Crash Nitro Kart

Crash Nitro Kart is a 2003 kart racing game developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Universal Interactive for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube and Game Boy Advance, with abridged ports later released in 2004 for the N-Gage and mobile phones. It is the second racing game in the Crash Bandicoot series after Crash Team Racing and the first game in the series to feature full motion videos. The game's plot centers on the abduction of Crash Bandicoot, along with other characters in the series, by the ruthless dictator Emperor Velo XXVII, who threatens to destroy the Earth if they refuse to race in his gigantic coliseum for the entertainment of his subjects.

Crash Nitro Kart was met with generally mixed critical reception, which varied amongst its differing versions. The primary console version received mixed reviews, with many critics deeming it inferior to its predecessor, though the game's presentation received praise. The Game Boy Advance version saw an improvement, while reviews for the N-Gage version were middling, with much of the criticism directed at the game's "tunnel vision". Content from the console version was later remastered by Beenox as part of Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on June 21, 2019 by Activision.