Crash Nitro Kart

 GameCube
Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
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  1. Yahoo!
    80
    Younger players out there will get a kick out of the solid controls and bright environments, while more advanced players can appreciate the challenge and depth of the included boost system.
  2. GameSpot
    75
    This may be a touch disappointing to hardcore fans of "Crash Team Racing", but anyone looking for a solid kart racer should be quite pleased.
  3. IGN
    74
    A solid adaptation of a PSOne game. The problem is that the same exact game has been made dozens of times and CNK does very little to further the cause. It's a kart racing game like any other.
  5. Weekly Famitsu
    68
    7 / 6 / 7 / 7 - 27 [Vol 183; 16 July 2004]
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  6. Nintendo Power
    68
    The karts are fast and the power-ups are creative. [Feb 2004, p.148]
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  7. Play Magazine
    67
    It's all a little generic and heavily recycled, but the powerslide system from "CTR" pulls it together. [Dec 2003, p.85]
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  8. NintendoWorldReport
    65
    A pretty generic kart racer that is enjoyable, but flawed where it counts: the racing. It's a little too easy to win races, and once you beat it all, there's very little for you to keep coming back to.
  9. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    57
    The gameplay feels nearly identical to "Crash Team Racing's" (PS1), even down to the speed-boosting wumpa fruits, so if you loved it before, you'll still love it, and if not...not. [Jan 2004, p.110]
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  10. AceGamez
    50
    It just doesn't have that extra degree of enjoyable gameplay, innovation, audiovisual nuances and addictiveness to make it a serious contender in what is now a very saturated and cutthroat gaming genre.
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  11. GameNow
    33
    First of all, there's the asinine boost system. As in the previous game, you must link powerslides to keep your boosts going, forcing you to keep your kart at a 45-degree angle during races. Blech.

Awards & Rankings

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#73 Best GameCube Game of 2003
56
#56 Most Discussed GameCube Game of 2003
53
#53 Most Shared GameCube Game of 2003

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 20
  3. Negative: 2 out of 20
  1. DarCbrGr
    Jun 26, 2021
    7
    I remember loving this as a kid, but now I just find it enjoyable and nothing more.
  2. Crashloxx
    Jan 6, 2020
    10
    Muy bueno el juego, mejor historia que CTR y pistas muy creativas cómo por ejemplo Avenida electron
  3. Bbplayer
    Jan 3, 2019
    8
    A childhood fun racing game. A nice story too! They make the actual story interesting which not many racing games will do.
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