As you do this, a meter in the corner of the screen will fill up and turn red, where the smoke from your exhaust will turn black. To enter a Power Slide, hold one of these buttons down when you land on the ground whilst turning. Do this off of jumps to help getting a Hang Time Turbo when you land it will be bigger the longer you are in the air. Press this button while on the ground to Hop. Hop / Power Slide / Power Slide Turbo PS4 If you have no Power-Up equipped, pressing this button will honk the horn, which has no gameplay functionality outside of being cute. Lastly, you can Detonate a Bowling Bomb Early by pressing this button after throwing it foward, great if your throw was slightly off. You can also Throw a Shield by pressing this button after activating it. You can also use this button to Get a Pickup Early by skipping the slot machine reel after you drive through a ? Crate, which is helpful in sticky situations. Powerups like Shields, Turbos and Invisibility meanwhile will be activated the instant you press the button Weapons such as Tracking Missiles and Bowling Bombs will be fired forward, while defensive items like Explosive Crates and Beakers will be dropped behind you.

The effect will depend on the type of Pickup.

Hold it forward to throw Beakers ahead of you, or hold it backward to toss Bowling Bombs behind you. The Left Stick is also used for Alternate Weapon Throws. You can Reverse if you hold the Left Stick down while not using the Accelerate button. You can also use the Left Stick to adjust the curvature of your Power Slide, but you'll spin out if you steer for more than five seconds into the turn. Your kart's ability to turn will be affected by your character's Turn stat.

Turn / Reverse / Alternate Weapon Throw PS4 Use them on the tightest turns in the game, such as the trio on Turbo Track or the last turn on Hot Air Skyway. If you Brake whilst turning, you'll perform a Brake Slide, which are tighter than Power Slides but not as fast. You can also get a Turbo Start by pressing this button on the start line or when being dropped off by Aku Aku/Uka Uka: you'll get a boost if the meter is red when you get going, and you can hit this button multiple times to 'rock' the meter further up for a more powerful jumpstart.īraking slows your speed, which is helpful in avoiding obstacles and walls if the situation arises. You'll want to be holding this button down practically all the time during most events, except when you need to do a Brake Slide. Accelerating is of course how you move forward.

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