Pac-Man World Rally

Time your acceleration press at the start line and earn an added boost out of the gate. Press and hold the acceleration button on the second yellow light during the starting countdown.

Pac-Dots are released onto the track when the player makes contact with a Power Pellet. Collect Pac-Dots by driving over them to fill your Pac-Mobile Meter. When your Pac-Mobile meter is full, you will be prompted to press the button to activate the power-up. Once you transform into the Pac-Mobile, all other racers turn into blue ghosts and can be gobbled up to earn ghost currency. If another racer activates the Pac-Mobile, your character will turn into a blue ghost and you must try to avoid being eaten.

By collecting fruit off the track during a race, you can unlock Fruit Shortcuts. When you spot a door marked with a Cherry, Grape or Watermelon, you will need to collect the corresponding fruit to gain entrance to that shortcut. To release fruit onto the track, make contact with a Fruit Key. When triggered, the Fruit Key will release fruit onto the track in different locations. When you have collected the required fruit, the Fruit Shortcut will open up for you as you approach it.

Press and hold the R1 button to Power Slide. Power Sliding will help you get around tight corners without slowing down by going into a controlled slide. Your power slide will upgrade automatically the longer you hold it and will reward you with a short speed boost when you release the R1 button. Whenever you Power Slide, you are filling up your Guardian meter. When the meter is full you will earn a Guardian. A Guardian gives you a boost in speed and invulnerability for a short time. Three Guardians can be held in inventory and used strategically, by pressing the ⦿ button.

There are 2 kinds of the Guardians, depending if the driver is a "good" or a "bad" guy. The good characters get a Guardian Angel that flies above their kart, creating a force field to protect them from harm. The bad guys get a Guardian Devil for the same purpose. The Guardian is an extra bit of protection that you can use at any point to help protect you from hazards, power-ups and other dangerous situations.

Press and hold the R1 button to perform a power slide, which helps you take tight turns without slowing down and can provide a short burst of speed when released. Maintaining the slide for an extended period improves it and increases the speed boost.

Performing a power slide fills your guardian gauge, and when full, you gain a guardian that provides a temporary speed boost and invulnerability. There are two types: Angel Guardians for 'good' characters and Devil Guardians for 'bad' characters, both offering protection from dangers.

The Black Pac-Bomb is a modernized version of the Green Pac-Bomb. It can fire at a maximum of three targets and destroy an attack zone upon detonation.

Siria breathes her cold breath behind a player to produce blocks of ice that land behind the kart she protects. Unsensitized players who hit the blocks will be frozen and must frantically press the button.

Mr. Pac-A-Lot is a very powerful defensive weapon, being the only upgrade that can take multiple hits. He uses a large shield to deflect upgrades and possesses a sharp sword with which he flattens his opponents.

When deployed, the Galaga ship will perch in front of the kart and act as an automated turret. It will automatically fire at any weapon or trap in your path, at another character and at an unused weapon on the opponent's kart.

This weapon does not deploy or fire at opponents, but plants a large banana at the front of the kart, which can be used as a ram. Players must crush their opponent with the front of the kart to inflict heavy damage.

This weapon deploys only from the front, launching one rocket at a time. These rockets travel very fast, are not self-guided, and explode on contact.

Cherry bombs deploy only from the rear. Large cherry mines will be projected behind the kart, causing heavy damage to anyone who drives over them.

This weapon deploys forward only and fires multiple spring-loaded grape grenades that explode when their timer runs out. The bombs must bounce once before exploding, ideal for bouncing off a corner wall or for being launched from a ledge.

This weapon is used for forward deployment only and fires Pac-Points in rapid succession.

This weapon is an area-of-attack deployment, which strikes all nearby karts with a sonic charge, inflicting damage.

This weapon is used for forward deployment only, and launches a single homing strawberry missile. Upon detonation, it can hit multiple targets, causing splash damage.

This weapon projects watermelon seeds. The seeds are very fast and have a long range.

The health kit will fully replenish your life gauge and the Pac-Shield will protect the player from danger for 10 whole seconds.