Elimination

**Elimination** is a game mode that is featured in Split/Second. It is featured in Season Mode, Quick Play and Multiplayer.

## Description

*"Last man standing wins. Racers are eliminated when the clock runs out - stay in the game!" -*Beta's description.

Elimination involves racers fighting against the clock to avoid being destroyed in last place. It is a high-octane type of game mode given that the urge to stay away from last place is prevalent. Powerplays and Route Changers are live during this game mode and can be useful to expand or close the gap between the player and other racers. Players will be taken out if they remain in last place for a set amount of time, and the positions will shrink after every elimination until there is one person left.

Due to the lack of hinderance this game mode provides, Elimination is available for all 12 tracks in the game. Instant Replays are disabled as a result of the on-going countdown timer.

## Gameplay

> *"When the timer hits zero, the last place car is eliminated. Use your racing skills to stay ahead of the pack. power plays are live - use them to slow down rival drivers!" -Pre-game description.*
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After a quick starting sequence, the player will always be set in last place (varies in Multiplayer Mode) and a countdown timer will appear on the top of the screen. The timer will start from 60 seconds and will decrease until it hits 0. This is for the player to have time to get ahead of the pack more freely or get into their comfortable positions to ensure survival.

After the first 60 seconds are up, the timer will now count down from 20 seconds and will continue from seventh place until the player or winner is left. If a player finds themselves in the last position, the screen will change color when the 10 second mark hits and a "DANGER" sign shows up, alongside the amount of time ahead your opponent is. On the failure of gaining a higher position, the player will be automatically wrecked and finish the event.

## In Season Mode

Elimination first appears in "Rigged To Blow" as the third and fourth events and has appeared in other episodes in the season for a grand total of **11** times. It appears more times than any of the other modes, disregarding the stapled Elite Races.

## Unlockable Stickers

Eliminator - Win your first Elimination event.Eliminator efficiency - Win an Elimination event by being in 1st place at each elimination.Rope-a-Dope - With 5 seconds or less on the clock, escape from last place and certain elimination.
## Gallery

Elimination Icon.Description.In last place.An opponent being eliminated.Elimination in the Beta's Front End.Beta's description.Opponent eliminated in Beta.( STAY OUT OF 2ND PLACE! )In Danger - BetaElimination in Quick Play
## Trivia

* Although it is never seen, Elimination has a set of **8** laps.
	+ This can be seen going through the game mode's parameters or listening to the soundtrack that plays during the event as tracks with a normal count of two laps tends to skip the lower intensities of the first lap.
* In the beta, there were slight differences:
	+ There was a message telling the player "STAY OUT OF (X) PLACE!" if they were ahead of the racer in last place.
	+ There was a camera called "EliminationSpline" and it has a camera zoom down the grid until it reaches the player's car.
		- With the beta files accessible, one can restore this sequence.
	+ When in danger of being eliminated in last place, the top and bottom of the screen will slowly become shrouded in a red color.
	+ The text "ELIMINATION IN:" was positioned above the countdown timer.