Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Review

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled's difficulty, memorable track design, and addictive power-slide mechanic make it a kart racer worth playing but it's not without its frustrations.
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[@NewCanadianTurtle]

This is false. ProsafiaGaming has disproved the "rubber banding" of the boss races in his videos. Please up-vote this comment so the reviewer can retract her statement. She is literally giving false info about the game. The bosses do NOT "miraculously" zoom in front of you.

[@themarcshark]

I know. That's what I said in my comment too. I just best oxide with a 20 second lead yesterday

[@SirNightAngel]

I actually make sure I get ahead of them as fast as possible so they can never overtake me to make the races easier >.> The trick I think new people don't realize yet is how often they should be drift boosting even if its a "straight" road.

[@KlR0V]

It's obvious that this reviewer doesn't know what she's talking about.

[@benjamink.crowley4889]

To be fair, she did convey that she felt the bosses were too difficult. A game’s difficulty is definitely something that should be mentioned in a review. It’s not that she doesn’t know what she’s talking about, she knows exactly how she feels. A review isn’t about game mechanics really, it’s about the reviewer’s perspective on the game mechanics.

[@KlR0V]

Benjamin K. Crowley she's talking about mechanics that aren't even there in the first place!

[@datboi5227]

How am I not surprised they complained about difficulty lol

[@peterkorman77]

It seemed more like an observation than a complaint.

[@disturbedone9147]

Wasn’t really a complaint

[@ronald7795]

Julian Fuentes rubberbanding is annoying though

[@Daldra]

She not they

[@chinpallatea8007]

Bro you dont understand, Im a veteran who defeated oxide in all the tracks, the difficulty is very unfair in hard mode. I just played it for a couple hrs, I have other concerns but thats for another day.

[@fluffybot001]

They have the classic soundtrack in the game as well. That’s pretty awesome!

[@Nov-5062]

Or pretty lazy...?

[@Nov-5062]

Was it remade or simply a fixed audio?

[@gtone339]

Yeah I noticed that in the audio settings. Sounds like the original CTR version, but it would be nice if the kart sounds were also given an optional retro kart sounds from the original game.

[@imanobody7911]

@@gtone339 Yeah well only the retro kart has the original engine sound from the original game

[@gtone339]

@@imanobody7911 Going to check that out now lol. thanks for letting me know.

[@scarfacejvd]

Nah, you can lead the bosses the entire race if you know the basics of the course and you powerslide well. It's not the game, it's just you.

[@nawab256]

rubberbanding isnt a difficulty its just a bad design thats unfair in the harder modes.

[@user-tp3mr6je8t]

nawab256 rubberbanding. Does. Not. Exist. In. CTR.

[@arcticmonke7661]

nawab256 there isn’t rubber banding also git gud

[@Hellsing7747]

I'm not so sure about that.

[@sweatywraith1v1me8]

Stop juging

[@cinderacedr]

"Items can't save you" So your saying there is finally a kart game that takes skill? Hell ya

[@dbdn1825]

It also takes skill to recover from enemy items.

[@jimmysjoman]

@@dbdn1825 do you like the game?

[@dixiekongfan1]

This classic Iconic remake with all the content gets less than a rehashed fifa and madden game that gets released every year. Sad

[@imanobody7911]

That's why you shouldn't listen to IGN

[@amiibler]

Also lower than IGN’s review of the original game from 1999.

[@GameHunterDeathhunter]

Ya cause ign is just 1 employee

[@nikitos3558]

Guys, lets make a deal: Just dont watch IGN, and dont give them any views on KZbin.

[@CallumHaley]

But this is also a rehash?

[@DARKNESS-1551]

I personally prefer this over mario kart 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[@HeavyRaiden]

Who doesn't?

[@lupefiasco653]

Team sonic racing got a 8.5 and is 20$ after 2 months of release. IGN IS A JOKE!

[@manynuggets276]

WarriYahTruth that logic makes no sense. IGN isn’t a retailer. They don’t control prices.

[@claudio1730]

IGN is a Nintendo slave

[@BlackPeagas]

@@lupefiasco653 ign doesn't control price and sonic is actually quite unique and fun, it just never was gonna win in a market dominated by mario kart.

[@Kap3z1]

Reviewer talking about the bosses: "It's essentially impossible the get ahead of them for all three laps." LIES! GIT GUD!

[@ayuchanayuko]

Lol git gud I can at least get past them one lap over no weapons.

[@InfinityFantasy]

Literally I agree, and it only got an 8.2 🙄

[@royalhero4608]

The only one I had problems with was Pinstripe, because his bombs would block most of my missiles, but once I got in front that was it. TURBO BOOST, WOMAN!

[@GamesSackBoy]

@@InfinityFantasy only? 8.2 is pretty high

[@iKickBullies]

@@GamesSackBoy Should be higher though for sure

[@mesmerisingcube417]

> Simple google search can show you the guys, that always a half lap ahead from bosses. So theres no rubber banding. > Difficulty can be changed, so why even bother to complain about it. > Almost all mechanics are strait from the original. > + you got tracks from different games, and theres more with free updates every month till december (+new characters, karts etc.) > There was a huge potential for microtransactions, but they said no to them. Still a nice work, for a school project. Keep it up IGN. As for me, it's a 9\10 ( with fix for the online it's perfect) And if you want honest review, go and search for passionate players, that still loves the original. P.S.: I'm deeply sorry for my trash english.

[@thenayrb]

Your english ain't trash dude its better than most English people that I know.

[@recruit7416]

It still gets dlc for free till june i think, she is pretty bad at the game, she lost to papu papu lmao, in my first 2 days i was better than her

[@sean306]

You may want to retract your microtransactions bit Also I would give it a 8 and a half

[@marawanelbalal8774]

I would give it a 9/10 too. Honestly for me micro transactions aren't there since I work hard for money and I sure as hell am not spending it on micro transactions. Although it was a cheap move it doesn't really affect gameplay the only problem is online.

[@sean306]

@@marawanelbalal8774 I mean I get it I mean then again I don't have online but it's still really blows that it's there in the first place but then again since I'm not able to play online I guess that's another reason I probably could not have seen the true experience

[@JSJ07]

IGN need to stop using difficulty (WHICH CAN BE ADJUSTED) as a reason to give games lower scores.

[@GameHunterDeathhunter]

I don't think rubber banding bosses (which i bet, don't get influenced by the difficulty setting as its usually a thing built into the game)

[@codyprickett7969]

Can't be adjusted if you're playing classic mode

[@TheShapingSickness]

@@codyprickett7969 It can't be adjusted in classic mode because is freaking easy in classic mode.

[@papabumba478]

Game Hunter I’m playing on Normal and beat the first boss never once being behind him. Yes he kept up more than he maybe should have, but you can easily out run them on lower difficulties if you understand the racing lines and boosting. This from a player who can’t even beat any N. Tropy trials.

[@Bonnythebest1]

Bosses don't rubber band, if you can go fast enough you can stay ahead of them the whole race...

[@moviesrobert]

Yo wait a second, Team Sonic Racing got a 8.5 and this got a 8.2

[@hngaming3496]

Because it was a great game!

[@MattTheHuman9]

Ik lmao. This game legit has double the amount of content and a better sense of speed. Actual cutscenes for story mode instead of jpegs too.

[@iamarabicandiloveamericanp7137]

@Leolyon00 opinions

[@juliogomesdesouza9035]

@chikoelliot Crash needs skill.

[@stealthxg5045]

@chikoelliot Yeah it's called skill.

[@spanc0]

10 out 10 for me. Brought my childhood back and kept it modern enough to still be cool

[@suyo3380]

She knows how to powerslide but not how to jump at slopes?

[@TheAazah]

Slopes can be hit or miss though. Same with power sliding. I'm better at power sliding than jumping.

[@thesuperboss26]

Alot of people don't know to do that. Even in Mario kart

[@tomgrin10]

@Charlie M. Gamers and sexism.

[@troyami]

@Charlie M. ikr

[@Arnell_Long]

@@tomgrin10 . Me and Watermelon Oh wait, I think I did that wrong.

[@peniparker7968]

The gameplay in this video was absolutely PAINFUL to watch

[@jjlrdz]

Fans of Crash : "This is the best racing game of the Year, it's a solid 9.6 at least" IGN : (This video)

[@MikeMJB]

Gameplay it was not the same...

[@alejandroldavidlagos]

@@MikeMJB why

[@Kingofjune90]

Remakes usually dont get higher scores than their original counterparts

[@BeastMaster-gc5zg]

IGN gives 9.6 only for Fortnite.

[@HeavyRaiden]

@@tgnoat910 Hey, i already played CTRNF and i must say, the gameplay is not exactly the same. The biggest change is the drifting mechanic, when you do a boost you move to the other direction that you are going, which is kinda annoying, also the physics when you are in the air are different as well, you move a lot faster. Other than that the game is kinda the same, it took me a while to get used to the controls.

[@StraightUpIrishJames]

Why does IGN hire people who cry at a game being remotely difficult.

[@lupefiasco653]

The reviewer told me in a comment that Mario kart 8 is the best which takes no skill. Which is why she kept mentioning Mario kart 8 which relies on the crates to win. Which is why she mentioned the switch first as well. She is a Nintendo fanboy....the bias is heavy. Proves Mario kart takes no skill

[@yabbadabbindude]

Cause difficulty is a selling point for people like me who are buying games my kids are going to be playing as well. If my 6 year old quits playing I'm out 60 bucks

[@nagekun]

@@yabbadabbindude Majority of CTR fans played it as a child. We didn't grow up to like more challenging games because our parents took "difficulty" into account.

[@e1iteyoshi998]

@@lupefiasco653 Really?

[@lupefiasco653]

@@e1iteyoshi998 100% Not Joking and her username on youtube is gameonysus.

[@lexcoasters8554]

I think a skill base race game is amazing so i like it

[@Gameonysus]

I dug it for sure

[@EVLizard403]

I missed CTR for this reason, you need skill to play this game, this modernized version seems to play the same way thankfully

[@iKickBullies]

That's why I loved this and games like ModNation Racers

[@noreski435]

My skill you mean drifting

[@artate92]

@@iKickBullies i loved mnr

[@Spoon3rYT]

"Oh no it's difficult" That's the point. Back with the old CTR, it was a great achievement to complete the adventure mode. "Some design choices should have been left in the 90's" You're laughable.

[@marawanelbalal8774]

I know right? That design choices in the 90s line annoys the hell out of me.

[@ferraya2894]

It's impossible to get ahead of the bosses for all three laps? Lady, that's how I beat all of them. On hard mode. You just don't have the skill to do it.

[@BigWisper]

She probably still complaining on easy mode lol

[@akumaghilardi2992]

Well she’s a girl so haha

[@noone-xh3iq]

IGN's best gamer GURL journalist

[@bleverkusen9415]

Subscribe and share to my channel for awesome stuff about CTR Nitro Fueled!

[@cashbanucita0025]

She didnt use the shortcuts lol

[@saiyanbarber6806]

Been playing it for a few hours it’s a 9 for me

[@dcta51]

Framerate?

[@kaiuskuikka2932]

@@dcta51 its solid 50-60

[@saiyanbarber6806]

dcta51 on base ps4 it’s 30 sadly

[@dcta51]

@@kaiuskuikka2932 on what console

[@saiyanbarber6806]

Hussain Abdullah Xbox one X and ps4 pro too?

[@ME6ATURTLE]

I agree that it’s like an 8 or 9 but it was obvious from the gameplay that ign was just not that great at the game.

[@SnugglesPrime]

I mean I laughed at her bouncing into walls. Until I remember I did the same thing in the Original all the time.

[@ThePokestopPapi]

Bob Wow Oh that was definitely her playing alright. Pretty much all of the footage and the clips from the video had Coco as the playable character lol.

[@alligatoruno6975]

Am i the only one who only played this racing game and never the Mario ones back in the days?

[@TheCloveart]

Same!

[@Luisluispenalivecommx]

Same

[@Asian_Import]

Me! Other than rainbow road, I found Mario Kart really boring compared to CTR.

[@vrumbledump3240]

Unlike you simpletons, I played both and enjoyed both equally

[@hudnoraa1264]

@@Asian_Import wow i would hate your childhood :/ Being bored at a multiplayer kart game as a kid is like shitting yourself in your mates car... its a sad, sad time :(

[@Maxx-Oblivion]

Actually, yes you can get in front of a boss and stay ahead. I beat Oxide by doing that

[@thiagopederneiras4264]

Maxx Oblivion same here

[@jayyopp]

Commentary sounded like a school project 🤦🏾‍♂️🙏

[@Gameonysus]

Made a similar reply to someone else but: yeah I thought I did a decent job but this was my first time doing VO in a professional booth instead of for my own channel. I think I'll only get better from here so I hope you stick around. It's also possible you'll just never like my cadence. Everyone has their own style for VO.

[@leomessiful]

Gameonysus hey you did perfectly fine!

[@jayyopp]

@@leomessiful yeah she did 👍

[@Hazzer20]

I agree.. sounds like a 12 year old.. where’s Luke when you want him 😂

[@toddinator2004]

@@Gameonysus sounded just fine to me. You know how IGN commenters are.

[@brinyxd3684]

She sounds so unnatural, like shes presenting a project at school and just wants to get it over with

[@Gameonysus]

I think I came off okay but it was my first time doing VO in a professional booth vs on my own. I hope you stick around and feel I improve over time but it's also possible that you just dont like how I sound/deliver.

[@rowletguy9139]

Gameonysus I don’t know why you guys docked points for the game being “too hard.”

[@Wimpiethe3]

To be fair its ign. They aren't a channel run by gamers, they are a company. Their quality is often so so.

[@PolarisCastillo]

The difficulty complaints are just coming from all the n00bs who were too young for the original.

[@HeavyRaiden]

The hard mode is pretty hard though, i played CTR a lot and defeated Oxide's ghosts and played in Super Hard Mode but when i played Hard Mode in CTRNF the AI is very aggresive and faster than the og one.

[@xNemesis_]

I mean when I was kid I played that game on medium, it requires me a bit of times but I beat it. On hard it requires me more time but I was stuck at oxide the last bosses, so my brother finish it for me. I looked how he play and I beat oxide after, the game is not that hard a kid will have a lot of fun with this game. Edit I was 6yo when I played this game

[@Superbed2]

The hard mode is way harder in this game than the original.

[@Tibiasupermusic]

GL winning races on Hard polaris lol i bet all i have on u winnin 0 races on hard :D

[@IronsWorks1990]

I played the orginal I was 9 when it came out and I never struggled with the original like I have with this so far.

[@djtoxicdhg]

Crash team racing Nitro fueled really makes you feel like Crash Bandicoot five Wampa fruits out of five 🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑

[@KoolRanch]

crash bandicoot woah, epic.

[@spectralspeed2411]

🥭🥭🥭🥭🥭*

[@alvexas5510]

Wumpa*

[@bowser5961]

Epic game moment

[@GM-xk1nw]

videogamedunkey, my favorite black youtuber

[@Warix182]

Had no issues with bosses was in front all 3 laps. Boost more

[@BigWisper]

Exactly, but nooo the bosses are unfairly hard right lool

[@thiagopederneiras4264]

Me too

[@iKickBullies]

ironically I created big gaps against bosses that they never came back from once lol

[@timothysmart1189]

Clearly didn't see they can change difficulty. Must be too serious for them

[@gtone339]

For the new comers yes, or maybe its the Mario Kart players that are complaining the challenging aspect of the game, which is the mechanics gameplay & difficult ai (yes you can change their difficulty).

[@Gab1s16]

I'm a die hard fan of the 1999 version!! I still play it to this day! After playing all the maps I can say this is way harder than the original! All the game mechanics are the same. And the graphics are amazing everything runs smooth! But the AI is insane! Especially when you bump them up to hard! It's like racing nothing but N. Trophys ghost!! They are insane!

[@gtone339]

@@Gab1s16 Agree lol. Play it on Hard & they go F1 on ya! Beenox needs to nerf the hard mode difficulty because hard mode isn't like hard mode in the arcade single player mode in the original CTR game. I'd say playing in medium setting is more like the hard mode difficulty in the original CTR.

[@Superbed2]

TROLL. The AI in hard mode on this new version is actually insane.

[@TheForeignGamer]

People just need to take a leaf out of Dark Souls' book and git gud. I managed to complete literally everything in the original CTR as a kid (including all platinum relics) once, and if I could do it then, I can do it now.

[@ShroomsInLocker]

Crash Team Racing: Challenging Mario Kart: Moderate Team Sonic Racing: Easy

[@yodamewtwo3826]

Tsr is not easy

[@blitz4506]

Outkast Gamer okay I get tsr seems simple but it can get difficult when you don't cooperate friends...don't get me started on the cpus

[@iKickBullies]

TSR easy? WTF MK is easy CTR and TSR are challenging. TSR I'd actually not too far off from CTR on higher difficulties. MK is unbelievably easy. Just the luck of the draw is a bigger factor. I'm a Kart racing fanatic and I definitely had to master the Team mech to beat everything on hardest difficulties. While Online I've won most races, even winning the one race I joined at the end of a sega stream, it's a game that is near impossible if you don't play by it's rules. MK, luck is the only thing that beats me. CTR, I'm actually top tier and am one of the ppl who don't let ppl finish lol. But I sometimes get stiff competition on the top end.

[@nagekun]

SA2B Kart Race: Dark Souls

[@SAWTheDesigner]

3:20 Guess IGN never played the original on the PS1. But we all know people at IGN despise a unfair challenge, which needs you to become better at the game. CTR Nitro Fueled is perfect.

[@ii-nintenboy-li2817]

It’s really not perfect 🤦🏼‍♂️🤣

[@gtone339]

The difficulty level in the Original CTR makes it very challenging, and I know that the Nitro-Fueled version you can select your preferred difficulty in the adventure mode & in Arcade mode too! I love the challenge trust me, but at times there can be a obstacle you can't master just yet, unless you practice more & you can get into the flow of the game.

[@MeteorFallsOfficial]

I'd say 9.7 cuz this is actually what games should be

[@saahilharisinganey1926]

Finally a worthy kart racer for non Switch owners who were missing out on Mario Kart, including me!

[@blitz4506]

Saahil Harisinganey I have a switch but still have played Mario kart lol

[@iKickBullies]

I have a switch and MK8 and have no interest in going back to that game. MK for me has always been a generic kart racer and I've liked alot over the iterations of the times they released. CTR, and DKR were my favs and then games like MNR and Sonic Transformed were better than MK for me. MK is just a safe bet for a fun game anyone can play. But the others are alot more entertaining and unique for me. Making them alot more enjoyable.

[@senic1062]

Tsr

[@mankdemelord6974]

“Really makes you feel like a Bandicoot in a go-kart” - IGN

[@Khaled-eo9mr]

IGN wow she really complained about the bosses . Clearly she hasn't played the original one

[@presidentc4]

She said the rubberbanding should've been left in the 90s and I agree.

[@themarcshark]

@@presidentc4 but there is no rubber banding sooo

[@jaelin_javelin]

I beat this when I was like 8 lol

[@Justuas]

@@themarcshark yes there is

[@jakeabc123]

Goodness. Go back and listen to what she said. Sheesh, you people have poor listening skills.

[@themarcshark]

Ign: the bosses are rubber banded Just now in a boss race Me: 3:34:45 Oxide: 3:54:83 Stop spreading misinformation because of your lack of skills

[@TROBassGuitar]

Every review I've seen has brought this up

[@BigWisper]

@@TROBassGuitar It's not true. Anyone saying it's true is trash at the game. I got video proof that there is no rubber banding

[@TROBassGuitar]

@@BigWisper you already said hard has it, the rest of the game uses it to a lesser extent

[@BigWisper]

@@TROBassGuitar I never said hard has it. Hard mode is a different story. In hard mode they put the AI normal speed in boost mode which makes it unfair.

[@MrJacobtc]

Bosses rubber banding? Na you just don’t know how to play. This person barely drift boosts

[@johnhardman3687]

IGN dose not know how to play the games they review

[@lcd8927]

U know mario kart is not the only racing game I’d pick crash any day Ps well more coco cuz she’s my favourite character

[@Gameonysus]

Mine too! I hope you liked seeing her for most of this video. I had to switch to Cortex because he had more balanced stats and it helped with certain tracks.

[@alexsawyer30]

Crash is like the mario kart ripoff with half the framerate. Crash is an average franchise at best.

[@askewlewyyy2594]

If Mario kart didn't exist and wasn't as successful as it is today games like this wouldn't exist. Mario kart will always be the king of kart racing games.

[@Vegeta_1990]

@@askewlewyyy2594 Kings get dethroned and you just have your fanboy glasses on.

[@charisb6476]

I have a question. When playing 2 player single race, changing controls from standard to alternative, only changes one controller. We tried everything to get both controllers on the one page, but no luck. Using 2 wireless controllers and have tried changing player 1 and player 2 around, still only 1st controller accepts changes. Any suggestions?

[@greatdelusion7654]

I’ve never felt so skilled, rewarded and had such fun in a video game since...well, 1999, if ya know what I mean 😉

[@leinad1038]

Game = Too hard Score = 8.2 GREAT REVIEW

[@lupefiasco653]

Team sonic racing got an 8.5 as well.....

[@telewellgold3992]

Bruh Sonic is better imo ;)

[@alfo3045]

This is what happens when people that are bad at racing games review them

[@kcoose5356]

No this is what happens when you let ign do reviews

[@lupefiasco653]

@@kcoose5356 IGN and girls. It must've been that time of that month as well. As if being emotional wasn't bad enough

[@SlabOfSteak]

Here to say that this is an under rating! This game is amazing!

[@mayitofinguendoa9055]

8.2? Did you take out 1.8 points, just for the adventure mode? I don't get these review score...

[@B-Luna]

Games don’t start at 10 and lose points with every flaw, they start at 0 and are judged based on their pros and cons. An 8 is still a great game, don’t get it twisted. It’s just not a game without hiccups nor is it an amazing, fresh experience to earn a 9.

[@jaievans6655]

Bryan Luna This x1000 Seriously I cannot comprehend why more people don’t think this way

[@e1iteyoshi998]

@@jaievans6655 Maybe it's because IGN reviews have flawed logic with the reviews sometimes. Never take them as 100% fact.

[@mayitofinguendoa9055]

@Khalid Hamid Exactly, you got the point👍

[@aazo5]

I’m gonna make a super crazy statement here so watch out! I think both CTR and Mario Kart are amazing racing games.

[@cropking]

How dare you make such an accurate statement

[@Gameonysus]

Wtf you like TWO games from the SAME GENRE.

[@MEGAD-nb9uu]

Na son! You pick one! Mario ,sonic ,or crash, this is cart racing war!.......Mario shits on these other turds! See its easy lol

[@andalf_der_graue]

aazo5 true, both are fun. I just prefer ctr because of the characters. I grew up playing both games but crash, cortex and other crazy characters somehow were more appealing to me:-)

[@senic1062]

Sonic r is a mastapacee

[@KlR0V]

Bosses are not rubber banded plus there's a difficulty option. And it's laughable that when she's talking about how fast the game is and the power sliding mechanics the footage shows her driving like a snail. This is the kind of reviews that make IGN a joke.

[@juanrobles4525]

Been playing it since release and I agree with IGN's score. The difficulty in this game is insane! Even on medium difficulty. I'm restarted story mode races a lot because I always end up losing in 5th or 4th place. Sometimes 3rd. I've been getting so lucky in the boss races. I can't imagine how hard it would be on hard more. The CPUs always end up passing me even though I'm power sliding and boosting perfectly. They should tone down the CPUs man lol they crazy. I've raged so hard already.

[@ljproductions4026]

How about use the speed stat for your favorite character plus that helped me a bit beat the game

[@ps5shorts746]

This game is absolute 10 for me. I just like to keep playing it, So addictive.

[@tgnoat910]

exactly

[@dansari0007]

Definitely

[@Ecua73]

Honestly if I had a choice between Mario kart 8 deluxe and this game I would chose CTR in a heartbeat.

[@Ecua73]

Khalid Hamid I never said that dude I love Mario and sonic it’s just that I think ctr has mechanics and more interesting tracks I’m not hating on Mario kart or the sonic racing games I love team sonic racing and 8.

[@herramirtsaaja9032]

@Khalid Hamid are ypu just making excuses why he would like crash more

[@artoriasoftheabyss1575]

Congrats you're in the minority

[@YoSoyConando]

I’d take whatever’s available, but I say Mario Kart is better for extended sessions. I did NOT miss snaking.

[@ZarianPalma]

“and design like this should’ve been left in the 90s” i didn’t think that back in the original. that just mean the reviewer is too old for this game.

[@Play_Dreams]

She mentioned Mario Kart a lot in this review...

[@TROBassGuitar]

It's almost like ctr was originally a Mario kart clone

[@vonryan9242]

IGN staff are Nintendo die hard fans. Look at their reviews of switch games most are 9-10 specially if the game is zeldashit or mario.they don't say bad stuff or complain about Nintendo Switch games.

[@lupefiasco653]

@@vonryan9242 Mario kart 8 got a 9. Mario kart 8 deluxe got a 9.3. CTR is not a clone...Mario kart is Pure luck.....CTR is a man's game.

[@vrumbledump3240]

@@lupefiasco653 Sonic got an 8.5 so Im pretty sure it's not just a Nintendo thing. Also different people review these things. Not the same view for every person

[@lupefiasco653]

@@vrumbledump3240 nah we can see with Mario Oddyssey and Zelda....compared to Astro bot a brand new IP which was innovative and the Witcher 3 review from IGN. If Nintendo released Astro bot it would be a 10 and hailed as game of the year.

[@benjaminlabrie6982]

This game is fantastic. The difficulty is nostalgic! That’s what makes this fun! This’ll be the first game in a long time I will 100%

[@matthewbraith0411]

Fun ahahahahahah you must be on drugs, this game is just a big cheat.

[@bigpenny8223]

“But I often found myself just explaining how to play” is the weirdest complaint I’ve ever heard it’s basically ugh my friends were bad and that’s the games fault

[@marawanelbalal8774]

I know right? It really isn't hard to explain

[@AllanS420]

Challenging powerslide mechanics ? Challenging if you dont know how to count to 3

[@lockupkeeper]

Hey, does this game offer split screen where it’s player 1 on the top player 2 on the bottom on local player? Or it just side by side?

[@kevindary5991]

2 player side by side, 4 player, 4 boxes

[@actuallystar459]

Mario Kart for my Switch, this for my ps4, sound smart? Or should I not get this? I have Mario Kart 8 already for switch and was wondering about this for ps4.

[@zeldasps3]

Boring review for an epic racer!!

[@shuzzASAP]

This game is the Bloodborne of cart racing games. Stick with it and you got it!! I love this game😊

[@KaizAmari]

git gud,...but i like it,...

[@Gameonysus]

lol i made that comparison as troll joke in the office but you're right in that it's a challenge. Glad you're digging it too.

[@timetravelingoldman6839]

Don't even make such a comparison... Bloodborne came from the Heavens and it is a game we do not deserve. Shame on you!

[@manmanboyboydudedudeguyguy2800]

This game makes you feel like a crash bandicoot character

[@hhomas_tills]

I've never played a crash racing game before, and this was my first one, I played on easy difficulty. Is this ok 😓 I played the adventure mode up until the point where I beat nitros oxide, and then I changed to medium, which is the difficulty that I now play on.

[@Typ3URL]

I am still thinking if I should buy this game as it brought to my attention the similarities to diddy kong racing and that was one of my favourite kart racers. Could someone recommend if I should get this or not as I hav a PS4 with no racing games on it.

[@stevenbelcher5658]

The best Kart racer ever is here !

[@XvA115]

Clearly she hasn't played the original one because I sure remember those boss fights was hell.

[@BoostedMonkey05]

Pinstripe is cheesy AF. Booses get stat boosts, Oxide in particular is maxed and cheesy AF.

[@Neko312]

The hit box of boxes and Crystal's are awful, for someone who played the original countless of times this really frustrates me 😡

[@WimzorTheGreat]

You're absolutely right sir. Compared to the original one, the only thing that makes me enjoy this game is online play. I'd still pick the classic over the new one any time of the day.

[@YoSoyConando]

The original definitely does play better. Beenox is taking feedback, but who knows how much they can actually tweak it.

[@EVLizard403]

Seeing that you need to beat all those challenges made me feel like the platinum isn’t easy to get

[@iKickBullies]

THIS was the one and only issue I had outside the weird invisible walls at certain parts. I hated that your hit box was bigger than your kart but the crystal hit boxes are an absolute troll. You don't get by getting really close. You don't get for touching it. You get basically for the crystal making contact with the character and ignores the kart. It was actually annoying to complete all the crystal challenges

[@isaachpalmer2086]

Also the weird invisible walls after jump8ng off certain ramps

[@Haloarbiter117]

why is everyone saying 8.2 is a bad score, The game isn't bad just because it didn't get a 10/10

[@bonecoldplays8518]

But it deserves at least 8.9

[@redbool1115]

BoneCold Plays 9.2*

[@ReconFacks]

Man, this game is so addictive. I’ve been playing it out since yesterday and I see how much content to unlock it has, that I think this will keep me entertained for a while.

[@claudio1730]

8.2 too many apples

[@howardii1065]

Its possible to play this on couch splitscreen right?

[@ZicysGamingWorld]

I can't wait to re-experience my childhood again :) This game brings so many beautiful memories.

[@DarthStoner]

Playing it rn, i love it. It runs exactly like the old one, unlike CrashBandicoot remastered. Looks and runs smooth on the X 👍🏼👍🏼

[@dcta51]

Framerate?

[@Tanzchanz]

@@edgyboi1995 60 fps on the x/pro versions.

[@ababafgatg]

@@Tanzchanz no. Its 30 fps across every console

[@anhonestreviewer7015]

Only 8.2? She sounded bored as well! And the references to Mario Kart? What about Sonic? I don’t care about her issues with the bosses - it’s quite clear she doesn’t know how to play CTR. A solid 9 from me.

[@peterkorman77]

"She doesn't love this game as much as I do. Clearly she doesn't know how to play it."

[@jaievans6655]

Jay Jay Lol “only 8.2”... Translation: “this reviewer disagrees with me so they’re wrong”

[@Superbed2]

@@peterkorman77 she really doesn't tho...

[@Kyngdaro1990]

My only problem is with the online find myself constantly dropping out of races. The items are kind of backwards? I would get beakers and TNT crates I’m dead last, but get catch up items in first place.

[@Kenneth11Simonsen]

talks about splitscreen for less than 30s. wow..

[@isam9909]

Disappointed with the review. I might be wrong but I didn't hear her mention that there are lots of unlockables to unlock with coins you get from racing. And not to mention you could have simply changed the difficulty to easy. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@TimRosales750]

I beat Oxide BADLY starting with surpassing him at the first lap (for about a 13 seconds difference) so... impossible to get past all bosses all 3 laps? Well aren’t I lucky... or skilled. Lol 😉

[@kaukalonpekka3309]

oxide was the easiest in the remake he never got past me

[@TimRosales750]

Niko Waldén lol Nice.

[@aneasteregg8171]

Yeah I think Oxide was nerfed, he's not that hard to beat.

[@davidh3576]

Can you control the kart with six axis control?

[@logan90420]

I’m liking it a lot better than marioKart

[@dcta51]

Framerate?

[@Superbed2]

Gameplay and everything else besides framerate

[@KakkoiSan]

Oh c'mon, rubber banding is a cheap trick to ramp up the difficulty. I thought that is a thing of the past 😬

[@PalKiba]

I was able to stay passed the bosses. Pinstripe though gave a lot of trouble.

[@serillifertheswagnificent4205]

There is no rubber banding. The only racers that are any trouble in adventure mode are the bosses, and as long as you can stay ahead of them (which really isn't that hard since, again, there is no rubber banding) the races aren't that bad. The only truly difficult races are Pinstripe and Oxide. Pinstripe for his constantly hucking bombs at you on a track with basically no guardrails and Oxide because he spams Red Beakers (which spin you out and slow you down for a few seconds) at you two at a time for more or less the whole second half of the track so if you don't pass him early on it can be nearly impossible to get by him. Also, a couple of the ctr token races and relic races can be pretty difficult but practice makes perfect.

[@IGJhast]

How the heck did this kind of person lands a job on reviewing games?

[@jovan_aponte]

that's what happens when companies try to hire based on diversity

[@trueballer6880]

Do you thinks It’s worth buying this even if I already have Mario Kart 8 deluxe?

[@Clayenetics1995]

I just bought the game the other day and started playing it here and there when I have my free time and not working I know it may sound silly but I wanted to know how to get the other CNK characters that you get ?????

[@BlackLense]

buy them at pit stop.

[@lupefiasco653]

TEAM SONIC RACING GOT AN 8.5 LOL. The Game that's 20$ after 2 months. While CTR will hold it's 40$ mark due to sales.....Mario Kart 8 also got a 9....and 8 Deluxe a 9.3.....IGNORANT GAMING NETWORK.

[@JELKK11]

I have never seen so many people lose their minds over a 0.3 difference...

[@e1iteyoshi998]

@@JELKK11 It's due to the reasoning in the review not the score itself. People have realized that the score in these reviews are meaningless since they never correlate with what is said in the review.

[@knowledgeheuheu5195]

I watched this review twice just in case I missed something but your complaint is literally that it's too difficult lol. Also just because Mario Kart came out first doesn't mean it was better. CTR is far more enjoyable in every aspect.

[@maxducoudray]

Knowledgeheuheu History does not support your claim. More people prefer Mario Kart. Glad you enjoy this one though.

[@dbzfan0190]

@@maxducoudray Wrong. Also how much free time do you have to reply to everyone's comment lol.

[@SpiritFighter900]

@@dbzfan0190 it's a fact more people love mario kart because not many kids from this generation know who Crash even is, nor do they care because all they need is minecraft, roblox, fortnite, and mario

[@SpiritFighter900]

@@dbzfan0190 plus the mario kart series is consistent with their sequels unlike crash team racing

[@hadolfitler3316]

It's interesting seeing all these classic games being remade so faithfully to the originals, I wonder if they'll want to reboot the series due to the success of them

[@Duwiol]

I've had the game an hour and am already fully able to win every race with minimum issues on hard mode due to it being almost exactly the same as the original to play. "too hard"? Not really, just requires the willingness to practice and improve rather than expecting the win to be gifted to you against the AI.

[@markycupko]

The “rubber banding” that this clueless “reviewer” mentions does not exist. I’ve outraced all the bosses by half a track on medium difficulty. Just git gud. They should’ve had someone who actually knows how to play to review the game.

[@hudnoraa1264]

And you dont know what rubberbanding is :) thats ok, i can explain it if you like? :)

[@Hecatom]

She is a nintendo fangirl. She doesnt know better.

[@Jacob_G9]

@@hudnoraa1264 no need, he's right, there is no rubber banding in CTR:NF

[@SlothyVlogs]

I wasted my money on Sonic Racing 😣

[@ladk111]

Slothy Vlogs 🤣

[@luisantunes445]

Tsr is better faster and more fun

[@redbool1115]

Luis Pereira all those 3 things are wrong

[@Jagerbomber]

Honestly, not a bad review, though with a mistake or 2. But though he's not exactly a pro, there's some handling and physics issues that pros of the original will find extremely frustrating.

[@anom2789]

Does playing adventure on hard get you more coins

[@kovac5412]

It’s a learning experience, the bosses make you better, means you have get better in the game 🤷‍♂️

[@YoSoyConando]

The remake is less forgiving than the original. You have to race like you’re gunning for N. Tropy and Oxide ghosts even on medium. Hand cramps galore.

[@MartinMcClellanGT]

So many memories form 1999 ! I’m looking forward to play it again!

[@MrFredazo]

Comments from a new to the game player. In boss races you can easily win with a full lap to spare, if you know all the shortcuts and slide properly! What makes this game unique is that there is room to IMPROVE and IMPROVE and IMPROVE, and it is noticeable

[@aneasteregg8171]

Exactly. You can pretty much master Mario Kart in a week, whereas CTR has a much higher skill ceiling.

[@rodoromero]

To most of the complainers: this game isn't only aimed to the ones who played the original game. I've never played CTR, and I'm really looking forward to trying it since it's deemed more similar to Diddy Kong Racing and to me it was more enjoyable than Mario Kart 64 mainly due to its adventure mode. If the game feels cheap in its difficulty, it's valid to complain about it and it's not a requirement to have played the original to being able to enjoy this remake.

[@BigWisper]

Don't worry it's not. Newcomers can enjoy CTR assuming they played a racing game in their entire life.

[@YoSoyConando]

Viral Sigma Eehhh. I’d argue the remake isn’t as player friendly as the original. Beenox just seems to assume you know things like “sacred fire” and “ultra sacred fire”. If you’re not constantly drifting on higher difficulties, you’re going to suffer for it.

[@BigWisper]

@@YoSoyConando fair enough. However not everyone wants to or is able to take racing games to the extreme.

[@aramavecilla9641]

I try to explain the other players how to play. *Hates the difficulty*

[@MisterBrodo]

Those two things aren't mutually exclusive?

[@nonplusultra18]

Most people are complaining the gameplay got dumbed down and she complains about it being too hard. OK, who do i trust?

[@BigWisper]

@@nonplusultra18 Definitely don't trust IGN. Game isn't hard at all.

[@omo7002]

Just realised that tsr got a higher review score. This is going to be a fun comment section!

[@Gameonysus]

I know but it's silly cause I did not review TSR. So far people have been okay about it.

[@Syahburei]

Tony hawk got released on steam, when’s CTR???

[@modalinterchange8359]

Bro, that’s what I’m saying

[@OmeganKryist]

Is it an issue with control layout? I will say being able to customize the control layout would be nice. Outside of that and load times... not much to complain about here.

[@Hiroth86]

Rubber banding? I almost did a lap on Ripper Roo yesterday

[@amiibler]

Yeah but she can’t keep a boost combo up so the boss catches up to her. She thinks that “rubber banding” just means the AI passes her lol.

[@jakeabc123]

amiibler there absolutely is rubber banding

[@Hiroth86]

@@jakeabc123 The band can stretch a lot then.

[@amiibler]

Jake Play an online race in Mario Kart 8 and wait at the starting line for 10 seconds. The game will actively try to force your placement up with horribly over powered items. Do the same thing with CTR and you will lose, unless you’re more skilled than the person ahead of you. There is rubber banding, but it’s not nearly as unfair or pronounced as Mario Kart’s.

[@augustofos1]

Frustrating? Really? Just because you can't play the game well doesn't mean it should get less points. If the end of the hard (like any game ever!) is for a reason

[@moviesrobert]

But the reviewer claimed that after you learn the Boss's rubberbanding, every boss encounter becomes too easy

[@BigWisper]

@@moviesrobert The rubber banding is a lie. She's just trash at driving.

[@angrytoast1497]

@@BigWisper There's rubber banding, and it's cheap and annoying.

[@Superbed2]

If anything they removed rubberbanding. Atleast I didn't notice it. The original game definitely had rubberbanding but not this one and if it does they definitely toned it down to the point where it's almost unnoticeable.

[@Justuas]

AI cheats too

[@rayquaza_is_da_boi8661]

Wait what the Switch when docked looks inferior to the PS4 version but in handheld mode it negligible I’m confused 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Gameonysus]

Yeah bc of the smaller screen in handheld it looks better. On the TV you can see some of the fuzziness a bit more

[@bigomadness2069]

Just played the game and I was surprised how bad I was or if the races are just harder to beat than the original which I felt was easier. I started playing in hard difficulty and that was pretty much impossible, than I switched to medium difficulty which is less hard, but it still took me a couple tries to beat some races. probably just need to get used to this gameplay. Overall stunning game!