Crash Team Racing
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Crash Team Racing (CTR) is a racing game for the PlayStation, made by Naughty Dog. It was released in 1999. It is very similar to Mario Kart, although CTR takes much longer to beat. This was the last Crash game made by Naughty Dog. After this game, they left Universal Interactive Studios (now Vivendi Games) and became an in-house developer for SCEA.
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Gameplay
Gameplay is similar to that of Mario Kart; the following are gameplay elements original to CTR. Collecting ten wumpa fruit improves any item used. The game has a special "power slide" move that gives the player a speed boost while turning.In the races, boxes contain weapons or other powerups that give the player an advantage. Green and black arrows on the ground (turbo boosters) will give the player a short speed increase. Most of the courses contain obstacles that cause a loss of speed, and must be avoided.
As in Mario Kart, CTR has a battle mode, in which players attack each other in one of several special battle arenas, some of which are unlockable.
Collectible items include trophies, crystals, gems, and relics. A number of secret characters can be activated throughout the course of the game.
Plot
Kart-racing is all the rage on Earth, as Crash and the gang have been recently racing their hearts out. Unfortunately, a manevolent extraterrestrial named Nitrous Oxide catches wind of this, and travels to Earth's to compete. He claims that he is the fastest racer in the Galaxy, traveling the stars looking for creatures to test his skill. He then challenges Earth to a "little game" he calls "Survival of the Fastest", and explains the rules: Oxide challenges the best racer on Earth, and they race for the planet. If Earth's driver wins, Oxide will leave Earth alone. But if Oxide wins, he'll turn the entire globe into a concrete parking lot, and make Earth's inhabitants his slaves. The drivers of Earth prepare to race for the fate of their planet.Characters
Default characters
Crash Bandicoot- The star of the Crash series. A good all-round character.
- *Speed = Good
- *Acceleration = Good
- *Turn = Good
- The villain of the Crash series. Another good all-round character.
- *Speed = Good
- *Acceleration = Good
- *Turn = Good
- A huge tiger. His weight gives him high speed but bad turning.
- *Speed = Great
- *Acceleration = Weak
- *Turn = Poor
- Crash's brainy sister. Special computer chips give her kart excellent acceleration.
- *Speed = Good
- *Acceleration = Great
- *Turn = Good
- Cortex's missile-headed assistant. His brilliant engineering has made his kart accelerate better.
- *Speed = Good
- *Acceleration = Great
- *Turn = Good
- A flamethrower wielding dingo/crocodile hybrid. His weight gives him high speed but bad turning.
- *Speed = Great
- *Acceleration = Good
- *Turn = Weak
- A small cutesy polar bear cub. His small weight enables his kart to turn well but go very slow.
- *Speed = Weak
- *Acceleration = Good
- *Turn = Great
- A small cutesy tiger cub. His small weight enables his kart to turn well but go very slow.
- *Speed = Weak
- *Acceleration = Good
- *Turn = Great
Unlockable characters
Ripper Roo- The first boss in adventure mode. A deranged blue kangaroo. Has unlimited TNT crates.
- *Speed = Weak
- *Acceleration = Good
- *Turn = Great
- The second boss in adventure mode. An incredibly obese tribesman. Has unlimited beakers.
- *Speed = Great
- *Acceleration = Good
- *Turn = Weak
- The third boss in adventure mode. A samarai Komodo Dragon and the smarter of the Komodo Bros. Has unlimited TNT and Nitro crates.
- *Speed = Good
- *Acceleration = Great
- *Turn = Good
- The fourth boss in adventure mode. A gangster potoroo with a tommy gun. Has unlimited bowling bombs.
- *Speed = Weak
- *Acceleration = Great
- *Turn = Good
- A "fake" version of Crash, with green shorts and goofy teeth. Originated from a fake doll found by Naughty Dog.
- An evil time-traveler and master of time and space.
- *Speed = Great
- *Acceleration = Good
- *Turn = Weak
- A tiny cutesy penguin that was attacked by Dingodile in . It is difficult to figure out his stats.
- *Speed = ???
- *Acceleration = ???
- *Turn = ???
Non-Playable characters
Nitrous Oxide- The main villain of the story and the final boss. He is an extraterrestrial who claims to be the fastest racer in the galaxy. He has a number of unlimited weapons as his disposal. N. Oxide cannot be unlocked, even if a player beats his ghost on every track in Time Trial mode (which earns you the scrapbook).
- These bandicoot women appear at the end of each race to hand out the trophy to the winner of the race. Ami is the green haired one, Isabella is the blonde girl, Megumi is the blue haired girl, and Liz is the black haired girl.
Tracks
N. Sanity Beach
- Crash Cove: First track in the game. Crash's track.
- Roo's Tubes: Figure Eight track. Ripper Roo's track.
- Mystery Caves: The first hard track. Bearer unknown.
- Sewer Speedway: Based on the Crash 2 sewer levels. Fake Crash's track.
The Lost Ruins
- Coco Park: Simple track good for powerslides. Coco's track.
- Tiger Temple: Easy track with a simple shortcut. Pura's track.
- Papu's Pyramid: Home to 3 hard shortcuts. Papu's track.
- Dingo Canyon: Drier version of Blizzard Bluff. Dingodile's track.
Glacier Park
- Blizzard Bluff: First track with snow. Penta's track.
- Dragon Mines: Another boss track. Komodo Joe's track.
- Polar Pass: Last snowy track. Polar's track.
- Tiny Arena: A monster truck arena. Tiny's track.
Citadel City
- N. Gin Labs: Futuristic track. N. Gin's track.
- Cortex Castle: Located at a castle. Cortex's track.
- Hot Air Skyway: A track that is in the air. Pinstripe's track.
- Oxide Station: The final track. N. Oxide's track.
Gemstone Valley
- Slide Coliseum: A track that is excellent for powersliding. N. Tropy's track.
- Turbo Track: Lots of turbos here. Bearer unknown.
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