Weapons in Crash Team Racing

The following is a list of weapons available in the game. CPU drivers can only use Tracking Missiles, Bowling Bombs, Explosive Crates and N. Brio's Beakers.

Tracking Missiles

• Normal: Fires a tracking missile locking onto the closest driver in front of you. If it hits, the enemy kart will tumble and crash. When you are being tracked by one, a cross-hair appears on the back of your kart as the missile hunts you down. You can avoid getting hit by waiting for it to get very close and then placing a TNT, Nitro crate or N. Brio's beakers. Can be picked up either as a single item or as a group of three.

• Juiced Up: The missile moves faster and is more accurate.

Bowling Bombs

• Normal: Roll these bombs at karts in front of or behind of you to make them tumble and crash. They only roll straight ahead or straight back so aim carefully before release. You can explode the bomb before it hits something else by pressing 'O'. Can be picked up either as a single item or as a group of three.

• Juiced Up: The bomb has a bigger blast radius, which is useful for sending up to three or more players flying.

Power Shields

• Normal: The green shield protects the player from being hit by a weapon for a few seconds once activated. The shield will disappear after a few seconds, or when a weapon or other driver makes physical contact (with the latter making said driver tumble). The player can fire the shield like a bomb at another player. When the player gets another shield when they already have the shield pressing the circle button again will make the shield wear off. Pressing it again will use the other shield.

• Juiced Up: The shield is now blue and lasts forever until hit by a weapon or fired like a bomb at another player.