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How Metascores Are Calculated
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For the first time ever in a racing game, players will be able to fuse two cars together on the fly to form a super vehicle with the all-new "clashing" technology. 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. When clashed, players can either get behind the wheel and drive or fire an onboard weapon. Each character has his or her own uniquely deadly 360˚ rotating turret. 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. [Vivendi Universal]
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more... 80
BonusStage
No element of the gameplay is particularly mind-blowing, while in return nothing about the game is poorly designed whatsoever.
 80
AceGamez
But you can't deny that Crash Bandicoot's graphical qualities are one of the best we've seen from a game of this genre.
75
Play Magazine
"The old cart racing mold has (finally) been broken...make that shattered" [Nov p.87]
75
Cheat Code Central
The colorful characters and environments will thrill young eye candy junkies while the ease of difficulty will give younger gamers a confidence boost because they'll be able to see a lot of what this game has to offer.
75
GameZone
While the clashing adds new depth to the racing, this game just isn’t as refined as it could have been.
75
Next Level Gaming
A great game for the kids, or maybe just the kids at heart.
73
GameSpot
The racing isn't exactly the star of the show, but Crash Tag Team Racing's supplemental elements pull the whole thing together into a unique and mostly enjoyable experience.
70
Nintendo Power
The game's not too much to look at andmost of the track designs are pretty uninspired. [Dec 2005, p.120]
70
Total Video Games
Admittedly broken down into its individual aspects Crash Tag Team Racing comes up a little short, however the overall game gels the pieces together to create an entertaining experience for young and old alike.
67
Nintendophiles
If you can't sit down with three other friends, don't bother, but I'll tell you right now this kicks the pants out of "Mario Kart: Double Dash!!" - yes, you heard me.
60
Worth Playing
While it is honorable that it at least attempts to make an interesting piece of a game, with platforming and racing mixed together and a nifty clashing element thrown in, the core gameplay just isn't strong enough to really make this terribly memorable.
50
Nintendojo
Who would have thought that a game with parachuting dynamite monkeys and ninja penguins would be this bad?
45
Electronic Gaming Monthly
What they've done is mash together a platform/coin-collecting game with a plodding kart-combat racer, then grafted on some escaped-from-a-cell-phone minigames. It's a Frankensteinian mess.
40
NintendoWorldReport
Unworthy of its namesake, and I really wish the developer had taken its time to study what was great about the original game before starting work on the sequel – the lack of finesse present in CTR really shows.
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