Skills

In Downhill Domination, each riders have their own skills, showing their strength and weakness. There are four skills in total: speed, sprint, combat, and tricking. 
Skills can be viewed by pressing the square button when highlighting a rider on the selection screen. They're shown in bars, with ten bars being the highest, and one bar being the lowest.
==Speed and Sprint==
===Speed===
The average cycling speed for each rider. It’s worth noting that the speed level itself doesn’t determine how fast a rider will be. A rider with balanced speed and sprint level will be quicker than the one who doesn’t. Another determiner is the bike’s stats. While players can experiment with the fantasy riders, the pro riders can only use their assigned bike(s), thus giving them less options.
===Sprint===
Sprinting gives the rider a boost of speed. It can be done by double tapping the X button or pressing the R3 button when the Energy Meter is filled with at least one bar. Energy can be filled via earning points (tricking, combat, etc.) or grabbing an Energy pickup. Energy also recharges faster if the rider's Trick Meter is full.Downhill Domination: Instruction Manual (North American, p. 6). Sony Computer Entertainment America.
Riders with higher level will sprint efficiently, on the other hand, riders with lower level will “tire out” quickly.
===Speed/Sprint Comparison===
Below is a list of riders with their speed and sprint level put together for comparison.
Rider 	Speed	Sprint
Ajax 	6 	6
Cosmo 	9 	6
Jonnie 	8 	3
Kalolo 	10 	1
Mai 	3 	9
T-bag 	4 	7
Drud 	7 	5
Rakel 	10 	2
Brian Lopes 	5 	10
Eric “E.C.” Carter 	6 	10
Missy "The Missile" Giove	2 	8
Richie Schley 	5 	5
Tara Llanes 	4 	4
Naoki Idegawa* 	5 	5
Kineticlops 	1 	4
==Combat==
Combat can be utilized to advance the race with more ease. By pressing the square button or the circle button, the rider can perform some nasty attacks that will knock their opponents out (doing this in real life will get you disqualified). Points earned from combat will boost the rider's energy and upgrade their combat level. It also will be converted into cash after the race.
There are five levels of combat in the game, where the rider will start with Punch. Combat can be upgraded by earning points (as mentioned before) or grabbing a Combat Upgrade pickup. Combat will downgrade one level when the rider crashes.
Level	Combat Type 	Description
1 	Punch 	
The rider throws a punch towards their opponent’s face, making them lose balance.
Grants 50 points for each attack.
2 	Kick 	
The rider kicks their opponent’s bike, making them lose balance.
Grants 100 points for each attack.
3 	Hip Check 	
The rider sways their bike towards their opponent’s, knocking them out.
Grants 200 points for each attack.
4 	Stick 	
The rider jams a stick into their opponent’s wheel, throwing them off their bikes.
Grants 300 points for each attack.
If no opponent is nearby, the rider will swing the stick aimlessly. Any unlucky rider who happens to get close to it will be knocked out.
5 	Water Bottles (3)	
The rider chucks a water bottle towards their opponent, knocking them out.
Grants 400 points for each attack.
Water bottle restocks after a successful hit.
Combat downgrades one level if all 3 throws are misses.
Unlike the other combat type, this can only be done towards the opponent who’s in front of the rider. It also auto-aims; the opponent will be flashing red when on range.
Having the highest combat level, Kalolo and Rakel can knock out a rider with a single punch. However, the levels are disregarded in the Moshbowl mode, where all riders are all equal in strength, presumably to make the gameplay fairer. 
Rider 	Combat
Ajax 	4
Cosmo 	3
Jonnie 	6
Kalolo 	10
Mai 	8
T-bag 	4
Drud 	5
Rakel 	10
Brian Lopes 	1
Eric “E.C.” Carter 	5
Missy "The Missile" Giove	8
Richie Schley 	6
Tara Llanes 	7
Naoki Idegawa* 	6
Kineticlops 	9
==Tricking==
Tricks can be performed in midair by pressing combinations of the shoulder buttons and the triangle button. Successfully landing a trick will give the rider points that can boost their energy and upgrade their combat level. The points gathered from tricking will also be converted into cash after the race.
Tricks can also be “superstyled” by pressing the triangle button, which adds more points to the base. Each riders also have their own signature trick that's worth 1000 points, which can be performed when their Trick Meter is full.
A rider with a higher skill level will be more agile in performing tricks, thus earning more points than the others.
Rider 	Tricking
Ajax 	9
Cosmo 	6
Jonnie 	5
Kalolo 	2
Mai 	10
T-bag 	10
Drud 	5
Rakel 	3
Brian Lopes 	8
Eric “E.C.” Carter 	4
Missy "The Missile" Giove	4
Richie Schley 	7
Tara Llanes 	6
Naoki Idegawa* 	7
Kineticlops 	10
===Glossary===
Base: Points earned from performing tricks without “superstyling” them.
Combo: Multiplier earned from performing chains of tricks.
Extreme: Multiplier earned from performing flips and/or spins.
Hold: Points earned from holding tricks.
SS: Points earned from “superstyling” tricks.
Total: Amount of points earned in one jump.
==Notes==
*Replaces Richie Schley in MT Bikers: Bakusō Mountain Bikers.
==References==
Category:Game
Category:Game Mechanics