Chickaroo Reviews: Crash Team Racing (PS1)
Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 7:02 pm
It may be a Mario Kart clone in some people’s eyes, but to others, it’s one of the best kart racing games on the PlayStation 1. This is Crash Team Racing, Naughty Dog’s last Crash Bandicoot game.
Game: Crash Team Racing
Systems: PlayStation 1, PlayStation Network
Release Date(s): 9/30/99 (NA), 10/20/99 (EU), 12/16/99 (JP)
Developers: Naughty Dog
How Do You Beat a Villain? By Kart Racing of Course!
Story: Crash’s world is being invaded by an alien named Nitros Oxide who wants to turn Earth into a parking lot. And the only way to stop him is to defeat is by defeating all the bosses in the 4 hub worlds and race, race race your way to the finish line in first place.
Kinda Like Mario Kart, But a Lot Cooler
Gameplay: The game is a kart racer (well duh.) The X button is the gas that makes the kart go. Using either the D-pad or the analog stick is used to steer the kart. O is used to fire weapons you can use by driving into crates on the track. R1 is used to help drift. Hold R1 while steering and once the smoke from your kart turns black, hit L1 and you'll boost. You can co this 3 times in a row.
There are a total of 5 modes (Adventure, Time Trial, Arcade, VS., and Battle) and a total of 15 characters but you will start out with 8 at the beginning.
In Adventure mode, you can drive around big hub worlds and race 4 tracks in each hub and then race the boss. Once you beat the boss, you will be rewarded with a key to the next hub. After defeating the boss, the tracks will open back up and you can either do CTR Challenge or Relic Race. CTR Challenge is where you have to collect the letters C, T and R scattered on the track and get in first place and you get a CTR token. Collect 4 in each color and you'll be able to race in a cup to win a gem. Relic Race is kind of like time trials but with a twist. There are crates on the track with 1, 2 or 3 written on them. Break those and they will stop the clock for that amount of seconds. Be the fastest and earn a relic.
Catchy and Perfect
Music: The music here is really nice. It's perfect for the environments. It's nice and catchy and probably one of my favorite soundtracks on the PS1. The music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh and Josh Mancell.
Is This The Best Kart Racer Out There?
Overall: Crash Team Racing is one of my favorite PlayStation 1 games of all time. And one of my favorite kart racing games too since I really didn’t get to play Mario Kart until my neighbors moved in and they had Mario Kart 64 and Double Dash. But CTR is pretty amazing. The designs of the tracks, the soundtrack, just everything! There is pretty much not one thing I dislike about this game! Everyone should go play this, it’s truly a gem on the PlayStation 1.
Overall: 5/5
Game: Crash Team Racing
Systems: PlayStation 1, PlayStation Network
Release Date(s): 9/30/99 (NA), 10/20/99 (EU), 12/16/99 (JP)
Developers: Naughty Dog
How Do You Beat a Villain? By Kart Racing of Course!
Story: Crash’s world is being invaded by an alien named Nitros Oxide who wants to turn Earth into a parking lot. And the only way to stop him is to defeat is by defeating all the bosses in the 4 hub worlds and race, race race your way to the finish line in first place.
Kinda Like Mario Kart, But a Lot Cooler
Gameplay: The game is a kart racer (well duh.) The X button is the gas that makes the kart go. Using either the D-pad or the analog stick is used to steer the kart. O is used to fire weapons you can use by driving into crates on the track. R1 is used to help drift. Hold R1 while steering and once the smoke from your kart turns black, hit L1 and you'll boost. You can co this 3 times in a row.
There are a total of 5 modes (Adventure, Time Trial, Arcade, VS., and Battle) and a total of 15 characters but you will start out with 8 at the beginning.
In Adventure mode, you can drive around big hub worlds and race 4 tracks in each hub and then race the boss. Once you beat the boss, you will be rewarded with a key to the next hub. After defeating the boss, the tracks will open back up and you can either do CTR Challenge or Relic Race. CTR Challenge is where you have to collect the letters C, T and R scattered on the track and get in first place and you get a CTR token. Collect 4 in each color and you'll be able to race in a cup to win a gem. Relic Race is kind of like time trials but with a twist. There are crates on the track with 1, 2 or 3 written on them. Break those and they will stop the clock for that amount of seconds. Be the fastest and earn a relic.
Catchy and Perfect
Music: The music here is really nice. It's perfect for the environments. It's nice and catchy and probably one of my favorite soundtracks on the PS1. The music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh and Josh Mancell.
Is This The Best Kart Racer Out There?
Overall: Crash Team Racing is one of my favorite PlayStation 1 games of all time. And one of my favorite kart racing games too since I really didn’t get to play Mario Kart until my neighbors moved in and they had Mario Kart 64 and Double Dash. But CTR is pretty amazing. The designs of the tracks, the soundtrack, just everything! There is pretty much not one thing I dislike about this game! Everyone should go play this, it’s truly a gem on the PlayStation 1.
Overall: 5/5