Crash Dash Racing

Crash Dash Racing is a 2001 racing game for the Playstion One. It is a loose sequel to Crash Team Racing, from 1999.

Plot
Nitrous Oxide reappears and kidnaps Coco Bandicoot, Pura, Aku Aku and then challenges Crash to get them back back by participating in a foot racing tournament. Meanwhile, he takes over Cortex's lab, so Cortex and his minions must race in order to recapture their base.

Gameplay
The game is similar to the earlier CTR, where the player controls either Crash or Cortex or one of his minions, and then races against the other characters through a zany and obstacle ridden race course, the only difference being that they now race on foot.

At the end of an area, having completed all races in that area (each of which are based off of different climates), the player will have a one-on-one race with one of Nitrous Oxide's familiars, with Oxide himself being the final 'boss.'

Throughout the game, you can unlock either Coco, Pura and Aku Aku, while playing as Crash, or Dingodile, Dr. N Trophy and Ripper Roo when playing as Cortex, and are then able to play with them in subsuquent races. This encourages players to often replay various stages to get the best possible times or unlock the hidden characters. By beating the game on normal or hard, you unlock Nirtous Oxide.

Reception
The game garnered a mixed reaction from gamers upon it's release. It's foot racing aspect was highly praised as innovational, but the lackuster audio and small character roster was criticized. It currently holds a ranking of 70/100 on Metacritic.