Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled

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6.9

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  1. M3wThr33
    Dec 31, 2020
    4
    This is not a polished title or a fun one. The difficulty level is ridiculous, especially for a cart game. There's no tutorial mode other than some sloppy cutscenes. It just drops you in and wishes you well. Easy mode is too easy and medium is maniacal.
    The core gameplay is to literally just chain boosts, constantly. If you mess up, you have to restart the race. There's no mercy. That's    This is not a polished title or a fun one. The difficulty level is ridiculous, especially for a cart game. There's no tutorial mode other than some sloppy cutscenes. It just drops you in and wishes you well. Easy mode is too easy and medium is maniacal.
    The core gameplay is to literally just chain boosts, constantly. If you mess up, you have to restart the race. There's no mercy. That's not a fun time.
    It's just not a fun gameplay loop and they do nothing to tell you how to play.    … Expand
  2. RoboSparkle
    Jul 30, 2019
    4
    Really well put together and a great remake. However, the game was designed from the ground up to be a grindfest unless you make a bunch of microtransactions to buy Wumpa coins, which really isn't appropriate for a full-price game marketed to children and nostalgia lovers. Very disappointing as it would be a contender for best game of 2019 without that but Activision just inflating theirReally well put together and a great remake. However, the game was designed from the ground up to be a grindfest unless you make a bunch of microtransactions to buy Wumpa coins, which really isn't appropriate for a full-price game marketed to children and nostalgia lovers. Very disappointing as it would be a contender for best game of 2019 without that but Activision just inflating their review scores artificially demonstrates that they know this is a reprehensible and predatory practice but choosing to do it anyway. I'll be returning my copy soon as feel completely missold on this.… Expand
  3. raphael_mcz
    Feb 28, 2021
    4
    Os loadings sao intermináveis, impraticável jogar. Demora cerca de 45 segundos entre as corridas, e ainda tem loading pro podio no online. Ridículo.
  4. Jtubb
    Apr 2, 2023
    4
    I started playing this game again on PS5. Graphically it’s amazing. Bring back all the feels from playing on the PS1. The load times a vastly improved over playing on a PS4. Especially playing with friends locally. However, the game just isn’t enjoy playing locally by yourself. The difficultly is very frustrating not to mention the insane rubber banding the cpu characters get over you. IfI started playing this game again on PS5. Graphically it’s amazing. Bring back all the feels from playing on the PS1. The load times a vastly improved over playing on a PS4. Especially playing with friends locally. However, the game just isn’t enjoy playing locally by yourself. The difficultly is very frustrating not to mention the insane rubber banding the cpu characters get over you. If you hit one level hazard and or hit by the CPU you may as well restart the race - you have zero chance of winning.
    I saw that the game will no longer be receiving future updates and that is a shame. Looks like the devs were only interested in the micro trans, sad. This game probably would have been more successful if the game play was the priority.    … Expand
  5. Brodecai
    Aug 8, 2019
    4
    Let me start by saying that the boys at Beenox did an outstanding job at recreating this game from the ground up. So much care was put into the designs of the tracks and making the characters so much livelier. The game gets an A+ in that department. Sadly, to many gamers' dismay, Activision announced that they would be implementing micro-transactions in what was supposed to be a fun,Let me start by saying that the boys at Beenox did an outstanding job at recreating this game from the ground up. So much care was put into the designs of the tracks and making the characters so much livelier. The game gets an A+ in that department. Sadly, to many gamers' dismay, Activision announced that they would be implementing micro-transactions in what was supposed to be a fun, re-imagining of a fan-favorite classic. Also keep in mind that in a developer interview, it was CLEARLY stated this game would be free of micro-transactions. So the dev was either completely out of the loop or he was lying through his teeth. Activision is very crafty-they figured they could avoid negative press at launch by waiting until reviews come in before deciding to implement micro-transactions; thankfully, many of us have caught wind of this tactic and are calling them out on their bs.

    Yes, I know that "Wumpa coins" can still be earned by grinding through the various game modes, but they are dispersed at a slow rate for offline users (I don't pay for PS plus, but apparently the coin dispersal amount is higher). And by the time you actually rack up enough coins, the costume/kart/character that you had your eye on will have most likely disappeared for the month since with the addition of the "grand prix", prizes are rotated every month. This means there is a higher chance desperate gamers will give in and whip out their credit cards.

    The video game industry is undoubtedly the biggest it's ever been. And I get that developers work hard and deserve to get paid. But, microtransactions are just pure greed. You ARE NOT paying for new content. The data for the skins/weapons etc are in the game's files. At least some companies like Nintendo charge for DLC that's separate from the base game and that were developed after the game's release.

    Ultimately, this game is a lot of fun and is a pretty solid kart racer to play with friends. But, when it comes to unlockables, this game is a total grindfest. Again, I hate to give this game a low score when most of it is done so well, but it's more about sending a message to Activision and any other money-milking company out there.    … Expand
  6. J6018
    Aug 9, 2019
    4
    Fantastic game, but I cannot support predatory practices and shoving micro transactions into a remake of a twenty year old game. It’s honestly disgusting that Activision would do such a thing, and previously my rating for this would have been a 9. It’s a shame corporate greed has ruined a once treasured franchise, and makes me worry for the future of Crash. Shame on you Activision....shame.
  7. iNZANE0ne
    Jan 9, 2020
    4
    Fun game ruined by probably the most greedy and underhanded implementation of microtransactions ADDED POST RELEASE MIND YOU! I'd go as far as to say it's insidiously evil.
  8. Fana-du-jeu
    Jul 1, 2020
    4
    Le jeux est pas trop mal , mais les micro transactions après la sortie du jeux c'est franchement dégueulasse , il devrait être retiré pour escroquerie
  9. darkly77
    Jun 15, 2023
    4
    The game itself is good. But the load times are unbearable, around 45 seconds each. Most levels are finished in a few minutes. I actually timed them, and for every hour of playtime, I was spending 15mins watching a loading screen.

    It's also stuffed with greedy microtransactions, and only has the campaign from the first game. So all the levels from Nitro Kart (the 2nd game) can only be    The game itself is good. But the load times are unbearable, around 45 seconds each. Most levels are finished in a few minutes. I actually timed them, and for every hour of playtime, I was spending 15mins watching a loading screen.

    It's also stuffed with greedy microtransactions, and only has the campaign from the first game. So all the levels from Nitro Kart (the 2nd game) can only be played in the Arcade or Online modes, despite them having a Story mode in the original Nitro Kart. They could have taken the time investment that they put into microtransactions, and used it to add the missing campaign instead. But they chose the option that favors the publisher, not the player.    … Expand
  10. Kaprawiec
    Jun 24, 2019
    3
    Overhyped game. Graphics are ok. The rest is just bad:
    Driving, especially drifting mechanics are unintuitive - just straight bad, to start sliding you need to hop and hold drift button, which usually ends on the wall. And even if you manage to drift AI enemies will speed past you because of idiotic handicap - even if you drive faster kart and drift they magically end in front of you -    Overhyped game. Graphics are ok. The rest is just bad:
    Driving, especially drifting mechanics are unintuitive - just straight bad, to start sliding you need to hop and hold drift button, which usually ends on the wall. And even if you manage to drift AI enemies will speed past you because of idiotic handicap - even if you drive faster kart and drift they magically end in front of you - and thats on normal. I spent a lot of time playing Mario Kart and am quite good at it, won with gold all of the hardest races, but in here I struggle hard to win second story (!) race, I ended on 2nd or 3rd place almost 20 times before I managed to win - I was so mad, that if I hadnt bought digital version I would take it straight back to the store. If you have bad start you can insta-restart the race because there are literally 0 chance to win.
    Well A.I. races aside, I bought it to play it with my wife online - another surprise - You can't! There is only local split-screen, but if You want online You have to do it solo - I wasnt aware of it, so if Youre like me - dont buy it. I had countless hours of fun playing split screen online in mario kart on switch, so I was sure that it will be the thing in a game for PS4, but sadly not an option.
    Besides, tracks are visually nice but quite boring, and the music is awfull.
    So yeah, if You only own Playstation You can say its better than Mario Kart (which is quite dumb, ppl write CTR > MK but obviously didnt play MK so where does this comparision come from?), but if Youre like me and own both platforms, then sorry but Mario Kart is way better.
    I wasnt hyped for it and I didnt play the original so no nostalgia factor in my case. And dont get me started about the time when I read about "nintendo fanboys" from a guy wih "GodPlaystation" nickname... I actually like playing games, doesnt matter on what system - I own them all (except xbox, I have good PC :P). This game feels like copy-paste from MK, but just a bit inferior in almost every way, which resulted in huge disapointment because I bought it from impulse of seeing all those optimistic reviews.    … Expand
  11. Megakrage
    Sep 8, 2020
    3
    The single player content is nothing but frustrating. the tracks are not made to how the karts handle and the annoying rubberbanding the cpus do it out of hand. especially during the objectively cheap bosses. i loved the crash remakes. but ctr is just not fun to me. it only makes me mad and thats not good for a game to have. also the loading times are abysmal.
  12. Bene86
    Jul 26, 2019
    3
    Ok, CTR ist ein sehr guter Kart-Racer, keine Frage. Wenn man nur eine PS4 oder Xbox besitzt, kann man mit gutem Gewissen zugreiffen. Ich selbst habe das Spiel rund 40 Stunden gespielt und es hat Spass gemacht.

    Im direkten Vergleich mit Mario Kart, verliert es aber leider ganz klar. Da ist zum einen die wesentlich schwächere Soundkulisse, die uninspirierten Charaktere, wohl hübsches aber    Ok, CTR ist ein sehr guter Kart-Racer, keine Frage. Wenn man nur eine PS4 oder Xbox besitzt, kann man mit gutem Gewissen zugreiffen. Ich selbst habe das Spiel rund 40 Stunden gespielt und es hat Spass gemacht.

    Im direkten Vergleich mit Mario Kart, verliert es aber leider ganz klar. Da ist zum einen die wesentlich schwächere Soundkulisse, die uninspirierten Charaktere, wohl hübsches aber oftmals auch etwas langweiliges Streckendesign, einfallslose Powerups und lediglich 30FPS, was ein no-go für ein Racing-Game sein sollte. Hervorzuheben ist die gut gemachte Singlekampagne und die durchaus schöne Grafik. Aufgepasst, ich schreibe hier vom Direktvergleich. Gäbe es Mario Kart nämlich nicht, könnte man dies ganz anders betrachten und zweifelsfrei wäre es das Kart-Game NO1. Allerdings muss das Spiel sich den Direktvergleich schon gefallen lassen, ist es doch mehr oder weniger eine 1:1 Kopie.

    Meine uneingeschränkte Empfehlung hat jeder Sony- und XBOX Jünger.
    Switch-Besitzer greifen unbedingt zum Original.    … Expand
  13. mamaxxex
    Jul 24, 2019
    3
    I'm a fairly decent gamer, above casual. The medium setting for adventure mode is a tad bit ridiculous and doesnt make sense at times how much it favors the NPC. I wouldn't even want to see what hard is like. Glad I only rented the game and didnt waste my money.
  14. siglerj
    Apr 19, 2020
    3
    The game is fun for like ... 20 minutes... And the microtransactions are horrible
  15. ebru
    Jul 31, 2022
    3
    CTR (1999) is one of my childhood games and one of my favorites.

    Then talking about this CTRNF, my first impression of playing this game in one month was EXHAUSTING, BAD, HORRIBLE, UGLY and DILEMATIC. 1. BAD: Loading is very long, on PS4 Slim it can take 40 seconds to 1 minute. 2. HORRIBLE: the jump button is delayed, and the car feels FLOATING (6 months later my friends    CTR (1999) is one of my childhood games and one of my favorites.

    Then talking about this CTRNF, my first impression of playing this game in one month was EXHAUSTING, BAD, HORRIBLE, UGLY and DILEMATIC.

    1. BAD: Loading is very long, on PS4 Slim it can take 40 seconds to 1 minute.

    2. HORRIBLE: the jump button is delayed, and the car feels FLOATING (6 months later my friends recommended Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to me and Boom, this CTRNF game is getting worse and worse. The way the MK8D runs feels intuitive and soft as seen from the responsive tire suspension to the road, response to the turbo, respond when walking on water, when turning and so on) makes this CTRNF gameplay feel outdated. The only advantage of this CTRNF gameplay is that when jumping the animation of the car is made flex, perhaps to cover the shortcomings of the way the car runs, then from the way of jumping which reaches a higher height than MK8D and it is destroyed due to the DELAYING JUMP BUTTON.

    3. EXHAUSTING: the price of one character is 2500 wumpa coins, cars can be more, single player on Electron Avenue is only 80 wumpa coins, when you are disconnected from the internet you can't get wumpa coins at all, of course also can't access the store.

    4.UGLY: without internet makes character lists, cars, paint, tires, and stickers look VERY UGLY. Imagine the moment when Activision no longer supports this game and you are too lazy to grind, the list of car characters and others looks more and more destroyed (MK8D's decision to unlock Items from the first time and make Grinding easy, it was a very right decision).

    5. DILEMATIC: The only thing this game is proud of is the graphics, and even then it's not enough because it runs at 30fps on the base model PS4 (dude, MK8D runs at 60fps on the Switch). And that's also what makes you feel bad to uninstall this CTRNF, Remake of this game is very beautiful and also bad.

    Conclusion: if you are a fan of Crash, please note that Crash was originally created to copy the Mario franchise and its Mario Kart. CB, CB 2: Cortex Strikes Back, CB 3 Warped and the ending is CTR on PS1. The Crash franchise has an identity crisis, which is why Sony is selling it.

    the creation of the next games from Crash on the next generation console starting from the PS2 gives the impression that this franchise is forced to continue its work when it is not necessary.

    Original CTR is much better than CTRNF, graphics are not the most important.

    There is something in the past that is better in the past    … Expand
  16. Sky-Line___
    Dec 6, 2019
    2
    Bought this game to play online with my friends, but Activision decided to gear it with past century servers. My friends and I cannot join each other. We bought this game to play together, might not be everyone's case but the online features of the game were the primary incentive to buy for us. We know the fun of the game, we appreciate the new tracks, but we didn't buy this to playBought this game to play online with my friends, but Activision decided to gear it with past century servers. My friends and I cannot join each other. We bought this game to play together, might not be everyone's case but the online features of the game were the primary incentive to buy for us. We know the fun of the game, we appreciate the new tracks, but we didn't buy this to play everything solo.

    I know Activision has the means to provide solid servers. Just look at Modern Warfare. There is not a single problem to join anyone on that game, even if you have Strict NAT, everything goes super smooth. That should be a standard for any game in 2019.    … Expand
  17. Vanta77
    Aug 14, 2021
    2
    The worst part about this game that unfortunately ruins the experience is the horrendous loading times, even when playing with friends locally you have to wait so long for each track, cant believe they didnt fix that like they did with N-Sane Trilogy. Both game started with terrible loading times but the trilogy was fixed, this game was not.

    The online problems are way too many to make    The worst part about this game that unfortunately ruins the experience is the horrendous loading times, even when playing with friends locally you have to wait so long for each track, cant believe they didnt fix that like they did with N-Sane Trilogy. Both game started with terrible loading times but the trilogy was fixed, this game was not.

    The online problems are way too many to make it a great game: Terrible matchmaking, its P2P so the host has the best ping and the others usually have latency, especially since its regional as well so it can be very hard to find lobbies. Also you have to wait so long for each track, then everybody leaves and another 10minutes to wait for the next 2min track.

    On top of that there are easy cheats/exploits in the tracks that the developers have not fixed which bluefire nerds take advantage of and beat the levels sometimes in seconds. And if the host leaves everyone disconnects.
    I could say so many other things about the online but this is quite a bit but Activision added microtransactions and made it EVEN harder to collect coins so thats great.
    For a nostalgic game that has always been one of the best racing games ever made and in my opinion the best kart racer on the planet (original CTR) this release is ridiculously disappointing.

    Positive things: Only thing that makes this game stand out is the remade story mode and the amazing graphics while racing, its also great how many updates have been made that added so many characters and maps to play. If the loading would be better i would give it 8/10 - It is after all the main reason why the playerbase for this game is dead, the matchmaking and overall loading times needed to be addressed, also just an update for the MP - Tournaments/Online Cups, just anything really...    … Expand
  18. awesomekratos12
    Aug 1, 2019
    2
    WOW! This remake is incredible. The driving is spot on and the sense of speed is great. Not only is this an absolutely brilliant remake, but it's also getting a bunch of free dlc starting July 3rd. We're going to get a new track each season which are actual new tracks and never seen before in previous games, as well as new characters and karts. Also the game is 100% microtransaction freeWOW! This remake is incredible. The driving is spot on and the sense of speed is great. Not only is this an absolutely brilliant remake, but it's also getting a bunch of free dlc starting July 3rd. We're going to get a new track each season which are actual new tracks and never seen before in previous games, as well as new characters and karts. Also the game is 100% microtransaction free if you're worried about that. If you played this game back in the day, it has been masterfully recreated and is more than worth the money. For newcomers who have never played it before, it is enough to rival the best mario kart games and in my opinion actually surpasses them.

    Edit: Microtransactions are being added on August 2nd. Score has been dropped 8 points.    … Expand
  19. FixPlzBeenox
    Jul 6, 2019
    2
    "We have fixed the Save Corruption Glitch"
    Uh, no. You have not. Time Trial mode is STILL bugged and can corrupt your save, so I recommend staying away from Time Trials at the moment. I lost everything this morning, having earned N. Tropy 2 nights before, and now he is gone. Fix the game and I'll rate this higher.
  20. ElHussler
    Aug 8, 2019
    2
    I'm so disappointed. This game is beautiful, amazingly crafted and feels so good to play. However the egregiously scummy, anti-consumer decision made by Activision to patch in microtransactions after lying and saying they wouldn't makes my skin crawl, and it's only a few weeks after release! Now there's no warnings on physical copies warning parents or those with issues surrounding impulseI'm so disappointed. This game is beautiful, amazingly crafted and feels so good to play. However the egregiously scummy, anti-consumer decision made by Activision to patch in microtransactions after lying and saying they wouldn't makes my skin crawl, and it's only a few weeks after release! Now there's no warnings on physical copies warning parents or those with issues surrounding impulse purchasing/gambling.

    This sets a horrible precedent and should be regulated    … Expand
  21. bnr
    Aug 24, 2019
    2
    8/10 game, 10/10 scam
    Get rid of the [expletive, expletive, expletive] Wumpas already!
    Make CTR great again!
  22. Rotcher
    Feb 12, 2020
    2
    I expected more driver differences speed wins, having so many visuals just for the micro transactions ruins it all... Getting bonus points fron equipping specific content is dump, why do I need a collection if you are going to limit me to 3 colours and 6 grand prize characters + 3 cars. UNHAPPY UNHAPPY UNHAPPY
  23. Gamemonster
    Jun 24, 2019
    1
    Those who are used to smooth 60fps from Mario kart 8, sonic team racing will hate playing this game at 30fps.
  24. duddo
    Sep 13, 2019
    1
    Game aimed for small kids with microtransactions that were added post launch - after all reviews were out. Unforgivable practice. Please, do not buy this game.
  25. mirg
    Jul 31, 2019
    1
    You know, I thought that this game was great before. But now after they allowed 'Wumpa Coins' to be bought with real money? This game is perfect! Now I can finally relive my nostalgia while also spending real life currency on digital items that should be only earnable for those that worked for them. It's a dream come true.
  26. Littlemeister
    Aug 2, 2019
    1
    Micro-transactions post launch, bussnesspractices that need to change. Otherwise a good game.
  27. toisen
    Aug 26, 2019
    1
    I just don't get it: they remade a classic game, then added a cosmetics shop with rotation of items from the release with promise not to add micro transactions, but slowed down progression so you can't get all items from the shop, and after 2 months they added micro transactions "because people wanted to have more in-game currency". The only conclusion I have from this situation is thatI just don't get it: they remade a classic game, then added a cosmetics shop with rotation of items from the release with promise not to add micro transactions, but slowed down progression so you can't get all items from the shop, and after 2 months they added micro transactions "because people wanted to have more in-game currency". The only conclusion I have from this situation is that Activision think that I'm brain dead...
    Since start the game wasn't in a healthy state: there is ton of bugs (damn, I couldn't even launch arcade mode because the game refused to submit at preferences menu), dead online (I have to wait about 5 minutes to get a game with 3-4 people in it while there is 8 slots, so there is no fun at all) and 30 fps for racing game (Mario Kart 8 running on Switch with 60 fps and has better graphics). And now instead of actually fixing the game they bringing micro transactions to game with E10+ rating despite the promise not to do that, which pissed people off! The game is another try to monetize nostalgia, that's it.    … Expand
  28. Khalidhamid
    Jun 22, 2019
    1
    It's a bad copy of mario kart and didy kong racing every thing took from these to games shame on you Activision
  29. Super_Nintendo
    Jun 21, 2019
    1
    Game very overrated in its day and it was a mediocrity and a copy of Diddy Kong Racing
    Pros
    Nothing
    Contra
    30 fps in 2019 & characters without charisma
  30. Suicine94
    Jun 23, 2019
    1
    Online broken and unplayable,
    - cant see your opponent as they teleport around
    - items are invisible
    - game will say you coming 1st and not register opponents times
    - freezes your ps4
    - get kicked from lobbies
    - lobbies cant connect.
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#22 Best PS4 Game of 2019
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 75 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 72 out of 75
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 75
  3. Negative: 0 out of 75
  1. VG247
    Sep 18, 2019
    80
    Nostalgia might well have carried this one through, but in truth it doesn’t need it: this is a great game that has for the most part aged remarkably well, with the visual upgrade and other tweaks serving to make absolutely certain it’s worth the price of admission; I just wish the AI didn’t sometimes feel so cheap. It’s rare that a game can be as good as it was 20 years ago in a modern re-release – but this classic kart racer manages it.
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  2. Game Over Online
    Aug 20, 2019
    93
    Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled is just about perfect at what it’s trying to do. The redone adventure mode is a blast minus the grind required to get coins to unlock stuff, and the core gameplay has been refined. This results in the best-playing Crash racing game ever and yet another top-shelf kart racer. Right now, the genre is as big as it’s been in 20 years, with Sonic, Mario, and Crash all competing at stores and the best thing for players is that you can’t go wrong with any of them. Crash offers up a tremendous game overall and it’s definitely an experience I would put above Team Sonic Racing, but ever so slightly behind Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
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  3. LaPS4
    Aug 13, 2019
    87
    Crash Bandicoot and company return to the track driving their karts, now completely remodeled and ready to compete in the current generation of consoles. A title a little demanding but very beautiful, totally recommended to play with friends and relive those wonderful moments of our childhood.
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