Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
Developer(s)	Beenox
Publisher(s)	Activision Sega (Japan)
Platform(s)	PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch Via retrocompatibility PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X
Release date(s)	June 21st, 2019
Genre	Racing
Rating(s)	ACB: G CERO: A ESRB: E10 PEGI: 3+ USK: 6
Mode(s)	Single-player Multiplayer Local (2-4 players) Online (2-8 players)
Preceded by	Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
Followed by	Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

Crash is back in the driver's seat! Get ready to go fur-throttle with Crash™ Team Racing Nitro Fueled. It's the authentic CTR experience plus a whole lot more, now fully remastered and revved up to the max!

Official description

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is a racing game published by Activision and developed by Beenox for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, released on June 21st, 2019. It is a Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy-themed remake of the original CTR: Crash Team Racing (1999) and features content from Crash Nitro Kart (2003) and Crash Tag Team Racing (2005), as well as references to other games in the Crash Bandicoot series, such as Crash Twinsanity (2004), and Crash: Mind Over Mutant (2008).

There are two separate editions: the regular edition, and the Nitros Oxide Edition, which has Nitros Oxide, Crunch Bandicoot, Zam, Zem and Oxide's Hovercraft automatically unlocked, as well as exclusive kart customization options and skins for certain characters.

Gameplay

The gameplay in Nitro-Fueled is very much the same as in the original Crash Team Racing. The player chooses a character from the Crash Bandicoot series and competes against the other racers on various obstacle-based racetracks to reach the finish line, and throughout the races, characters can gather Power-Ups from the ? Crates to give themselves a boost or hinder their opponents, as well as performing boosts via Power Sliding and jumping to gain speed.

Game Modes

Adventure

The Adventure Mode from the original game returns with some adjustments. There are now two modes to play; Classic, which recreates the original experience, and Nitro-Fueled, which has three difficulty settings and allows the player to change their character and customize their kart during gameplay. Additionally, the boss characters are now unlocked automatically by beating them in their respective Challenge race instead of winning a specified Gem Cup.

As of the Neon Circus Grand Prix update, five Golden Eggs have been scattered in the Adventure mode areas, located in tricky, hard-to-reach places. Should the player collect them all, a new character can be unlocked by taking the eggs to a chicken fresco in The Lost Ruins, opposite the warp pad to Tiger Temple.

Local Arcade

Local Arcade is where the rest of the local modes are. All the modes from the original Crash Team Racing return, as well as some additional content. Multiplayer can also be accessed in this mode.

• Single Race allows players to race on any race track they like in any setting.
• Cup Race allows players to race in a set series of four tracks. The Wumpa Cup, Nitro Cup, Crystal Cup and Crash Cup all return from Crash Team Racing as they are, in addition to the Velo Cup, Aku Cup and Uka Cup, which uses tracks from Crash Nitro Kart. The Spooky Grand Prix introduced the Lost Cup, which includes two of the remaining base game tracks and two Bonus tracks from previous Grands Prix. Similarly, the Winter Festival Grand Prix added the Bonus Cup, which houses more Bonus tracks. The Gasmoxia Grand Prix added the Desert Cup and Space Cup, which includes the remaining Bonus tracks from the last Grands Prix and an assortment of previous tracks with matching themes.
• Battle allows players to duke it out on any battle arena from Crash Team Racing and Crash Nitro Kart. All battle modes from Crash Nitro Kart can be played here.
• In Time Trial, players can race on any track against the clock and set a new record of their fastest time. Like in Crash Team Racing, N. Tropy's ghost can be unlocked for each track, and N. Tropy himself can be unlocked as a playable character by beating his ghosts on all of the non-bonus tracks. Nitros Oxide's ghosts become available for a track after beating N. Tropy's ghost on that track. When the Gasmoxia Grand Prix was started, Emperor Velo XXVII ghosts were added to each track, unlocked by beating the corresponding Oxide ghost. With the March 26th, 2020 update, ghosts of various Beenox staff members (referred to as developer ghosts) were added to each track, unlocked by beating the respective Velo ghost.
• As of the Neon Circus Grand Prix update, Ring Rally is available as a new mode. Players will have to drive through as many rings as possible before the timer reaches zero.
• In Relic Race, players will have to race on a track as quickly as possible, like Time Trial, but they will have to finish within a certain time in order to win a Relic. Hitting as many Time Crates as possible is the key.
• In CTR Challenge, players will have to finish 1st against opponents as in a Single Race, but are required to find the letters C, T and R in order to succeed. Some of the letters are hidden out of plain sight.
• In Crystal Challenge, players have to collect all twenty Crystals within an allotted amount of time on any of the battle arenas.

Online

The Online Feature allows up to 8 players to play single races or battles together over the internet. The online play feature requires a stable peer-to-peer internet connection and a subscription to Playstation Plus, (for PlayStation 4 users) Xbox Live Gold, (Xbox One users) or Nintendo Switch Online (Switch users).

• Matchmaking mode automatically connects the player to a room containing up to 8 total players based on their skill and the strength of their connection. After the track/arena is decided by a vote, the race/battle will begin automatically. If there are fewer than 8 human players, easy-difficulty AI will be added to the game to ensure that there are 8 participants. Three tracks are selected at random, and players in the waiting room vote from those choices on the track to play (with a fourth option at the bottom for a random track, which selects one of the above three randomly). In the event of a tie in the vote, the track listed highest among those tied is the track that wins.
• In Private Match, a player can set up the rules as they please. Other players must be invited manually, or they can join by themselves from the in-game "friends" menu if they are friends with the match's host.

Pit Stop

Main article: Pit Stop

The Pit Stop is an in-game shop that allows players to purchase extra content with the Wumpa Coins they earned from races (such as characters and karts). Internet connection is required to earn Wumpa Coins and access the Pit Stop.

During a Grand Prix, brand new items are available for the entire duration of the Grand Prix. These items reappear in the Pit Stop permanently two months after that particular Grand Prix ends.

The Pit Stop features three menus that can be accessed using the shoulder buttons on the controller.

• Featured lists a daily, randomized selection of items that can be purchased. By default, the selection includes a character, a skin, a kart decal, a paint job, a wheel set, a sticker pack, a kart set, and a bundle, depending on what the player already has. The Pit Stop's selection changes at 12:00 AM UTC.
• The Wumpa Coins menu allows players to purchase more Wumpa Coins through the PlayStation Store, Xbox Live Arcade or Nintendo eShop.
• When a Grand Prix is over, the Nitro Fill Up option appears, allowing players to purchase all the remaining items they haven't yet acquired on the Nitro Gauge with Wumpa Coins before the next Grand Prix begins.

The Pit Stop can also be accessed in the Online mode menu.

High Scores

Allows the player to view the best times on each track, either locally, or online.

Grand Prix

Main article: Grand Prix

From July 3rd, 2019 to March 22nd, 2020, month-long Grand Prix events took place, which introduced more playable characters such as Tawna, Spyro the Dragon and Nina Cortex, as well as brand new skins, karts, and race tracks. During a Grand Prix, players could earn Nitro in order to fill up the Nitro Gauge and unlock new content, by partaking in challenges in any mode. New content was also temporarily available in the Pit Stop.

Grand Prix also required an internet connection in order to participate.

During each Grand Prix, specific characters and kart parts would have a Nitro Canister bonus, which when equipped would add a certain percentage to the amount of Nitro a player earned by completing a challenge. These Canisters could be stacked for bigger percentages, and were usually given to the Grand Prix's new content.

Accessing Grand Prix via the main menu or the Online menu would show the player their current progress on the Nitro Gauge, as well as five categories for the challenges they could do:

• Quick Challenges were the same five challenges that would reset daily, and, hence the name, could be accomplished very quickly for 200 Nitro per challenge.
• Daily Challenges changed every 24 hours and took a few more requirements in order to accomplish, but could also be done fairly quickly.
• Weekly Challenges changed every seven days. While these challenges were simple, they took a fair bit longer to accomplish. In turn, more Nitro could be earned with these than with the Daily Challenges.
• Themed Challenges remained available until the end of the Grand Prix, and were themed after the current Grand Prix and its newly introduced content.
• Pro Challenges were also available during the remainder of the Grand Prix. These challenges were fairly difficult to accomplish, but a lot of Nitro could be earned with them in turn.

Skilled players could also earn a Champion kart set with a unique decal if they were listed within the 5% of either of the two Grand Prix Learderboards, which can be accessed using the shoulder buttons:

• The Championship Leaderboard ranked players based on how many Trophies they earned during Online matches. During a Grand Prix, players could earn a varying amount of Trophies based on their ranking in an Online Single Race or Battle.
• The Nitro Leaderboard ranked players based on how much Nitro they earned in total. Even after filling up the Nitro Gauge, players could still earn more Nitro for this reason.

Some Grand Prix events included extra challenges that were exclusive to the Grand Prix. The Spooky Grand Prix sometimes hid Ghosts in a ? Crate, which the player needed to catch for certain Challenges. The Rustland Grand Prix included an evolution on this challenge, in which a Golden Wumpa Fruit would occasionally appear during online races, which was worth 200 Wumpa Coins when collected.

Characters

See also: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled/Skins

The game has a total of 56 playable characters as of March 26th, 2020. All characters from the original Crash Team Racing are playable in the game, including Nitros Oxide, who was an unplayable boss character in the original, and Penta Penguin, who was only playable via a cheat code. All remaining playable characters from Crash Nitro Kart, as well as five of its boss characters, also return to make up the base game roster. Characters from Crash Tag Team Racing make their reappearance, with Chick Gizzard Lips and Stew making their playable debut. Yaya Panda, who was a playable character in Crash Nitro Kart 2, Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D and Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 2 (all mobile games), makes her debut in a console game.

Players can equip their characters with skins, some of which have unique animations for the winner's podium. Skins from Crash Bandicoot: Warped, Crash Tag Team Racing and Crash: Mind Over Mutant are included as well. Currently, there are three sets of skins for Crash, Coco and Cortex that are exclusive for download.

The Invincibility Mask item changes depending on the character. With the exception of Penta Penguin (who can randomly use either Aku Aku or Uka Uka), King Chicken and Iron Checkpoint Crate (both of whom can randomly use Aku Aku, Uka Uka, Velo Mask, Sparx or Apo-Apo), there are currently nineteen drivers affiliated with Aku Aku, twenty with Uka Uka, eleven with the Velo Mask (added in the Nitro Tour Grand Prix), and three with Sparx (added in the Spyro N. Friends Grand Prix).

The Rustland Grand Prix introduces a new mask named Apo-Apo, which affiliates itself with ten characters that use a Rustland skin, regardless of which Invincibility Mask they originally use.

In Adventure Mode, characters affiliated with Velo Mask receive instructions from Uka Uka and characters affiliated with Sparx receive instructions from Aku Aku. All characters will use Sparx when racing on Spyro Circuit, while all use Apo-Apo when racing on Megamix Mania.

New characters could at first be unlocked in the Grand Prix, such as Spyro the Dragon, Baby T, Doctor N. Brio, Komodo Moe, Koala Kong, Rilla Roo, Nina Cortex, Mega-Mix, and the Nitro Squad - consisting of Tawna and the Trophy girls from the original game: Ami, Isabella, Liz, and Megumi. All characters unlockable during the Grand Prix were added to the Pit Stop at later dates.

Below is the list of playable characters in the game:

Character	Default Driving Style	Unlock Condition	Mask
Crash Bandicoot	Balanced	Starter
Doctor Neo Cortex
Tiny Tiger	Speed
Coco Bandicoot	Acceleration
Doctor N. Gin
Dingodile	Speed
Polar	Turn
Pura
Penta Penguin	Speed	Input the SEASWAN code at the Main Menu
Ripper Roo	Turn	Defeat Ripper Roo in Adventure Mode
Papu Papu	Speed	Defeat Papu Papu in Adventure Mode
Komodo Joe	Balanced	Defeat Komodo Joe in Adventure Mode
Pinstripe	Acceleration	Defeat Pinstripe in Adventure Mode
Fake Crash	Balanced	Complete the Purple Gem Cup in Adventure Mode
Nitros Oxide	Acceleration	Defeat Nitros Oxide in Adventure Mode OR Redeem the Oxide Edition code
Doctor N. Tropy	Speed	Beat all of Doctor N. Tropy's times in Time Trial Mode (CTR and CNK)
Crunch Bandicoot		Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500 OR Redeem the Oxide Edition code Unlocked by default as of the first Post-Grand Prix patch
Krunk	Turn	Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Small Norm	Balanced
Big Norm	Speed
Nash	Acceleration	Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 7200 ("Arctic Bundle" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
N. Trance		Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 7200 ("Summer Time" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Real Velo	Turn	Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Geary	Balanced	Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500 Unlocked by default as of the first Post-Grand Prix patch
Zam	Turn	Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500 OR Redeem the Oxide Edition code
Zem	Speed
Tawna	Acceleration	Bronze Tier Reward (5,000 Nitro) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 7200 ("The Witch Bundle" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 5175 ("Motorsport Tawna" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 7200 ("Crew Member: Tawna" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Ami	Speed	Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 5175 ("Nitro Squad: Ami" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 7200 ("Crew Member: Ami" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Megumi	Acceleration	Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 5175 ("Nitro Squad: Megumi" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 7200 ("Crew Member: Megumi" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Liz	Turn	Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 5175 ("Nitro Squad: Liz" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 7200 ("Crew Member: Liz" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Isabella	Balanced	Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 5175 ("Nitro Squad: Isabella" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 7200 ("Crew Member: Isabella" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Baby Crash	Turn	Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 3375 ("Back N. Time: Baby Crash") Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 4050 ("Cute Babies" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Baby Coco	Acceleration	Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 3375 ("Back N. Time: Baby Coco") Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 4050 ("Cute Babies" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Baby T	Speed	Bronze Tier Reward (5,000 Nitro) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 4050 ("Cute Babies" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Spyro		Bronze Tier Reward (5,000 Nitro) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 7200 ("Winter Breath Bundle" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 7200 ("Astronaut Spyro Bundle" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Hunter	Balanced	Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 5400 ("Hunter Games" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Gnasty Gnorc	Turn	Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 5850 ("For The Horde" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Komodo Moe	Balanced	Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 5850 ("Komodo Moe Bundle" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Doctor N. Brio	Acceleration	Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 5850 ("N. Brio Bundle" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 7200 ("Alien N Brio" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Nina Cortex	Speed	Bronze Tier Reward (5,000 Nitro) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Koala Kong		Bronze Tier Reward (5,000 Nitro) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 7200 ("Astronaut Kong Bundle" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Pasadena O'Possum		Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 4775 ("Pasadena O'Possum" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Ebenezer Von Clutch	Balanced	Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 4775 ("Ebenezer Von Clutch" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
King Chicken	Drift	Collect and bring all 5 Golden Eggs throughout the Adventure Mode hubs to the fresco in the Lost Ruins.
Rilla Roo	Turn	Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 5075 ("Rilla Roo" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Yaya Panda	Speed	Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 5200 ("Yaya Panda" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Hasty	Drift	Bronze Tier Reward (5,000 Nitro) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Chick	Balanced	Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 6300 ("Chicken Presenters" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Stew	Acceleration	Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 6300 ("Chicken Presenters" bundle) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Megamix	Balanced	Bronze Tier Reward (5,000 Nitro) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Emperor Velo XXVII	Acceleration	Bronze Tier Reward (5,000 Nitro) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Lab Assistant	Turn	Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Baby Cortex	Balanced
Baby N. Tropy	Acceleration
Fixed Rilla Roo	Speed	Free (If Rilla Roo was unlocked during "Winter Festival" Grand Prix) Unlockable in the Pit Stop for 1500
Iron Checkpoint Crate	Drift	Break all the Beenox Crates

Although not being playable characters, the game references Madame Amberley, the Evil Twins, Evil Crash and Rusty Walrus.

Driving Styles

There are a total of five Driving Styles, previously known as Character Classes, in the game. Each character has their own default Driving Style, which will always be used by AI opponents playing as them. The default Driving Style is also applied when the player's Driving Style is set to Classic.

As of the Spooky Grand Prix, players now have the option of applying their preferred Driving Style to any character of their choice. In addition, the Neon Circus Grand Prix introduced a new Driving Style called Drift.

Driving Style	Difficulty	Stats
Turn	Beginner	Speed: 3/7 Accel: 4/7 Turn: 7/7
Balanced	Intermediate	Speed: 5/7 Accel: 5/7 Turn: 5/7
Acceleration	Intermediate	Speed: 4/7 Accel: 7/7 Turn: 3/7
Speed	Advanced	Speed: 7/7 Accel: 3/7 Turn: 2/7
Drift	Advanced	Speed: 6/7 Accel: 2/7 Turn: 3/7

Kart Customization

Before any race, you have the choice to pick a random choice of kart and driver. However, in the "Karts" menu you're able to go deep with your selection and cobble together a sleek hovercraft, wobbly jalopy, or rampaging roadster!

Official description

Players can customize their kart beyond just selecting what playable character to use. Customizable components include the kart body, kart wheels, and extra stickers that can be applied. Components can be bought using Wumpa Coins which can be earned in the game's Adventure Mode, Arcade Mode or Online Mode.

Kart Sets

Kart bodies are designed after specific combinations of parts, which the game dubs Kart Sets. These include kart bodies, wheels, and paint jobs, with the inclusion of a decal for some of them.

Bodies & Decals

Main article: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled/Bodies and Decals

This offers up a variety of chassis types, which will grow in number as you earn more through the game. For example, pick the "Classic" CTR kart body that you're used to, or ride in the chunky SUV-style "Crikey", or futuristic "Doom Buggy".

Official description

Wheels

Main article: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled/Wheels

When you're burning rubber, you might want to install a set of wheels that matches your kart's body. Or, you can mix and match; it's entirely up to you! There's a wide variety of wheels to earn; whether you're using the skinny Six-Pipes rims or the super-chunky Trikee tires, you can have a ton of options in your race prepping!

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Paint Jobs

Main article: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled/Paint Jobs

If you're wanting to change the color of your kart chassis to a green, or an iridescent purple, or even add a carbon fiber inlay, then you're in luck: Choose from a selection of preset colors and spray your vehicle in a hue to match your mood, from the vivid crimson of Team Cortex Red to the cool turquoise of Nitro Aqua.

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Stickers

Main article: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled/Stickers

You need a last bit of personalization to finish off your contraption, and this comes courtesy of a sticker that adorns your vehicle. Choose a number, cool icon, character face, or leave the kart sticker-free.

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Special Karts

Main article: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled/Special Karts

Special Karts are non-customizable karts with unique models and paint jobs. They are available only through special promotions outside the game.

Power-Ups

Power-Ups work mostly as they do in the original Crash Team Racing, and these same Power-Ups return from that game. They are items acquired by breaking the ? Crates during a race and can be used to attack opponents or aid the user. Each player can hold only one Power-Up at any time. Collecting ten Wumpa Fruit during a race turns the Power-Ups "Juiced Up", making them more powerful.

Power-Up	Description
N. Brio's Beaker	The Beaker can be laid on the track or thrown ahead by the player as a simple obstacle. Anyone who runs into or is hit by it will spin out momentarily. When Juiced Up, the Beaker contains a red liquid instead of a green one, and also causes anyone who runs into it to slow down significantly with a black storm cloud appearing above them. Additionally, the Power-Up they currently have, if any, will be replaced with a new one, and they can't use it until the storm is gone.
TNT Crate	The TNT Crate can only be laid behind the player. The crate will explode in three seconds when someone runs into it, during which they have to repeatedly hop around to remove the crate and throw it backwards. When the crate explodes, the victim can be seen tumbling. Like most Crates, the TNT Crate can be destroyed from a distance with weapon Power-Ups. When Juiced Up, the TNT Crate becomes a green Nitro Crate, which will explode immediately when run into.
Bowling Bomb	The Bowling Bomb can be rolled out in front of or behind the player, and explodes on impact or when it reaches an abyss. Pressing the Power-Up button again while the Bomb is still rolling causes it to explode prematurely, as if manually detonated. When Juiced Up, the Bowling Bomb gains a homing ability and has a much larger blast radius, making it easier to hit multiple opponents at once. Sometimes, players can receive three Bowling Bombs from a single ? Crate.
Tracking Missile	The Missile will target the closest opponent in front of the user and send them tumbling on impact. The Missile won't take the stage layout in mind though, and will come into impact with a wall if the target is too far away. They also won't travel over abysses. Players can use a Beaker, Bowling Bomb or a TNT Crate to defend against a Missile. When Juiced Up, the Missile travels much faster and has a better homing ability. Sometimes, players can receive three Missiles from a single ? Crate.
Turbo	Using a Turbo will give the player a quick speed burst. This speed burst also allows the player to squash opponents in the way. The Turbo cannot be stacked within a turbo boost chain to reserve a longer turbo boost. When Juiced Up, the Turbo will give a faster turbo boost that lasts a little longer.
Power Shield	This green bubble shield encases the user, protecting them once from any obstacle or an opposing Power-Up. It can also be used to run into opponents, causing them to tumble on impact. The shield is only active for a limited amount of time before it disappears. Pressing the Power-Up button again allows the user to shoot the shield forward. When Juiced Up, the Power Shield turns blue and lasts indefinitely until impact with an obstacle, an opponent or a Power-Up, or the user shoots it.
Invincibility Mask	The Invincibility Mask temporarily protects the user from all kinds of damage, as well as giving them a speed boost. It allows the user to hit as many obstacles, Power-Ups, and opponents as they can within its duration. Players will get a different Invincibility Mask depending on the character they play as. Aku Aku appears with Crash and his friends, Uka Uka appears with Cortex and his henchmen, the Velo Mask appears with Emperor Velo XXVII and his associates, Sparx appears with the Spyro the Dragon characters, and Apo-Apo appears with Rustland-themed characters. Additionally, Sparx appears as everyone's Invincibility Mask on Spyro Circuit, while Apo Apo does the same on Megamix Mania. King Chicken and Iron Checkpoint Crate can use any of the five Invicibility Masks. When Juiced Up, the Invincibility Mask lasts for a longer amount of time.
N. Tropy Clock	When used, the N. Tropy Clock emanates a large radius that causes all opponents to spin out and slow down significantly for a short amount of time. The Clock also prevents opponents from using their Power-Ups. When Juiced Up, N. Tropy Clock will cause all opponents to slow down for a little longer. This Power-Up is only available during races.
Warp Orb	The Warp Orb travels around the entire track, targeting the opponent in the lead, and also able to hit anyone it encounters on its way. There is no way for the race leader to avoid the Warp Orb other than a Power Shield or an Invincibility Mask. Racers not in the lead can still evade the Warp Orb if the track is wide enough. When Juiced Up, the Warp Orb will target not only the leading opponent, but also every other opponent ahead of the user. This Power-Up is only available during races.
Super Engine	The Super Engine gives the player an immediate lasting speed boost, even after being hit by an obstacle or power-up. When Juiced Up, the Super Engine produces blue fire and lasts longer. This Power-Up is generally only available during battles, but as of August 23rd, 2019, this Power-Up is now also available in online races.
Invisibility	Invisibility makes the player invisible to opponents. This prevents Missiles from tracking the user down and makes it harder for opponents to aim their other Power-Ups. Invisible players can still be hit with those Power-Ups, however. When Juiced Up, the effect lasts a little longer. This item is only available during battles.

Race Tracks

The game has 39 tracks in it, consisting of the eighteen tracks from the original Crash Team Racing, the thirteen tracks from Crash Nitro Kart and eight original tracks which were each added as part of Grand Prix events. The PS4 version of the game also has one extra exclusive "Retro Track", Retro Stadium.

From Crash Team Racing

• Crash Cove
• Mystery Caves
• Sewer Speedway
• Roo's Tubes
• Slide Coliseum
• Turbo Track
• Coco Park
• Tiger Temple
• Papu's Pyramid
• Dingo Canyon
• Polar Pass
• Tiny Arena
• Dragon Mines
• Blizzard Bluff
• Hot Air Skyway
• Cortex Castle
• N. Gin Labs
• Oxide Station

From Crash Nitro Kart

• Inferno Island
• Jungle Boogie
• Clockwork Wumpa
• Android Alley
• Electron Avenue
• Deep Sea Driving
• Thunder Struck
• Tiny Temple
• Meteor Gorge
• Barin Ruins
• Out of Time
• Assembly Lane
• Hyper Spaceway

Bonus Tracks

• Retro Stadium (PlayStation 4-exclusive)
• Twilight Tour (Nitro Tour Grand Prix)
• Prehistoric Playground (Back N. Time Grand Prix)
• Spyro Circuit (Spyro & Friends Grand Prix)
• Nina's Nightmare (Spooky Grand Prix)
• Koala Carnival (Neon Circus Grand Prix)
• Gingerbread Joyride (Winter Festival Grand Prix)
• Megamix Mania (Rustland Grand Prix)
• Drive-thru Danger (Gasmoxia Grand Prix)

Battle Arenas

Twelve battle arenas are included in the game. Seven from the original Crash Team Racing, and five from Crash Nitro Kart. The Battle modes introduced in CNK, including Crystal Grab, also make a reappearance, making them playable in CTR's arenas for the first time.

From Crash Team Racing

• Skull Rock
• Nitro Court
• Parking Lot
• Rocky Road
• Lab Basement
• Rampage Ruins
• The North Bowl

From Crash Nitro Kart

• Temple Turmoil
• Frozen Frenzy
• Desert Storm
• Magnetic Mayhem
• Terra Drome

Additional Content

Electron Skin Pack

The Electron Skin Pack is made available to players who either per-ordered Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, or purchased the Nitros Oxide Edition. The following is included:

Electron Crash Skin for Crash Bandicoot

Electron Cortex Skin for Dr. Neo Cortex

Electron Coco Skin for Coco Bandicoot

Nitros Oxide Edition

The special edition of the game automatically unlocks the following:

Nitros Oxide Character

Crunch Bandicoot Character

Zam Character

Zem Character

Hovercraft¹ Kart Body

¹ - Hovercraft Green Paint Job not included

In addition, it includes exclusive content that cannot be found in the regular editions:

Star Crash Skin for Crash Bandicoot	Star Cortex Skin for Dr. Neo Cortex	Star Coco Skin for Coco Bandicoot	Star Oxide Skin for Nitros Oxide	Robot Crunch Skin for Crunch Bandicoot	Glimmering Sparks Decal for Hovercraft
Nitros Oxide Indigo Paint Job	Laser Blaster Sticker	Moonbase Sticker	Gasmoxia Sticker	Space Insignia Sticker	Spaceship Sticker

Xbox One users could claim the Crash Head Avatar Mask for a limited time, available 7-10 days after the promotion's end, at July 21st, 2019, 12:00 AM PST.

Trophies/Achievements

Trophy Name	Image	Trophy Value	Description	Criteria
Woah!			Earn all the other trophies.	Earn every Trophy in the game.
Off to a Good Start			Win your first race in the Adventure Mode.	Win a Trophy Race in Crash Cove or Roo's Tubes.
Crazier than the Ripper			Win against Ripper Roo in the Adventure Mode.	Beat Ripper Roo in his Challenge Race.
Me Fast, You Slow			Win against Papu Papu in the Adventure Mode.	Beat Papu Papu in his Challenge Race.
Komodone			Win against Komodo Joe in the Adventure Mode.	Beat Komodo Joe in his Challenge Race.
Why don't you get a job?			Win against Pinstripe in the Adventure Mode.	Beat Pinstripe Potoroo in his Challenge Race.
Interstellar Challenge			Win against Nitros Oxide in the Adventure Mode.	Beat Nitros Oxide in his Challenge Race for the first time.
Galaxy's Fastest			Defeat Nitros Oxide in the Adventure Mode once and for all.	Beat Nitros Oxide in his Challenge Race after collecting all Relics.
Area Explorer			Complete a Crystal Challenge in the Adventure Mode.	Complete the Crystal Challenge in Skull Rock.
Spare Change			Win a CTR challenge in the Adventure Mode.	Win a CTR Challenge in Crash Cove, or any track in N. Sanity Island.
Sprinter			Win a Relic Race in the Adventure Mode.	Win a Relic Race in Crash Cove, or any track in N. Sanity Island.
Booyah, Grandma!			Win a Cup Race in the Adventure Mode.	Win any Cup Race in the Gem Stone Valley.
Relic Collector			Earn all the Relics in the Adventure Mode.	Earn a Relic in all 18 race tracks.
Gem Collector			Earn all the Gems in the Adventure Mode.	Earn a Gem in all five Cup Races.
Token Collector			Earn all the CTR tokens in the Adventure Mode.	Earn a CTR Token in all 16 race tracks and four arenas.
Photo Finish			Win a race with less than 0.3 seconds between you and the second place.	Finish first in a race with time difference from the second place less than 0.3 seconds.
BOOM!			Hit two opponents with a single Bowling Bomb.	Hit two opponents with the splash damage from a Bowling Bomb explosion.
Super Boost!			Do a Super Boost.	Reach Super Boost by collecting 10 Wumpa Fruit, drift boosting three times and driving over a booster pad.
Expert Dodger			Win a boss challenge without getting hit by any of the boss' Power-Ups.	Place first in a boss race without getting hit by any weapons deployed by the boss.
Drifter			Drift 15 Times in a row during a race.	Drift boost 15 times without stopping or losing your boost.
Master Drifter			Successfully use all three Turbo Boost charges 5 times in a row during a race.	Drift boost three times five times in a row without failing the boost or losing your flames.
Burning Rubber!			Drift Boost a total of 500 times.	Drift boost 500 times total. This is a cumulative achivement, with your progress carrying over between races and game modes.
Yeeee HAW!			Complete the Adventure Mode on the Hard difficulty.	Defeat Nitros Oxide in adventure mode set to hard at any completion percentage.
Hyper Speed			Finish first when you were last on the final lap.	Begin the third lap of a race in 8th place, then pull ahead to finish in 1st.
Rear-viewed			Block an incoming missile with all of the following Power-Ups: Beaker, Crate, Bowling Bomb.	Block missiles that are about to hit you with a Beaker, a TNT or Nitro Crate, and a Bowling Bomb. This is a cumulative achivement, with your progress carrying over between races and game modes.
The New Time-Master			Beat all of Nefarious Tropy's times in Time Trial Mode.	Unlock and then score a time faster than N. Tropy's times on all courses in Time Trial mode.
Gasmoxian Slug			Beat all of Nitros Oxide's times in Time Trial Mode.	Unlock and then score a time faster than Oxide's times on all courses in Time Trial mode.
Natural			Win a race without using any Power-Ups.	Place 1st in a race without deploying any power-ups.
Nitrostalgia			Finish first on all tracks. (CTR & CNK)	Place 1st on all CTR and CNK courses in any racing game mode.
Can't Hide From Me			Successfully land all three missiles from a Triple Missile Power-Up.	Hit other racers with all three missiles from a single triple missile power-up.
Weapon Technician			Use every Power-Up once. (Race & Battle Arena)	Use every Power-Up in the game at least once in any game mode. This is a cumulative achivement, with your progress carrying over between races and game modes.
Dungeon Vaulter			Use the shortcut in Cortex Castle.	Successfully access the hidden ramp to the left near the end of Cortex Castle.
Arctic Hurdler			Use the shortcut in Polar Pass.	Successfully hop over the wall in Polar Pass.
Winter Time Off-Roading			Use all of Blizzard Bluff's shortcuts in the same race.	Successfully go behind the pillar, hop across the river and hop over the fences in the same race in Blizzard Bluff.
Pyramid Parkour			Use all of Papu's Pyramid's shortcuts in the same race.	Successfully hop onto the pillar across the gap, drive on the path on the side of the pyramid and hop over the gap in the same race in Papu's Pyramid.
Puddle Hopper			Use the shortcut in Crash Cove.	Successfully use the ramp to hop up onto the plateau in Crash Cove.
Half-Pipe Karting			Use the shortcut in Sewer Speedway.	Successfully jump up into the secret passage in Sewer Speedway.
Let me in!			Use the shortcut in Tiger Temple.	Successfully use a power-up to open the secret passage in Tiger Temple.
Minekarting			Use the shortcut in Dragon Mines without being crushed.	Successfully make it through the railway shortcut without being hit by a minecart.
I know the way!			Earn all the shortcut trophies.	Achieve the Dungeon Vaulter, Arctic Hurdler, Winter Time Off-Roading, Pyramid Parkour, Puddle Hopper, Half-Pipe Karting, Let me in! and Minekarting achievements.
Juiced Up!			Use all Juiced Up Power-Ups once. (Race & Battle Arena)	Collect 10 Wumpa Fruit to become Juiced Up, then use every power up at least once each. This is a cumulative achivement, with your progress carrying over between races and game modes.
Unstoppable			Sustain your boost for a whole lap.	Complete an entire lap of any race without losing your flames.
The Dominator!			Win a match in every type of Battle Mode.	Win a match in every game mode in Battle Mode at least once. Can be accomplished in both free for all or in team mode.
Get off me!			Free yourself from a TNT crate.	Run into a TNT, causing it to attach to your head, then hop repeatedly until it flies off.
Alchemist			Directly hit an opponent with a thrown Beaker Power-Up.	Throw a beaker to hit an opponent directly rather than dropping it on the floor.
That's How I Roll			Customize your ride.	Equip any kart customization.
Is everyone here?			Unlock all characters from the original roster.	Unlock every character that was present in the original CTR, including Oxide and Penta.
Oh, Shiny!			Complete all Crystal Challenges. (CTR & CNK)	Win a Crystal Challenge on every arena map in the game. Crystal Challenges completed in Adventure Mode contribute to this.

Gallery

See: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled/Gallery

Quotes

See: List of quotes in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

Script

See: Crash Team Racing script

Reception

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled received "generally favorable" reviews on Metacritic getting a metascore of 83/100 on PS4, 84/100 on Xbox One and 80/100 on Nintendo Switch.

Chris Moyse of Destructoid gave Nitro-Fueled an 8 out of 10, praising the graphics, variety of tracks, and game modes, but criticized the tracks' inconsistent designs and the Adventure mode's difficulty curve. Michael Damiani of Easy Allies gave it an 8.5 out of 10. However, he criticized the online mode for only featuring races and battles, and none of the other modes offered in the game's Arcade mode.

Electronic Gaming Monthly rated the game 3 out of 5 stars. Michael Leri of GameRevolution rated it an 8 out of 10, praising the visuals, controls, the powersliding mechanic, and the mix of old and new content, concluding that "Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is both a respectful reimagining and a superb, modernized kart racer in its own right." Leri echoed Damiani's sentiments about the game's online features for its lack of modes and netcode. Andrew Reiner of Game Informer gave an 8 out of 10, concluding that Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled "is every bit as good now as it was back in the day."

GameSpot's Oscar Dayus rated it 8 out of 10, stating that the game "is a remaster done right", though he stated that the overall handling "takes a bit of getting used to." Ford James of GamesRadar+ rated it five out of five stars.

Janet Garcia of IGN gave the game an 8.2 out of 10, commenting the "difficulty, memorable track design, and addictive Power Slide mechanic make it a kart racer worth playing." However, she criticized the Adventure mode as "cheap and unforgiving." Chris Scullion of Nintendo Life rated the Nintendo Switch version of Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled an 8 out of 10. He praised the overall faithfulness to the game's original PlayStation release, but criticized the long loading times.

Neal Ronaghan of Nintendo World Report gave the Nintendo Switch version a 7 out of 10, praising the variety of multiplayer and single player modes, and the customization, but criticized the long loading times, online play, the difficulty curve, and poor visuals in Handheld mode.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Chinese	古惑狼赛车：氮气加速 Gǔ huò láng sàichē: Dànqì jiāsù
Japanese	クラッシュ・バンディクー レーシング - ブッとびニトロ！ Kurasshu Bandikū Rēshingu - Buttobi Nitoro!

This game was developed in English and was officially localized into Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, European Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese and LatAm Spanish.

Voice cast

Language	Voice actor	Character
English	André Sogliuzzo	Big Norm Emperor Velo XXVII Zem
	Andrew Morgado	Fake Crash Krunk Ripper Roo Zam
	Corey Burton	N. Tropy N. Gin Nitros Oxide Baby N. Tropy
	Debi Derryberry	Coco Bandicoot Baby Coco
	Dwight Schultz	Geary Nash Papu Papu
	Fred Tatasciore	Dingodile Komodo Joe Penta Penguin Komodo Moe Koala Kong
	Greg Eagles	Aku Aku
	Ike Amadi	Crunch Bandicoot
	Jess Harnell	Crash Bandicoot Baby Crash Lab Assistant
	John DiMaggio	Tiny Tiger Uka Uka
	Kevin Michael Richardson	Stew
	Lex Lang	Neo Cortex Announcer Baby Cortex
	Michael Gough	N. Trance Gnasty Gnorc
	Misty Lee	Polar Pura Tawna Bandicoot
	Robbie Daymond	Pinstripe Potoroo Small Norm Hunter Hasty
	Roger Craig Smith	Chick Gizzard Lips
	Cissy Jones	Ami
	Melanie Minichino	Isabella
	Stephanie Sheh	Megumi
	Tom Kenny	Spyro the Dragon
	Victoria Atkin	Liz
	Gregg Berger	Additional voices
Brazilian Portuguese	Ricardo Rossatto	Neo Cortex Mega-Mix Announcer
	Milla Matoso	Coco Bandicoot Tawna Bandicoot Baby Coco
	Anderson Araujo	Tiny Tiger N. Trance Koala Kong
	Edu Bastos	N. Gin Zem Komodo Moe
	Roberto Pirillo	Papu Papu
	Gustavo Ottoni	Komodo Joe
	Rafael Prista	Pinstripe Potoroo
	Eduardo Drummond	Nitros Oxide
	Pedro Franco	N. Tropy Chick Gizzard Lips
	Marcio Navarro	Crunch Bandicoot Gnasty Gnorc Hasty
	Reinaldo Simões	Krunk Big Norm Nash
	Dudu Fevereiro	Real Velo Ebenezer Von Clutch
	Sergio Moreno	Geary Stew
	Agatha Duarte	Ami Liz
	Teka Balluthy	Megumi Nina Cortex Pasadena O'Possum
	Adriana Riemer	Isabella
	Thiago Machado	Spyro the Dragon
	Último de Carvalho	Hunter
	Luiz Carlos Gomes	N. Brio
	Helena Palomanes	Yaya Panda
	Camillo Borges	Stew
	Ricardo Vooght	Aku Aku
	Filipe Albuquerque	Uka Uka
German	Leyla Trebbien	Coco Bandicoot Baby Coco
Italian	Silvano Piccardi	Neo Cortex Krunk Mega-Mix Announcer Baby Cortex
	Luca Sandri	Nitros Oxide N. Trance Chick Gizzard Lips
	Renzo Ferrini	Aku Aku
	Gianni Gaude	Uka Uka
	Martina Tamburello	Coco Bandicoot Baby Coco Isabella
	Stefano Albertini	Papu Papu
	Oliviero Corbetta	Komodo Joe N. Gin N. Brio
	Francesco Mei	Pinstripe Potoroo Real Velo
	Antonello Governale	N. Tropy Tiny Tiger Geary Koala Kong Mega-Mix Gnasty Gnorc Baby N. Tropy
	Andrea De Nisco	Dingodile Ebenezer Von Clutch
	Marco Balbi	Crunch Bandicoot
	Giorgio Melazzi	Big Norm Nash
	Mario Zucca	Zem Komodo Moe
	Marco Balzarotti	Stew Emperor Velo XXVII
	Chiara Francese	Tawna Bandicoot Megumi
	Emanuela Pacotto	Ami Pasadena O'Possum
	Renata Bertolas	Liz Nina Cortex
	Andrea Oldani	Hasty Spyro the Dragon
	Osmar Santucho	Hunter
Japanese	Iori Nomizu	Coco Bandicoot Baby Coco
	Minoru Shiraishi	Pinstripe Potoroo
	Nichika Ōmori	Yaya Panda
Latin-American Spanish	Circe Luna	Coco Bandicoot Baby Coco Tawna Bandicoot Megumi
	Analiz Sánchez	Yaya Panda

Trivia

• A prequel digital comic, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Digital Comic, was also released on the same date as Nitro Fueled, and was shared on the official Crash Bandicoot Twitter.
• The game and its tie-in comic book feature the highest number of references to most of the other games in the series to date, featuring multiple references from the original trilogy, Crash Bash, Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced, Crash Nitro Kart, Crash Twinsanity, Crash Tag Team Racing, Crash Nitro Kart 2, and Crash: Mind Over Mutant, in the form of character returns, skins, karts, cameos and easter eggs, something which developer Beenox noted to be intentional by stating they had all previous games to draw content to add on the game.
• This is the first game in the series to be localized in Brazilian Portuguese, Latin American Spanish and Arabic.
• Every track now has its own unique, designated start line, themed around the track itself. This feature was planned for the original Crash Team Racing, but scrapped due to technical limitations related to the PlayStation hardware.
• At least one Chicken is hidden in the Adventure Mode hub world and in every track.
• If the player presses the Power-Up button while no Power-Up is held, a horn will honk.
• All karts with the exception of the retro kart now have a four-speed automatic transmission which is heard when not powersliding or boosting.
• Coco's skin "Dark Coco" is a reference to Evil Coco, her 11th Dimension counterpart that was scrapped from Crash Twinsanity.
• From the start, and in Classic Adventure Mode, instead of N. Gin's kart being purple and Pura's kart being indigo, N. Gin's kart is violet, Pura's kart is purple, and indigo is not a featured color.
• All of the karts with unconventional steering devices, such as the Team Cortex kart which had steering handles, the Team Trance kart which was steered with a mind-controlled antenna, and Oxide's Hovercraft, have now been given steering wheels for the purpose of animation consistency.
• The voice actors featured in the N. Sane Trilogy and Spyro Reignited Trilogy return to portray their characters (with the exception of Nitrus Brio, who is now voiced by Tom Kenny, taking up the role from Maurice LaMarche).
• The game features the very first instance of Tawna, Komodo Moe, Koala Kong (though only in the Neon Circus Grand Prix Intro), Yaya Panda and Megamix having spoken lines. Out of these, (possibly) Tawna, Yaya and Megamix previously only had dialogue in text form.
• This game marks the return of Rilla Roo since Crash Bash, and Von Clutch, Pasadena O'Possum, Chick Gizzard Lips and Stew since Crash Tag Team Racing.
• Each of the eight new tracks added in the Grand Prix have a name consisting of two alliterated words beginning with the same sound (not always the same letter). For this purpose, the hyphenated word "Drive-Thru" can be treated a single word.
• After much criticism from fans, Rilla Roo's face was fixed in the 3/26/20 update.
• Ripto, the Sorceress and Willie Wumpa Cheeks were originally going to be playable in the game.
• In Crash Team Racing, Nitros Oxide said in the introductory cutscene "But if I win, I'll turn your entire globe into a concrete parking lot and make you my slaves." In the remake, he says "minions" instead of "slaves".
• In the original Crash Team Racing, the player could accelerate, brake and reverse by holding Up or Down on the Right Analog Stick when using an analog controller. This feature has been removed in Nitro-Fueled.
• For unknown reasons, no new and original battle arenas were created for this game.

External links

• Official website: https://www.crashbandicoot.com/crashteamracing/home