It’s a gnarly racer that boasts some stunning level design and weapons. Points mean prizes, so winning those races is crucial!Ĭrash Team Racing is fast, furious, and furry. Have a bash at Arcade mode, or try your hand in the Adventure or Battle arena!Īnd just to make sure we don’t leave the other two out, you can play Time Trail or Versus too!Īs with any good game, unlockable content appears throughout. With five gameplay modes to tackle, there’s plenty for players to get stuck into, racing around themed tracks from Crash’s early adventures along the way. Use weapons to stop your opponents, collect apples, and bash through Crash’s trademark crates. In terms of gameplay, CTR is very similar to the world-famous moustachioed marvel’s racing game. It’s the only other karting game that provides any kind of competition for Mazza and his pals, boasting mad multiplayer action with 15 famous faces.Īll the regulars from Crash to Dr Neo Cortex appear as playable characters, with a few hidden racers thrown in for good measure… Many have tried to take Nintendo’s crown by toppling Mario Kart off it’s pedestal, but none have come quite as close as Crash Team Racing. Give V-Rally 2 a go you won’t be disappointed! 3. There are endurance modes for hardy players and points based rounds for gamers that know the tracks better than they know their own families. Fancy driving a Subaru Impreza or a Toyota Corolla? Ok… nobody said that they were ever going to be pretty! Don’t forget this is Rally Driving and not Formula 1!Ĭompete in championships or four-way battles with your friends. We should probably talk about the cars too. Inclines can be adjusted, corners can be mirrored and the whole track can be turned on its head. It gives users a chance to show off their skills by adapting the set up of each level. One of the most interesting features in this game is the track editor. That’s 84 different times you can show your mates who is the real rally champion/genius. It’s the sequel to V-Rally: Need for Speed (or Need for Speed: V-Rally), boasting 84 tracks of dirt-racing brilliance. I’ve seen this game written down so many different ways, so if you call it Need for Speed: V-Rally 2, then you don’t need to email me and let me know – we’re all on the same page.ĭirt Rally fans will be all over this epic title. V Rally 2: Need For Speed, sometimes known as V-Rally Championship Edition 2, is up next in our comprehensive list of the best PS1 racing games. V-Rally 2: Need for Speed/Championship Edition 2 (1999) It’s a work of art, a classic racing title that fans of both serious and cutesy gamers will undoubtedly love. Seriously, this game didn’t get 5/5 from critics because they thought it was just ‘alright’. The neon lights and grungy feel of each level create a kind of Altered Carbon feel, and the music never failed to get my blood pumping. To say that this game came out in 1996, the graphics are fantastic. It’s the first Wipeout game to feature one and constantly draws your eye as you bang and scrape your way around each course. Not only is taking damage unavoidable in this game, but it’s so inevitable that the developers created a damage bar. The weapons make mincemeat of fellow opponents, though I guess that’s got something to do with firepower being more readily available in the future… It’s brimming with futuristic speeders and space-age tracks that look as though they’ve exploded out of a Tron film.Ģ097 is one of the most fast-paced and dangerous racing games ever.
If you found yourself playing Star Wars Episode 1: Racer or F-Zero X and crying out for more, then you need this game in your life. Wipeout 2097 takes the 5th spot in this list of the best PS1 racing games of all time! It’s one of the best multiplayer battles for smashing your mates into the dust too… which is what gaming is all about! 8. Weapons of all sizes are hidden away around each level, so make sure to explore properly and pick up some serious firepower. Smash stuff up, wreck everything, and break you opponents in half in order to win the game.Īnd, like everyone’s favourite Deathmatch game, Fortnite, there are no points that need to be collected or any tricks that give you the upper hand. Unlike other games that might feature in the expansive F1 series, players don’t get points for driving well. The world is a bit of a mess in Twisted Metal 2, which accounts for why the rules seem to be so lapse around destroying both cars and people. We’re talking Need for Speed on acid, an FPS game with American Monster Truck traits… Yes, that’s a genre you didn’t even know existed! Imagine the battle mode in Mario Kart 64 and multiply it by 100, and you get an idea of how crazy this game is! Twisted Metal 2 could well be the most brutal vehicular combat game ever made.