o , ▁and ▁Dr . ▁W ily , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁few ▁of ▁W ily ' s ▁Rob ot ▁Masters . ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁characters ▁poss esses ▁an ▁inn ate ▁ability ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁attack ing ▁other ▁drivers ▁during ▁the ▁race . ▁A ▁gauge ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁screen ▁will ▁repeatedly ▁charge ▁and ▁allow ▁for ▁another ▁special ▁power ▁when ▁fired . ▁For ▁example , ▁M ega ▁Man ▁has ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁shoot ▁small ▁project iles ▁from ▁his ▁vehicle . ▁When ▁the ▁weapon ▁gauge ▁completely ▁fills , ▁the ▁player ▁can ▁un le ash ▁a ▁much ▁larger ▁and ▁more ▁destruct ive ▁bl ast . ▁ ▁All ▁the ▁race ▁tracks ▁are ▁l itter ed ▁with ▁ha z ards ▁and ▁other ▁obst acles ▁that ▁range ▁from ▁street ▁con es ▁to ▁giant , ▁walking ▁M ets . ▁R ather ▁than ▁avoid ing ▁them , ▁players ▁are ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁make ▁contact ▁with ▁them . ▁Running ▁through ▁or ▁destroy ing ▁ten ▁of ▁these ▁ha z ards ▁with ▁a ▁weapon ▁will ▁give ▁the ▁player ▁a ▁special ▁item . ▁These ▁items ▁have ▁various ▁effects ▁such ▁as ▁giving ▁the ▁player ▁a ▁shield ▁or ▁dis abling ▁other ▁drivers ' ▁weapons . ▁Win ning ▁races ▁in ▁the ▁game ' s ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁mode ▁lets ▁the ▁player ▁select ▁a ▁specific ▁part ▁( engine , ▁wing , ▁t ire , ▁or ▁body ) ▁from ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁track , ▁allowing ▁for ▁the ▁custom ization ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁performance ▁and ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁chosen ▁character ' s ▁vehicle . ▁ ▁Development