Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled All Characters and How to Unlock Them Guide PS4 PlayStation 4

Which characters are in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled? How do you unlock all the characters? CTR Nitro-Fueled has a wide variety of playable characters, but you can't use all of them right away. In this guide, we're going to go through every character in the game, their stats, and explain how you can get your hands on them.

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled - All characters in the game and how to unlock them

Let's go through every character in CTR Nitro-Fueled. Below, we'll explain how to get all the characters, as well as go through their stats.

Can you unlock characters using cheats?

With the exception of Penta Penguin, you cannot unlock characters using cheat codes.

Beginner Characters

Beginner characters have an emphasis on improved handling. Their top speed isn't very good, but they can turn on a dime.

Character Speed Acceleration Turn How to unlock
Polar 3 4 7 Unlocked by default
Pura 3 4 7 Unlocked by default
Ripper Roo 3 4 7 Defeat Ripper Roo in Adventure mode
Zam 3 4 7 Purchase in the Pit Stop
Krunk 3 4 7 Purchase in the Pit Stop
Real Velo 3 4 7 Purchase in the Pit Stop

Intermediate Characters

These are more well balanced characters. Some have even stats across the board, while others have an emphasis on acceleration.

Character Speed Acceleration Turn How to unlock
Crash Bandicoot 5 5 5 Unlocked by default
Dr. Neo Cortex 5 5 5 Unlocked by default
Coco Bandicoot 4 7 3 Unlocked by default
Dr N. Gin 4 7 3 Unlocked by default
Komodo Joe 5 5 5 Defeat Komodo Joe in Adventure mode
Pinstripe 4 7 3 Defeat Pinstripe in Adventure mode
Fake Crash 5 5 5 Earn the Purple Gem in Adventure mode
Nitros Oxide 4 7 3 Defeat Nitros Oxide in Adventure mode
Small Norm 5 5 5 Purchase in the Pit Stop
Nash 4 7 3 Purchase in the Pit Stop
N. Trance 4 7 3 Purchase in the Pit Stop
Geary 5 5 5 Purchase in the Pit Stop

Advanced Characters

Advanced characters are the larger ones in the game. They have the highest top speed, but are slower to accelerate and are harder to control.

Character Speed Acceleration Turn How to unlock
Tiny Tiger 7 3 2 Unlocked by default
Dingodile 7 3 2 Unlocked by default
Penta Penguin 7 3 2 Enter cheat code at the main menu
Papu Papu 7 3 2 Defeat Papu Papu in Adventure mode
N. Tropy 7 3 2 Beat all of N. Tropy's times in Time Trial mode
Crunch 7 3 2 Purchase in the Pit Stop
Big Norm 7 3 2 Purchase in the Pit Stop
Zem 7 3 2 Purchase in the Pit Stop