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** For those who wanted to play as their favorite characters but are sorely disappointed that they have to play as either a [[LowTierLetdown Turning or Balanced Class]], the Engine Swap feature is available to the player's liking as of the Halloween Grand Prix, which also introduced a drifting-centric class.
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** For those who wanted to play as their favorite characters but are sorely disappointed that they have to play as either a [[LowTierLetdown Turning or Balanced Class]], the Engine Swap feature is available to the player's liking as of the Halloween Halloween-themed Grand Prix, which also introduced a drifting-centric class.
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* HighTierScrappy: Because unlike in the original game, USF speeds are different for each character class, Speed characters are faster than the other classes even while using USF. Additionally, due to the advent of U-turning, the main weakness that Speed characters are supposed to have, is completely negated. This technique alone makes them feel like they have stats equivalent to [[GameBreaker PAL Penta]] in the original game, only they can powerslide on straightways, something that OG PAL Penta couldn't do easily due to his maxed-out turning. Before engine select got added with the Spooky GP, which allows any character to use the Speed stats, any single character in this stat category was almost guaranteed to be in the ComplacentGamingSyndrome group, with the biggest offenders being Crunch, Ami and Spyro due to them already being {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}s.
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* HighTierScrappy: Because unlike in the original game, USF speeds are different for each character class, Speed characters are faster than the other classes even while using USF. Additionally, due to the advent of U-turning, the main weakness that Speed characters are supposed to have, that being turning control, is completely negated. This technique alone makes them feel like they have stats equivalent to [[GameBreaker PAL Penta]] in the original game, only they can powerslide power-slide on straightways, a straightway, something that OG PAL Penta couldn't do easily due to his maxed-out turning. Before engine select got added with the Spooky GP, which allows any character to use the Speed stats, any single character in this stat category was almost guaranteed to be in the ComplacentGamingSyndrome group, with the biggest offenders being Ami, Crunch, Ami and Spyro due to them already being {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}s.
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** King Chicken quickly got a following after his unveiling, because of 1) being the first driver to come with a drifting class by default, and 2) the [[DancingBear novelty of]] being an ordinary chicken that wears a crown and can drive a kart.
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** King Chicken quickly got a following after his unveiling, because of 1) being the first driver to come with a drifting the Drift class by default, and 2) the [[DancingBear novelty of]] being an ordinary chicken that wears a crown and can drive a kart.
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** For the first several months of release, balanced and turning-based characters weren't exactly beloved [[LowTierLetdown due to their terrible statspreads]]. Relief was omnipresent amongst the playerbase and people who like to play as those characters with the advent of engine swapping as of the Spooky Grand Prix, allowing any character to use any statspread.
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** For the first several months of release, balanced Balanced and turning-based Turning-based characters weren't exactly beloved [[LowTierLetdown due to their terrible statspreads]]. stat-spreads]]. Relief was omnipresent amongst the playerbase player-base and people who like to play as those characters with the advent of engine swapping as of the Spooky Grand Prix, allowing any character to use any statspread.stat-spread.
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** For those who wanted to play as their favorite characters but are sorely disappointed that they have to play as either a [[TierInducedScrappy Turning or Balanced Class]], the Engine Swap feature is available to the player's liking as of the Halloween Grand Prix, which also introduced a drifting-centric class.
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** For those who wanted to play as their favorite characters but are sorely disappointed that they have to play as either a [[TierInducedScrappy [[LowTierLetdown Turning or Balanced Class]], the Engine Swap feature is available to the player's liking as of the Halloween Grand Prix, which also introduced a drifting-centric class.
* HighTierScrappy: Because unlike in the original game, USF speeds are different for each character class, Speed characters are faster than the other classes even while using USF. Additionally, due to the advent of U-turning, the main weakness that Speed characters are supposed to have, is completely negated. This technique alone makes them feel like they have stats equivalent to [[GameBreaker PAL Penta]] in the original game, only they can powerslide on straightways, something that OG PAL Penta couldn't do easily due to his maxed-out turning. Before engine select got added with the Spooky GP, which allows any character to use the Speed stats, any single character in this stat category was almost guaranteed to be in the ComplacentGamingSyndrome group, with the biggest offenders being Crunch, Ami and Spyro due to them already being {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}s.
* LowTierLetdown:
** As was the case in the original game, Turning characters are unfortunately considered terrible due to their poor design: their main draw is supposed to be their great handling allowing them to take corners better than the other types, but this is usually more of a hindrance than a benefit due to this ensuring they can't snake effectively on straightways and thus struggle to retain their reserves. In addition, they're the slowest of the four classes, meaning that if they do end up leading, they're likely to be overtaken anyways, with their only niche being on tracks that heavily utilise USF such as Oxide Station and Cortex Castle. It's gotten to the point where Turning characters are not only the least-used class online, but fans are actively ''dreading'' the idea of their requested characters being Turning (though this became a non-issue after the engine select feature was added).
** Balanced characters unfortunately don't fare that much better. This is mostly due to the fact that like in the original game, the stats listed for the Balanced characters are [[TheComputerIsALyingBastard deceptively low]]: although their speed stat is stated to be one point higher than the Acceleration characters, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/crashbandicoot/comments/ca2ywb/followup_to_the_in_game_stats_in_ctrnf_being_fake/ they're actually slower than them]] and have worse acceleration than the already-slow Turning characters, resulting in them being heavily outclassed by Acceleration and Turning in everything they can possibly do. Even their comparatively better turning is considered a flaw: due to a technique called u-turning, which allows players to turn incredibly fast without losing much speed by braking while hopping, the turn stat is often regarded as a redundant DumpStat by experienced players at best, and an active detriment at worst due to the tighter turning ensuring it's much harder to snake on straightways consistently coming to the point that a ''low'' turn stat is considered a GameBreaker online. Balanced characters are considered so terrible that there's active demand to buff them to actually reflect their in-game stats, as they [[MasterOfNone can't even function]] as the JackOfAllStats they're supposed to be.
** As was the case in the original game, Turning characters are unfortunately considered terrible due to their poor design: their main draw is supposed to be their great handling allowing them to take corners better than the other types, but this is usually more of a hindrance than a benefit due to this ensuring they can't snake effectively on straightways and thus struggle to retain their reserves. In addition, they're the slowest of the four classes, meaning that if they do end up leading, they're likely to be overtaken anyways, with their only niche being on tracks that heavily utilise USF such as Oxide Station and Cortex Castle. It's gotten to the point where Turning characters are not only the least-used class online, but fans are actively ''dreading'' the idea of their requested characters being Turning (though this became a non-issue after the engine select feature was added).
** Balanced characters unfortunately don't fare that much better. This is mostly due to the fact that like in the original game, the stats listed for the Balanced characters are [[TheComputerIsALyingBastard deceptively low]]: although their speed stat is stated to be one point higher than the Acceleration characters, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/crashbandicoot/comments/ca2ywb/followup_to_the_in_game_stats_in_ctrnf_being_fake/ they're actually slower than them]] and have worse acceleration than the already-slow Turning characters, resulting in them being heavily outclassed by Acceleration and Turning in everything they can possibly do. Even their comparatively better turning is considered a flaw: due to a technique called u-turning, which allows players to turn incredibly fast without losing much speed by braking while hopping, the turn stat is often regarded as a redundant DumpStat by experienced players at best, and an active detriment at worst due to the tighter turning ensuring it's much harder to snake on straightways consistently coming to the point that a ''low'' turn stat is considered a GameBreaker online. Balanced characters are considered so terrible that there's active demand to buff them to actually reflect their in-game stats, as they [[MasterOfNone can't even function]] as the JackOfAllStats they're supposed to be.
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** For the first several months of release, balanced and turning-based characters weren't exactly beloved [[TierInducedScrappy due to their terrible statspreads]]. Relief was omnipresent amongst the playerbase and people who like to play as those characters with the advent of engine swapping as of the Spooky Grand Prix, allowing any character to use any statspread.
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** For the first several months of release, balanced and turning-based characters weren't exactly beloved [[TierInducedScrappy [[LowTierLetdown due to their terrible statspreads]]. Relief was omnipresent amongst the playerbase and people who like to play as those characters with the advent of engine swapping as of the Spooky Grand Prix, allowing any character to use any statspread.
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* TierInducedScrappy:
** As was the case in the original game, Turning characters are unfortunately considered terrible due to their poor design: their main draw is supposed to be their great handling allowing them to take corners better than the other types, but this is usually more of a hindrance than a benefit due to this ensuring they can't snake effectively on straightways and thus struggle to retain their reserves. In addition, they're the slowest of the four classes, meaning that if they do end up leading, they're likely to be overtaken anyways, with their only niche being on tracks that heavily utilise USF such as Oxide Station and Cortex Castle. It's gotten to the point where Turning characters are not only the least-used class online, but fans are actively ''dreading'' the idea of their requested characters being Turning (though this became a non-issue after the engine select feature was added).
** Balanced characters unfortunately don't fare that much better. This is mostly due to the fact that like in the original game, the stats listed for the Balanced characters are [[TheComputerIsALyingBastard deceptively low]]: although their speed stat is stated to be one point higher than the Acceleration characters, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/crashbandicoot/comments/ca2ywb/followup_to_the_in_game_stats_in_ctrnf_being_fake/ they're actually slower than them]] and have worse acceleration than the already-slow Turning characters, resulting in them being heavily outclassed by Acceleration and Turning in everything they can possibly do. Even their comparatively better turning is considered a flaw: due to a technique called u-turning, which allows players to turn incredibly fast without losing much speed by braking while hopping, the turn stat is often regarded as a redundant DumpStat by experienced players at best, and an active detriment at worst due to the tighter turning ensuring it's much harder to snake on straightways consistently coming to the point that a ''low'' turn stat is considered a GameBreaker online. Balanced characters are considered so terrible that there's active demand to buff them to actually reflect their in-game stats, as they [[MasterOfNone can't even function]] as the JackOfAllStats they're supposed to be.
** On the other side of this, we have the Speed characters. Unlike in the original game, USF speeds are different for each character class, meaning Speed characters are faster than the other classes even while using USF. Additionally, due to the advent of U-turning, the main weakness that Speed characters are supposed to have, is completely negated. This technique alone makes them feel like they have stats equivalent to [[GameBreaker PAL Penta]] in the original game, only they can powerslide on straightways, something that OG PAL Penta couldn't do easily due to his maxed-out turning. Before engine select got added with the Spooky GP, which allows any character to use the Speed stats, any single character in this stat category was almost guaranteed to be in the ComplacentGamingSyndrome group, with the biggest offenders being Crunch, Ami and Spyro due to them already being {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}s.
** As was the case in the original game, Turning characters are unfortunately considered terrible due to their poor design: their main draw is supposed to be their great handling allowing them to take corners better than the other types, but this is usually more of a hindrance than a benefit due to this ensuring they can't snake effectively on straightways and thus struggle to retain their reserves. In addition, they're the slowest of the four classes, meaning that if they do end up leading, they're likely to be overtaken anyways, with their only niche being on tracks that heavily utilise USF such as Oxide Station and Cortex Castle. It's gotten to the point where Turning characters are not only the least-used class online, but fans are actively ''dreading'' the idea of their requested characters being Turning (though this became a non-issue after the engine select feature was added).
** Balanced characters unfortunately don't fare that much better. This is mostly due to the fact that like in the original game, the stats listed for the Balanced characters are [[TheComputerIsALyingBastard deceptively low]]: although their speed stat is stated to be one point higher than the Acceleration characters, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/crashbandicoot/comments/ca2ywb/followup_to_the_in_game_stats_in_ctrnf_being_fake/ they're actually slower than them]] and have worse acceleration than the already-slow Turning characters, resulting in them being heavily outclassed by Acceleration and Turning in everything they can possibly do. Even their comparatively better turning is considered a flaw: due to a technique called u-turning, which allows players to turn incredibly fast without losing much speed by braking while hopping, the turn stat is often regarded as a redundant DumpStat by experienced players at best, and an active detriment at worst due to the tighter turning ensuring it's much harder to snake on straightways consistently coming to the point that a ''low'' turn stat is considered a GameBreaker online. Balanced characters are considered so terrible that there's active demand to buff them to actually reflect their in-game stats, as they [[MasterOfNone can't even function]] as the JackOfAllStats they're supposed to be.
** On the other side of this, we have the Speed characters. Unlike in the original game, USF speeds are different for each character class, meaning Speed characters are faster than the other classes even while using USF. Additionally, due to the advent of U-turning, the main weakness that Speed characters are supposed to have, is completely negated. This technique alone makes them feel like they have stats equivalent to [[GameBreaker PAL Penta]] in the original game, only they can powerslide on straightways, something that OG PAL Penta couldn't do easily due to his maxed-out turning. Before engine select got added with the Spooky GP, which allows any character to use the Speed stats, any single character in this stat category was almost guaranteed to be in the ComplacentGamingSyndrome group, with the biggest offenders being Crunch, Ami and Spyro due to them already being {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}s.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: While Gnasty Gnorc's inclusion via Spyro and Friends seemed odd from the onset, seeing as he is a villain, it's been reasoned by some fans that his relationship with Spyro is more of a [[FriendlyRivalry competitive rivalry]], since he's the only major ''Spyro'' villain to not want to kill dragons outright and his modern depiction stems from his [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex self-esteem issues]].
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: While Gnasty Gnorc's inclusion via Spyro and Friends seemed odd from the onset, seeing as he is a villain, it's been reasoned by some fans that his relationship with Spyro is more of a [[FriendlyRivalry competitive rivalry]], since he's the only major ''Spyro'' villain to not want to kill dragons outright and his modern depiction stems from his [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex self-esteem issues]].
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** Oxide has become a minor example thanks to his "Hot Rod" skin's podium winning animation. When Oxide wins using this skin, the exhaust pipes in his head will ignite and he'll look to the sides while striking a "riding" pose. This frequently makes him look as if he's [[https://i.redd.it/07s1xjgs6qb31.jpg ogling the ass]] of whoever's in third place while metaphorically "revving the engine". His sticking his tongue out while doing so makes him appear lecherous, furthering any UnfortunateImplications.
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** Oxide has become a minor example thanks to his "Hot Rod" skin's podium winning animation. When Oxide wins using this skin, the exhaust pipes in his head will ignite and he'll look to the sides while striking a "riding" pose. This frequently makes him look as if he's [[https://i.redd.it/07s1xjgs6qb31.jpg ogling the ass]] of whoever's in third place while metaphorically "revving the engine". His sticking his tongue out while doing so makes him appear lecherous, furthering not making the staging of the animation any UnfortunateImplications.better.
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** A minor case for ''Tag Team Racing'''s [[CluckingFunny chicken-based humor]]; while funny, it seemed random and just there for the sake of absurdity. Here, it's integrated a little more smoothly overall, having fairly unobtrusive chicken appearances in the story cutscenes and [[FunnyBackgroundEvent track backgrounds]], as well as more reports for Chick & Stew to do thanks to the Grand Prix. It also amounted to something with King Chicken and the aforementioned Chick & Stew becoming playable.
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** A minor case for ''Tag Team Racing'''s [[CluckingFunny chicken-based humor]]; humor; while funny, it seemed random and just there for the sake of absurdity. Here, it's integrated a little more smoothly overall, having fairly unobtrusive chicken appearances in the story cutscenes and [[FunnyBackgroundEvent track backgrounds]], as well as more reports for Chick & Stew to do thanks to the Grand Prix. It also amounted to something with King Chicken and the aforementioned Chick & Stew becoming playable.
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Misuse of NLID. The Overshadowed By Controversy entry is invalid, as the entry itself states that it has died down since its implementation, though the final part could be a Lying Creator entry in the trivia page.
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* OvershadowedByControversy: While the game is generally agreed to be a great remake of the original, Creator/{{Activision}} sneaking in microtransactions in an update a month after launch remains a very divisive topic, although the backlash has slowly calmed down with the release of new updates and DLC that were positively received. The microtransactions include Wumpa Coins used to unlock characters and cosmetics. While Wumpa Coins can be obtained by completing races in-game, the amount of Wumpa Coins needed to unlock characters/cosmetics increased tenfold from before the update that sneaked in microtransactions, making obtaining them either a grindfest or [[BribingYourWayToVictory pay-to-win]]. Activision's sneaky play a mere one month after launch was a strong indication to players that they had planned the game to have microtransactions all along, and had only withheld them at release to bypass negative reception from the press until the reviews had moved on to the next game, thus encouraging more unsuspecting people to buy it thinking microtransactions would not appear. It really didn't help that the developers at Beenox had assured fans that the game would have no microtransactions before launch, prompting heated accusations at Beenox and/or Activision of lying.
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** Coco and Crunch's brainwashed selves from ''Mind Over Mutant'', now referred to as Evil Coco and Evil Crunch. They weren't hated on their own, but their game of origin [[NeverLiveItDown symbolized the temporary]] [[FranchiseKiller death of the Crash franchise for years]] before the ''N. Sane Trilogy'' came into being. Evil Coco and Evil Crunch reappearing as skins has not only shown Beenox's willingness to pull content from any game in the series (even a controversial one from the late Radical era), but got some fans appreciating how CreepyAwesome they look.
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** Coco and Crunch's brainwashed selves from ''Mind Over Mutant'', now referred to as Evil Coco and Evil Crunch. They weren't hated on their own, but their game of origin [[NeverLiveItDown symbolized the temporary]] temporary [[FranchiseKiller death of the Crash franchise for years]] before the ''N. Sane Trilogy'' came into being. Evil Coco and Evil Crunch reappearing as skins has not only shown Beenox's willingness to pull content from any game in the series (even a controversial one from the late Radical era), but got some fans appreciating how CreepyAwesome they look.
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Uncanny Valley is IUEO now and the subjective version has been split; cleaning up misuse and ZCE in the process
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* LesYay: Thanks to refined personalities in the game, many fans have come to ship [[TheLadette Ami]]/[[JapanesePoliteness Megumi]], citing them as having a RedOniBlueOni dynamic, as well as enjoying the prospect of an [[RaceFetish American-Japanese romance]].
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* LesYay: Thanks to their refined personalities in the game, many fans have come to ship [[TheLadette Ami]]/[[JapanesePoliteness Megumi]], citing them as having a RedOniBlueOni dynamic, as well as enjoying the prospect of an [[RaceFetish American-Japanese romance]].
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* LesYay: Thanks to refined personalities in the game, many fans have come to ship [[TheLadette Ami]]/[[JapanesePoliteness Megumi]], citing them as having a RedOniBlueOni dynamic, as well as enjoying the prospect of an [[RaceFetish American-Japanese romance]].
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** Like Oxide before, the home console version of ''VideoGame/CrashNitroKart'' made the boss characters Krunk, Nash, Norm (Small Norm and Big Norm), and Geary unplayable, with the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance version of the game being the only version where they were unlockable. Now they join Oxide as being PromotedToPlayable.
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** Like Oxide before, the home console version of ''VideoGame/CrashNitroKart'' made the boss characters Krunk, Nash, Norm (Small Norm and Big Norm), and Geary unplayable, with the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance version of the game being the only version where they were unlockable. Now they join Oxide as being PromotedToPlayable.PromotedToPlayable, with Geary even becoming a default character as of the final update.
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** Though well-liked, Nitro Tour was criticized for forcing players to exclusively use new content in order to gain Nitro multipliers: in particular, the Nitro Squad in their Motorsport skins each carried a whopping 25% Nitro boost alone. In response, Back N. Time includes Nitro multipliers for both past kart parts and characters who receive new skins in the Pit Stop, allowing for more freedom of character variety online. This also saves players more on Wumpa Coins since most of the relevant content is either available at launch or free to earn in Adventure Mode.
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** Though well-liked, Nitro Tour was criticized for forcing players to exclusively use new content in order to gain Nitro multipliers: in particular, the Nitro Squad in their Motorsport skins each carried a whopping 25% Nitro boost alone. In response, Back N. Time includes and all future Grand Prix events include Nitro multipliers for both past kart parts and characters who receive new skins in the Pit Stop, allowing for more freedom of character variety online. This also saves players more on Wumpa Coins since most of the relevant content is either available at launch or free to earn in Adventure Mode.
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** The Spyro and Friends GP was lambasted upon release for its signature track being tedious to get through, incredibly penalising for going off-road and having a terrible wumpa coin rate in addition to Spyro himself being the only GP star to not have a legendary skin. The Spooky and Neon Circus [=GPs=] on the other hand not only gave their stars legendary skins, which included higher boosts, but each introduced a new game mode ([[TemporaryOnlineContent ghost hunting]] and Ring Rally, respectively, in addition to the former GP adding the Drift class), doubled the Nitro gains for the quick daily missions and their tracks are the quickest to get through on top of having some of the best coin rates in the game. Nina's Nightmare in particular is the fifth-most efficient track when comparing gains to Oxide times.
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** The Spyro and Friends GP was lambasted upon release for its signature track being tedious to get through, incredibly penalising penalizing for going off-road and having a terrible wumpa coin rate in addition to Spyro himself being the only GP star to not have a legendary skin. The Spooky and Neon Circus [=GPs=] on the other hand not only gave their stars legendary skins, which included higher boosts, but each introduced a new game mode ([[TemporaryOnlineContent ghost hunting]] and Ring Rally, respectively, in addition to the former GP adding the Drift class), doubled the Nitro gains for the quick daily missions and their tracks are the quickest to get through on top of having some of the best coin rates in the game. Nina's Nightmare in particular is the fifth-most efficient track when comparing gains to Oxide times.
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** Navigating through the customisation menus was something of a chore at first due to the slow scrolling speed, especially regarding the increasingly large amount of downloadable stickers. Once the Winter Festival Grand Prix came, the menus were fixed so that they can scroll much faster.
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** Navigating through the customisation customization menus was something of a chore at first due to the slow scrolling speed, especially regarding the increasingly large amount of downloadable stickers. Once the Winter Festival Grand Prix came, the menus were fixed so that they can scroll much faster.
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** After two decades of being [[HufflepuffHouse underutilised as a setting]] outside of ''VideoGame/CrashBash'''s final boss battle, Gasmoxia got featured as the focus of the final GP, with a track that shows it off more properly.
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** After two decades of being [[HufflepuffHouse underutilised underutilized as a setting]] outside of ''VideoGame/CrashBash'''s final boss battle, Gasmoxia got featured as the focus of the final GP, with a track that shows it off more properly.
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* BestLevelEver: Megamix Mania (and, by proxy, the Rustland GP as a whole) has been so beloved by fans after its launch that some are hoping that a ''Crash'' game based on its concept will get made, in the future.
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* BestLevelEver: Megamix Mania (and, by proxy, the Rustland GP as a whole) has been so beloved by fans after its launch that some are hoping that a ''Crash'' game based on its concept will get made, made in the future.
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** While the track itself is very difficult to master, Emperor Velo's ghost in Drive-Thru Danger is considered to be rather easy because at one point in the second lap, he ''[[ArtificialStupidity falls off]]'' from the track giving a chance to the player to catch up.
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** While the track itself is very difficult to master, Emperor Velo's ghost in Drive-Thru Danger is considered to be rather easy because at one point in the second lap, he ''[[ArtificialStupidity falls off]]'' from the track track, giving a chance to the player to catch up.
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** Amongst the base game roster, [[RobotMaid Geary]] slowly became one due to him being the last character in the base game to receive a legendary skin and his hilarious NeatFreak personality coming off as endearing, not to mention his general lack of online presence. Because of these traits, fans have started to feel sorry for Geary and were very happy when he finally received a legendary skin.
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** Amongst the base game roster, [[RobotMaid Geary]] slowly became one due to him being the last character in the base game to receive a legendary skin and his hilarious NeatFreak personality coming off as endearing, not to mention his general lack of online presence. Because of these traits, fans have started to feel sorry for Geary and were very happy when he finally received a legendary skin.skin once development of the game wrapped up.
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** Compared to her original more cartoony design, Pasadena now has a more humanoid build akin to the Nitro Squad. [[https://i.redd.it/ccmfkmm4c3x31.png The extra detailed render used for her promo art]] is particularly awkward, making her look like a PettingZooPerson mainly due to a frontal perspective being used for her face instead of a profile.[[labelnote:*]]Which is odd, as her expression for the victory podium animation version of her render's pose is more joyful and not sultry.[[/labelnote]]
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** Compared to her original more cartoony design, Pasadena now has a more humanoid build akin to the Nitro Squad. [[https://i.redd.it/ccmfkmm4c3x31.png The extra detailed render used for her promo art]] is particularly awkward, making her look like a PettingZooPerson awkward mainly due to a frontal perspective being used for her face instead of a profile.[[labelnote:*]]Which is odd, as her expression for the victory podium animation version of her render's pose is more joyful and not sultry.[[/labelnote]]
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** Creator/TomKenny replacing Creator/MauriceLaMarche as N. Brio hasn't really gone over well. Many longtime fans of the series who were highly anticipating N. Brio finally making his racing game debut were particularly disappointed by the change in his voice, with some saying the change is so noticeable that it no longer sounds like N. Brio at all. This was only punctuated when Roger Craig Smith (Chick's voice actor) took over as Brio the following game, and managed a near perfect replica of La Marche's version, meaning ''Nitro Fuelled'' missed out on an ideal casting choice.
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** Creator/TomKenny replacing Creator/MauriceLaMarche as N. Brio hasn't really gone over well. Many longtime fans of the series who were highly anticipating N. Brio finally making his racing game debut were particularly disappointed by the change in his voice, with some saying the change is so noticeable that it no longer sounds like N. Brio at all. This was only punctuated when Roger Craig Smith (Chick's voice actor) took over as Brio the following game, and managed a near perfect replica of La Marche's version, meaning ''Nitro Fuelled'' ''Nitro-Fueled'' missed out on an ideal casting choice.
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** Creator/TomKenny replacing Creator/MauriceLaMarche as N. Brio hasn't really gone over well. Many longtime fans of the series who were highly anticipating N. Brio finally making his racing game debut were particularly disappointed by the change in his voice, with some saying the change is so noticeable that it no longer sounds like N. Brio at all.
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** Creator/TomKenny replacing Creator/MauriceLaMarche as N. Brio hasn't really gone over well. Many longtime fans of the series who were highly anticipating N. Brio finally making his racing game debut were particularly disappointed by the change in his voice, with some saying the change is so noticeable that it no longer sounds like N. Brio at all. This was only punctuated when Roger Craig Smith (Chick's voice actor) took over as Brio the following game, and managed a near perfect replica of La Marche's version, meaning ''Nitro Fuelled'' missed out on an ideal casting choice.
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** While Ike Amadi doesn't sound too far off, many questioned why the game cast Kevin Michael Richardson for Stew and yet ''didn't'' have him reprise Crunch.
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** Cortex's red PaletteSwap is often referred to as "UsefulNotes/McDonalds Cortex" due to it resembling the restaurant's red and yellow coloration.
** Although the game refers to it as "Blue Fire" in some Grand Prix challenges, the blue-colored, much-faster boost seen on several tracks is coined by the community under the name of "Ultimate Sacred Fire".
** The female characters are so beloved (by both the regular and [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom furry]] sides of the player base) that they earned the moniker of the "Waifu Squad", due to half of them being the [[AmazonBrigade Nitro Squad]].
** Cortex's red PaletteSwap is often referred to as "UsefulNotes/McDonalds Cortex" due to it resembling the restaurant's red and yellow coloration.
** Although the game refers to it as "Blue Fire" in some Grand Prix challenges, the blue-colored, much-faster boost seen on several tracks is coined by the community under the name of "Ultimate Sacred Fire".
** The female characters are so beloved (by both the regular and [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom furry]] sides of the player base) that they earned the moniker of the "Waifu Squad", due to half of them being the [[AmazonBrigade Nitro Squad]].
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** Quite a few fans have latched on to the idea of pairing Crunch and Ami, since both of them are fitness-inclined bandicoots who love flexing, so it's a natural fit.
** Some fans who prefer to keep the [[ShipTeasing semi-canon]] Tawna and Crash pair intact settled with having Pasadena and Fake Crash get together, mainly so that the former [[PairTheSpares isn't left out romantically]].
** Quite a few fans have latched on to the idea of pairing Crunch and Ami, since both of them are fitness-inclined bandicoots who love flexing, so it's a natural fit.
** Some fans who prefer to keep the [[ShipTeasing semi-canon]] Tawna and Crash pair intact settled with having Pasadena and Fake Crash get together, mainly so that the former [[PairTheSpares isn't left out romantically]].
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* TheScrappy: In a game where most of the added characters have been [[WinTheCrowd met with great enthusiasm]] by the fandom, Baby Crash and Baby Coco are notable for their unpopularity. They have commonly been criticized as clumsy and gimmicky attempts to follow in ''VideoGame/MarioKart''[='=]s footsteps by including baby versions of established characters as playable racers. Fans have also mocked them (particularly Baby Crash) for being more grotesque than cute, as well as expressed disappointment in that they had been released before ''Warped''[='=]s baby versions of Cortex and N. Tropy, who had been teased in an early datamine.
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* TheScrappy: In a game where most of the added characters have been [[WinTheCrowd met with great enthusiasm]] enthusiasm by the fandom, Baby Crash and Baby Coco are notable for their unpopularity. They have commonly been criticized as clumsy and gimmicky attempts to follow in ''VideoGame/MarioKart''[='=]s footsteps by including baby versions of established characters as playable racers. Fans have also mocked them (particularly Baby Crash) for being more grotesque than cute, as well as expressed disappointment in that they had been released before ''Warped''[='=]s baby versions of Cortex and N. Tropy, who had been teased in an early datamine.
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** In the original ''Crash Team Racing'', the Invincibility music when you get the Aku Aku Mask included a cheery xylophone to go with the manic drumbeat. In ''Nitro-Fueled'', however, it's only the drums, making it sound like it was directly ripped from the ''N. Sane Trilogy''.
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** In the original ''Crash Team Racing'', the Invincibility music when you get the Aku Aku Mask included a cheery xylophone to go with the manic drumbeat. In ''Nitro-Fueled'', however, it's only the drums, making it sound like it was directly ripped from the ''N. Sane Trilogy''. The legacy version still has the xylophone however.
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** And in case those weren't hard enough, you have the Beenox Times, which use tricks like U-Turning to make the racing so hard that if you clear them, you could race for your country!
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* OvershadowedByControversy: While the game is generally agreed to be a great remake of the original, Creator/{{Activision}} sneaking in microtransactions a month after launch remains a very divisive topic, although the backlash has slowly calmed down with the release of new updates and DLC. The microtransactions include Wumpa Coins used to unlock characters and cosmetics. While Wumpa Coins can be obtained by completing races in-game, the amount of Wumpa Coins needed to unlock characters/cosmetics increased tenfold from before the update that sneaked in microtransactions, making obtaining them either a grindfest or [[BribingYourWayToVictory pay-to-win]]. Activision's sneaky play a mere one month after launch was a strong indication to players that they had planned the game to have microtransactions all along, and had only withheld them at release to bypass negative reception from the press until the reviews had moved on to the next game, thus encouraging more unsuspecting people to buy it thinking microtransactions would not appear. It really didn't help that the developers at Beenox had assured fans that the game would have no microtransactions before launch, prompting heated accusations at Beenox and/or Activision of lying.
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* OvershadowedByControversy: While the game is generally agreed to be a great remake of the original, Creator/{{Activision}} sneaking in microtransactions in an update a month after launch remains a very divisive topic, although the backlash has slowly calmed down with the release of new updates and DLC.DLC that were positively received. The microtransactions include Wumpa Coins used to unlock characters and cosmetics. While Wumpa Coins can be obtained by completing races in-game, the amount of Wumpa Coins needed to unlock characters/cosmetics increased tenfold from before the update that sneaked in microtransactions, making obtaining them either a grindfest or [[BribingYourWayToVictory pay-to-win]]. Activision's sneaky play a mere one month after launch was a strong indication to players that they had planned the game to have microtransactions all along, and had only withheld them at release to bypass negative reception from the press until the reviews had moved on to the next game, thus encouraging more unsuspecting people to buy it thinking microtransactions would not appear. It really didn't help that the developers at Beenox had assured fans that the game would have no microtransactions before launch, prompting heated accusations at Beenox and/or Activision of lying.
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** Megamix had been an unlockable boss encounter in ''The Huge Adventure'', that tended to be taken out of context by fans and caused bafflement due to this unusual genetic accident of a design with body parts assembled haphazardly (including Dingodile's [[NightmareRetardant goofy-print pants]]). Luckily, it got a more consistent design that plays up how ''wrong'' it is, and was given personality traits that show [[RealityEnsues what logically happens to]] [[SplitPersonality four villains trying to use one body]], which made it [[CreepyAwesome more appealing]].
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** Megamix had been an unlockable boss encounter in ''The Huge Adventure'', that tended to be taken out of context by fans and caused bafflement due to this unusual genetic accident of a design with body parts assembled haphazardly (including Dingodile's [[NightmareRetardant goofy-print pants]]). Luckily, it got a more consistent design that plays up how ''wrong'' it is, and was given personality traits that show [[RealityEnsues [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome what logically happens to]] [[SplitPersonality four villains trying to use one body]], which made it [[CreepyAwesome more appealing]].
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnHC3Cy4hGo In his review of]] VideoGame/MarioKartSuperCircuit, WebVideo/ScottTheWoz (ironically) says he would love to play with "Random" (a item box on the character selection screen [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin which picks a random character]]). [[VideoGame/CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled Someone from Beenox must have taken him too seriously.]]
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnHC3Cy4hGo In his review of]] VideoGame/MarioKartSuperCircuit, WebVideo/ScottTheWoz (ironically) says he would love to play with "Random" (a item box on the character selection screen [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin which picks a random character]]). [[VideoGame/CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled Someone from One Beenox employee must have taken him too seriously.]]
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnHC3Cy4hGo In his review of]] VideoGame/MarioKartSuperCircuit, WebVideo/ScottTheWoz (ironically) says he would love to play with "Random" (a item box on the character selection screen [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin which picks a random character]]). [[VideoGame/CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled Someone from Beenox must have taken him too seriously.]]
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* AscendedMeme: The sheer volume of characters coming from practically every corner of the series led to the fanbase making a bunch of joke suggestions for who should become a racer, with one particular Crash subreddit claiming that an iron checkpoint crate deserves to be playable. [[JokeAndReceive Cue the post-GP update]], in which it actually happened.
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* AscendedMeme: The sheer volume of characters coming from practically every corner of the series led to the fanbase making a bunch of joke suggestions for who should become a racer, with one particular Crash subreddit claiming that an iron checkpoint crate deserves to be playable. [[JokeAndReceive Cue the post-GP update]], in which it actually happened.
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** With their release dates being only one month apart, this game and ''VideoGame/TeamSonicRacing'' were considered to be DuelingGames. As it turns out, Chick Gizzard Lips, Stew's co-host, is voiced by Creator/RogerCraigSmith, [[JustForFun/RoleAssociation Sonic's English voice actor]]. Then he [[PromotedToPlayable got the chance to drive]] later on, to boot.
** During the production of ''Nitro Kart'', the idea of [[https://www.crashmania.net/images/games/crash-nitro-kart/artwork/environments/environments-5914708ac2c5c-2.jpg bringing back CTR tracks with updated graphics]] had been thrown around but ultimately scrapped. 16 years later and it's the ''Nitro Kart'' tracks getting that treatment in a ''Crash Team Racing'' remake.
** The Twitter user [=NitroNeato=] [[https://twitter.com/nitroneato/status/1177694147123261447 drew Tawna as a witch]], a few days before her official witch skin got unveiled.
** Back in ''Nitro Kart'', Cortex [[MistakenForClown dismissively referred to the Norms as clowns]] in a cutscene, which causes Big Norm to call him one in retaliation. Cue the Neon Circus Grand Prix, [[JokeAndReceive in which]] [[IronicEcho Cortex gets a clown skin]].
** During the production of ''Nitro Kart'', the idea of [[https://www.crashmania.net/images/games/crash-nitro-kart/artwork/environments/environments-5914708ac2c5c-2.jpg bringing back CTR tracks with updated graphics]] had been thrown around but ultimately scrapped. 16 years later and it's the ''Nitro Kart'' tracks getting that treatment in a ''Crash Team Racing'' remake.
** The Twitter user [=NitroNeato=] [[https://twitter.com/nitroneato/status/1177694147123261447 drew Tawna as a witch]], a few days before her official witch skin got unveiled.
** Back in ''Nitro Kart'', Cortex [[MistakenForClown dismissively referred to the Norms as clowns]] in a cutscene, which causes Big Norm to call him one in retaliation. Cue the Neon Circus Grand Prix, [[JokeAndReceive in which]] [[IronicEcho Cortex gets a clown skin]].
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** As it turns out, Creator/StephanieSheh had subtly teased her role as Yaya Panda over a month before her official reveal [[https://twitter.com/PasadenaPassion/status/1206049833892663296 on a Twitter post about pandas]].
** A family-friendly racing property's characters being transplanted into a dire post-apocalyptic setting for one season? Sounds like [[ComicBook/WackyRaceland what happened to]] [[WesternAnimation/WackyRaces one of]] ''Team Racing'''s [[FollowTheLeader sources of inspiration]], doesn't it?
** A family-friendly racing property's characters being transplanted into a dire post-apocalyptic setting for one season? Sounds like [[ComicBook/WackyRaceland what happened to]] [[WesternAnimation/WackyRaces one of]] ''Team Racing'''s [[FollowTheLeader sources of inspiration]], doesn't it?
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*** The massive demand for Geary to get a legendary skin (which he did get at the end of the game's content support) has somehow resulted in him showing up as a mini-boss for ''VideoGame/CrashOnTheRun'''s base game. The kicker? One of his alternate variants is him wearing his [[CreatorCameo Beenox Robot]] legendary skin.
** The Twitter user Esmael J drew [[https://twitter.com/EsmaelJr_/status/1222232587105710085 a picture of most of the female characters with Rustland-themed skins]], giving Liz a skull facepaint and skull shoulderpad. Once the Gasmoxia Grand Prix arrived, Liz's space pirate outfit just so happened to have a skull pattern on it.
** The Twitter user Hudson Hatley reposted [[https://twitter.com/HudsonHatley/status/1229107027290578947 this comic featuring Emperor Velo]], a mere four days before his confirmation. In addition, some fan artists had depicted Velo being angry with Oxide for "stealing" his title of fastest racer in the galaxy, yet the CTR TV report shows that Oxide actually ''invited'' Velo, as they're on friendly terms.
** Canadian Guy Eh [[https://twitter.com/Canadianguyehh/status/1242682031546535941 posted this montage of pitched-up N. Tropy voices]], the day before Baby Tropy was confirmed, with an even higher-pitched voice to match.
** The sheer volume of characters coming from practically every corner of the series led to the fanbase making a bunch of joke suggestions for who should become a racer, with one particular Crash subreddit claiming that an iron checkpoint crate deserves to be playable. [[JokeAndReceive Cue the post-GP update]], [[AscendedMeme in which it actually happened]].
** The Twitter user Esmael J drew [[https://twitter.com/EsmaelJr_/status/1222232587105710085 a picture of most of the female characters with Rustland-themed skins]], giving Liz a skull facepaint and skull shoulderpad. Once the Gasmoxia Grand Prix arrived, Liz's space pirate outfit just so happened to have a skull pattern on it.
** The Twitter user Hudson Hatley reposted [[https://twitter.com/HudsonHatley/status/1229107027290578947 this comic featuring Emperor Velo]], a mere four days before his confirmation. In addition, some fan artists had depicted Velo being angry with Oxide for "stealing" his title of fastest racer in the galaxy, yet the CTR TV report shows that Oxide actually ''invited'' Velo, as they're on friendly terms.
** Canadian Guy Eh [[https://twitter.com/Canadianguyehh/status/1242682031546535941 posted this montage of pitched-up N. Tropy voices]], the day before Baby Tropy was confirmed, with an even higher-pitched voice to match.
** The sheer volume of characters coming from practically every corner of the series led to the fanbase making a bunch of joke suggestions for who should become a racer, with one particular Crash subreddit claiming that an iron checkpoint crate deserves to be playable. [[JokeAndReceive Cue the post-GP update]], [[AscendedMeme in which it actually happened]].
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** The Twitter user Esmael J drew [[https://twitter.com/EsmaelJr_/status/1222232587105710085 a picture of most of the female characters with Rustland-themed skins]], giving Liz a skull facepaint and skull shoulderpad. Once the Gasmoxia Grand Prix arrived, Liz's space pirate outfit just so happened to have a skull pattern on it.
** The Twitter user Hudson Hatley reposted [[https://twitter.com/HudsonHatley/status/1229107027290578947 this comic featuring Emperor Velo]], a mere four days before his confirmation. In addition, some fan artists had depicted Velo being angry with Oxide for "stealing" his title of fastest racer in the galaxy, yet the CTR TV report shows that Oxide actually ''invited'' Velo, as they're on friendly terms.
** Canadian Guy Eh [[https://twitter.com/Canadianguyehh/status/1242682031546535941 posted this montage of pitched-up N. Tropy voices]], the day before Baby Tropy was confirmed, with an even higher-pitched voice to match.
** The sheer volume of characters coming from practically every corner of the series led to the fanbase making a bunch of joke suggestions for who should become a racer, with one particular Crash subreddit claiming that an iron checkpoint crate deserves to be playable. [[JokeAndReceive Cue the post-GP update]], [[AscendedMeme in which it actually happened]].
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** For the first several months of release, balanced and turning-based characters weren't exactly beloved [[TierInducedScrapph due to their terrible statspreads]]. Relief was omnipresent amongst the playerbase and people who like to play as those characters with the advent of engine swapping as of the Spooky Grand Prix, allowing any character to use any statspread.
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** For the first several months of release, balanced and turning-based characters weren't exactly beloved [[TierInducedScrapph [[TierInducedScrappy due to their terrible statspreads]]. Relief was omnipresent amongst the playerbase and people who like to play as those characters with the advent of engine swapping as of the Spooky Grand Prix, allowing any character to use any statspread.
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** For the first several months of release, balanced and turning-based characters weren't exactly beloved due to their terrible statspreads. Relief was omnipresent amongst the playerbase and people who like to play as those characters with the advent of engine swapping as of the Spooky Grand Prix, allowing any character to use any statspread.
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** For the first several months of release, balanced and turning-based characters weren't exactly beloved [[TierInducedScrapph due to their terrible statspreads.statspreads]]. Relief was omnipresent amongst the playerbase and people who like to play as those characters with the advent of engine swapping as of the Spooky Grand Prix, allowing any character to use any statspread.
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* OvershadowedByControversy: While the game is generally agreed to be a great remake of the original, Activision sneaking in microtransactions a month after launch remains a very divisive topic, although the backlash has slowly calmed down with the release of new updates and DLC. The microtransactions include Wumpa Coins used to unlock characters and cosmetics. While Wumpa Coins can be obtained by completing races in-game, the amount of Wumpa Coins needed to unlock characters/cosmetics increased tenfold from before the update that sneaked in microtransactions, making obtaining them either a grindfest or [[BribingYourWayToVictory pay-to-win]]. Activision's sneaky play a mere one month after launch was a strong indication to players that they had planned the game to have microtransactions all along, and had only withheld them at release to bypass negative reception from the press until the reviews had moved on to the next game, thus encouraging more unsuspecting people to buy it thinking microtransactions would not appear. It really didn't help that the developers at Beenox had assured fans that the game would have no microtransactions before launch, prompting heated accusations at Beenox and/or Activision of lying.
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* OvershadowedByControversy: While the game is generally agreed to be a great remake of the original, Activision Creator/{{Activision}} sneaking in microtransactions a month after launch remains a very divisive topic, although the backlash has slowly calmed down with the release of new updates and DLC. The microtransactions include Wumpa Coins used to unlock characters and cosmetics. While Wumpa Coins can be obtained by completing races in-game, the amount of Wumpa Coins needed to unlock characters/cosmetics increased tenfold from before the update that sneaked in microtransactions, making obtaining them either a grindfest or [[BribingYourWayToVictory pay-to-win]]. Activision's sneaky play a mere one month after launch was a strong indication to players that they had planned the game to have microtransactions all along, and had only withheld them at release to bypass negative reception from the press until the reviews had moved on to the next game, thus encouraging more unsuspecting people to buy it thinking microtransactions would not appear. It really didn't help that the developers at Beenox had assured fans that the game would have no microtransactions before launch, prompting heated accusations at Beenox and/or Activision of lying.
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* OvershadowedByControversy: While the game is generally agreed to be a great remake of the original, Activision sneaking in microtransactions a month after launch remains a very divisive topic, although the backlash has slowly calmed down with new updates and DLC. The microtransactions include Wumpa Coins used to unlock characters and cosmetics. While Wumpa Coins can be obtained by completing races in-game, the amount of Wumpa Coins needed to unlock characters/cosmetics increased tenfold from before the update that sneaked in microtransactions, making obtaining them either a grindfest or [[BribingYourWayToVictory pay-to-win]]. Activision's sneaky play a mere one month after launch was a strong indication to players that they had planned the game to have microtransactions all along, and had only withheld them at release to bypass negative reception from the press until the reviews had moved on to the next game, thus encouraging more unsuspecting people to buy it thinking microtransactions would not appear. It really didn't help that the developers at Beenox had assured fans that the game would have no microtransactions before launch, prompting heated accusations at Beenox and/or Activision of lying.
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* OvershadowedByControversy: While the game is generally agreed to be a great remake of the original, Activision sneaking in microtransactions a month after launch remains a very divisive topic, although the backlash has slowly calmed down with the release of new updates and DLC. The microtransactions include Wumpa Coins used to unlock characters and cosmetics. While Wumpa Coins can be obtained by completing races in-game, the amount of Wumpa Coins needed to unlock characters/cosmetics increased tenfold from before the update that sneaked in microtransactions, making obtaining them either a grindfest or [[BribingYourWayToVictory pay-to-win]]. Activision's sneaky play a mere one month after launch was a strong indication to players that they had planned the game to have microtransactions all along, and had only withheld them at release to bypass negative reception from the press until the reviews had moved on to the next game, thus encouraging more unsuspecting people to buy it thinking microtransactions would not appear. It really didn't help that the developers at Beenox had assured fans that the game would have no microtransactions before launch, prompting heated accusations at Beenox and/or Activision of lying.
