<s>
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2003	O
kart	O
racing	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
;	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
and	O
mobile	B-Application
phones	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
racing	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
series	O
after	O
Crash	B-Application
Team	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
and	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
videos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
centers	O
on	O
the	O
abduction	O
of	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
ruthless	O
dictator	O
Emperor	O
Velo	O
XXVII	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
reviews	O
varying	O
from	O
version	O
to	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
earned	O
slightly	O
better	O
reviews	O
than	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
,	O
while	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
version	O
were	O
middling	O
,	O
with	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
criticism	O
going	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
tunnel	O
vision	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
remastered	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Crash	B-Application
Team	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
Nitro-Fueled	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
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	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
series	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
whom	O
race	O
in	O
karts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
distinct	O
types	O
of	O
crates	O
are	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
the	O
tracks	O
and	O
arenas	O
of	O
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
five	O
battle	O
modes	O
in	O
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|alt	O
=	O
The	O
holographic	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
villain	O
Emperor	O
Velo	O
talks	O
down	O
to	O
the	O
playable	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
game.	O
|Crash	O
Nitro	O
Kart	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
series	O
to	O
feature	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
cinematics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Team	O
Bandicoot	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
pilots	O
blue	O
karts	O
,	O
is	O
led	O
by	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
,	O
the	O
titular	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Team	O
Oxide	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
pilots	O
yellow	O
karts	O
,	O
is	O
led	O
by	O
Crash	B-Application
Team	I-Application
Racings	I-Application
main	O
antagonist	O
Nitrous	O
Oxide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
,	O
the	O
bosses	O
consist	O
of	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
Krunk	B-Device
,	O
a	O
hulking	O
creature	O
who	O
feels	O
that	O
Earth	O
is	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
his	O
home	O
planet	O
,	O
Terra	O
,	O
and	O
races	O
to	O
prove	O
which	O
planet	O
is	O
superior	O
;	O
Nash	O
,	O
a	O
genetically	O
engineered	O
shark-like	O
creature	O
who	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
always	O
move	O
;	O
Norm	O
,	O
a	O
goblin-like	O
mime	O
who	O
races	O
alongside	O
a	O
larger	O
and	O
more	O
obnoxious	O
version	O
of	O
himself	O
;	O
and	O
Geary	O
,	O
a	O
robot	O
as	O
much	O
obsessed	O
with	O
perfection	O
as	O
he	O
is	O
with	O
cleaning.Manzo	O
,	O
pp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Krunk	B-Device
,	O
Nash	O
,	O
Norm	O
,	O
and	O
Geary	O
,	O
the	O
champions	O
of	O
Terra	O
,	O
Barin	O
,	O
Fenomena	O
,	O
and	O
Teknee	O
respectively	O
,	O
are	O
defeated	O
,	O
the	O
Earth	O
racers	O
go	O
up	O
against	O
the	O
galactic	O
champion	O
:	O
Emperor	O
Velo	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
become	O
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
was	O
initially	O
conceptualized	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Traveller	O
's	O
Tales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
Nina	O
Cortex	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
appear	O
in	O
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
,	O
was	O
created	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Duke	O
Mighten	O
during	O
this	O
stage	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
duties	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
subsequently	O
transferred	O
to	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
tentatively	O
titled	O
Crash	B-Application
Team	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	O
during	O
pre-production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recognizing	O
that	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
have	O
become	O
the	O
new	O
norm	O
in	O
state-of-the-art	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
Universal	O
Interactive	O
decided	O
that	O
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
would	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
series	O
to	O
feature	O
such	O
cinematics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cutscenes	O
of	O
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
were	O
created	O
by	O
Red	O
Eye	O
Studios	O
;	O
pre-production	O
of	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Epoch	O
Ink	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
in-game	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
models	O
were	O
built	O
using	O
3ds	B-Language
Max	I-Language
and	O
were	O
outfitted	O
with	O
full	O
inverse	B-General_Concept
kinematic	I-General_Concept
setups	O
,	O
morph	O
targets	O
and	O
UV	O
texture	O
maps	O
by	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
artists	O
of	O
Red	O
Eye	O
Studios	O
worked	O
from	O
concept	O
sketches	O
provided	O
by	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
and	O
used	O
Alias	O
Systems	O
 '	O
Maya	B-Language
(	O
with	O
which	O
the	O
artists	O
were	O
more	O
familiar	O
)	O
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
detail	O
of	O
the	O
27	O
character	O
models	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Given	O
the	O
task	O
of	O
forming	O
the	O
personalities	O
of	O
the	O
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
cast	O
through	O
the	O
full-motion	B-Application
videos	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Red	O
Eye	O
Studio	O
artists	O
set	O
certain	O
rules	O
for	O
how	O
each	O
character	O
would	O
carry	O
itself	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
achieve	O
the	O
bold	O
and	O
deeply	O
saturated	O
colors	O
and	O
textures	O
for	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
environments	O
,	O
the	O
artists	O
used	O
Maya	B-Language
as	O
well	O
as	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
and	O
Corel	B-Operating_System
Painter	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
version	O
of	O
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
of	O
2003	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
version	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
is	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
titles	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
using	O
the	O
Intrinsic	O
Alchemy	O
middleware	B-General_Concept
technology	O
following	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
 '	O
purchase	O
of	O
its	O
rights	O
from	O
the	O
defunct	O
Intrinsic	O
Graphics.Crash	O
Nitro	O
Kart	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2003	O
;	O
The	O
N-Gage	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
the	O
three-disc	O
"	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
Action	O
Pack	O
"	O
compilation	O
(	O
alongside	O
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
and	O
Crash	B-Device
Tag	I-Device
Team	I-Device
Racing	I-Device
)	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
his	O
research	O
of	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
"	O
very	O
recognizable	O
"	O
sound	O
palette	O
,	O
Masten	O
incorporated	O
numerous	O
percussive	O
tonal	O
instruments	O
into	O
the	O
score	O
of	O
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masten	O
extensively	O
used	O
the	O
then-recently	O
released	O
Reason	B-Application
program	O
by	O
Propellerhead	B-Application
Software	I-Application
in	O
the	O
writing	O
of	O
his	O
score	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
making	O
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
Masten	O
's	O
first	O
entirely	O
digital	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Universal	O
Interactive	O
was	O
so	O
satisfied	O
with	O
the	O
score	O
that	O
they	O
asked	O
Masten	O
to	O
remix	O
a	O
custom	O
soundtrack	O
disc	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
special	O
package	O
deal	O
with	O
Walmart	O
;	O
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
is	O
the	O
second	O
video	O
game	O
composed	O
by	O
Masten	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
voice	O
cast	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
consists	O
of	O
Clancy	O
Brown	O
as	O
Doctor	O
Neo	O
Cortex	O
and	O
Uka	O
Uka	O
,	O
Mel	O
Winkler	O
as	O
Aku	O
Aku	O
,	O
Kevin	O
Michael	O
Richardson	O
as	O
Crunch	O
Bandicoot	O
and	O
an	O
advisor	O
of	O
Velo	O
,	O
Debi	O
Derryberry	O
as	O
Coco	O
Bandicoot	O
and	O
Polar	O
,	O
Steven	O
Blum	O
as	O
Emperor	O
Velo	O
XXVII	O
and	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
,	O
Billy	O
West	O
as	O
Nash	O
and	O
Zam	O
,	O
Dwight	O
Schultz	O
as	O
Dingodile	O
and	O
Fake	O
Crash	O
,	O
Marshall	O
R	O
.	O
Teague	O
as	O
Krunk	B-Device
,	O
John	O
DiMaggio	O
as	O
Tiny	O
Tiger	O
,	O
Michael	O
Ensign	O
as	O
Doctor	O
Nefarious	O
Tropy	O
,	O
Quinton	O
Flynn	O
as	O
Doctor	O
N	O
.	O
Gin	O
and	O
Nitrous	O
Oxide	O
,	O
André	O
Sogliuzzo	O
as	O
Norm	O
and	O
Zem	O
,	O
Paul	O
Greenberg	O
as	O
Geary	O
and	O
Pura	O
and	O
Tom	O
Bourdon	O
as	O
N	O
.	O
Trance	O
and	O
an	O
advisor	O
of	O
Velo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manny	O
LaMancha	O
of	O
GamePro	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
was	O
addictive	O
though	O
not	O
innovative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	O
:	O
The	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
said	O
that	O
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
was	O
"	O
satisfying	O
and	O
challenging	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
way	O
to	O
fill	O
that	O
need	O
for	O
speed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
praised	O
the	O
karts	O
as	O
"	O
fast	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
power-ups	O
as	O
"	O
creative	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
PlayStation	O
Magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
did	O
all	O
it	O
could	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
classic	O
(	O
Crash	B-Application
Team	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
)	O
and	O
just	O
added	O
a	O
PS2	B-Device
coat	O
of	O
paint.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Demian	O
Linn	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
"	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
Crash	B-Application
Team	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
's	O
,	O
even	O
down	O
to	O
the	O
speed-boosting	O
wumpa	O
fruits	O
,	O
so	O
if	O
you	O
loved	O
it	O
before	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
still	O
love	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
not	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
solid	O
control	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
innovative	O
boost	O
system	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manny	O
LaMancha	O
of	O
GamePro	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
visuals	O
were	O
brightly	O
colored	O
and	O
smoothly	O
animated	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
were	O
slightly	O
cleaner	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Davis	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
maintains	O
the	O
brightly	O
colored	O
,	O
cartoony	O
look	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
hallmark	O
of	O
past	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
games	O
,	O
though	O
with	O
slightly	O
upgraded	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steven	O
Rodriquez	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
've	O
played	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
games	O
out	O
there	O
,	O
then	O
you	O
have	O
a	O
pretty	O
good	O
idea	O
what	O
this	O
one	O
looks	O
like.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
reviewed	O
positively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frank	O
Provo	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
characters	O
are	O
n't	O
nearly	O
as	O
popular	O
as	O
those	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
game	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
deeper	O
gameplay	O
makes	O
up	O
for	O
that	O
to	O
an	O
extent.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
although	O
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
does	O
n't	O
bring	O
anything	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
kart-racing	O
genre	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
fast	O
and	O
amusing	O
play	O
that	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
fans	O
will	O
enjoy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N-Gage	B-Device
version	O
received	O
middling	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Justin	O
Leeper	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
criticized	O
the	O
chuggy	O
framerate	O
and	O
tunnel	O
vision	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
delivered	O
a	O
final	O
message	O
of	O
"	O
If	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
library	O
was	O
a	O
classroom	O
,	O
then	O
Crash	O
Nitro	O
Kart''	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
cross-eyed	O
kid	O
who	O
eats	O
paste	O
and	O
thinks	O
the	O
answer	O
to	O
every	O
math	O
problem	O
is	O
'	O
cat	O
 '	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
