Underplayed Gems

Crash Team Racing (1999)

Crash Team Racing cover
Developer
Naughty Dog
Publisher
Sony Computer Entertainment
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Genres
Racing
Rating
4.2 of 5, 440 player ratings
Main story
about 15 hours
Completionist
about 25 hours

How it feels

A lively, cartoon-fueled kart racer where you blast through wacky tracks with familiar characters, balancing breezy fun against surprisingly demanding boss races.

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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.

What players say

A supremely polished, technical kart racer with tight controls and an addictive drift-boost system, widely hailed as the PS1's best kart game and a serious Mario Kart rival; a deeply nostalgic, competitive favorite.

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