Crash Team Racing
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| Crash Team Racing | |
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| Platform(s) | Playstation |
| Release date | September 30 1999 |
| Genre | Racing |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone (E) ELSPA: 3+ OFLC: G (General) |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
Crash Team Racing was the first racing game to feature Crash Bandicoot, released on the Playstation in 1999. Crash Team Racing became a 'Greatest Hits' title in 2000 in the US, a 'Playstation, The Best' title in 2000 in Japan and a 'Platinum' title in Europe and the overall PAL region late 2000. For the Japanese localisation, the game was renamed 'Crash Bandicoot Racing'. This was the last Crash game to be made by Naughty Dog.
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[edit] Story
Crash and his friends are preparing to enter a kart racing tournament. Unfortunately, an extraterrestrial named Nitros Oxide sees this, and travels to Earth to compete. He claims to be the fastest racer in the Galaxy, who travels the stars looking for creatures to test his skill. Then, Oxide challenges them to a race that he calls "Survival of the fastest" and explains the rules: Oxide races against the best racer on Earth. If Earth's driver wins, Oxide promises to leave Earth alone. But if Oxide wins, he promises to turn the entire globe into a concrete parking lot, and make Earth's inhabitants his slaves forever.
[edit] Game Play Modes
CTR Adventure : CTR Adventure is the single player portion of the game. Using their chosen character, players must race through all events and win to unlock the final event against Nitros Oxide. In this gameplay mode, players can earn a variety of awards such as Racing Trophies (obtained by finishing in first place in a race), Boss Keys (obtained by beating the final boss of each 'hub'), Relics (Sapphire, gold or Platinum, obtained by scoring the lowest elapsed time in each race), CTR tokens (20 total, 16 obtained by collecting the 'C', 'T' and 'R' token on each track, the final 4 awarded for beating the bonus rounds) and Gems (5 to collect; Red, Blue, Green, Yellow and Purple, obtained by scoring the highest point total in each Gem Cup).
Time Trial : A single player game where you race against the clock.
Arcade : Allows the player to quickly race on a selection of tracks against a selection of opponents. Players can race on a single track or select 'CUP' in which players race over four tracks for the highest total score. 2 players can complete in this mode against each other or computer controlled opponents and the difficulty can be set to Easy, Medium or Hard.
Vs : Up to four players complete on a chosen track or across four tracks for points.
Battle : Up to four players compete in a 'battle arena' against each other, armed with the weapons found within the game. Players can compete in teams or have a 'free for all'. you can do multiy player mode.
[edit] Characters & karts
[edit] Crash Bandicoot
- Blue kart
Stats:
- Speed: 3/5
- Acceleration: 3/5
- Turning: 3/5
[edit] Dr. Neo Cortex
- Red kart
Stats:
- Speed: 3/5
- Acceleration: 3/5
- Turning: 3/5
[edit] Tiny Tiger
- Green kart
Stats:
- Speed: 5/5
- Acceleration: 2/5
- Turning: 1/5
[edit] Coco Bandicoot
- Pink kart
Stats:
- Speed: 3/5
- Acceleration: 5/5
- Turning: 2/5
[edit] Dr. N. Gin
- Purple kart
Stats:
- Speed: 3/5
- Acceleration: 5/5
- Turning: 2/5
[edit] Dingodile
- Olive kart
Stats:
- Speed: 5/5
- Acceleration: 2/5
- Turning: 1/5
[edit] Polar
- Cyan kart
Stats:
- Speed: 2/5
- Acceleration: 3/5
- Turning: 5/5
[edit] Pura
- Indigo kart
Stats:
- Speed: 2/5
- Acceleration: 3/5
- Turning: 5/5
[edit] Dr. Nefarious Tropy**
- Azure kart
Stats:
- Speed: 5/5
- Acceleration: 4/5
- Turning: 3/5
[edit] Pinstripe Potoroo*
- Black kart
Stats:
- Speed: 3/5
- Acceleration: 5/5
- Turning: 3/5
[edit] Ripper Roo*
- Orange kart
Stats:
- Speed: 3/5
- Acceleration: 3/5
- Turning: 5/5
[edit] Papu Papu*
- Yellow kart
Stats:
- Speed: 5/5
- Acceleration: 3/5
- Turning: 3/5
[edit] Komodo Joe*
- Brown kart
Stats:
- Speed: 4/5
- Acceleration: 4/5
- Turning: 4/5
[edit] Penta Penguin***
- White kart
Stats:
- Speed: 4/5
- Acceleration: 4/5
- Turning: 4/5
Note: In the PAL version of the game, Penta's stats are all 5/5.
[edit] Fake Crash*
- Grey kart
Stats:
- Speed: 4/5
- Acceleration: 4/5
- Turning: 4/5
[edit] Nitros Oxide X
- Forest green kart
Stats:
- Speed: 5/5
- Acceleration: 5/5
- Turning: 5/5
* = Characters unlocked by beating a certain Gem Cup
** = Character unlocked by beating all time trial ghosts
*** = Character unlocked by code only
X = Character unlocked by chaeting
[edit] Bosses
Boss 1: Ripper Roo
Boss 2: Papu Papu
Boss 3: Komodo Joe
Boss 4: Pinstripe Potoroo
Boss 5: Nitros Oxide
[edit] World Map and Race Tracks
[edit] N.Sanity Beach
Crash Cove (Crash Bandicoot)
Relic Race:
sapphire: 01:17:00
gold: 01:05:00
platinum: 00:52:00
Roo's Tubes (Ripper Roo)
Relic Race:
sapphire: 01:15:00
gold: 01:05:00
platinum: 00:55:00
Mystery Caves
Relic Race:
sapphire: 01:55:00
gold: 01:44:00
platinum: 01:32:00
Sewer Speedway (Fake Crash)
Relic Race:
sapphire: 01:33:00
gold: 01:05:00
platinum: 00:37:00
Skull Rock
[edit] The Lost Ruins
Coco Park (Coco Bandicoot)
Relic Race:
sapphire: 01:35:00
gold: 01:12:00
platinum: 00:49:00
Tiger Temple (Pura)
Relic Race:
sapphire: 01:20:00
gold: 01:02:00
platinum: 00:43:00
Papu's Pyramid (Papu Papu)
Relic Race:
sapphire: 01:34:00
gold: 01:09:00
platinum: 00:42:00
Dingo Canyon (Dingodile)
Relic Race:
sapphire: 01:25:00
gold: 01:09:00
platinum: 00:53:00
Rampage Ruins
[edit] Glacier Park
Blizzard Bluff (Penta Penguin)
Relic Race:
sapphire: 01:30:00
gold: 01:08:00
platinum: 00:45:00
Dragon Mines (Komodo Joe)
Relic Race:
sapphire: 01:28:00
gold: 01:11:00
platinum: 00:54:00
Polar Pass (Polar)
Relic Race:
sapphire: 03:00:00
gold: 02:34:00
platinum: 02:05:00
Tiny Arena (Tiny Tiger)
Relic Race:
sapphire: 03:45:00
gold: 03:22:00
platinum: 02:58:00
Rocky Road
[edit] Citadel City
Cortex Castle (Dr. Neo Cortex)
Relic Race:
sapphire: 02:35:00
gold: 02:04:00
platinum: 01:32:00
N. Gin Labs (Dr. N. Gin)
Relic Race:
sapphire: 02:15:00
gold: 01:34:00
platinum: 00:53:00
Hot Air Skyway (Pinstripe Potoroo)
Relic Race:
sapphire: 03:05:00
gold: 02:34:00
platinum: 02:02:00
Oxide Station (Nitros Oxide)
Relic Race:
sapphire: 03:17:00
gold: 02:56:00
platinum: 02:34:00
Nitro Court
[edit] Gem Stone Valley
Slide Colisseum (Dr. Nefarious Tropy)
Relic Race:
sapphire: 01:55:00
gold: 01:45:00
platinum: 01:40:00
Turbo Track (Dr. Nefarious Tropy)
Relic Race:
sapphire: 01:45:00
gold: 01:32:00
platinum: 01:19:00
[edit] Extra
[edit] Weapons and Powerups
Weapons are earnt in CTR by smashing a racer through wooden crates found on the race track and in the Battle Arenas, some weapons (such as the Missle and the Bowling Bomb) come as single use, or in groups of three (however, this effect is random). Weapons are activated by pressing 'O' on the PSone controller. By picking up 10 'Wumpa Fruits', players are able to 'Juice Up' the weapon in their possession. This improves the weapon in some way, either by increasing its effectiveness or durability. 'Wumpa Fruits' are found along race tracks, in Battle Arenas and in crates. Wumpa Fruits are lost if the player is hit by a weapon fired by another player or an AI opponent, or if they fall into a chasm or out of bounds.
The weapons found in CTR are as follows:
Tracking Missiles: Locks onto the closest driver in front of the player. 'Juiced Up' causes the missile to travel faster and track better.
Bowling Bombs: Rolls a bomb. They may 'track' the target though not to the extent of Tracking Missiles. 'Juiced Up' causes the bomb have improved 'tracking' and to explode with a larger blast radius. Bombs may also be rolled backwards by pressing 'O' whilst holding 'down' on the d-pad or analogue stick. Bombs may be manually detonated by the sender by pressing the 'O' button at any time after one is released.
Power Shields: A green shield protects the player from one weapon or obstacle for a few seconds. 'Juiced Up' causes the shield to become blue in colour, it lasts indefinately until the player is hit by a weapon or obstacle. The player can choose to fire the shield like a bomb by pressing 'O' on the PS1 controller.
Explosive Crates: Releases a TNT crate behind the player. If a player runs over the crate, it lands on their head and detonates after a short countdown. The crate can be thrown off by repeatedly hopping (pressing 'L1' or 'R1' on the PSone controller). 'Juiced Up' turns the crate into a 'NITRO' crate, which explodes as soon as a player hits it.
N. Brios Beakers: A green vial that can be dropped behind the player or thrown in front of the player (by pressing 'forward' on the PSone D-Pad and 'O' on the PSone controller). 'Juiced Up' causes the vial to turn red and after touching the vial, the player spins out then is slowed down by a raining cloud overhead for a few seconds. During this time, the affected player's weapon (if any), is re-randomly selected.
Aku Aku/Uka Uka Masks: Gives the player protection from all weapons and ocstacles for a number of seconds. 'Juiced Up' increases the time Aku Aku/Uka Uka remain to protect the player. Aku Aku surrounds the 'good' characters of the Crash Bandicoot universe (Crash, Coco, Pura, Polar and Penta) while Uka Uka protects the 'evil' characters of the Crash Bandicoot universe (N. Tropy, Neo Cortex, N. Gin, Ripper Roo, Papu Papu, Tiny Tiger, Fake Crash, Komodo Joe, Pinstripe Potoroo, Dingodile and Nitros Oxide.)
N.Tropy Clock: Sets off N.Tropy's clock and every kart on the race track (bar the player that set off the clock) spins out of control and then experiences reduced speed for a few seconds. 'Juiced Up' causes the speed reduction to last longer. Players are not affected if they are protected by a Power Shield or are using an Aku Aku/Uka Uka Mask.
Warp Orbs: These orbs track the player that is in first place, causing them to spin out and crash. 'Juiced Up' causes the orbs to hit all racers between the player that sets off the orb and the player in first place. Players in direct line of the Warp Orb's path may be hit even if the Orb is not 'Juiced Up'.
Super Engine*: Constant turbo speed boost for a few seconds. 'Juiced Up' increase the amount of time Super Engine stays in effect.
Invisibility*: The player cannot be seen by other players, missles do not track them. 'Juiced Up' increases the amount of time Invisibility stays in effect.
N. Tropy clock: One of the most powerful weapons this time tangler will make all other racers spin out of control and hobble around really slowly but if you have this weapon juiced up the torcher will last for even longer!
[edit] Other Information
- Oxide Station cannot be selected for anything outside a single player race.
[edit] Trivia
- The entire game is about Oxide's game, which he calls 'Survival of the fastest', which is a pun of Darwin's saying survival of the fittest.
- All of the chatacter's designs are from Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (Except for Tiny, Komodo Joe&, who's designs are from Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back), Ripper Roo, Papu Papu and Pinstripe (who's designs are from Crash Bandicoot).
- Citadel City is actually the Cortex Castle, which contains stain glass portraits of the original bosses from the series, Cortex's Airship, Pinstripes toxic waste dump, and a lazer that resembles the Evolvo Ray.
