whether the truck lands too nose-high before changing the run-up.

2. 2 · Reverse Trap

   Back up to gain approach distance. Start forward while still on stable ground, then ease off as the ramp launches the truck.

3. 3 · Wobbly Bridge

   Twelve linked planks move under the wheels. Keep a measured pace and avoid abrupt reversals that turn the bridge's bounce into a jump.

4. 4 · See-Saw Rescue

   The long board pivots around its center and the exit is higher. Move your weight along it gradually, observe the tilt, then cross toward the exit without a sudden acceleration.

5. 5 · Falling Road

   The suspended planks fall shortly after contact. Make your plan before entering, keep moving across them, and save the landing correction for the final ramp.

6. 6 · Square Wheels

   Square tires and alternating bumps make the chassis pulse up and down. Apply short inputs while the wheels regain support instead of forcing speed through every bounce.

7. 7 · Elevator Ride

   Enter the platform slowly and settle near its center. It pauses at each end of its travel; leave when it lines up with the upper track rather than driving off midway.

8. 8 · Conveyor Chaos

   The three belts run backward, forward, then backward. Watch their arrows and compensate for lost or gained speed before the launch ramp; one constant input is hard to judge.

9. 9 · Moon Jump

   Lower gravity extends the air time across two gaps. Use shorter corrections and stop rotating early enough to land on the intermediate platform before setting up the next jump.

10. 10 · Mad Gauntlet

    Cross the moving bridge and reach stable ground to activate the checkpoint. Next comes a falling road and the final jump. Practice that second half from the checkpoint, then choose From start for a gold-eligible run.

05Fix the cause of a crash

A short landing usually calls for a better approach; a roof-first landing calls for less rotation. Do not solve both by holding forward longer. On moving platforms, wait for support and alignment when the surface permits it. On falling planks, waiting is exactly the wrong response.

Gold requires finishing from the start within the level's displayed target. A checkpoint restart on level 10 keeps accumulated time and removes gold eligibility for that run. Clear the course first, then use From start to work on the medal. A checkpoint is a practice tool, not a shortcut to a faster record.

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