

Crash Bandicoot is the first installment in the Crash Bandicoot series that established Naughty Dog's reputation in the video game industry. Its premises chronicle the creation of the titular Crash, a bandicoot who has been uplifted by the mad scientist Doctor Neo Cortex. The goal of Crash Bandicoot is to traverse several levels in sequence in order to progress. The game is played from a third-person perspective in which the camera trails behind Crash, though some levels showcase forward-scrolling and side-scrolling perspectives. Crash is able to defeat enemies by either jumping on them or using a spinning attack that launches them. Dr. Neo Cortex and Dr. Nitrus Brio, two evil doctors determined to take over the world, create two devices to turn innocent creatures into genius destroyers of the world. One particular animal, a Bandicoot, is chosen to be the leader of the pack, but when the devices fail in their attempts, the animals are turned into crazy monsters. Only Crash Bandicoot survives with brain intact, now knowing that Neo Cortex is the real bad guy. Cortex notices the threat that Crash may cause, and banishes Crash to another island. So it is up to Crash to find his way through the islands monster population and stop Cortex from destroying the world, as well as saving his girlfriend who is next on the devices list.
PlatformActionScience fictionmascotdeathdoctormultiple endingslevel selectionsilent protagonistplaystation networkturtleboss fightdigital distributionsingle-player onlyanthropomorphismPlayStation 3, Android, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
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- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, Android, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
- Developer
- Naughty Dog
- Publisher
- Sony Computer Entertainment, Universal Interactive Studios
- Released
- September 9, 1996
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Time to beat
- 37 h rushed · 38 h main story · 41 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.8/10 from 715 ratings.
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