Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is a neat remake of the Crash Team Racing iconic video game. It is a cart racing game inspired by the success of 90's racing games like Super Mario Kart. Sony had to have their own Super Mario-like video game and hired the game developers from Naughty Dog who developed Crash Team Racing in 1999. The game release was a great success, due to the fact that it show up to be very qualitative and complete. It established itself as one of the best racing games with a big impact to players of all ages.
Several years later, enter Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, the remaster of Crash Team Racing, with content from another two Crash Bandicoot games: Crash Nitro Kart and Crash Tag Team Racing. The first was developed by Vicarious Visions in 2003 and the second was created by Radical Entertainment in 2005. CTR Nitro-Fueled is the 11th installment of the Crash Bandicoot game franchise and the 4th racing game featuring Crash Bandicoot characters. It was released on June 21, 2019 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The game was developed by Beenox and published by Activision.
There are twenty years from the original games. It is certain that nostalgia factor is one of the engine that power the attraction for this video game. But the main merit belongs to the quality of the remake. CTR Nitro-Fueled is a highly qualitative kart racing game that looks flawless. The circuits were redone to perfection, with high fidelity for the original and smart adapting it when it was not possible. The game is super detailed, with awesome graphics and soundtrack — beautiful 4k on Xbox One X and PS4 Pro. It is a faithful update of the classic racing game, but one that fits the quality and performance of our times.
CTR Nitro-Fueled is a great remake of the first Crash Team Racing, with added content from its sequels, but managing to provide an awesome gameplay as seen in the original. Couple this with the beautiful graphical boost and 4k video and you will be amazed of the result. They did a really great job with CTR Nitro-Fueled. The CTR Crash Team Racing video game should be on the list of all the ps4 racing games enthusiasts and xbox one alike.
