Crash Tag Team Racing is a racing video game developed for the GameCube, featuring a storyline in which Dr. Neo Cortex seeks revenge on Crash Bandicoot by challenging him to a race at a condemned arena. Players can combine cars mid-race to form a super-car with a turret, allowing for strategic driving and combat. The game also includes exploration elements where players can unlock upgrades and bonus tracks by navigating the world on foot.
After being humiliated yet again by Crash Bandicoot at the end of Crash Twinsanity, Cortex returns to his evil scheming in his dilapidated Iceberg Lair. He stumbles across a newspaper article regarding the closure of Ebeneezer Von Clutch's condemned racing arena. He hatches a sinister plan to challenge Crash to a seemingly friendly race competition... with plans of crushing the hapless bandicoot under the ruins of the hazardous racetrack! Will the evil doctor's plans be the end of our furry hero?
In Crash Tag Team Racing, players can clash their car with an opponent's mid-race to make a super-car equipped with a powerful turret gun. When clashed, players can either get behind the wheel and drive, or fire an onboard weapon. Each character has his or her own uniquely deadly 360˚ rotating turret. Players can continue the action out of the car where they can explore the entire world on foot and collect upgrades for their cars and unlock bonus tracks.