"Multiplier Crates" are marked with an "X" and are usually found in hard-to-reach spots on the tracks. The player can only carry one weapon or power-up at a time. The player can obtain a weapon or power-up by driving through an Item Crate and breaking it apart. "Item Crates" are marked with a question mark (?) and usually come in sets of four. Four distinct types of crates are scattered throughout the tracks and arenas of Crash Nitro Kart. While racing, the player can accelerate, steer, reverse, brake, hop or use weapons and power-ups with the game controller's analog stick and buttons. Ĭrash Nitro Kart is a racing game in which the player controls characters from the Crash Bandicoot series, most of whom race in karts.
Content from the game was remastered as a part of Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled on June 21, 2019. The Game Boy Advance version earned slightly better reviews than the console version, while reviews for the N-Gage version were middling, with much of the criticism going to the game's "tunnel vision". The home console version was met with generally fair reviews, which dismissed the game as a generic kart racer, but commented positively on its "power slide" mechanic. Threatening to destroy the Earth if they refuse, he forces them to race in his gigantic coliseum for the entertainment of his subjects.Ĭrash Nitro Kart received mixed reviews, with reviews varying from version to version. The game's story centers on the abduction of Crash Bandicoot, along with other characters in the series, by the ruthless dictator Emperor Velo XXVII.
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It is the second racing game in the Crash Bandicoot series after Crash Team Racing and the first game in the series to feature full motion videos. Crash Nitro Kart is a 2003 racing video game developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Universal Interactive for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and Game Boy Advance versions for the N-Gage and mobile phones were released in 2004.