Prior to the start of development on the Jak and Daxter series
for the PS2, developer Naughty Dog managed to revisit Crash Bandicoot
one last time, this time a kart racer called Crash Team Racing for the
original PlayStation. Humorously, this pattern of three main entries followed
up with a kart racer would be repeated with Jak and Daxter in the form
of Jak X: Combat Racing. Though Crash Bandicoot continued on beyond the original Naughty
Dog games, there would still be further kart racing games in the series on
multiple platforms. Following the release of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
from developer Vicarious Visions in 2017, a similar remaster/remake treatment
would be announced for Crash Team Racing by developer Beenox, rounding
out the original Naughty Dog series. After having played the game for a while
after launch, I found the overall experience enjoyable, though not without some
serious caveats regarding post-launch content.
