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Encyclopedia > Crash Nitro Kart
Crash Nitro Kart

Xbox 360 cover art (PAL region)
Developer(s) Vicarious Visions
Publisher(s) Universal Interactive
Release date(s) Flag of the United States November 11, 2003
Flag of Europe November 28, 2003
Flag of Japan July 8, 2004
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single player, Multiplayer
Rating(s) ESRB: Everyone (E)
OFLC: G
PEGI: 3+
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, N-Gage
Media DVD

Crash Nitro Kart, released in Japan as Crash Bandicoot: Bakuso! Nitro Kart (クラッシュ・バンディクー 爆走!ニトロカート Kurasshu Bandikū Bakusō! Nitoro Kāto?) is a racing game for the PlayStation 2, GameCube and Xbox consoles that was released in 2003. It has also been created for the Game Boy Advance and N-Gage, but with some minor differences. It is an indirect sequel to Crash Team Racing and it was developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Universal Interactive. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... Vicarious Visions is a video game developer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Vivendi SA (formerly known as Vivendi Universal) is a French conglomerate active in media and communications with activities in music, television and film, publishing, telecommunications and the Internet. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Video games are categorized into genres based on their gameplay. ... A racing game is any game that involves competing in races through a surrogate playing piece or vehicle, either getting it from one point to another or completing a number of circuits in the shortest time. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games and other entertainment software in the United States and Canada (officially adopted by individual provinces 2004-2005). ... More than one country has an organization called the Office of Film and Literature Classification. ... PEGIs logo Pan European Game Information, or more commonly PEGI, nicknamed Peggy, is a European video game content rating system. ... “PS2” redirects here. ... The Nintendo GameCube , GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the hand-held telephone. ... Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ... A racing game is any game that involves competing in races through a surrogate playing piece or vehicle, either getting it from one point to another or completing a number of circuits in the shortest time. ... “PS2” redirects here. ... The Nintendo GameCube , GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ... A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or electronic device that manipulates the video display signal of a display device (a television, monitor, etc. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the hand-held telephone. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Crash Team Racing , Crash Bandicoot Racing) is a racing game for the PlayStation, made by Naughty Dog. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... Vicarious Visions is a video game developer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Vivendi SA (formerly known as Vivendi Universal) is a French media conglomerate with activities in music, television and film, publishing, telecommunications, the Internet as well as video games. ...

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Gameplay

Crash Nitro Kart plays much like its predecessor, Crash Team Racing. The player races against other characters, which can be computer controlled or controlled by other players. Crates are placed throughout the tracks, which, when broken, grant power-ups. Collecting ten Wumpa Fruit from special crates improves the effect of any power-up. Many of the tracks contain obstacles, which, if not avoided, will cause the racer to come to a complete stop briefly. New to this game is the Team Frenzy Mode, which allows players to race as part of a team. A victory by any one team member counts as a victory for the team. Additionally, getting close to a team member during a race grants unlimited weapons for a short time. Crash Team Racing , Crash Bandicoot Racing) is a racing game for the PlayStation, made by Naughty Dog. ...


In Adventure Mode, the player chooses to play as either Team Bandicoot or Team Cortex. The player must travel through four worlds, collecting three trophies in each world by winning the three races there. Each world also features a boss which must be raced after collecting all three of a world's trophies. Defeating a boss earns a Boss Key, collecting all four of which allows you to race the final boss. The player must also collect other items, such as relics, obtained by finishing a race in under a certain time, CNK tokens, obtained by finding the letters C, N, K in a race track, and gems, obtained by winning special races. Flag Ship from the video game Gorf A boss is a particularly challenging computer-controlled enemy in video games. ...


In Battle Mode, players battle against each other in a number of competitions. These battles take place in special arenas. The Arena Editor allows the player to change arenas by placing crates and other objects anywhere within an arena.


Story

Crash, Coco, Crunch and their protector Aku Aku are relaxing at home, when suddenly a bright light appears and abducts their entire house. Meanwhile, at Cortex Castle, Cortex is trying to think up another plan to defeat the bandicoots, but as he sends Tiny to assist N. Gin with his latest experiment, the castle tower is abducted by the same white light.


Crash, Coco, Crunch, Cortex, N. Gin, and Tiny exit their respective domiciles and find themselves in a large collesium in the middle of space. Cortex immediately blames Crash, but a giant holographic display of a large alien head interrupts him. The head explains that he is Emperor Velo the 27th, ruler of the galaxy, that he has heard word about their racing skills, and that his people hunger for entertainment. He has taken them to this collesium to race alongside Nitrous Oxide, Zam, Zem, N. Trance, Polar, and Dingodile in his Galaxy Circuit. If they win, they win their freedom. If they refuse, Earth is destroyed. Faced with this threat, both teams agree to race for Velo in order to return home. Emperor Velo the 27th is a character in the Crash Bandicoot series. ...


Characters

There are a large number of characters from the Crash series available. The main story mode focuses on Crash Bandicoot, Coco Bandicoot, Crunch Bandicoot, Doctor Neo Cortex, Doctor N. Gin and Tiny Tiger. Crash Bandicoot Crash Bandicoot is a platform game made by Naughty Dog in 1996 for the PlayStation, featuring the character by the same name. ... Coco Bandicoot is a fictional anthropomorphic bandicoot character in the Crash Bandicoot series. ... Crunch Bandicoot ) is a fictional video game character from the Crash Bandicoot series, and one of the main antagonists of Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex. ... Doctor Neo Cortex, often shortened to N. Cortex, Doctor Cortex, or just simply Cortex, is a video game character and main antagonist of the Crash Bandicoot series. ... Doctor N. Gin , sometimes spelled N-Gin) is a fictional video game character and secondary villain in the Crash Bandicoot series of video games. ... Tiny Tiger , erroneously named Taz Tiger in Crash Bandicoot 2) is a fictional video game character and secondary villain in the Crash Bandicoot series. ...


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Crash Nitro Kart: Playstation 2 (PS2) Reviews - The Armchair Empire (576 words)
CNK is very similar to Crash Team Racing for the PSX, but CNK feels more polished of a game then CTR was.
For the most part CNK is a solid racing game, it has everything you would expect from a kart game like your power-ups consisting of missiles, time freeze, tornadoes, and more.
Crash Nitro Kart definitely isn’t as good as Mario Kart, but bring some friends over and you can still have one hell of a fun gaming experience.
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