Power ups (Rainbogeddon)

Power Ups are objects spawned into level in Rainbogeddon. They are spawned into help the player, and can be used to kill enemies or for other uses. They can be strengthened by picking up several of the same power up.

Overview
Power Ups are encountered by being spawned into the level, often in random spots the player can get to. Each level has a certain number of Power Ups that can be spawned, never all Power ups being able to be encountered. Power Ups only effect the player, and upon being gone though a sphere will rotate around the player, and the Power up's effect will be activated. Most power ups are used for attacking purposes, while a few are used for defensive purposes.

The sphere that rotates around the player indicates what level the weapon is at. Picking up a Power Up that the player currently has will increase the Power Up one level, the highest level a Power Up can reach being level 3. A Power Up that gains a level will be strengthened, its power or effect being increased as it gains a level. If the player picks up another Power Up different that the one they currently have, the levels the player has gained with the previous Power Ups will be lost. All Power Ups start at level 1, some Power Ups capable of harming the user.

The box a Power Up appears as before being picked up appears as a block with a pink outline, the icon of the Power Up being in the middle. Power Ups will shift between light blue and light pink when not picked up. A Power Up willy disappear after some time. An obtained Power Up will also give the player more health.

Heart
Heart us one of the six Power Ups in Rainbogeddon.

Appearance
Heart's box icon is a heart.

Game information
Heart increases the users rate of movement (speed) when obtained.

Level 1
When first obtained, the player will move a little bit faster. Often times the increase is not noticeable.

Level 2
The player after obtaining another Heart power up will have their speed doubled.

Level 3
The Player moves 3 times faster as they did before. This is very noticeable, as the player now moves faster than most enemies, the likelihood of being trapped by enemies being very low.