Crash Team Racing
LumiScore
Growth
38/100
Growth Value
- Spatial Awareness
- Hand-Eye Coordination
- Reaction Time
Risk
LOW
Engagement Patterns
Minimal pressure to spend or play excessively.
Heads up
Parent Pro-Tip
Set clear boundaries around race sessions - try 'one Grand Prix tournament then a break' or '30 minutes of racing time'
Top Skills Developed
Development Areas
Representation?How diverse the game's characters are in gender and ethnicity. Higher = more authentic representation. Display only — does not affect time recommendation.
Bechdel Test?The Bechdel Test checks whether a game has at least two named female characters who talk to each other about something other than a man. A simple measure of representation.— Fails the test
While female characters like Coco exist, the game lacks narrative dialogue between female characters about non-male topics
Parent Pro-Tip
This taps into the game's natural stopping points (each race/tournament ends cleanly) while preventing endless 'just one more race' loops, and it helps children practice accepting outcomes and transitioning activities
What your child develops
Crash Team Racing is a classic kart racing game that excels in developing motor skills and spatial reasoning. The game demands excellent hand-eye coordination (4/5) and fast reaction times (4/5) as players navigate tight corners, dodge obstacles, and time power-ups. Spatial awareness (4/5) is heavily developed through learning track layouts, predicting opponent movements, and mastering racing lines. Strategic thinking (3/5) emerges from deciding when to use power-ups, choosing optimal routes, and managing risk versus reward in competitive situations. Memory and attention (3/5) are engaged through track memorization and maintaining focus during intense races. The adaptive challenge (3/5) scales appropriately as players unlock harder difficulty levels and tracks. The competitive multiplayer promotes some positive social interaction (2/5) through couch co-op play, though true cooperative mechanics are minimal.
Regulatory Compliance
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About this game
It's a multi-player kart racing game starring your favorite bandicoot CRASH and a host of his friends... and foes!