If you struggled with the platinum time trial scores as a kid you’ll definitely feel the same here. If you’ve smashed this mode 100% in the past you’ll do it again as though 20 years haven’t passed. If that’s all sounding familiar it’s because Adventure Mode is pretty much a carbon copy of the original with all of the same tracks, challenges and bonuses. To get to Oxide, you’ll pick a character and complete races connected by a small, drivable hub world that slowly unlocks as you earn trophies. I’m not sure who approved Crash to gamble with Earth but this mode needed a plot so there it is. In it, the evil alien Nitrous Oxide travels to Earth and challenges Crash and friends to a series of races where the wager is the planet itself. The game’s value proposition was always going to be in question given the Crash and Spyro remasters were entire trilogies, but there’s definitely a healthy amount of content here and Activision are promising all new tracks in future, which could give this some serious longevity.Īdventure Mode is the most substantial thing on offer and will likely be the immediate draw for anyone looking to get that nostalgia hit. All of the requisite game types are here too, like battles, time trials and variants from Adventure Mode like relic hunt and CTR challenges. There’s also a brand new character and kart customisation system with a heap of racer skins, kart models, paint jobs and stickers to unlock and apply. For starters, while the main Adventure Mode has all the same tracks as the first game, the arcade/multiplayer modes have been blessed with remastered tracks from the PS2 sequel, Crash Nitro Kart, near doubling the roster of courses available. The result is Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, which continues the trend of blurring the line between remaster and remake by using the original framework of a PSX classic and giving it a completely visual overhaul.Ĭrash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is more than a simple ‘remaster’ of the PSX original though, and Beenox have added some welcome modern concessions to the mix. Now seemingly committed to the idea of churning out beautified versions of classic IP, following last year’s Spyro remasters, Activision has enlisted developer Beenox ( The Amazing Spider-Man, Skylanders: Superchargers) for the honours. Ever since Activision first introduced the idea of giving the original Crash Bandicoot games a new, beautiful coat of paint, a vocal subset of fans could be heard crying out for one thing: a Crash Team Racing remaster.
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