While affected by the clock’s damage, racers cannot use or pick up Power-Ups. The N.Tropy Clock is a dastardly power-up that gives its user a temporary advantage – when triggered, every other racer on the course spins out and loses serious speed. Unfortunately, it cannot be combined with Turbo Boost chains to bank Boost Reserves, but if you punch it before rolling over a Turbo Pad, you’ll get an extra burst of speed! Trigger the Turbo power-up to roar ahead with a sudden, short burst of speed. Uka Uka Masks appear for villains, such as Cortex. Pssst! Aku Aku Masks are for hero characters, such as Crash. The Mask lasts a few moments longer when you use it while holding 10 Wumpa Fruit. While the mask is swirling above your kart, you cannot be damaged by a power-up and unlike the Power Shield, it doesn’t disappear when you hit a power-up or bash an opponent. When you have 10 Wumpa Fruit, the Power Shield turns blue and doesn’t run out until you either crash into a rival kart or a power-up, such as a Bowling Bomb or Tracking Missile.Īku Aku Masks are awesome power-ups that not only give your kart a speed boost, but also render your racer temporarily invincible. You can also use the Power Sheild offensively by running into rivals while its deployed or throwing it forward as a weapon by pressing the power-up button again. Power Shields protect your kart from incoming power-ups for a few moments, such as Missiles, as well as traps laid on the course, like Beakers and TnT Crates. Now victims of the Beaker not only spin around, but they must deal with a little storm cloud that slows them down for a few seconds – and whatever power-up they were carrying is replaced with a random new power-up. But if you have 10 Wumpa Fruit before dropping a Beaker, it turns red.
When a racer runs into a Beaker, they spin out of control, losing precious time. Beakers are green phials that can either be dropped behind or launched ahead of your kart.