Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Mediocre ... once it loads
Man, this hurts. I'm about to give a weak review to a Crash Bandicoot game. But golly, they've left me no choice.The load times so many others have mentioned are certainly a huge part of the disappointment. But beyond that, the levels simply aren't as much fun as they were in previous Crash games. Naughty Dog didn't work on this game, and it shows. It ranks last among the Crash games in my opinion, and I was a big fan of all the PSX Crash games. The levels here are uninspired. The bosses are dull. The vehicles are no fun to pilot. You'll be fondly reminiscing about "Crash Bandicoot Warped" before you know it. This is a game you should absolutely rent before buying. I wish I had. It's not awful -- it's just not worth the price or trouble.
Rating:  - only for crash fans
I would consider myself a Crash Bandicoot fan, so a bought this game, even after reading the reviews, which are less than great. I read about long loading times, no big deal. I read about same old stuff, so what, I like the same old stuff. I played the game immediately upon my reception. 20 minutes later, I was ready to get started. Why 20? Because these loading times are RIDICULOUS!!!! They'll force you to look at a floating Crash for 3 minutes just to get to the screen where you will load your game, which is quick, but then when you enter a level, it's back to the load sequence. When playing this game, get a book, you can finish it in between the gameplay. You may wonder why I still gave it 4 stars. I like the game, yes there is a game. Easy? Yes. But I still find it fun. However the levels are so easy the bosses are something of a shock, as you will have whipped through the 5 levels only to... yes actually lose a life. Crash fans will be initially disapointed, yes, but eventually pleased.
Rating: - As fun as any Crash game, but..
..I can't help but wonder if the developers remembered that they were designing a game for the PS2 and not the PS1. For better or for worse, this Crash, for the most part, looks just like every other Crash. But as for the game..It's really cool - the graphics are outstanding (but, for the most part, they always HAVE been, even on the old PS1) and for Coco fans, it's nice to be able to do more than walk in a straight line and jump with her character. There are a number of worlds - for most, getting the purple crystal is easy.. I finished about 15 of them in the first 6 hours I played. The "bonus" areas (where you go for boxes and extra lives) have gotten way harder.. which is nice. Takes a bit of strategy and timing, whereas with the older games it was just an easy way to get extra lives. Depends on how you look at it, I guess, but I see this as an improvement. Haven't started doing any of the time trials, but I can only imagine they're going to be tougher than previous Crash games. As for variations between Naughty Dog and the new developer? If there hadn't been such a big deal about the changing of companies, I never would have known any different. This Crash looks exactly like the older ones, but with better graphics (save for the intro movie scene..) If you love Crash, get it!
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