<s>
Crash	B-Language
Bandicoot	I-Language
Nitro	I-Language
Kart	I-Language
3D	I-Language
is	O
a	O
2008	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Polarbit	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Games	O
Mobile	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
N-Gage	B-Operating_System
service	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Zeebo	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
fifteenth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Crash	O
Bandicoot	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
Nitro	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Language
Bandicoot	I-Language
Nitro	I-Language
Kart	I-Language
3D	I-Language
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Crash	O
Bandicoot	O
universe	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
whom	O
race	O
in	O
karts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
employs	O
tilt-screen	O
controls	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
steer	O
the	O
kart	O
by	O
tilting	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
or	O
iPod	O
Touch	O
in	O
a	O
steering	O
wheel	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scattered	O
throughout	O
the	O
tracks	O
are	O
weapons	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
picked	O
up	O
and	O
used	O
against	O
the	O
other	O
racers	O
in	O
a	O
bid	O
to	O
hinder	O
their	O
performance	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
bombs	B-Device
and	O
oil	O
slicks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nitrous	O
Oxide	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
of	O
Crash	B-Application
Team	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
teams	O
up	O
with	O
Doctor	O
Neo	O
Cortex	O
and	O
Ripper	O
Roo	O
and	O
stages	O
a	O
kart-racing	O
tournament	O
to	O
bring	O
Crash	O
Bandicoot	O
and	O
his	O
friends	O
out	O
of	O
hiding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
Crash	B-Language
Bandicoot	I-Language
Nitro	I-Language
Kart	I-Language
3D	I-Language
launched	O
for	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
release	O
was	O
helped	O
by	O
a	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
with	O
contests	O
that	O
had	O
prizes	O
modeled	O
after	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
funded	O
wireless	B-Protocol
application	I-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
advertising	O
banners	O
across	O
several	O
mobile	O
entertainment	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
N-Gage	B-Operating_System
on	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
exclusive	O
tracks	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Often	O
compared	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
of	O
IGN	O
commended	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
racer	O
in	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
right	O
now	O
"	O
noting	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
"	O
lots	O
of	O
tracks	O
to	O
unlock	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
repeated	O
similar	O
remarks	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
's	O
"	O
easily	O
the	O
best	O
racing	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
thought	O
they	O
were	O
solid	O
and	O
tight	O
,	O
and	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
noted	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
"	O
responsive	O
and	O
accurate	O
"	O
,	O
setting	O
up	O
an	O
example	O
for	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
Nitro	O
Kart	O
3D	O
was	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
paid	O
application	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
