Knock Off or Knock Out?

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When referring to a game as being a "knock off", there has been a previously released game (usually from a different company) that is almost identical to the newly manufactured product. Not only that, but the new game is not even remotely close to being as entertaining as the game it has copied. Why do we think that? Why do we assume that the "knock off" game is automatically going to be worse than the game already played? The PlayStation consol game Crash Team Racing is a perfect example of a game that is copying a previously made product, but is defiantly a better purchase. Crash Team Racing (CTR) provides humor, adventure, challenge, a storyline, and flow to make it one of the most entertaining racing games on the market.

You might have already guessed, but the game that CTR is copying is Nintendo's Mario Kart 64 for the N64 consol. Consisting of characters from many smash hit games including Super Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong, now all riding little go-karts that can shoot, drop, or fire items that help the player through the track. The levels are both challenging and fun. With it's cartoon-like images, you go off ramps, through caves, underwater and on to victory! It is a one

As seen in all the commercials advertising Crash Bandicoot games, Crash is a humorous character. He is seen doing many hilarious stunts, while also having something stupid to say. These characteristics are carried over into the racing game. Along with Crash there are seven other characters that you can choose from in the very beginning. Mario Kart also has eight characters, but unlike Mario Kart, you are able to unlock more characters as you progress in CTR's one player mode, until you have a total of fourteen characters to choose from. All the characters are humorous in their appearance. One character, Dr. N. Gin, is pictured with a still smoking rocket in his head. Even the "cute" characters are humorous because the artists designed them to be overly cute to poke fun at other games that try to give their characters the "cute" look. These characters have their own background and one-liners. For example, one of the characters is a gigantic wolf with razor sharp teeth and big red eyes. His name is Tiny, fitting enough, and when he passes you, he shouts out in a scruffy voice, "Tiny squash puny car!" Unlike the characters in Mario Kart, in CTR the characters keep their personalities from the original game.

In both games, along each track in various places there are rows of boxes. When a box is hit you are given something that you can use against the other players. Once again, CTR out ranks Mario Kart. In Mario Kart, you shoot different colored shells at the opponent and you

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