Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled, developer Beenox’s slick remake of Naughty Dog’s much-loved PlayStation kart racer, is getting a brand-new dinosaur-themed track this week, as part of the freshly unveiled Back N. Time Grand Prix event. Oh, and Activision is taking the opportunity to introduce micro-transactions too.
Back N. Time is a new limited-time Grand Prix event (following on from Nitro-Fueled’s recent Nitro Tour effort), and comes to Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One this Friday, 2nd August at 3pm in the UK/7am PDT. It runs until 25th August.
Activision’s latest offering is an all-round dino-flavoured affair, introducing new karts, skins, characters, and customisation items, plus the aforementioned new track, Prehistoric Playground. This is said to feature “Jurassic-sized flora, violent geysers bursting from the ground, caves with mysterious wall-paintings, and of course, giant dinosaurs roaming the land”.
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled – Back N. Time Grand Prix Intro Watch on YouTube
A total of 18 karts, characters, and cosmetics can be earned by completing Quick, Daily, Weekly, Themed, and Pro challenges during the Back N. Time event, with each success granting points toward the Battle-Pass-like Nitro Gauge. By progressing through each tier, players can secure goodies including the Nostalginator and Mammoth Karts, the “Dashing” Fake Crash skin, Cave Painting stickers, and the Baby T. reward character.