. ▁Some ▁die h ards ▁have ▁created ▁work ar ounds ▁for ▁this , ▁most ▁not ably ▁a ▁custom ▁modified ▁registry ▁key . ▁ ▁Game play ▁ ▁Play ers ▁control ▁a ▁" s led " ▁( called ▁a ▁cycle ▁in ▁game ), ▁which ▁is ▁basically ▁a ▁ro cket ▁with ▁small ▁wings ▁for ▁direct ing ▁the ▁flight ▁and ▁gra pp ling ▁hook s ▁mounted ▁on ▁the ▁sides . ▁These ▁hook s ▁can ▁be ▁fired ▁into ▁p yl ons , ▁mines , ▁sport ing ▁equipment , ▁bodies , ▁and ▁anything ▁else ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁gra pp led . ▁The ▁gra pp ling ▁hook ▁guns ▁are ▁fixed ▁to ▁shoot ▁out ▁hor izont ally , ▁ 4 5 ▁degrees ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁and ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁the ▁s led ' s ▁direction ▁of ▁motion . ▁The ▁player ▁can ▁tap ▁a ▁key ▁to ▁connect ▁the ▁left ▁gra pp le ▁line ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁one ▁and ▁fly ▁free , ▁leaving ▁a ▁clothes line ▁obst ruction ▁for ▁others . ▁Hence , ▁gra pp ling ▁hook s ▁serve ▁a ▁dual ▁purpose : ▁tight ▁turns ▁on ▁station ary ▁objects , ▁and ▁dis abling ▁compet itors . ▁S led s ▁also ▁have ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁receive ▁power - ups , ▁such ▁as ▁repair ▁and ▁speed ▁boost . ▁Gra pp ling ▁hook ▁project iles ▁and ▁c ables ▁are ▁also ▁mod ifiable . ▁ ▁The ▁s led s ▁first ▁available ▁to ▁the ▁player ▁have ▁only ▁minor ▁differences , ▁but ▁s led s ▁un locked ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁have ▁major ▁stat ▁advantages , ▁i . e