Product Description Crash Bandicoot is back to take on friends and foes in Crash Team Racing. Featuring outrageous kart racing, CTR includes 8 characters with unique racing capabilities. Journey through dozens of races, battle in the arena or take on 3 of your friends in awesome multiplayer action. Made in USA. .com PlayStation owners no longer need to borrow their friend's Nintendo 64 in order to have a rollicking good old time racing virtual turbo-charged go-karts through outlandish environments. Crash Team Racing does an excellent job of re-creating that same thrill on the PlayStation. Crash Team Racing has all the marks of the kart-racing genre, including big-headed characters driving diminutive go-karts, power-ups to increase speed and slow down opponents, and thematic tracks with multiple paths for exploration. What CTR adds to the mix is fairness: tighter-turning cars are rewarded for precision driving, skillful jumping, and strategic placement of booby traps. Sure, the playing field is level, but the better the driver, the better chance he or she has of winning consistently without any annoying "catch-up code." The one-player game is wonderfully presented as an exploratory adventure, while the multiplayer mode is a split-screen must-play for anyone with a PlayStation (and, of course, friends). Twenty-five tracks, 12 characters, and responsive control make CTR the gotta-have racing game. --Jeff YoungPros:Excellent kart control, including power slides, hops, and wheeliesWide tracks encourage passingHigh replayability, especially in multiplayer modeCons:Characters aren't as cute as those in Mario Kart P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); Review OK, let's say you're a big game company. You've got a mascot - he's absolutely huge with "the kids." You've made a nice little chunk of change off your little guy, but the kids are wising up to the fact that every game you've put out has only had minimal improvements over the previous one, and they aren't buying your little guy like they used to. You've got too much riding on him to stop now - action figures, shirts, and don't forget the talk of a cartoon that your licensing department keeps tossing around. You need a new hook... a new style of game to get the kids right back where you want them. But at the same time, you really don't actually want to have to think up a new concept for a game. So you do what so many developers have done before you - you toss your mascot, his arch nemesis, and a bunch of other characters from your games into go-karts. Then you start designing tracks filled with weapon power-ups. Before you know it, you're shipping yet another Mario Kart clone into the marketplace! Hey, big win, right? For most of the developers out there, the answer is no. Most of the Mario Kart clones that have come out thus far have either added unwelcome elements to the gameplay or have just plain sucked at ripping off the original console kart game. Naughty Dog, however, has managed to create a Mario Kart clone that does everything right. While it has a Diddy Kong Racing-like adventure element to it, as well as a bit of a storyline, it rarely aspires to be more than a great mascot racing game. All the puppety oddballs in the world of Crash Bandicoot are preparing for the big race. They've all got their go-karts, and they're furiously tuning them up in hopes of victory. So, of course, that's a perfect time for an alien invasion. This alien is Nitrous Oxide, and he decides to up the stakes a bit. If he wins the race, he also wins the planet. So its up to you, as Crash, Polar, Cortex, or any one of the other racers to stop ol' N2O from winning. Much like battles in the video for Michael Jackson's "Beat It" were fought with the dance, the battles in this game are fought through the race. Beyond the game's adventure mode, you can also go right to arcade mode and participate in one of four cup circuits. There's also a battle mode, which puts you in an arena full of weapons. The battle mode also has a team option, allowing for all sorts of different matchups. The versus mode lets two to four players race against each other on any of the game's tracks. The gameplay may be vintage Mario Kart (yes, it even has the little "hit the gas right before the race starts" speed boost), but the game's track design is top-notch. Be it a well-placed patch of ice in your path or a giant barrel that rolls back and forth across the road, interesting obstacles will get in your way in each level. Between that and the game's uncompromising first-place finish requirement, you'll have to take the time to learn the tracks before you can win. Sometimes, though, you'll need to rely on a well-placed missile or bomb to help you squeak into the lead at the last possible second. The AI is reasonably good. It starts out not knowing exactly how or when to use each weapon, but by the third world, you'll have a tough time keeping up if you can't handle your weaponry properly. The Crash Bandicoot series has always had pretty smooth graphics, updating with the times quite nicely, and CTR is really no exception. The environments are reasonably large, and they convey the cartoon-like attitude of the game very nicely. The music and sound effects also push the game's cartoon theme, but it's not too over the top, so the cutesy themes never really get shoved down your throat. Crash Team Racing may seem like just a Mario Kart clone. And, with the exception of an additional mode or two and the superior track design, it is. But it's a great Mario Kart clone, and it succeeds where the likes of Mega Man, Bomberman, Diddy Kong, the Chocobo, and even Mario himself have failed. CTR has the staying power to convert people who haven't ever liked a mascot racing game, and it will definitely please Mario Kart fans with its many tracks and options. --Jeff Gerstmann --Copyright ©1999 GameSpot Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of GameSpot is prohibited. GameSpot and the GameSpot logo are trademarks of GameSpot Inc. -- GameSpot Review See more
E**E
A Fun Racer That Rivals Even Mario Kart
This 1999 kart racer may look like a carbon copy of Nintendo's Mario Kart franchise, but don't be deceived. While some aspects have been taken from the portly plumber's races, such as the scenario and certain items, the game has a unique feel to it. After a threat to Crash's planet from the extraterrestrial racer N.Oxide, Crash, Coco, and many others hop into their go-karts and race to see who's fit to go race for the fate of their planet.It controls very well and has clever, new techniques that no racer before it had done. Jumping off of ramps or bumps in the road will give you boosts, power sliding can provide strings of boosts with well-timed taps of the R1 or L1 buttons, and racers can take alternate routes to find collectibles within a course to unlock additional content. All the racers and tracks should be familiar to anyone who has played through Crash's Playstation trilogy, but should still be fresh and pleasing to the eye to anyone who's new to the series. This game was the final made by the original developer, Naughty Dog, and has a sequel on the Nintendo Gamecube, Sony Playstation 2, Microsoft Xbox, and Gameboy Advance that doesn't quite live up to this installment, but should be looked at by anyone who enjoyed this game.
K**A
Normal wear and tear works great! No skipping/loading problems
Received package quickly!! Boxing for product was great because they really took the time to make sure nothing would crack/break in transit by adding a lot of loose paper and bubble wrap. Received product in almost new like condition. Came in original case had the booklet and everything! Normal wear and tear on cd disc packet, cd was almost like new. No finger prints, very small minor scratches on back side of cd Norml wear and tear. Works really well so far with PS1 experienced no skipping/loading problems. Overall great classic game that I will continue to cherish for years to come!!!!!!
K**Y
Disappointed in vendor
The game we received is one that my daughters have always loved...they've already worn out the first one they had!When we received this game, they were very excited to play it again and immediately put it into the game system. It would not load, however, as it was EXTREMELY dirty...fingerprints, gunk, sticky stuff...all of which took several cleanings to remove from the disc. Once it was completely cleaned, it played very well and they have enjoyed it.I advise anyone purchasing from this seller to examine any discs before playing and clean thoroughly.
K**R
Don’t waste your money
Haven’t played this game in years and was excited to get it, only for the packaging to be damaged, the disc to be scratched, and the game to not work. Too bad I can’t get my money or excitement back.
K**.
Great condition!
Game and case were in great condition but I unfortunately did not receive the instruction manual.
D**N
CD worked perfect
The CD was in excellent condition and worked perfect
M**N
Classic Renewal
I'm one of those old fashioned guys who still enjoys spending time playing the old Playstation one games like Crash Team Racing which is one of my favorites; unfortunately several of my games were damaged beyond repair over time with kids and such. But I was happy to learn I was able to order this classic online through amazon, you have revived my fun video game times.I would like to thank the vendor for getting this all time classic video game to me so fast and in excellent condition, and I most certainly would recommend this vendor to anyone looking to buy classic PS1 video games that may be hard to find elsewhere. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
J**A
Fun for the Whole Family
I purchased this game many years ago. It was a birthday gift for my then 8-year-old son, who was, at the time, an avid CTR fan. We would sometimes play this game together and I found myself enjoying it as much, if not more, than my son did. It was worth every penny spent, especially the quality time I got to spend with my son during that time. Now he's 32 and married, with kids of his own. Great game. Served its purpose back then with me and my son.
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