Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled

 PlayStation 4
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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 795 Ratings

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  1. coolbigandy
    Aug 1, 2019
    0
    Nice and fun Racing game but since they added micro transactions i cant recommend this game any more
  2. 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
  3. ReadyFight
    Jul 31, 2019
    6
    Activision brings back another title from the past with the help of Beenox Studios development creating the original trilogy of the spin off racing games for the action platformer Crash Bandicoot, enter Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled, the next nostalgia title that i will stop playing after a few days.

    the gameplay is back and better than ever, the graphics are polsihed and colourful,    Activision brings back another title from the past with the help of Beenox Studios development creating the original trilogy of the spin off racing games for the action platformer Crash Bandicoot, enter Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled, the next nostalgia title that i will stop playing after a few days.

    the gameplay is back and better than ever, the graphics are polsihed and colourful, the soundtrack is a nice edition and the roster is filled to the brim with mainstage heroes, villians and other less known characters, but that's where i fall off, my disinterest is not because its a bad game per say, its just that, i played this when i was much younger, its been more than a decade since i played the original games and it was very much the same game back then as it is now, i lacked the knowledge of whats considered a great title and now i look at my library and see so many other games that interest me so much more.

    when Naughty Dog made the original Crash games, they were aiming for a specific age group, they grew up and now Naughty Dog are making games for that same group, i'm never buying a remake ever again.

    (not gonna mention the micro-transactions, i don't play the game anymore)    … Expand
  4. Halivan12
    Jul 31, 2019
    0
    Added microtransactions post launch, unforgivable business practice that I cannot support. Do not buy this game.
  5. JigglyPenguin
    Jul 31, 2019
    0
    Don't buy this game, they snuck in horrific microtransactions post launch, as Activision normally do.
  6. 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.
  7. ludoFile
    Jul 31, 2019
    1
    Trash game full of microtransactions. To make it worse, Activision added the microtransactions AFTER professional reviews went live so that the reviewers would give this game an artificially inflated score.
  8. 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
  9. PC1978
    Jul 8, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best racing game out there. Great fun and the Grand Prix addition is awesome… Expand
  10. Xepher54
    Jul 27, 2019
    7
    Im really enjoying this game but theres few misssteps in this game. I'll start obviously with the pros:
    -Graphically the game is well done , tracks , characters and story mode are truthful to the original with a brand new, colorful and good looking graphics.
    - the costumization is somewhat deep, with alot of karts, skins, paints and so on. - Adding all CTR NK tracks was the best idea to    Im really enjoying this game but theres few misssteps in this game. I'll start obviously with the pros:
    -Graphically the game is well done , tracks , characters and story mode are truthful to the original with a brand new, colorful and good looking graphics.
    - the costumization is somewhat deep, with alot of karts, skins, paints and so on.
    - Adding all CTR NK tracks was the best idea to have more tracks, and are also well done and designed.
    - 10/10 Nostalgia feels.
    BUT
    here's all the cons from a advanced player prospective:
    -physics obv are different, and so are jumps, collisions, hitboxes and so on. I know that is likely hard to keep everything like the original, this is a minor con and you have to get used to it.
    - Some tracks have a really BAD collisions or poor design decision like the Sewer track where you can hit the pipes at the sealings if you jump too high or going too fast; also the shortcut is really buggy.
    - We're in 2019 now, I dont like the idea characters are stricked to default stats... Id love to play other characters but their stats are very bad and Im used to advanced chars... Id like to play Tawna with the same feeling I'm playing Ami, Crunch and Peta Penguin.. So make the player decide with stats preset use for each character.
    - ONLINE EXPERIENCE IS KINDA BAD. Lag because this game is based on P2P and to avoid having too much lag, the matchmaker looks for players near you, physically. Lobby crashes too often. Items , weapons and so powerup need a whole rebalance because at their state, theyr good only for single player and with other 3 players locally. Having 8 players spamming stuff is tremendously annoying.
    - So no skilled based matchmaking, If youre really good at the game, you're gonna win very easily and casual ppl will eventually quit the lobby(MAKE A SKILL BASED MM, REMOVE THAT P2P CRAP).
    - And finally, I dont like the way the gran prix is introduced. At first I was very excited but soon i realised that is just a way to grind ALOT to get all the rewards and even its leaderboard is based on GRINDING and not rewarding the player skill. I know why they do that: they did it because otherwise most casual players might abandon the game too soon by the frustration on not feeling accomplished to get the unlockables or simply the gran prix top 5% reward. IMO they should introduce a ranked sort of system where if you dont get atleast 4th place, youll lose trophies, making a more competitive grand prix and not a grinding fiesta.

    Overall the game is well executed , brings back the nostalgia and adventure mode is very enjoyable, but the online experience is too damn bad and also for time trial leaderboards, fix those goddamn glitches wich makes you finish the race in less than 30 seconds!!! WTH BEENOX, WTH ACTIVISION    … Expand
  11. Unbalanced88
    Jul 27, 2019
    0
    DON'T BUY THIS GAME.

    - On regular difficulty the game is unfairly difficult and npc opponents will win because no matter what, they will move faster than you, they barely get fazed when getting hit with items,and when you get hit you will fall from 1st to 8th in a second. There is no fun in the challenge as you are playing a game that is unfairly rigged against you. - Easy difficulty    DON'T BUY THIS GAME.

    - On regular difficulty the game is unfairly difficult and npc opponents will win because no matter what, they will move faster than you, they barely get fazed when getting hit with items,and when you get hit you will fall from 1st to 8th in a second. There is no fun in the challenge as you are playing a game that is unfairly rigged against you.

    - Easy difficulty is pathetically easy and not fun.

    -To access pit stop for upgrades you need to pay for PS online account.

    -This Game is Broken.    … Expand
  12. LifeHistory
    Jul 27, 2019
    9
    Fantastic remake!

    Plz REMAKE Vigilante 8 and Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense.........Plz REMAKE Vigilante 8 and Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense......Plz REMAKE Vigilante 8 and Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense............Plz REMAKE Vigilante 8 and Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense.................Plz REMAKE Vigilante 8 and Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense.........
  13. 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
  14. 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.
  15. jiso
    Jul 23, 2019
    10
    Super fun game, it's amazing how after all these years the Crash franchise is still as fun and challenging as it was 20 years ago.
  16. RocketHamster
    Jul 22, 2019
    6
    To be honest with you everything except the controls are fantastic but the drifting just never worked for me so if other people like it okay but honestly this game just left me wanting to play mario kart instead
  17. FlameLord
    Jul 2, 2019
    10
    The new grand prix is awesome and the content an customisation, phisics on the game drift in this game u get a nice skill on every karts game
  18. Feverishtom
    Jul 14, 2019
    0
    Put a f...... Ranked online. Online sucks because of high level players mixed with beginers !!!
  19. scurpiun77
    Jul 14, 2019
    7
    Gameplay 2/2
    Music 1/2
    Story 1/2
    Graphic 1/2
    Characters design 2/2
    Good game
  20. Fabizem
    Jul 12, 2019
    10
    I really loved!, it is the best fun race game there is. It has so many content! Love love love
  21. Luan765
    Jun 30, 2019
    0
    It seems like a joke, but the multiplayer mode has no matchmaking..........
  22. yaqubian
    Jul 8, 2019
    7
    CTR (1999) is my favorite racing game.

    Nitro-Fueled is a nice remake with amazing graphics, but there's a big problem: with each track comes a different level of AI difficulty, so that means although I picked Medium difficulty, I'm going to have to face Hard AI on some tracks and you can feel that in the game with Tiny's Arena, Sky balloon track, and more. There should be a    CTR (1999) is my favorite racing game.

    Nitro-Fueled is a nice remake with amazing graphics, but there's a big problem: with each track comes a different level of AI difficulty, so that means although I picked Medium difficulty, I'm going to have to face Hard AI on some tracks and you can feel that in the game with Tiny's Arena, Sky balloon track, and more.

    There should be a consistent level of AI throughout each track, I picked Medium because I want to play Medium, not Hard difficulty and I had no problem with old CTR's medium and hard mode, but this was tweaked to a bad level so I dock -2 points for this, and an additional -1 for bugs and save corruption not being fixed.    … Expand
  23. 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.
  24. Critic5
    Jul 3, 2019
    1
    At 30fps and with some decent physics this is an almost worthy take on the highly successful Mario Kart series.
  25. Matvey19
    Jul 2, 2019
    10
    The best game in my life!!!Craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaash
  26. ArshiaGam1ng
    Jun 21, 2019
    10
    Great game , fantastic. If you have no skill and can't learn how to improve, play mario kart and team sonic racing. The people giving this game anything less than 7 have not played this game , and never will . They are only mad because people dare to prefer ctr over mario kart , and even madder because it actually is better than mario kart. Heck I've seen people being too trash at theGreat game , fantastic. If you have no skill and can't learn how to improve, play mario kart and team sonic racing. The people giving this game anything less than 7 have not played this game , and never will . They are only mad because people dare to prefer ctr over mario kart , and even madder because it actually is better than mario kart. Heck I've seen people being too trash at the game and not being able to beat the first level but they have the audacity to call the game bad, no dude , you are bad. The game devs also listen and act fast to requests of players and the game is receiving post launch content at a fast pace… Expand
  27. JP_Demiquel
    Jul 2, 2019
    10
    Muy buen juego te hace recordar al antiguo no perdio la esencia! Juegazo 10 de 10!
  28. DiegoRC95
    Jul 1, 2019
    10
    Para mi es el mejor juegos de Karts de la historia, sinceramente, yo dudaba que Beenox fuese capaz de superar lo hecho por Naughty Dog en 1999, pero lo hizo. A mi me encanta Mario Kart, pero en mi opinión este es superior.
  29. BingTheChandler
    Jul 1, 2019
    8
    Best kart racing game in any platform (in my humble opinion). This remake looks beautiful, controls are responsive and no two races are the same.

    Couch co-op with split screen works amazing (not many games have this alternative anymore).

    Very importantly -> not loot boxes! Unlockables are unlocked through playing the game rather than spending real money.
  30. Captain_Bagel
    Jun 30, 2019
    9
    Activision presents another smashing blast from the past! Yes they did it again, they remade an old but gold game which we loved as a kid when growing up. They brought in a refreshing touch while the option to keep it all classic is still there. CTR will keep you young at heart and will give you hours of fun, even when you are done with adventure mode, there is still the online part to explore.
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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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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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