Crash Team Racing

October 19, 1999 Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
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About

Crash Team Racing is a kart racing game featuring popular characters from the Crash Bandicoot series. The gameplay is very similar to other kart racing video games like Mario Kart: players have to choose a character and compete against the other racers on various racetracks. The story mode allows you to choose any one of the characters to complete all the main races and beat the ultimate boss Nitrous Oxide. Each of the main races are against 7 other AI competitors with 5 boss races. There are also a few arcade modes up to 4 players.
Storyline

An egotistical space alien by the name of Nitros Oxide comes to Earth and challenges Crash Bandicoot, his friends and foes to a racing competition before facing himself, threatening to turn the world into a concrete parking lot if he wins.
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User Score
83.9
Total Score
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Game Info

Release Date October 19, 1999
Developer Naughty Dog
Publisher Sony Computer Entertainment
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Perspective Third person
Themes Action, Fantasy, Science fiction, Comedy