Disney Speedstormfeatures several powerups, or Skills as the game calls them, that can help players gain speed, fill their boost gauge, protect themselves from opponents, or disrupt their rivals. Unfortunately, the game doesn’t really explain what each Skill does. This wouldn’t be a problem for a newMario Kartgame since most gamers already knowwhat all of the powerups in theMario Kartfranchise do, butSpeedstormis brand new. There are eight Skills in total, each with two or three possible ways to use them. There is also one skill available to everyone that acts as a catch-up skill.
Every skill inDisney Speedstormcan be used in at least two different ways. Simply tapping the skill button will use the skill’s basic form, but holding it will unleash a charged form with a different effect. Some Skills can also be released behind the player for yet another effect, meaning that the eight skills can actually produce more than 20 different effects depending on how they are used.
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Bomb
The first Skill inDisney Speedstormis Bomb, and it doesn’t take much to figure out how this one works. The bomb explodes on impact and stuns any racers it hits. Hitting enemies with any Skill that stuns themfills the boost gauge inDisney Speedstorm.
Boost
The Boost skill looks like a lightning bolt and can be used in two ways.
Cloak
The green skill that looks like a Jellyfish is called Cloak. Players can use it one of two ways.
Fire
Fire is a powerful damaging skill that has three different potential applications.
Hack
The Hack powerup looks like two purple arrows. Using this powerup disrupts opponents by flipping their screen and reversing their controls.
Rush
The Rush powerup gives players an immediate burst of speed. There are two different ways to use the ability.
Shield
The Shield powerup is also fairly straightforward, but surprisingly it does have an offensive use. This one is particularly useful inDisney Speedstorm’s competitive multiplayer modes, where opponents are more likely to stun the player.
Shot
The red, spinning discus Skill is called Shot, and it stuns enemies that it hits.
Teleport
Teleport looks like a clock and is available toall racers inDisney Speedstorm. It can only be obtained if the player is in last place and a fair amount behind the rest of the crowd.
It’s worth noting that each character only has access to four of these skills. For example,Goofy can only use Hack, Rush, Shield, and Shot. In addition to these Skills, each racer has a unique skill that they unlock when the player reaches star level two. Each of these skills has a Tap effect and a Charged effect and are described in detail in each character’s skill menu.
Disney Speedstormis in early access now on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
