Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled

 Xbox One
User Score
6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 184 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 106 out of 184
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 184
  3. Negative: 62 out of 184
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. Xbox_Alive
    Jun 22, 2019
    9
    Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is a beautiful remake of the 1999 original Crash Team Racing. Packed to the brim with break-neck speeds and perfectly refinished maps that pose a challenge to new fans and players of the original game. This classic Cart style game pits players against each other with a wacky, high-powered, explosion filled arsenal, ranging from TNT crates to Roaming balls ofCrash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is a beautiful remake of the 1999 original Crash Team Racing. Packed to the brim with break-neck speeds and perfectly refinished maps that pose a challenge to new fans and players of the original game. This classic Cart style game pits players against each other with a wacky, high-powered, explosion filled arsenal, ranging from TNT crates to Roaming balls of Lightning as well as other familiar items from the Crash game series. You race 8 carts deep on insane maps, some just as dangerous as the weapons given to players. I enjoyed dodging the constant danger while trying to keep my Nitro-Fuled boosts coming in fast to keep in the front of the pack. All the while trying to absorb the intricate stage designs, filled with nostalgic scenes from the Crash Bandicoot series. The unique Drift Boost kept me on my toes every moment of the race while driving for my life. Weather you were a fan of the original Crash Team Racing, The Crash Bandicoot Series, or just cart combat racing I would highly recommend this game as a must buy for your Xbox One library.… Expand
  2. Hadon
    Jan 25, 2020
    10
    El mejor juego de karts que existe.
    Además de un continuo fan service que no deja de apoyar a los fans con nuevo contenido gratuito
  3. Hpb
    Sep 8, 2020
    10
    Após 20 anos, fazem essa maravilha tão esperada pelos fãs do marsupial. Conseguiram abordar uma idéia "digamos" moderna mas, ainda sim tem aquele "apego" forte pela nostalgia, com os gráficos melhorados, redesigns dos personagens bem elaborados e com novas adições:
    De karts, pistas, personagens, modo de customização, Pit stop e até um modo online para torna a experiência ainda mais    Após 20 anos, fazem essa maravilha tão esperada pelos fãs do marsupial. Conseguiram abordar uma idéia "digamos" moderna mas, ainda sim tem aquele "apego" forte pela nostalgia, com os gráficos melhorados, redesigns dos personagens bem elaborados e com novas adições:
    De karts, pistas, personagens, modo de customização, Pit stop e até um modo online para torna a experiência ainda mais "prazerosa" que dar gosto de apreciar. Foi o melhor jogo de corrida de karts em 2019, que eu já joguei e (sem dúvida) é uns dos melhores remakes de todos os tempos!! É um jogo muito divertido para todos os fãs de Crash Bandicoot!!    … Expand
  4. Panchogul
    Feb 7, 2020
    10
    Una excelente remasterización del clásico de 1999, mejorado e innovado a niveles inimaginables, gráficos y colores de película, sencillamente perfecto.

    Ojalá se animen a sacar un remake de Crash Bash...
  5. ryno379
    Nov 1, 2019
    9
    I love this game! I've been playing for 2 months now. I had the original for PS1, and this is SO much more than a remake! They stayed faithful to the original while adding so many amazing touches. The original tracks look SO much better! They also included some tracks from Crash Nitro Kart and they keep adding new content. They've already added 4 tracks since launch, not to mentionI love this game! I've been playing for 2 months now. I had the original for PS1, and this is SO much more than a remake! They stayed faithful to the original while adding so many amazing touches. The original tracks look SO much better! They also included some tracks from Crash Nitro Kart and they keep adding new content. They've already added 4 tracks since launch, not to mention characters, skins, karts, paint, etc. My only complaint is the online mode. matchmaking can take forever sometimes, and the competition is not evenly balanced.… Expand
  6. Crashloxx
    Jan 6, 2020
    10
    Muy buena versión aunque aquí el online está un poco muerto comparado con PS4 o Switch
  7. Mrqukcs
    Jun 22, 2019
    10
    Faithful remaster of the original. Optional control schemes for classic play or a more modern control scheme make this game enjoyable for old and new players alike. CTR offers a chaos and visual palette that mario kart often struggles to match and it's no surprise that the original version of this game changed the genre forever.
  8. EleaticStranger
    Jun 29, 2019
    10
    It's so much fun, I love it. Beautiful to look at and the gameplay is so addictive that I literally had trouble driving my real car today as I felt like power sliding through intersections. (Don't do that - drive responsibly!!!) Playing this game just makes me feel good even though I still really suck at it. The characters are hilarious. I never played the original games but all the mapsIt's so much fun, I love it. Beautiful to look at and the gameplay is so addictive that I literally had trouble driving my real car today as I felt like power sliding through intersections. (Don't do that - drive responsibly!!!) Playing this game just makes me feel good even though I still really suck at it. The characters are hilarious. I never played the original games but all the maps are included so there's a ton of new environments to look at and tracks to master. Plus the other game modes could be a lot of fun with friends, like battle modes and capture the flag and whatnot. I'm really glad I bought it.… Expand
  9. Ristamatt
    Feb 17, 2020
    10
    Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is a splendid masterpiece of gaming! It is a wonderful recreation of the original CTR, and it is much more as well - since the beginning of monthly Grand Prixs, Beenox has added huge amounts of customization items, new tracks, new characters, new skins and more! Throughout last year and up until now, Beenox made content of this game a blast of awesomeness!Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is a splendid masterpiece of gaming! It is a wonderful recreation of the original CTR, and it is much more as well - since the beginning of monthly Grand Prixs, Beenox has added huge amounts of customization items, new tracks, new characters, new skins and more! Throughout last year and up until now, Beenox made content of this game a blast of awesomeness!
    Even in its basic form, game has worth of 2 beautiful games (31 tracks, 26 characters and variety of customization), but after accessing online content (WITHOUT ANY MICROTRANSACTIONS), you can unlock your roster up to 51 characters, have 40 tracks and so many customization items that give you over 760 MILLION options to create a setup for a kart. I mean how wonderful is that? Speaking of wonder, graphics in this game are superb! It was breathtaking to see intro of Tiger Temple or to jump in Oxide Station! Mechanics are almost like in the original, which gives a player control like in no other racing game. Adventure itself and some challenges are like they should be – challenging. I admit that some of them may require multiple tries to succeed, but rewards for trying are indeed great. Not only racing is great in CTRNF, it also have multiple battle modes when you can play with your friends in setup that you have chosen.
    Game is wonderful and great, I give it easy 10/10    … Expand
  10. Darw9292
    Jul 2, 2019
    10
    What a great game, nostalgia overload. I assume anyway, I haven't played it yet but I will eventually. I assume it will be good. So for now, having not played the game yet I will give it and extremely positive review. If I don't like it which I doubt I may change my score, then again maybe I won't
  11. CyberRobotnix
    Jul 7, 2019
    9
    This game is actually fun, unlike Mario Kart and yeah it's quite challenging and full of different mechanics, you should definitely play it.

    Although I like the mechanics, it's far from being a masterpiece in my eyes so.
  12. Diickgrayson
    Jun 21, 2019
    10
    One of the best remakes! , has many customizable aspects, many more brokers than the original, the graphics are very nice and above all it has nothing of micro transactions
  13. MarkyBee
    Jun 23, 2019
    10
    This is a beyond perfect remaster of the kart racing game I have always regarded to be the best ever made. It's taken me back to my teenage years, this reboot has everything that made the original incredible and more! The customisation options for characters and karts are great, the rebooted graphics are amazing, even on the switch which has less powerful hardware, they've optimised itThis is a beyond perfect remaster of the kart racing game I have always regarded to be the best ever made. It's taken me back to my teenage years, this reboot has everything that made the original incredible and more! The customisation options for characters and karts are great, the rebooted graphics are amazing, even on the switch which has less powerful hardware, they've optimised it really well and it looks great still and you just lose a little definition as it runs in 720p resolution instead of the big console versions who are running at 1080 (both versions run at 30fps). The game features a few nods to the classic CTR game such as legacy soundtrack and authentic loading screen times (30secs to load a race for big console version, 45secs on switch). But don't let that get you down, This is a triumph, I urge everyone who has ever loved kart racers to give this a go, and the Mario kart fans especially have to give this a chance because it is in many ways superior, and rewards good players for usr of skill, and punishes you less with random crate power ups, and the speed of races increases as you get better at the game and chaining turbos and learning the tracks, etc - thankyou everyone who worked on this game! It is amazing!

    TLDR:
    -loading times
    +best kart racing experience of all time    … Expand
  14. Osper
    Jun 21, 2019
    10
    Muy entretenido y mantiene la esencia Mantiene todo hasta los atajos es muy muy completo , el nuevo contenido lo hace aún más regulable
  15. OscarAdcock
    Nov 11, 2019
    8
    A good overall package, which stays true to the original games and develops on them adding a slew of new content. CTR has a lot to do just like any Crash game, and is great to play solo or with friends.
    The micro transactions left a sour taste in many peoples mouths but this is an excellent experience that should be essential to Xbox or PS4 owners (as this is the reigning Kart Racer for    A good overall package, which stays true to the original games and develops on them adding a slew of new content. CTR has a lot to do just like any Crash game, and is great to play solo or with friends.
    The micro transactions left a sour taste in many peoples mouths but this is an excellent experience that should be essential to Xbox or PS4 owners (as this is the reigning Kart Racer for both of those consoles)    … Expand
  16. Lukecali97
    Aug 4, 2019
    8
    crash team racing is a great racing game for both hard-core and casual gamers to be able to pick up and play its easy to learn how to play but difficult to master the graphics are beautiful it feels great to drift around the corners the recreation off the tracks are amazing and the character and the kart models are fantastic and I was actually was quite surprised how difficult the game wascrash team racing is a great racing game for both hard-core and casual gamers to be able to pick up and play its easy to learn how to play but difficult to master the graphics are beautiful it feels great to drift around the corners the recreation off the tracks are amazing and the character and the kart models are fantastic and I was actually was quite surprised how difficult the game was on the hardest difficulty to give you an idea how difficult the hardest difficulty is the ai would usually finish a race only like 2 3 or 4 seconds behind the time trials challenges times necessary to unlock the n tropy character yeah imagine that with 7 other ai racers throwing tnt crates rockets and bowling ball bombs etc. at you I have a lot off respect for anyone who can beat 100% of the adventure mode at the hardest difficulty so I would for the vast majority off gamers I would certainly say play the adventure mode on the medium difficulty setting which is the same difficulty the original game was set to this game dose has its faults however though the pit stop shop(the place you go to for purchasing characters and other cosmetic items with the in game currency you earn) dose look perfectly set up for micro transactions to be added later on in the games lifecycle so for those people that hate that stuff that's a heads up for you also you cant earn currency or access the shop while playing without being connected to Xbox live or psn (I hope that changes with a patch) in regards of how much in game currency you earn its enough to earn a new character once every 3 hours which costs 1500 coins plus your able to earn 5x the amount off in game currency by playing online against other players up until you get 2000 coins every day it goes up to 10x until you get 4000 coins on weekends so overall at least for right now im happy with the amount of in game currency you earn one last thing I did not like and this was a big one for me was the extremely limited options to change your controls 2 button layouts is all you get which resulted with me struggling with the controls for the first 2 hours off me playing the game I don't see why you couldn't just let us customise our own button layouts performance wise I did not have a single problem no frame rate loss not a single crash with my 16 hours off playtime and no real glitch problems overall I give this game an 8/10 however if you don't have Xbox live or psn at the time off this review its a 7/10 so long as you have Xbox live or psn its worth its $50 (aus$) price tag
    update as i suspected they did add in micro transactions in the month off august i keep the score at an 8 in the current state but will lower the score if they make the game p2w or put the in game rewards behind lootboxes    … Expand
  17. Gamersitalia10
    Jun 21, 2019
    10
    Perfetto in tutto!! Un ramake di CTR di qualità eccezionale con contenuti extra dei sui successori
  18. PatrickF22R
    Jun 24, 2019
    10
    The game features a few nods to the classic CTR game such as legacy soundtrack and authentic loading screen times (30secs to load a race for big console version, 45secs on switch). But don't let that get you down, This is a triumph, I urge everyone who has ever loved kart racers to give this a go, and the Mario kart fans especially have to give this a chance because it is in many waysThe game features a few nods to the classic CTR game such as legacy soundtrack and authentic loading screen times (30secs to load a race for big console version, 45secs on switch). But don't let that get you down, This is a triumph, I urge everyone who has ever loved kart racers to give this a go, and the Mario kart fans especially have to give this a chance because it is in many ways superior, and rewards good players for usr of skill, and punishes you less with random crate power ups, and the speed of races increases as you get better at the game and chaining turbos and learning the tracks, etc - thankyou everyone who worked on this game! It is amazing!… Expand
  19. funyunknight
    Jan 27, 2023
    10
    Never rated this when it first released but it’s one of the best kart racers ever. Up there with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Double Dash, Diddy Kong Racing and Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed. It’s especially great if you’re a Crash Bandicoot fan because it has so much fan service. Even has Spyro characters and a Spyro track. So so good.

    I pray they get to make another game in the future    Never rated this when it first released but it’s one of the best kart racers ever. Up there with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Double Dash, Diddy Kong Racing and Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed. It’s especially great if you’re a Crash Bandicoot fan because it has so much fan service. Even has Spyro characters and a Spyro track. So so good.

    I pray they get to make another game in the future because this franchise deserves to be up there with Mario Kart.

    10/10    … Expand
  20. Mehrab4K
    Oct 1, 2022
    10
    I fully recommend to play crash team racing nitro fueled. First time i played crash team racing on ps1 i had 6 years old and now im still love to play this masterpiece . Graphic on Xbox one x is very good
  21. Tumma
    Mar 10, 2020
    10
    Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is a wonderful recreation of 1999 classic CTR and later sequel CNK. Crash is back in the driver seat and his performance on the race track is brilliant. Mechanics closely mimics those of original CTR, which is great given that original was the best karting game ever. Graphics and design are exquisite, executed in very intelligent way. Team at Beenox have putCrash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is a wonderful recreation of 1999 classic CTR and later sequel CNK. Crash is back in the driver seat and his performance on the race track is brilliant. Mechanics closely mimics those of original CTR, which is great given that original was the best karting game ever. Graphics and design are exquisite, executed in very intelligent way. Team at Beenox have put a lot of care to make tracks not only copies of original, but also stand on their own. It's a great thing to see how many artistic liberties and ideas were taken to make those tracks really stand out. When it comes to characters choice, there are a lot of them, you can play with up to 50 different characters as for today (and more are meant to come); that's the biggest amount there is among kart racing games. Adventure mode and time trials are challenging but fair. Game gives player huge control over the vehicle and demands decent usage of this control. Learning curve will vary from person to person, but it's not as aggressive as many are portraying it. CTR NF certainly requires conviction in learning, but learning will pay off. Game is amazing and I’m glad that I had the chance to play it!… Expand
  22. LetsBeFair
    Mar 29, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. CTRNF is a challenging Kart Racer. This is no Mario Kart and in some aspects does things better than the plumber boy. It takes learning and practice to master its unique boosting system. Has many modes including a battle mode, story mode, ring collecting mode, time trials, and item collecting modes. The only thing that feels left out is a team racing mode, ya'know from the title. However, the original didn't have one either so it is hardly an issue.

    It is a polished experience with single and local play. One real issues is the invisible walls that seem to pop up out of nowhere and throw away all your speed. They are not common, though. I haven't tried to online but I here it has some problems but is not unplayable. All in all the game is much less RNG based than Mario Kart.

    Progression consists of the story mode and wumpa coins which can be earn by collecting golden wumpas, complete races, and complete challenges. Some wumpa coin rates boost at certain times (weekend bonus for offline and online and wumpa time for online.) They have also added micro transactions post-launch which is evil, and typical Activision. However, this doesn't earn the game a 0/10. They have sense also added the weekend bonus for offline and golden wumpas, making wumpa coins easier to gain. These wumpa coins allow you to purchase items in the pitstop.

    These items allow you to play as new characters and customize your kart and characters. There are also secret characters you can unlock elsewhere. If the orange bandicoot had as big a fanbase as Sonic, this game would be much more popular. This is because of the roster. It caters to original Crash fans, the ones that have crawled through the bandicoot's dark ages, and new fans. This games borrow characters and easter eggs from throughout Crash's past, whether good games or bad, and puts them into this excellent game. Behold RIlla Roo returns from his twenty year prison from being in one game. Look! It is Yaya Panda from the very obscure mobile games. The characters are a true highlight of the Crash Franchise and make this game in particular a must-play for true Crash Bandicoot fans.

    There are many techniques to master in the game to blow past the competition. All of them take skill. In Mario Kart you can just hold a shell behind you and block a projectile. Ctrnf has you throw something behind you (or put on a shield) right before the thing hits you to block it. However, the missiles are a bit off with the tracking and indicator of how close on it to hitting you. Oh, and the tracks are well designed, too. The game mixes the original CTR tracks with reworked Nitro Kart tracks (without anti-gravity (the plumber boy stole ant-gravity from Nitro Kart btw)) and completely new tracks.

    This is the Super Smash Bros Ultimate of Crash games and a beautiful Kart Racer. Though it lacks the accessibility of Mario Kart, that isn't a bad thing. This just makes CTRNF for a different audience, those who don't want to be hit by a blue shell three times per race.

    9/10, it truly deserved its game award.    … Expand
  23. TurboViper
    Jul 31, 2020
    10
    i liked it when it was on PlayStation 1. and this game was soo good. better than mario kart in my opinion. you have to learn how to boost drift. small learning curve, but solo is fun. online is better. online can be kinda buggy. but im glad beenox kept supporting the game for as long as they did, adding new tracks, characters, karts every month. you can pick whatever kart you want andi liked it when it was on PlayStation 1. and this game was soo good. better than mario kart in my opinion. you have to learn how to boost drift. small learning curve, but solo is fun. online is better. online can be kinda buggy. but im glad beenox kept supporting the game for as long as they did, adding new tracks, characters, karts every month. you can pick whatever kart you want and whatever character you want and just pick your "style" of driving. some styles do better on certain tracks. they also have a plethora of different modes to play for couch co-op for up to 4 players. i played this game for months and bought the gum and got the exclusive kart from xfinity. awesome kart racer. time trials are really hard tho. cant make any mistakes boosting… Expand
  24. Alfonso911
    Aug 24, 2020
    10
    El mejor juego que hay!!!!!
    Gracias por la dedicación y esfuezo he pasado las mejores horas para jugar
  25. NiKCritic
    Dec 4, 2020
    9
    It is an incredible remastering of the Naughty Dog game, with very good graphics, very good character designs, although it is true that Activision put some microtransactions, none of them increase your speed that depends 100% on the player, we can also buy skins with it, money in the game and it is true that there are some premium costumes, but that is what all games have, it is a trueIt is an incredible remastering of the Naughty Dog game, with very good graphics, very good character designs, although it is true that Activision put some microtransactions, none of them increase your speed that depends 100% on the player, we can also buy skins with it, money in the game and it is true that there are some premium costumes, but that is what all games have, it is a true Naughty Dog game, difficult to master and insanely fun.… Expand
  26. Peppins
    Jun 25, 2023
    10
    One of the best game ever, finally in HD. Everything is perfect (except the multiplayer p2p), everything is like it originally was, awesome!! We still need the PC porting on STEAM (2023)...

Awards & Rankings

17
#17 Best Xbox One Game of 2019
26
#26 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2019
7
#7 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2019

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Aug 8, 2019
    90
    An absolutely beautiful recreation of a magnificently designed racer. [Issue#180, p.81]
  2. ZTGD
    Jul 16, 2019
    85
    Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled is a beautiful trip back in time. It is also great that PS4 and XB1 owners finally have a truly great kart racer available on their machines. This game is a must-own for anyone that loves these types of games, and for the price it is impossible not to recommend. Just be prepared for the difficulty and remember playing on easy is perfectly fine, and much more enjoyable for that casual romp.
    Read full review
  3. XboxAddict
    Jul 8, 2019
    88
    I really enjoyed my time with Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled, as it brought the original PSone game to life with modern day visuals and sound, and I got to play it on the Xbox One. There is a heck of a lot to do in the game too, so you won’t get through it too quickly, and for completionists out there, you’ll enjoy all that the game has you doing. It’s worth reiterating that the game can be tough, and that is something you’ll have to adjust to, as you memorize the tracks, their shortcuts and all. Don’t let this fact keep you from playing it though, as there is a lot of fun here for those who have not played the game in the past, and for those returning to the world of Crash Team Racing, you’ll be very happy with this remaster too.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »