ESRB Outs Crash Team Racing
Only mild violence?
Published: 13:15, 24/06/2010 by Chris [cc_star].
62Mention the words Kart and Racer to a gamer and aside from a slightly overweight plumber, the first thing that pops into their heads is Crash Team Racing.
This being the case there is some excellent news contained within the latest update to the ratings on the ESRB website as Crash Team Racing has been listed for the PlayStation 3 and PSP. It isn’t yet clear if this is the CTR remake we reported on a couple of months ago, or if it’s a US release of Crash as a PSOne Classic.
What is sure to be a PSOne Classic is the listing of Motor Toon Grand Prix which was a PlayStation launch title in Japan. Confusingly, it was released as Motor Toon Grand Prix 2 outside of Japan. The game was produced by Kazunori Yamauchi of Polyphony Digital fame and development-wise is seen as a pre-cursor to the Gran Turismo series.
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24/06/2010 at 13:17
Member since: Jan 2009
It’s been on the Euro store for years
24/06/2010 at 13:19
Member since: Aug 2008
I think this is a remake / new game.
Excellent news! CTR was one of my favs back in the day!
24/06/2010 at 13:30
Member since: Feb 2009
But the first was make by Naughty Dog and the follow ups haven’t been (and aren’t nearly as good).
As the US store doesn’t have a release of the PSOne game I’m expecting it to be that. It would be bad timing to release a new CTR with Modnation Racers and Sega All star racing out very recently.
24/06/2010 at 14:52
Member since: Sep 2009
I tend to agree – listing PS3 & PSP is generally a sign of a PSOne Classic.
24/06/2010 at 18:48
Member since: Mar 2010
Naughty Dog don’t own Crash Bandicoot anymore so there’s no reason a Crash Team Racing remake would be exclusive. This is more than likely just the US PlayStation Store release of the PSOne game.
24/06/2010 at 13:20
Member since: Mar 2010
I was thinking that exact same thing. Saw this article and though maybe they’re making a new one. Sad now :(
24/06/2010 at 13:20
Member since: Jul 2009
I’ve got the PSone classic from the PS Store, I’ve had it ages. Is this a remake, if so, GET IN!
24/06/2010 at 13:32
Member since: Jan 2009
Is it a remake? If so, HELL YEAH!
24/06/2010 at 13:43
Member since: Oct 2008
Its not a remake. Its the PS1 version. ESRB rated it for the U.S store. Nothing to concern us e.u peeps!
24/06/2010 at 14:09
Member since: Dec 2008
Shame, I’d love a remake of it. CTR was just such a fantastic game.
24/06/2010 at 14:48
Member since: Dec 2008
Trivia: CTR was the fourth and last crash game by Naughty Dog. The rights were then sold to vivendi (And I belive vivendi ruined the series)
24/06/2010 at 15:09
Member since: Feb 2009
I don’t believe Sony ever owned the right to Crash they simply published the games in some territories (including 1 Crash game not made by Naughty Dog). Naught Dog left Crash when Sony purchased them as Universal owned the Crash IP, it’s now with Activision. Since then Sony has owned the IP’s created by Naughty Dog. Sony/Naughty Dog have never sold the Crash IP as they have never owned it.
24/06/2010 at 20:39
Member since: Dec 2008
Sorry, my bad. I just saw the sony logo on the logo and presumed that. Thanks for the info.
24/06/2010 at 15:02
Member since: Dec 2008
“Confusingly, it was released as Motor Toon Grand Prix 2 outside of Japan”
Wasn’t it the other way around? That Motor Toon Grand Prix 2 (Japan) was released as Motor Toon Grand Prix elsewhere?
24/06/2010 at 15:59
Member since: Aug 2009
I liked Crash Bash :)
24/06/2010 at 17:13
Member since: Feb 2009
CTR was awesome, hope this is a remake and not just a PSOne classic for the store.
24/06/2010 at 17:45
Member since: Nov 2008
Ive had CTR from the store for ages. It has to be a remake….or total BS.
25/06/2010 at 01:46
Member since: Oct 2008
Its not a remake or BS…..It just got rated for release on the U.S store.