Date Completed: August 1, 2019
Price: $49.99 (PSN)
I was anxiously awaiting this game, buying it on release, and when I dove in after years of not playing the original Crash Team Racing, I was quite impressed with the graphical upgrade. Playing the game however, it didn't feel right and I'm fully willing to admit I'm more accustomed to Mario Kart controls and physics. "I'll adjust" I thought, and I had an okay time. I then went online to play and that's where my disappointment hit it's high. The online is a chaotic mess, there is no ranking system, so you can be put in a lobby of CTR "pro's" but if you don't get out to a good start, you'll spend much of the race getting hit by any variety of projectiles. I've won a few races, but my win percentage is definitely in the single digits. It's a great looking game, with pretty generic sounds and game play that Mario Kart (sorry not sorry) leaves in the dust. Pass.
