Level 13
Now You’re Playing with Power
POWER-UPS can be found in every genre of gaming, from driving to puzzle games to action-adventure games to shooters. They are dropped by defeated enemies, hidden in treasure chests, and sometimes just lying all over the place in the middle of the road.
A well-designed power-up is concentrated action. A player only has to touch it to become energized to move at lightning speeds, blow up the world, and return from the dead! The great thing about a power-up is its effects are immediate: who wouldn’t want to immediately gain awesome power?! The only downside is that its effects are usually temporary, so use that power wisely.