Wipeout 64/Weapons

When you fly over a weapon grid (these look like colored crosses on the track), a random weapon or power-up will be activated and the relevant icon appears on the top of the screen. You may press to use the weapon/power-up, or  to discard it. A spoken voice will warn you of weapons about to be used against your ship.

Super Weapons
Super Weapons are team-specific weapons that have the ability to do massive amounts of damage.

Cyclone
Cyclone increases the weapon power of all of your ship's weapons. When activated, the weapon icon on the top of the screen will flash. Cyclone is unlockable by completing all six of the Weapon challenges, and it can be enabled/disabled through the Options menu.