The player's vehicle will merge with a nearby opponent's vehicle, and the player will then take control of a powerful turret weapon to shoot at other vehicles. The player can "clash" with another vehicle by pressing a certain button depending on the gaming platform. The main hook of Crash Tag Team Racing is the "clashing" feature found during the racing sections of the game. The Die-O-Ramas can be viewed at any time under the Extras section in the main menu.
Unlocking all 34 Die-O-Ramas unlocks another costume for Crash. Mini-cartoons, called "Die-O-Ramas", can also be unlocked these cutscenes display Crash being grievously injured or "killed" off in various, and largely humorous ways.
Collecting Power Crystals is required to unlock the Power Gem at the end of a themed area, which unlocks an additional area of the theme park. The player can smash crates and collect Wumpa Coins in order to buy rewards such as new clothing drinking Wumpa Whip gives the player a temporary coin multiplier that earns extra money from Wumpa Coins and crates. Īs the player explores the park, platforming gates can be entered to unlock new platforming, Extra Wumpa Coins and Power Crystals can be earned by playing platforming, all of which involve platforming Characters with an icon over their heads can be talked to, to unlock cars, weapon upgrades, clothing, or to play minigames. The player will compete in races and minigames to earn Wumpa Coins, the park's currency, and Power Crystals, find the Power Gem needed to open up the five areas of the park, and ultimately unveil the mystery of the Power Gem thief's identity. The player takes control of Crash Bandicoot, who must retrieve the Black Power Gem of Ebenezer Von Clutch, along with the missing Power Gems in each of the five themed areas of the park. Content from the game was later remastered as part of Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, released on June 21, 2019.Ĭrash and Crunch Bandicoot in a "clashed vehicle" (two cars merged into one), with Crunch at the wheel and Crash in a rotatable turret. Crash Tag Team Racing received generally mixed reviews while its visual style, humor and supplementary content were generally praised, the racing mechanics and track designs were criticized for being uninspired, and the game's graphical quality was deemed to be inconsistent. The game's story centers on the exploits of the protagonist, Crash Bandicoot, who must win the ownership of a dilapidated theme park by finding its missing Power Gems before his nemesis, Doctor Neo Cortex, can. Ĭrash Tag Team Racing is the third racing game in the Crash Bandicoot video game series, following Crash Nitro Kart.
The PlayStation 2 version was re-released in the three-disc "Crash Bandicoot Action Pack" compilation (alongside Crash Nitro Kart and Crash Twinsanity) in the United States on Jand in Europe on July 20, 2007. The game was released in North America on Octoand in Europe on November 4, 2005. Players can continue the action out of the car where they can explore the entire world on foot and collect upgrades for their cars and unlock bonus tracks.Crash Tag Team Racing is a racing video game developed by Vancouver-based Radical Entertainment and published by Vivendi Universal Games for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and the PlayStation Portable. Each character has his or her own uniquely deadly 360° rotating turret. When clashed, players can either get behind the wheel and drive or fire an onboard weapon. In Crash Tag Team Racing, players can combine their car with an opponent's mid-race to make a super-car equipped with a powerful turret gun. He hatches a sinister plan to challenge Crash to a seemingly friendly race competition.with plans of crushing the hapless bandicoot under the ruins of the hazardous racetrack! Neo Cortex returns to his evil scheming in his dilapidated Iceberg Lair. After being humiliated yet again by Crash Bandicoot at the end of Twinsanity, Dr. Penned by Crash Twinsanity writer Jordan Reicheck, best known for his work on Ren & Stimpy, Crash Tag Team Racing brings the trademark Crash Bandicoot humor to new levels.
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