Crash Tag Team Racing

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Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
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  1. AceGamez
    80
    But you can't deny that Crash Bandicoot's graphical qualities are one of the best we've seen from a game of this genre.
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  2. BonusStage
    80
    No element of the gameplay is particularly mind-blowing, while in return nothing about the game is poorly designed whatsoever.
  3. Play Magazine
    75
    "The old cart racing mold has (finally) been broken...make that shattered" [Nov p.87]
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  5. Cheat Code Central
    75
    The colorful characters and environments will thrill young eye candy junkies while the ease of difficulty will give younger gamers a confidence boost because they'll be able to see a lot of what this game has to offer.
  6. Next Level Gaming
    75
    A great game for the kids, or maybe just the kids at heart.
  7. IGN
    74
    Although the game is able to provide players with a diverse array of gameplay modes and even some surprisingly heavy platforming elements, they all eventually wear thin. Even so, the game's cohesive sense of humor keeps the game entertaining.
  8. TeamXbox
    74
    All of the absurd weapons, sliding around corners, and destruction players have come to expect from a title such as this are present, but its fun factor wears off fairly fast.
  9. GameSpot
    73
    The racing isn't exactly the star of the show, but Crash Tag Team Racing's supplemental elements pull the whole thing together into a unique and mostly enjoyable experience.
  10. Total Video Games
    70
    Admittedly broken down into its individual aspects Crash Tag Team Racing comes up a little short, however the overall game gels the pieces together to create an entertaining experience for young and old alike.
  11. PALGN
    70
    One of the best Crash Bandicoot titles of recent years, it is a real shame the game doesn't last longer though.
  12. GamerFeed
    70
    Nothing memorable, but at least it blows "Nitro Kart" out of the water.
  13. Console Gameworld
    66
    Crash's fourth journey on the Xbox isn't as fantastic as Crash Twinsanity but at least there is some effort to put forth a quality title.
  14. Official Xbox Magazine
    65
    It could bring a whle new edge to the game if it had an online mode. [Holiday 2005, p.68]
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  15. Worth Playing
    60
    While it is honorable that it at least attempts to make an interesting piece of a game, with platforming and racing mixed together and a nifty clashing element thrown in, the core gameplay just isn't strong enough to really make this terribly memorable.
  16. Computer and Video Games
    50
    Fusing two genres into a single game might have seemed like a good idea at the time, but with neither part offering up anything particularly impressive you have to wonder why they bothered. It's more crash victim than Crash Bandicoot. [Official UK Xbox Magazine]
  17. My Gamer
    50
    One word sums up CTTR... average.
  18. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    45
    What they've done is mash together a platform/coin-collecting game with a plodding kart-combat racer, then grafted on some escaped-from-a-cell-phone minigames. It's a Frankensteinian mess.

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#49 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2005

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User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 28
  3. Negative: 4 out of 28
  1. Untitled94
    Jul 15, 2021
    7
    As a racing game, this kind of sucks. But as a platformer/racing/vehicular combat/party game, it can be a lot of fun. Is it the best of any ofAs a racing game, this kind of sucks. But as a platformer/racing/vehicular combat/party game, it can be a lot of fun. Is it the best of any of those categories? No, but it can be a fun time, by a mix of ironic and genuine fun. The writing it kind of a mixed bag for me, but it can be pretty funny in some areas. Overall it does kind of feel like a cheap theme park ride, but that can be a good thing for some people.… Full Review »
  2. how_are_u
    Jul 28, 2014
    8
    One of the best platformers on the Xbox, with some really fun racing tracks, mostly focused around blasting other players off the track,One of the best platformers on the Xbox, with some really fun racing tracks, mostly focused around blasting other players off the track, completing challenges, and, of course, racing. I've had hours of fun out of this when I was younger, and still enjoy playing it on my original Xbox to this day, and hope to see Crash Tag Team Racing 2 for the Xbox360. (not Xbox 1 as I don't have it yet.)… Full Review »
  3. RealMonkey
    Oct 1, 2021
    8
    Its one of my favourate crash games of all time it has great graphics amazing voice acting and it has some decent car races i like theIts one of my favourate crash games of all time it has great graphics amazing voice acting and it has some decent car races i like the platforming moments… Full Review »
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