Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled

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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 795 Ratings

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  1. BloodyHellMate
    Aug 2, 2019
    0
    Activision-Blizzard pulled a Blops4: they waited about a month to rack up goodwill reviews, then injected egregious, anti-consumer microtransactions after the overwhelming majority of people were done reviewing the game, and after promising not to add MTX. This is a long-standing pattern of behavior for them. NEVER trust an Activision-Blizzard product and their lies.
  2. siglerj
    Apr 19, 2020
    3
    The game is fun for like ... 20 minutes... And the microtransactions are horrible
  3. lazycomplife
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    Activision is one of the greediest companies in the gaming industry and they added microtransactions to this game after the game launched. Activision lays off huge numbers of people even when they make record profits. Activision also does not pay taxes and they receive money back from the government, meaning our tax dollars directly go to Activision whether we want them to or not.Activision is one of the greediest companies in the gaming industry and they added microtransactions to this game after the game launched. Activision lays off huge numbers of people even when they make record profits. Activision also does not pay taxes and they receive money back from the government, meaning our tax dollars directly go to Activision whether we want them to or not. Activision is a terrible company and they soured this otherwise decent release, like they do with nearly every game they release. Stop supporting this terrible company.… Expand
  4. 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
  5. Genesis26
    Apr 6, 2020
    0
    Beenox micro transaction destroy the classic ctr ! Add classic mode in arcade mode for recreate de classic ctr with skin and kart! Game is faithful and good i rate this game 0 only for microtransactions
  6. Deaky
    May 6, 2020
    0
    This was by far the most soiled game ever and anyone who disagrees fight me my name is Chris McPhee and psn name soul-hybrid just adding in characters that wasn’t in the original game might as well add in Donald trump next , but I’m still going to whack out my credit card on them micro transactions and bash it off with all the kids that play it because it is a kid game being a 31 year oldThis was by far the most soiled game ever and anyone who disagrees fight me my name is Chris McPhee and psn name soul-hybrid just adding in characters that wasn’t in the original game might as well add in Donald trump next , but I’m still going to whack out my credit card on them micro transactions and bash it off with all the kids that play it because it is a kid game being a 31 year old still attending download festival and Leeds festival with all the kids I feel my point is still valid… Expand
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. Mindurbidniss
    Mar 22, 2023
    0
    Post release microtransactions. A tactic where devs choose to wait until reviews come in to add in their greedy microtransactions to further drain the consumer after they've already paid full price for the game. A disgusting trick that ruined this remake of a classic.
  10. 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
  11. 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.
  12. TimeTeller
    Jul 10, 2020
    1
    Piggybacking off the name of better games before it, "Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled" highlights the decline of quality and player enjoyment that gaming has suffered over the last two decades.

    The graphics are nice for the most part, however they are lacking in personality and character - think back to the cartoony expressions featured in 2003's Crash Nitro Kart, which were more in    Piggybacking off the name of better games before it, "Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled" highlights the decline of quality and player enjoyment that gaming has suffered over the last two decades.

    The graphics are nice for the most part, however they are lacking in personality and character - think back to the cartoony expressions featured in 2003's Crash Nitro Kart, which were more in line with the franchise. Tracks and worlds look like generic, "Realistic 4K HD Remaster™" scale-ups that have no flair or life to them.

    The music is rather unremarkable, rearranged recordings of the classic CTR/CNK themes with worse instrumentation and overall not as good as the original soundtracks.

    None of that is as big of a problem as the gameplay and mechanics; it is very clear that Beenox was not the right studio for a racing game (hint; this is the Skylanders and current Call of Duty studio) and they were only picked because Activision, the current rights holders for Crash Bandicoot, directly own Beenox instead of the company that would have been the right choice, Vicarious Visions.

    The engine that Beenox coded for Nitro-Fueled is a poor imitation of the previous games, with very jank physics, freak occurrences (being pushed down by Sewer Speedway's cylindrical walls, wall hitboxes being further out than the wall itself, etc.). But the worst aspect is how they botched the Power Slide mechanic; when you successfully boost, your kart is shifted toward whichever side you are holding the analog stick as opposed to pushing forward like in CTR. This severely affects the ability to pull off strategies that were possible in the original games, for example, you'll go to power slide toward a shortcut and instead you fall sideways into a pit.

    The online multiplayer is a joke and a waste of time, all online matches are console-to-console and Beenox does not run dedicated servers for this game. The effects of this show when you place, say, 2nd in an online race, watch the standings for a bit, and see that you've dropped down to 5th despite clearly finishing in 2nd. And have no doubt, you will see virtually all players picking the same character and kart. Most online races are inhabited by sweats trying to get the latest tournament rewards...which brings me to the most disappointing aspect of this game.

    In further mockery and insult of the CTR veteran's intelligence, the developers at Beenox attempt to distract you from these glaring flaws with ugly karts, skins and stickers that you can unlock through Fortnite-style grinding mechanics. Several characters are locked behind limited-time tournaments that quickly devolve into little more than grinding for XP and in-game currency. You are also encouraged to subscribe to PlayStation Plus, Xbox Live or Nintendo Switch Online as the amount of XP and in-game currency earned is dramatically less if you play offline. You are enslaved to a cycle of nonstop currency grinding to unlock a character or kart setup that earns you just slightly more XP and currency than before in the hopes of unlocking characters from the tournament.

    But don't worry! In this $40 game, you always have the option of purchasing microtransactions if you don't want to become enslaved to nonstop online races on the same track every time that you will be disconnected from, or won't even join because lobbies keep dropping out.

    Compare this to the original CTR or CNK's way of unlocking characters; completing challenges that test your skill. Clearing Gem Cups. Defeating N. Tropy's ghosts. You were never trapped in a nonstop XP grinding cycle to unlock characters, you never had to spend extra money, and success led to an actual sense of "pride and accomplishment"...I guess the qualifications for that have lessened.

    If you haven't already, stay far away from this cash-in.    … Expand
  13. 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
  14. MickeyFinn
    May 20, 2023
    0
    Sorry but i've tried pretty much evry racing game on the ps. This one was given as 'better' than Mario Kart by some random website. That will teach me.. NOTHING beats Mario Kart. This one has the same issues (or i have same issues with)as most, view angle is awful, the kart hides the track in front.. most of the time you can't see which way to go. And the loading times are awful. HugeSorry but i've tried pretty much evry racing game on the ps. This one was given as 'better' than Mario Kart by some random website. That will teach me.. NOTHING beats Mario Kart. This one has the same issues (or i have same issues with)as most, view angle is awful, the kart hides the track in front.. most of the time you can't see which way to go. And the loading times are awful. Huge disappointment… Expand
  15. f_torres
    Nov 13, 2022
    0
    This is the worst game of all time because it has microtransactions. I don't care about anything else in the game the microtransactions just make me so angry and you won't like me when I'm angry. GRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!
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#22 Best PS4 Game of 2019
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#25 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2019
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#13 Most Shared 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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