Hotshot Tales, Part 15: A Rare Triple Hit

Hotshot Tales, Part 15: A Rare Triple Hit

Barrel Barrage mode in Hotshot Racing allows you to hit multiple opponents with the same barrel if they are close enough to each other when one of them hits that barrel, and if all of them have 20 health points or less, you can get a rare simultaneous multi-kill. Usually, this kind of combo hit is limited to two opponents, but it's also possible, though much rarer, to hit three of them at once. Here's a recent example from a particularly crazy session.

Above, from top: A rare example of a triple hit (captured from various angles) during a Barrel Barrage in Hotshot Racing, on the first lap of a 7-lap slugfest on Heated Highway.

My first Barrel Barrage triple hit came after nearly an hour of trying, on Heated Highway (generally one of the most difficult tracks due to its narrow roads, short straights, and tight corners) - and after many fruitless attempts, I finally got it near the end of the first lap, with a direct hit to Xing's Sentinel, and Keiko's Super F-90 and Viktor's Blade also taking collateral damage due to both of them being close enough to the barrel when it detonated. I went on to win that race easily after every single opponent was eliminated due to excessive damage from barrel collisions, but getting the triple hit was a victory in itself.

In short, getting a triple hit in a Barrel Barrage is very difficult (and hence rare), especially in multiplayer, but whenever it occurs, you should always celebrate the occasion.