Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled

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6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 271 Ratings

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  1. bigbadgames
    Jul 1, 2019
    0
    This games is a typical RNG racing game with the big ugly Activision stamp placed on the cover. Should've known better before purchasing. Don't make the same mistake.
  2. lilbagginz
    Jun 27, 2019
    4
    NOT playable in the current state! Needs to be patched to become a really good game.

    Cons: - Difficulty settings messed up: Medium mode is too easy. There is no challenge. Usually, you get so far ahead the AI can never catch up again. On the other hand, Hard mode is a joke. It's not manageable and requires more luck than skill. It's really really hard to beat the AI because they    NOT playable in the current state! Needs to be patched to become a really good game.

    Cons:

    - Difficulty settings messed up: Medium mode is too easy. There is no challenge. Usually, you get so far ahead the AI can never catch up again. On the other hand, Hard mode is a joke. It's not manageable and requires more luck than skill. It's really really hard to beat the AI because they drive with speed of light while you move at a snail's pace.
    In order to win, you have to permaboost the whole track, get every shortcut, don't get hit once because you won't ever catch up again.
    This NEEDs to be balanced.
    - Loading times take too long
    - Online mode: If you think Mario Kart online is unstable and unfair, well this beats it. There are long waiting times, lag hiccups (appearing and disappearing opponents) and usually balance problems.

    Pros:

    - Very nice graphics. You really see the effort they put in
    - Kart customizatons

    Edit: Thank you very much for all downvotes. Maybe you should try this game before voting.

    So finally after 1 trillion fails I did it. Arrived first in Crash Cove on Hard Mode, BUT only with Penta Pinguin (one of the fastest guys around). At the end I'm more frustrated than pleased. I won by pure luck because the AI ignored me and kept shooting up itself.    … Expand
  3. GenBaconator
    Jul 31, 2019
    0
    So the game itself is pretty good when it first came out, until greedy Activi$ion decided to screw over their fans by putting microtransactions in a remake of a 20 year-old game before fixing the problems with online.
    #RemoveMicrotransactionsFromCTR
  4. Deadfalt
    Jul 31, 2019
    3
    So, let's get this out of the way, I've been playing this games for weeks, I'm writing this review because i took time to evaluate and see the game and it's problems. The game can be good but, and that's a big but, it suffer from flaws that outweighs said good. The fact that i'm still getting disconnected from online matches, that finding an online game can take up to half an hour evenSo, let's get this out of the way, I've been playing this games for weeks, I'm writing this review because i took time to evaluate and see the game and it's problems. The game can be good but, and that's a big but, it suffer from flaws that outweighs said good. The fact that i'm still getting disconnected from online matches, that finding an online game can take up to half an hour even though i'm using a wired connection is unforgivable, the grind for wumpa coins is unbearable and the fact that instead of increasing the number of coin gained; they thought of adding microtransactions 1 month after the game release says a lot about the people working on this game. Instead of providing a stable and enjoyable gameplay experience, they preferred to make everything tedious and call it a day. The only thing that is salvagable is the singleplayer mode and that's not saying much since this is a remaster and it would've been hard to mess that up. So basically buy it used, this game is not worth 40$.… Expand
  5. JcMarto
    Jul 31, 2019
    0
    Online requirement even in single player mode, micro transactions added after launch. Good to see Activision is nothing if not consistent with their ****
  6. SpleenSplitta
    Aug 1, 2019
    0
    Cucktivision implementing Microtransactions in a full priced game for content that should be in it from the beginning for the price tag, They should never be trusted with any upcoming titles.
  7. meergatzu
    Jul 31, 2019
    1
    Great remake, but screwed up by mtx! Otherwise great and beautiful remake of old classic CTR, unfortunately in-game currency and online cosmetic shopping screems of Activisions greed
  8. dgtldeviant
    Aug 1, 2019
    0
    Lied about adding microtransactions. The game is great otherwise, but a publisher that is willing to lie to get positive reviews isn't worth supporting. Do not buy this game unless you want your experience to be ruined by scumy microtransactions. They have purposely made the game more difficult for the purpose of selling you what you already paid for.
  9. 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.
  10. MrShowBoat
    Aug 7, 2019
    0
    Typical Activision scum bag move by adding micro transactions post launch and after the first grand prix event to get people hooked on.
  11. ChocoGamez
    Dec 31, 2019
    4
    This is probably me, as I'd never played a Crash Bandicoot game beforehand, but this game just feels so generic, and I was bored after about 3 races. It's also full of microtransactions, typical Activision. After playing Mario Kart Wii, 7 and 8 loads, the controls feel so strange and awkward, and they're so hard to get used to. Because this game is on the Switch, just play Mario Kart 8This is probably me, as I'd never played a Crash Bandicoot game beforehand, but this game just feels so generic, and I was bored after about 3 races. It's also full of microtransactions, typical Activision. After playing Mario Kart Wii, 7 and 8 loads, the controls feel so strange and awkward, and they're so hard to get used to. Because this game is on the Switch, just play Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, you'll get a much better experience for not much more money.… Expand
  12. iomx90
    Aug 2, 2019
    0
    Микротранзакции испортили эту игру , в купэ с долгими загрузками ((
  13. zdemigodx
    Aug 2, 2019
    0
    MTX grind fest game, latest from Activision, It's amazing how they keep doing this.
  14. FixPlzBeenox
    Jul 30, 2019
    1
    Fix Save Data corruption! This is the 2nd time this has happened to me, I've lost everything, AGAIN! FIX IT!
  15. Deafen
    Aug 2, 2019
    0
    Avoid. Activision have revealed what we all suspected, the grindiness of the game was merely the foundation for disgusting post-launch monetisation (you buy coins like in a free mobile game, but in this case the free mobile game costs $60). Original game + retroarch is the way to go
  16. opengl
    Aug 1, 2019
    0
    Microtransactions were added after game launch to inflate reviews and deceive buyers.
  17. pinsan
    Jun 23, 2019
    2
    The online is a complete mess. Sometimes the lobby will remain empty for minutes at a time, sometimes it will drop all players, and sometimes the game crashes. If you can get past that, the multiplayer is often so unbalanced that one person will usually end up beating the map so far in advanced the game won't let you finish. You can only race one map at a time - no cups. What makes thisThe online is a complete mess. Sometimes the lobby will remain empty for minutes at a time, sometimes it will drop all players, and sometimes the game crashes. If you can get past that, the multiplayer is often so unbalanced that one person will usually end up beating the map so far in advanced the game won't let you finish. You can only race one map at a time - no cups. What makes this worse is that it is the best way to get coins to unlock parts.

    Unlocking parts is very grindy - they typically require 1500+ coins for a single part, and single player only gives up to 60 coins per level. To gain more coins you have to play mp, see above.

    Everything takes forever to load. While the design is good, everything is very obviously aliased and runs at 30 fps. These things are not a Switch issue - Mario Kart loads faster, looks better, online is fast to jump into with more players, and runs at 60 fps.

    The good parts - the racing is fast paced and fluid. The sets are very nicely designed, albiet aliased. There are many parts to customize. Unfortunately these things feel very overshadowed by the lack of polish.    … Expand
  18. fadeshiro
    Jun 21, 2019
    1
    Do not buy this game. Even though it's a single player game, it needs to always be online. You cannot earn cosmetics while offline, so it basically doesn't work while in portable mode. Plus, there is a 45 second load time to get to the main game hub, not to mention each race.

    It's an unfinished mess that I hope gets patched one day, because the races aren't bad. But this port is unplayable.
  19. Lahvin
    Jun 25, 2019
    2
    I did not have any nostalgia going into this, but I still expected it to be better than this. Sonic Team Racing was better than this. If you own Mario Kart, there is no reason to play this title. Controls do not feel the greatest, especially the drifting/boost. The game just doesn't feel fluid or satisying to play.
  20. 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
  21. Littlemeister
    Aug 2, 2019
    1
    Micro-transactions post launch, bussnesspractices that need to change. Otherwise a good game.
  22. Manel
    Aug 27, 2019
    0
    The difficulty curve level is too max hard for a newcomer. The game is not fun to play, it's not about driving.
  23. Khalidhamid
    Jun 22, 2019
    1
    The game in ps4 an xbox 1 is nice but here in switch it's laging and there are to drop fps the graphic is nice but the game need more work for the switch
  24. Kirkleby
    Aug 7, 2019
    3
    The game is great. Its well made, and fantastic nostalgia. My dislike is based purely on Activision's filthy greed. We were promised before release that the Nitros Oxide edition was the ONLY extra charge you'd ever get in the game. They lied, there are now micro transactions in the game that are a PLAGUE in the gaming community, and are becoming a very real problem. They've ruined what wasThe game is great. Its well made, and fantastic nostalgia. My dislike is based purely on Activision's filthy greed. We were promised before release that the Nitros Oxide edition was the ONLY extra charge you'd ever get in the game. They lied, there are now micro transactions in the game that are a PLAGUE in the gaming community, and are becoming a very real problem. They've ruined what was otherwise an incredible game. They make it very apparent that the micro transactions are optional, but if you want any of the games limited time items during the 'Grand Prix' events, you're going to have to put a solid few days of grinding in to get even close to unlocking them. They've done this so you cave and buy the wumpa coins. Ridiculous. Bad move Activision, bad move.… Expand
  25. MisterMacys
    Jun 28, 2019
    0
    Thirty frames per second for a racing game is unacceptable. There is no excuse to sacrifice gameplay for graphics. Graphics which can't even match the native resolution of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
  26. sursurk
    Dec 25, 2019
    0
    Activision has RUINED one of the best PS1 games.

    I don't want online multiplayer. In fact I don't even want to BE online while I play. I don't want grind. I don't want ingame currency. If there's cosmetics I want to be rewarded WHILE I'M PLAYING THE DAMN GAME AND I DON'T WANT TO BE ONLINE TO DO THAT. THE FACT THAT THERE'S EVEN AN OPTION TO PAY REAL MONEY IN A FULL PRICE TITLE IS    Activision has RUINED one of the best PS1 games.

    I don't want online multiplayer. In fact I don't even want to BE online while I play. I don't want grind. I don't want ingame currency. If there's cosmetics I want to be rewarded WHILE I'M PLAYING THE DAMN GAME AND I DON'T WANT TO BE ONLINE TO DO THAT.

    THE FACT THAT THERE'S EVEN AN OPTION TO PAY REAL MONEY IN A FULL PRICE TITLE IS INSULTING.

    Guess what the game is GAMES AS A SERVICE which means if you don't play online you can't even earn skins in the game which means there's no sense of progression and hence no incentive to even play this as a singleplayer game. It also means once they shut down their servers (which WILL happen eventually) then you're screwed - there's no way to get the skins anymore. These "games as a service" games are being designed with OBSOLESCENCE in mind FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.

    WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT BUY THIS.    … Expand
  27. arturmv
    Aug 6, 2019
    0
    Activision: Let's implement Microtransactions after the good reviews.

    Thanks for screw up this classic...
  28. Citron
    Aug 3, 2019
    0
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!!! AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!! This "game" is full of glitches like data corruption, lobbies crashing when hosts leave, tracks that don't work right, placement of racers getting jumbled after a race, etc. The whole point of the game is to win races to get coins to buy new racers, carts, and cosmetics. However, the coin payout is atrocious and gives you barely anything, soDO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!!! AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!! This "game" is full of glitches like data corruption, lobbies crashing when hosts leave, tracks that don't work right, placement of racers getting jumbled after a race, etc. The whole point of the game is to win races to get coins to buy new racers, carts, and cosmetics. However, the coin payout is atrocious and gives you barely anything, so the game becomes a boring, grindy slog to play through. You're also required to play online if you actually want to earn any too. Of course, instead of actually fixing the game, Activision decided it would be a good idea to add in greedy, predatory microtransactions after they said they wouldn't and the game somehow got good reviews despite being a broken mess. Total waste of $40!!! Save yourself the trouble and money, and go buy a better kart racing game like either Mario Kart 8 Deluxe or Team Sonic Racing!!!… Expand
  29. Ego0720
    Aug 8, 2019
    0
    Microtransactions killed it. This should be a corporate death sentence due to the deliberate lie for promising no mtx. By design they understood how much of a turn off mtx are but they wanted to establish a good base + positive reviews THEN give everyone the big screw job. I think transparency is important and I think this really establishes how Activision places the value of money overMicrotransactions killed it. This should be a corporate death sentence due to the deliberate lie for promising no mtx. By design they understood how much of a turn off mtx are but they wanted to establish a good base + positive reviews THEN give everyone the big screw job. I think transparency is important and I think this really establishes how Activision places the value of money over making great games. Listen business is about money but this is ultimate greed at the highest level if u have to lie about "no microtransactions" only to go 180 and offer microtransactions after the reviews. That shows that you don't care about design of anything but money. And going after kid population to extract money from parents.. dirty. Anyways this solved my gaming hoarding problem as I no longer desire games. Will be looking at who makes it and so long as Activision is involved no thanks.… Expand
  30. hahanoqybs
    Aug 10, 2019
    0
    They slipped in BS microtransactions a month after reviews came out as to avoid the criticism so let me sum it up for you. BS rng in game shop that is way overpriced and rigged to make you impulse buy. SCREW YOU ACTIVISION! YOU GAVE US HOPE THEN KICKED US IN THE WUMPA FRUITS!
  31. AceDefective
    Aug 13, 2019
    0
    Activision should be ashamed of themselves for adding microtransactions post-launch after all the positive reviews have been released. They've banked on goodwill that was falsely earned and have engaged in false advertising. It's awful to see this happen to my most favourite kart racer, but this is a disgusting monetary greedy action we shouldn't stand for. Please do not buy this game.
  32. ActualReviewer2
    Sep 2, 2019
    0
    A game that could be fun, but was riddled with microtranastions!

    Activision took a great game and chose to monetize it well after release. It was fun the way it released. You do MANY races and you can buy upgrades. Then Activision-Blizzard stepped in, to announce that you can avoid all the effort for a few dollars in their cash shop. Then a few dollars more here ... and there.    A game that could be fun, but was riddled with microtranastions!

    Activision took a great game and chose to monetize it well after release.

    It was fun the way it released. You do MANY races and you can buy upgrades.

    Then Activision-Blizzard stepped in, to announce that you can avoid all the effort for a few dollars in their cash shop. Then a few dollars more here ... and there.

    It's a great way to cheapen the integrity of a game. Nobody will play it unless they choose to spend MORE.

    No thank you. Better games to play. You know, ones that reward you for playing -- not for PAYING.

    0/10 Garbage    … Expand
  33. anonymous456
    Aug 9, 2019
    0
    Introducing mtx after release, typical activision. Beenox has focused more on implementing grindy mechanics rather than actually fixing the game.
  34. Jorchking
    Feb 11, 2020
    3
    Muy mal port: Rompimientos (crashes), FPS bajísimos (me iba entre 20 y 30fps), calidad gráfica baja, borrosa y con dientes de cierra y CARGAS ETERNAS (aunque tengo entendido que es así en todas las versiones, pero en Switch sigue siendo demasiado tiempo de espera de cargas).
    Ya están avisados, es de lo peor en port que he probado en Nintendo Switch (junto al FE y a Rocket League) y es una    Muy mal port: Rompimientos (crashes), FPS bajísimos (me iba entre 20 y 30fps), calidad gráfica baja, borrosa y con dientes de cierra y CARGAS ETERNAS (aunque tengo entendido que es así en todas las versiones, pero en Switch sigue siendo demasiado tiempo de espera de cargas).
    Ya están avisados, es de lo peor en port que he probado en Nintendo Switch (junto al FE y a Rocket League) y es una pena porque el juego es muy entretenido, tanto así que me pasé todo el modo historia incluso con todos esos problemas mencionados, pero ya no puedo seguir jugando al juego de esta forma.
    En cuanto al juego: Muy bueno, me encantaron los nuevos diseños y cómo rehicieron la música y efectos de sonido. No es el juego de Kart definitivo, ya que se nota que quedó muy anticuado sobre todo con el Mario Kart 8 y el Sonic & All Star Racing Transformed en frente, pero sigue siendo muy divertido. Eso sí, no es tan abierto como otros juegos de Kart, en este juego se necesita bastante práctica para que sea divertido jugar con amigos, lo cual puede alejar un poco a los nuevos jugadores.
    Pero lamentablemente mucha de estas cosas buenas del juego se ven empañadas por unas políticas de micropagos abusivas de parte de Activision, una vez más, el cual le baja bastante nota al juego.
    En "compulsión": Huyan de la versión de Switch. Lo ideal es esperarlo en Steam si es que tienen un ordenador (está cantado que saldrá en cualquier momento, yo optaré por esperar esta versión), o comprarlo en la versión de Xbox One, pero NUNCA en el de Switch (ya de por sí la potencia del Wi-Fi para online de Switch es lamentable si pensamos para multijugador también).    … Expand
  35. limeboy
    Aug 8, 2019
    4
    They add microtransactions months after the game is out that allows players to buy all the items that players have spend months to attain. This proves that the grinding is inflated to incentivize people to spend more money on the game. Yes, they have added extra content, but it's not only that extra content that you can spend money on, but it's also items that have been in the game fromThey add microtransactions months after the game is out that allows players to buy all the items that players have spend months to attain. This proves that the grinding is inflated to incentivize people to spend more money on the game. Yes, they have added extra content, but it's not only that extra content that you can spend money on, but it's also items that have been in the game from the getgo. It would have been fine to put in catchup mechanics but they made spending more money your only option.

    The core gameplay is good. The game is well polished offline. Graphics looks good for a switch game but might have some drawbacks.

    Online is janky. Your switch will have a hard time maintaining stable 30 fps in online races, and this can come to your disadvantage because you won't know when to jump, etc when the frames are lacking behind and skipping frames to keep up. The game does not have online split-screen races like Mario Kart 8 either. It seems like they went graphics > performance since it an easier sell for people who haven't played the game. Which is a big minus in a competitive racing game

    I cannot give a better score when a publisher makes these slimy business moves to maximize profits on an already well selling successful game. If they want to expand a game, they should charge people for those expansions, not screw up the core game with microtransactions.

    GP's aren't fun. If you log in every day and complete an online race they might be, but you will only unlock maybe 1/3 of the new items that way. If you want to unlock most of the new items, you will have to spend hours each day grinding OFFLINE battles since the challenges you get daily and weekly require you to complete very specific things in certain stages. You can't play those stages online and actually, have fun with real players since there are too many stages and modes for the game to pick at random, and thus you won't find other people to play with anyways. They should have made the challenges easier to complete and made them online-only and made matchmaking pick only stages and modes that are relevant for the current challenges.    … Expand
  36. Tyrant719
    Dec 31, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Activision games are neo-arcade garbage; Crash Bandicoot games are some of the worst platforming games that ever existed, Bubsy included; this game is nothing original, nothing good, and nothing worth doing. I’m glad they had a free trial on Nintendo Online. I’m not here to praise Mario Kart, either. Cart games are just party games and party games are for the same people who go to Michael Bay movies. Those are the same people that made Wii Sports and Guitar Hero huge.… Expand
  37. whyyouruingame
    Jan 17, 2021
    3
    A remake of the ps1 classic, or this was hoped. New content is microtransactions and just lures to get the players to play more. Game mechanics got changed so that it really does affect the game negatively, especially when playing on hard-mode. AI i.e. can cheat the mechanics that the player is bound to. Along with that, the AI target focus is heavyly on the player, which makes a race muchA remake of the ps1 classic, or this was hoped. New content is microtransactions and just lures to get the players to play more. Game mechanics got changed so that it really does affect the game negatively, especially when playing on hard-mode. AI i.e. can cheat the mechanics that the player is bound to. Along with that, the AI target focus is heavyly on the player, which makes a race much less fun or a free-for-all. Its nice that they added new maps, and etc. Just a shame that they touched the originial version too much.

    Side node: when on character selection on Switch, if you select "randomize" the game actually freezes... talk about good development.    … Expand
  38. AlexMakesToast
    Nov 23, 2022
    4
    Crash team racing = 4/10
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  39. jikflet
    Mar 19, 2022
    1
    You better get ready for hundreds of hours grind to unlock characters, skins, cars, stickers, etc or pay them with real money. and to make it even worst, you cannot unlock any character you want at any time. you need to wait for the rotation on the online only shop. Non of this features where present at game release. they where added later after reviews where already done. this is aYou better get ready for hundreds of hours grind to unlock characters, skins, cars, stickers, etc or pay them with real money. and to make it even worst, you cannot unlock any character you want at any time. you need to wait for the rotation on the online only shop. Non of this features where present at game release. they where added later after reviews where already done. this is a disgrace. shame on the developers and publishers.… Expand
  40. HazeTheHawk13
    May 3, 2021
    0
    Almost Everything in the game is obtainable through Microtransactions that cost real world money to get. They say you can earn enough in game currency to unlock things on your own but you aren't because the amount of and rate that you can get said in game currency is so Horrible that you just aren't going to get it. Activision purposely did this so you would spend real currency to unlockAlmost Everything in the game is obtainable through Microtransactions that cost real world money to get. They say you can earn enough in game currency to unlock things on your own but you aren't because the amount of and rate that you can get said in game currency is so Horrible that you just aren't going to get it. Activision purposely did this so you would spend real currency to unlock it all. Again this ruined the entire game for me. Almost All content is behind pay walls.… Expand
  41. Imissthe90s
    May 11, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It has become a micro transaction paradise and if you don’t know you will know
    It’s nothing like the 90s in this reboot the simple
    Tiger map has become a Mario kart drift fest don’t even bother to try and blow the door open the various npcs have already power slid past you The only thing that reminds you of the 90s is the load times    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#68 Best Switch Game of 2019
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#20 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2019
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#73 Most Shared Switch Game of 2019

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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 28, 2020
    80
    A fun but occasionally flustering time. [Issue #41 – September 2019, p. 73]
  2. Universo Nintendo
    Oct 19, 2019
    90
    Nitro-Fueled is an excellent racing game and an excellent remake of a classic. It’s gameplay rewards player’s skill and it’s great success is to always make the player come back for more while gradually improving their performance.
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  3. Games.cz
    Aug 19, 2019
    70
    A great remake of a very specific game for a very specific audience. Crash Team Racing is a solid alternative to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, but it’s not for everybody - and you should know beforehand what you’re getting into.
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