[1] The game's story centers on a racing tournament held by antagonists Nitros Oxide, Doctor Neo Cortex and Ripper Roo in an attempt to banish the titular character, Crash Bandicoot, and his friends from their island home.

The European release was helped by a marketing campaign with contests that had prizes modeled after Australia, and funded wireless application protocol advertising banners across several mobile entertainment sites.

Vivendi also organized Crash Bandicoot Grand Prix in certain parts of Europe, where selected fans and key players from the video game industry got a chance to play against each other in kart tournaments.

Levi Buchanan of IGN commended the game as "the best racer in the App Store right now" noting that there is "lots of tracks to unlock".

Levi Buchanan thought they were solid and tight,[7] and Hardcore Gamer noted that they are "responsive and accurate", setting up an example for the potential of iPhone.