Crash Bandicoot: Twinsanity

You know, I've never given a right damn about the Crash games. They raved about Crash on PSX, and I ignored it. They raved about Crash on PSX again, and I ignored it again. Three games later they raved about Crash on PS2 (though to a much lesser degree), and I ignored that too. I just didn't find anything about Crash appealing. He's ugly, doesn't speak, and ther's just something about him that makes me want to look the other way.

That isn't to say that I don't like anything about the games. Their use of bright colors is nice, and the island theme is a theme I've always loved. And I guess Crash's nemesis is OK, too. But all of this wasn't enough to get me to play the games.

Well, flipping through my new copy of Game Informer, there is quite a large spread on this new Crash game, titled "Crash Bandicoot: Twinsanity." Still horribly disinterested, but having already read the write-ups on Jak III and Up Your Arsenal, I figured I read it just to be entertained while I waited for my manager to close out the registers. What I read I actually found interesting.

The game focuses on bringing Cortex and Crash together as a team, as these evil space alien syblings known simply as "The Evil Twins," have forced them to work together, or the world will be destroyed.

The article focused primarily on one of two elements in the game: humor and gameplay, both of which I am a big fan, so long as they are done correctly.

The humor bit was standard. It sounds great in the description, but will only have some kind of impact if you're actually watching it. Which is fine. It's the gameplay bits that have me interested. The developers (Travelers Tales) have commented that they want to make Neo-Cortex a fully integrated part of the game, and they want the player to realize he's a full on playable character, and not just some sidekick gimmick like Jak or R&C. The situations described really did sound neat, and the screens make this extremely ugly series look a bit more pretty.

ANyone else interested?

And can anyone recomend a decent Crash game for me to play before this releases?

Crash Team Racing is pretty much the best Crash game. If you want a more traditional Crash game, the second one is probably the best of the bunch.

Yeah. I also peeped the details in GI. The game looks interesting, but I really don't care much for Crash. I'd rather play a new Sonic or Mario game.

I've given up on Crash, myself. The series peaked at 2, which was challenging and a hell of a lot of fun. Crash 3 is the Donkey Kong 64 of the series: Kinda well done, but the idea is way too played out. They tried filling it with mini-games to keep things fresh, but they're just frustrating wastes of time. Too much to do, too much random stuff thrown in one game.
...and I was never a fan of Crash Team Racing, myself.

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Originally Posted by ChaoofNee

Too much to do, too much random stuff thrown in one game.
...and I was never a fan of Crash Team Racing, myself.

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Oh! And I suppose Super Puzzle Fighter II doesn't entertain you either! I thought I knew you, Joe.

EDIT: Inappropriate Language

Crash 2 is easily the best of the series, and a damn fun game in its own right. The rest of them are pretty blah, though.

team gameplay - the next overused gimmick

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Originally Posted by Jeremy

Crash Team Racing is pretty much the best Crash game. If you want a more traditional Crash game, the second one is probably the best of the bunch.

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Bleh. CTR is literally Mario Kart with Crash characters. There's no reason to play it as Mario Kart is of course far better.

Crash 2 is a great game IMO. I got hooked on it and completed it 100% (a rarity for me). Definitely recommended.

CTR has a feel all its' own, and is different enough to warrant a purchase now that it's down to about $10.

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Originally Posted by ViciousJazz

Oh! And I suppose Super Puzzle Fighter II doesn't entertain you either! I thought I knew you, Joe.

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Nono... the only thing that really entertains me anymore is hitting YOUR FACE! :chick:
OOOOHHHH!!!!

CTR is a lotta fun as is Crash 2. I remember one Christmas my next door neighbor got a PlayStation and a copy of Crash 2 for X-Mas. Unfortunatly his parents weren't smart enough to get a memory card and so we spent the day playing through the game without saving.

Crash himself is a good character, but every other character created in those games are so damn lame. Vivendi Universal sucks, and they are just riding Crash until somehow the character literally dies.

I never liked Crash because I hate Naughty Dog because I hate Jason Reubin...

By the time ND stopped developing Crash games, I still had no interest...

CTR is very good... Jeremy's right, it feels totally different from a Mario Kart. I enjoyed it.

I was kinda hoping for an Olsen Twin cameo when I read the title :(

Maybe next year.

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Originally Posted by lithium

Bleh. CTR is literally Mario Kart with Crash characters. There's no reason to play it as Mario Kart is of course far better.

Crash 2 is a great game IMO. I got hooked on it and completed it 100% (a rarity for me). Definitely recommended.

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You must be ON lithium! Though I agree that Double Dash and the SNES MK rock CTR, CTR totally beats the hell out of MK64, which was whati t was designed to go up against. If you think MK64 was the supperior game than you didnt play CTR.

OK, everyone seems to agree, with few exceptions. I'll see if I can't pick up a copy of Crash 2 and CTR. I should be able to find them on the cheap.

Thanks, guys.

Playing through Crash Wrath of Cortex on Xbox at the moment (thanks to my 5 year old) and I have to say it's the weakest of the bunch (except for the awful Crash Bash, of course). It has >< personality and some severe crash detection/camera issues.

The 2nd crash is the best of the bunch.

What the Hell is ">< personality?"

I thought it was like an ascii version of holding your fingers up to indicate a very tiny amount.

Don't ask me why, but I feel inclined to post that I've recently replayed CTR and Crash 3, and I have come to the conclusion that Naughty Dog's run in this series is probably the most underrated run of the 32-bit gen.

Crash 3 is the best in the series, btw.

That is all.

I still like the original the best. Still good to this day.

Naughty Dog made that series fantastic. I love the line from one of their developers saying "Seeing someone else make Crash games is like seeing your daughter do porn."

Naughty Dog is a good developer.

I really like the original, but for some reason never picked up 2 or 3.

I'll be sure to get 'em through the PS Store whenever I get a PS3.

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Originally Posted by Bacon McShig

I really like the original, but for some reason never picked up 2 or 3.

I'll be sure to get 'em through the PS Store whenever I get a PS3.

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Yea, me either.

I wanted to try crash team racing, but never got around to giving that a try either.

Crash was one of the few Kart racers that got it right. i loved that game.

Crash 2 is the best. Far more balanced than the both of them. Crash one was INFURIATING and never really felt finished to me. Crash 3 had way too much to it.

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Originally Posted by ChaoofNee

Crash one was INFURIATING and never really felt finished to me. Crash 3 had way too much to it.

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i can agree with this.

I LOVED CTR!

It was way better than Mario 64 was at the time, and the characters and tracks were extremely endearing. I agree with everything said about how DD was better, since I pretty much feel like it's the best Kart game ever.