Unfortunately, that will not be enough to consistently win races.
Along the way, there are crates that provide certain offensive or defensive items to edge ahead of the competition.
You pick a character and a kart and try to get first place against local, CPU or online opponents. The gameplay is straightforward, so if you've played a kart racer before, this title won't surprise you.
Those numbers aren't set in stone, since the game provides regular free updates with new tracks and (potentially) new characters. In total, there are 31 racing tracks, 12 battle arenas, and 26 characters as well as several customization options and skins to mix things up. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is a remake of more than just the first game, as it contains tracks and characters from all Crash Bandicoot entries. On the surface, it looks like a run-of-the-mill kart racer with cute graphics, exaggerated physics, and a tendency to provide fast and erratic racing fun. Crash Team Racing has its own niche, as it looks better than its rivals and values skill and challenge above anything else. While kart racers have a place on any system, the Switch is a trickier turf, as it houses the king of kart racers, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and a variety of other games, such as the recently released Sonic Racing. At its core, Crash Team Racing is a kart racer and one of Mario Kart's oldest rivals on the PS1 (and partially PS2).