Tag Team Racing has to be the most unfocused racing game I think I’ve ever played. In fact, I’m not even sure you can call it a racing game since the racing doesn’t take up the majority of the game. Instead the hub worlds and platforming take up a large chunk of it.
The platforming bits don’t tie in with the racing very well and only serve as a means of unlocking tracks and challenges, there are plenty of side quests to do and collectibles to grab, but once you unlock the tracks and challenges within the hub, there’s really no reason to keep exploring unless you’re aiming for 100%.
The racing itself is the most broken thing in the world. So the main gimmick and selling point is the clashing mechanic. Basically it’s so that you can merge with another racer and they’ll back you up by shooting at other opponents, or they can drive for you and you do the shooting. Some of these characters have ridiculously overpowered weapons like N. Gin’s rocket launcher. It’s very long range, has a lot of ammo, and can kill opponents in one hit.
It’s because of this gimmick and the fact that you can simply remerge if you run out of ammo, that Tag Team Racing ends up becoming an autopilot racing game of sorts. Kind of like how Miitopia is an auto-pilot RPG, though TTR is nowhere near as horrendously automated as that train-wreck.
The unlockables are the only real incentive to keep on playing. You can unlock a wide variety of costumes, vehicles, and short videos in the form of Gags, which depict Crash doing a bunch of silly things, sometimes at the expense of others, as well as Die-O-Ramas, which showcase Crash getting killed in the most over-the-top manners.
Oh and you can also make burps and farts on the loading screen… okay then…
Tag Team Racing can have its moments of fun, but it’s seriously brought down by a broken clashing mechanic and a hub that only exists just to pad out game time. TTR is easily the weakest of the Crash racing trilogy (Nitro Fueled doesn’t really count because it’s a remake). If you’re curious about this game, then I suppose there’s no harm in checking it out, but if you’re looking for a fun and frantic racing game with Crash Bandicoot, then just go play the original Crash Team Racing or Crash Nitro Kart instead.
The platforming bits don’t tie in with the racing very well and only serve as a means of unlocking tracks and challenges, there are plenty of side quests to do and collectibles to grab, but once you unlock the tracks and challenges within the hub, there’s really no reason to keep exploring unless you’re aiming for 100%.
The racing itself is the most broken thing in the world. So the main gimmick and selling point is the clashing mechanic. Basically it’s so that you can merge with another racer and they’ll back you up by shooting at other opponents, or they can drive for you and you do the shooting. Some of these characters have ridiculously overpowered weapons like N. Gin’s rocket launcher. It’s very long range, has a lot of ammo, and can kill opponents in one hit.
It’s because of this gimmick and the fact that you can simply remerge if you run out of ammo, that Tag Team Racing ends up becoming an autopilot racing game of sorts. Kind of like how Miitopia is an auto-pilot RPG, though TTR is nowhere near as horrendously automated as that train-wreck.
The unlockables are the only real incentive to keep on playing. You can unlock a wide variety of costumes, vehicles, and short videos in the form of Gags, which depict Crash doing a bunch of silly things, sometimes at the expense of others, as well as Die-O-Ramas, which showcase Crash getting killed in the most over-the-top manners.
Oh and you can also make burps and farts on the loading screen… okay then…
Tag Team Racing can have its moments of fun, but it’s seriously brought down by a broken clashing mechanic and a hub that only exists just to pad out game time. TTR is easily the weakest of the Crash racing trilogy (Nitro Fueled doesn’t really count because it’s a remake). If you’re curious about this game, then I suppose there’s no harm in checking it out, but if you’re looking for a fun and frantic racing game with Crash Bandicoot, then just go play the original Crash Team Racing or Crash Nitro Kart instead.