<s>
Crash	B-Device
Tag	I-Device
Team	I-Device
Racing	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2005	O
kart	O
racing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Vancouver-based	O
Radical	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
under	O
the	O
Sierra	O
Entertainment	O
label	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
(	O
GC	O
)	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	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-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
and	O
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
)	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2007	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Device
Tag	I-Device
Team	I-Device
Racing	I-Device
is	O
the	O
third	O
racing	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
following	O
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
centers	O
on	O
the	O
exploits	O
of	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
,	O
who	O
must	O
win	O
the	O
ownership	O
of	O
a	O
dilapidated	O
theme	O
park	O
by	O
finding	O
its	O
missing	O
Power	O
Gems	O
before	O
his	O
nemesis	O
,	O
Doctor	O
Neo	O
Cortex	O
,	O
can	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Device
Tag	I-Device
Team	I-Device
Racing	I-Device
received	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
;	O
while	O
its	O
visual	O
style	O
,	O
humor	O
and	O
supplementary	O
content	O
were	O
generally	O
praised	O
,	O
the	O
racing	O
mechanics	O
and	O
track	O
designs	O
were	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
uninspired	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphical	O
quality	O
was	O
deemed	O
to	O
be	O
inconsistent	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>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
,	O
who	O
must	O
retrieve	O
the	O
Black	O
Power	O
Gem	O
of	O
Ebenezer	B-Device
Von	I-Device
Clutch	I-Device
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
missing	O
Power	O
Gems	O
in	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
themed	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
park	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
hook	O
of	O
Crash	B-Device
Tag	I-Device
Team	I-Device
Racing	I-Device
is	O
the	O
"	O
clashing	O
"	O
feature	O
found	O
during	O
the	O
racing	O
sections	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
returning	O
characters	O
from	O
previous	O
Crash	O
titles	O
star	O
in	O
Crash	B-Device
Tag	I-Device
Team	I-Device
Racing	I-Device
,	O
along	O
with	O
five	O
original	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
and	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
evolved	O
bandicoot	O
who	O
must	O
win	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
races	O
in	O
Von	O
Clutch	O
's	O
MotorWorld	O
and	O
win	O
the	O
deed	O
to	O
the	O
park	O
before	O
his	O
foes	O
can	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduces	O
two	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
:	O
Ebenezer	B-Device
Von	I-Device
Clutch	I-Device
,	O
a	O
deranged	O
German	O
cyborg	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
owner	O
of	O
MotorWorld	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
retrieve	O
his	O
Black	O
Power	O
Gem	O
before	O
he	O
automatically	O
turns	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
non-player	O
characters	O
include	O
the	O
mysterious	O
Willie	O
Wumpa	O
Cheeks	O
,	O
the	O
park	O
's	O
excessively	O
jolly	O
mascot	O
and	O
source	O
of	O
Wumpa	O
Whip	O
;	O
and	O
Chick	B-Device
Gizzard	I-Device
Lips	I-Device
and	O
Stew	B-Device
,	O
two	O
chicken	O
race	O
commentators	O
who	O
provide	O
comic	O
relief	O
and	O
serve	O
as	O
Crash	O
's	O
tutors	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roaming	O
around	O
the	O
park	O
are	O
numerous	O
Park	B-Device
Drones	I-Device
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
miserable	O
employees	O
who	O
will	O
take	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
money	O
to	O
give	O
Crash	O
what	O
he	O
needs	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
pedestrians	O
,	O
who	O
seem	O
just	O
as	O
disgruntled	O
with	O
the	O
park	O
as	O
the	O
Park	B-Device
Drones	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chick	B-Device
Gizzard	I-Device
Lips	I-Device
and	O
Stew	B-Device
announce	O
the	O
farewell	O
race	O
of	O
Von	O
Clutch	O
's	O
MotorWorld	O
,	O
Ebenezer	B-Device
Von	I-Device
Clutch	I-Device
's	O
auto-racing	O
theme	O
park	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
theft	O
of	O
the	O
Power	O
Gems	O
powering	O
the	O
park	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Black	O
Power	O
Gem	O
in	O
his	O
possession	O
,	O
Willie	O
flees	O
to	O
Astro	O
Land	O
and	O
prepares	O
to	O
escape	O
into	O
outer	O
space	O
through	O
Astro	O
Land	O
's	O
largest	O
rocket	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Astro	O
Land	O
,	O
Willie	O
prepares	O
to	O
launch	O
the	O
rocket	B-Application
,	O
but	O
Crash	O
pulls	O
a	O
nearby	O
lever	O
that	O
aborts	O
the	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Željko	O
Duvnjak	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
conceptual	O
artist	O
for	O
Crash	B-Device
Tag	I-Device
Team	I-Device
Racing	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reichek	O
based	O
the	O
story	O
on	O
a	O
twisted	O
hybrid	O
story	O
of	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
's	O
Disneyland	O
theme	O
park	O
and	O
a	O
Scooby-Doo-type	O
mystery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reichek	O
was	O
brought	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
production	O
as	O
writer	O
and	O
creative	O
consultant	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
after	O
his	O
successful	O
involvement	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
title	O
,	O
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
offered	O
similar	O
creative	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full-motion	O
videos	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
Red	O
Eye	O
Studios	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
animated	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
for	O
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
and	O
Twinsanity	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Marc	O
Baril	O
and	O
Spiralmouth	O
(	O
the	O
latter	O
reprising	O
their	O
music	O
role	O
from	O
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
)	O
,	O
with	O
Michael	O
Neilson	O
providing	O
additional	O
music	O
;	O
Gabriel	O
Mann	O
of	O
Spiralmouth	O
doubled	O
as	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
's	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Device
Tag	I-Device
Team	I-Device
Racing	I-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Navarro	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
racing	O
is	O
n't	O
exactly	O
the	O
star	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
,	O
but	O
Crash	B-Device
Tag	I-Device
Team	I-Device
Racings	I-Device
supplemental	O
elements	O
pull	O
the	O
whole	O
thing	O
together	O
into	O
a	O
unique	O
and	O
most	O
enjoyable	O
experience	O
"	O
;	O
on	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Navarro	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
handheld	O
version	O
's	O
loading	O
times	O
were	O
"	O
painful	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Navarro	O
appraised	O
the	O
explosive	O
car	O
destruction	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
great	O
joys	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
noted	O
some	O
frame-rate	O
drop	O
in	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
