Crash Bandicoot cover

Crash Bandicoot 2017

Released
June 2017
Genre
Platform
Platforms
PlayStation 4 · PC · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch
Developer
Vicarious Visions
Publisher
Activision
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Where to buy

In a collection
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
Physical

Affiliate links: GOG, Fanatical, Green Man Gaming, ININ Games and Amazon

Is it still worth playing?

The first Crash Bandicoot, rebuilt in 2017 for the PlayStation 4 as part of the N. Sane Trilogy, on the original level layouts with new graphics, music and voices. Crash, a bandicoot enhanced by the scientist Doctor Neo Cortex, crosses 32 levels to stop him and rescue Tawna. Most levels run into the screen, a few scroll sideways, and some are chases from a rolling boulder. He jumps on enemies or kicks them away with a spin. Crates hold Wumpa Fruit, 100 of which give an extra life, and Aku Aku masks absorb a hit each. Smashing every crate in a level without losing a life counts toward full completion. The remake lets you play most levels as Coco Bandicoot, adds time trials, saves after every level and adds checkpoints. Its jumps ask for more precision than the 1996 original did. Short levels and a crate count to finish still make every level something to replay until it is clean.

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