10 Genius Hidden Mechanics In Video Games
3. Reserves Help You Maintain A Boost Longer - Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled
Much like the main platformer franchise, Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled is a surprisingly complex and challenging game, filled with difficult-to-master mechanics, some of which aren't even explicitly relayed to the player at all.
The key to victory lies in mastering the game's Turbo Boosting mechanic, where you can chain skills together to achieve different-coloured boosts, leading up to the super-fast Blue Fire boost (affectionately called "Ultra Sacred Fire" by fans).
Maintaining the Ultra Sacred Fire boost is incredibly difficult, and reliant on how well you're able to get to grips with the hidden reserves mechanic.
You're able to build up invisible boost reserves by chaining together Power Slide Turbos, Hang-Time Turbos, Turbo Pads, and Turbo Power-Ups, which for skilled enough players will basically allow them to keep the Ultra Sacred Fire boost going potentially indefinitely.
This is absolutely behind the curtain and yet a crucial technique to learn if you're serious about competitive online play.