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After This I'm Glad There Are No More Crash Games!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 21
Date: August 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game was soooooooo easy I couldn't belive it! I beat the whole game AND unlocked all the secret's in three HOUR's! Plus the graphics weren't that great, abseard plot (The evil mask is the world's greatest evil because the good mask says so! ), easy level's, nothing really new, and I can't believe I thought I would be playing a great game (Useally three's over doing it). This game was really sad. Sorry Crash, but after this game I don't care if you are never heard from again.

Not Easy

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 7 / 11
Date: November 29, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game about a week ago, but it was not easy for me. Sure I'm not a Playstation expert like some people out there that love this game, but if you are looking for a fairly easy game evolving into a challenging one, this game is not for you. Unfortunately, I took the game back. But I did exchange it for other Crash Bandicoot games, and I am happy. I hope I was helpful.

A real let-down

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 10
Date: December 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I love these "Crash" games. They are soooo much fun. The second one was the bomb. I loved them so much, I bought this one. I regret I did. This one has more powers and stuff, but I think it is too creepy. I hate games where you have to go in a mummy's tomb. It gives me the chills. It also creeps me out when you go back to time to like the "Aladdin" theme. The ending was a joke. If you want to see Crash in go back like millions of freakin' years ago, go ahead and buy this. If you want a REAL adventure, buy Crash 2!!!

Ok

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: May 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I just got my Playstation (and Crash) and I have to say that Playstation is better than all the Sega and Nintendo consoles combined. Anyhow, I think that Crash 3 is a bit to easy to beat, but to hard to get all those stupid gems and relics.Its really fun anyhow, and I recommend it to anyone as a first game to buy.

Crfash Bandicoot: Warped

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This was the very first Crash game I played. I don't think ,other then the save, that it's better than the first one. I have to say that N.gin is always an awsome boss. The battle of N.tropy is a phenomanon and 1/2. Uka Uka is also a nice little battle. But, I don't like the motercycle levels. The time trial is ridiculous, and the gems are almost impossable. I love the first game and all the other games, but the first one will always be a favorite. Don't get me wrong, even though this games is not the best so far in the series, but it's very well done concerning secrets. I love a game that has secrets. Here's a cheat, in level 14 on the left side o f the screen, smash a sign with a cross-bones on it in stead of a directional arrow. It will take you to a secret place. ...

Crash Bandicoot: Warped, the relic announcer

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: November 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Hi, I'm Aaron. I leave you at where I started to make reviews about the Crash series. I love the first one the best. The save systems are better, and the game intro's many new Crash-rides. I cannot bilieve what a big deal people make about the graphics [ but I like the ones in "The Wrath of Cortex" the best ]. And I think the new "you can play with Coco" is so cool. And I think that I need to leave a cheat. To unlock secret level 31: Hot Coco, smash a sign with an alien and cross bones on level 14. To unlock super secret level 32: Eggipuss Rex, collect 10 relics and stand on the platform that appears when you collect 5 relics. Choose level 27 and complete it to collect the yellow gem. Than, go to level 11. When you come to the yellow gem platform, use it to get to the secret area. When you come to area where the dinosaur chases you, run away and you will see flying dinosaurs that fly into the sky. Jump into the claws of the 2nd flying dinosaur to get to the secret level. And I should mension that this is the first Crash game I ever tried. That is what I have to say. And sorry on my other reviews that I made some pretty dumb mistakes.

Great Gameplay, Whack Story

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 22, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Crash Bandicoot Warped
I have always loved the Crash Bandicoot Series. The original three on the Playstation were good, and the ones that would follow were always decent. I went back to play this classic and discovered it was just as great as I remembered. Still, it does have its low points.

Graphics- 8/10
On the original Playstation, these graphics were fairly good. The characters look blocky at points, but it sort of adds to the appeal. Voice syncing is pretty well done. Levels and characters are interestingly designed. The fact that most levels have another level that looks similar doesn't really bother me. They change the levels up enough to where it feels like you are playing a different level.

Story- 3/10
This is the part of the game that is a huge letdown. Neo Cortex, our antagonist, starts the game off exactly like he was left on the second game...falling from the sky. After failing to stop Crash Bandicoot from capturing all of the powerful Crystals, he plummets from his exploding spaceship and falls into a mountain. Inside of the mountain just so happens to be Uka Uka, a powerful witch mask that appears to have been giving Cortex orders all along. Uka Uka was trapped in the mountain by Aku Aku to keep the world safe. Now Uka Uka has escaped with Cortex. Uka Uka quickly recruits Dr. N. Trophy to build him a time machine so he can find the Crystals before Crash Bandicoot was even around.

This honestly doesn't sound too bad. Until you see Crash and his friends at home. Aku Aku hears Uka Uka's evil laugh and senses danger. Then you suddenly appear at the time machine that Cortex is using and now you are using it. What happened to Cortex? I have no idea. How did you find your way there? Who knows? From there you use the time machine to get to the Crystals before Cortex.

Sound- 8/10
I love the music in this game. Every level type has different music, and it works for every level. If you are in an underwater level, you will hear mysterious sounding music. They just did the music very well. The voice acting is top notch as well. Sound effects are the same old Crash Bandicoot sounds though. It's not the best video game sound, but it's still really good.

Gameplay- 9/10
Gameplay can make or break a game. Luckily the Gameplay made this game. They added more variety than any of the previous games in the series.

Crash Bandicoot is basically a side-scroller except the camera is behind Crash instead on the side. You are still on a fixed path that you have to follow. Sometimes you will even enter a part of the stage that is a side-scroller. The gameplay has always work very well like this.

Warped is the third game in the series though, and they needed to add something new. They did just that by adding: Power Ups, Flying levels, underwater levels, jet-ski levels, and motorcycle racing levels. Power ups are gained whenever you defeat a boss. You get small things like double jump and belly flop at first. Later on you'll get a Laser Guided Bazooka and Running Shoes, which really change up the gameplay. One thing that I am happy about is that the Power Ups actually help you play the game. They aren't just useless add-ons

The new level types are just what this game series needed. The underwater levels play like a side-scroller underwater. It's enjoyable to swim around instead of walking. Jet Ski and Motorcycle levels are great vehicle levels. I admit that the controls on the Motorcycle levels take some getting used to, but that is what makes it fun. The flying levels are probably the coolest new things. There are only three in the entire game. You fly around in a plane and shoot down opposing planes. There isn't much to it, but it's a nice break from the other levels.

Difficulty- 5/10 (Note- This is how much I like the difficulty)
This game is extremely easy. You can go through the entire game without dying. Not just that, but the entire game only consists of around 3-4 hours of your time. One strong afternoon of playing, and you'll be done. The bosses on this game can become a little difficult, but it only takes a few minutes to learn their pattern. Also, I felt the final boss battle was too easy.

Overall- 7/10
The gameplay is extremely strong. The story for this game is just all out of whack. If you are looking for a quick game to pick up and play, this is for you. I suggest checking out the previous two titles first though. They are Crash Bandicoot and Crash Bandicoot 2. They are better games in my opinion.

The best Crash game yet

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 12 / 12
Date: October 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The original Crash Bandicoot sucked to put it in one word. Crash Bandicoot 2 was much better, but it was pretty hard to control at times, especially in the surfing levels. This game finally pulls it all together and makes a great source of entertainment. There are numerous crystals and gems, and the new relics, which you earn in time trial mode. Time trial mode determines how fast it takes you to beat a level. You also learn several new moves like the Double Jump, Crash Dash, and the Fruit Bazooka. The thing is, the game is assorted oddly. The second boss, Dingodile, is probably the hardest boss in the game, while N. Gin is extremely easy. The game arranges the bosses Tiny, Dingodile, N. Tropy, N. Gin, Neo Cortex, when realistically, it should be N. Tropy, N. Gin, Tiny, Dingodile, Neo Cortex. Some of the levels are also overrated like the airplane levels and dinosaur levels. The two secret levels, Hot Coco and Eggipus Rex can be absurdly hard to find but they aren't very fun on that note. And last, the game isn't really hard, even though it does take a long time to beat. It may have taken me three months to get 103%, but the only thing I had true trouble with was getting the relic for Mad Bombers. A very good buy.

PS: Whoever said they beat the game and got all the secrets in three hours must be totally lying, unless they only beat Neo Cortex without getting the final ending.

Crash's best game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: August 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I am shocked and *very* pleased to report that Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped is a DRASTIC improvement over the original Crash Bandicoot.

As you may have heard, I am definitely NOT a fan of the very first Crash Bandicoot game released for the Sony Playstation in 1996. I am, however, incredibly surprised to find that Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped is actually a really fun adventure game that may have been slightly overlooked at the time of its release because of the seemingly never-ending amount of wonderful games released for the Playstation in 1998.

Just so you know, I can't compare Warped to Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back because I haven't played that one. I can only compare Warped to the original Crash Bandicoot.

Before playing Crash 3, I was almost CERTAIN that Crash Bandicoot was an overrated video game character because my first and only exposure to Crash was the very first game. I thought for sure Crash Bandicoot was either a Mario or an Earthworm Jim rip-off, and didn't deserve all the attention it got.

For 10 years the original was the only Crash Bandicoot game I knew, and truth be told, it was a pretty average game because every stage featured basically the same uninspiring, repetitive island environment where the object was to run to the end of every stage collecting berries and smashing all the boxes as a way to earn more lives and receive a better overall percentage.

Simply put, Crash's very first outing was BORING. It desperately needed variety. Walking through island/jungle stages all the time can only provide so much fun before it inevitably gets boring. The creators of Crash Bandicoot must have realized how boring this formula was because Warped does just the opposite- Warped features nothing BUT creativity. In Warped every stage certainly does NOT have the same feel. You will encounter something drastically different in every stage. I like that.

The main objective of Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped is to find the purple gem found in each of the 25 stages of the game. You HAVE to find all 25 purple gems otherwise the game won't allow you to fight the boss at the end of the world you're in. For example, if you're in World 4, and can't find the purple gem in stage 3, you won't be allowed to face the boss at the end of that world. You're stuck there until you find that darn purple gem. Once you find the gem, and face and defeat the boss, you move on to the next world and repeat the process of collecting one purple gem per level and face the boss. By the way, there's 5 worlds total and 5 stages in each world. That comes to 25 stages total.

The amount of creativity that went into each of the 25 stages is simply incredible. Unlike the first Crash Bandicoot game where you mainly just spin around through a jungle environment breaking boxes and jumping over cracks in the ground, Warped offers a LOT more in the way of variety. In Warped you will encounter a few motorcycle racing stages (where you're required to get first place so you can receive the purple gem), a couple underwater stages (with VERY neat-looking backgrounds and deadly, puffy fish swimming about), a couple levels where you're steering an airplane and required to shoot down blimps and other airplanes, and not to mention those tricky, tiger-riding stages.

Oh, and I HAVE to mention the ultra-cool futuristic robot stages (which require near-perfect jumping patterns in order to complete). The Jet Ski stages are really fun because you're located on top of the ocean and I guarantee you will have the time of your life jumping over ramps while avoiding those floating bombs. Yup, it's awesome. This is what makes Crash Bandicoot 3 so great- you won't know WHAT to expect until you enter the level.

Probably the worst thing about Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped is the fact that the game offers little in the way of challenge. That's not to say the game is a cakewalk, either. People who think Warped is an easy game are only comparing the challenge to the previous two Crash Bandicoot games. If you compare Warped to say, I don't know, Spyro the Dragon, it's not such an easy game then. It's definitely not a hard game either. You WILL beat it. I think the challange is comparable to Super Mario Bros. 1, the old NES classic.

The one thing I find challenging in Warped is the boss battle in World 3 where you're required to jump over bombs and laser beams heading in your direction. This is one case where practice doesn't necessarily make perfect. Also the second airplane stage can be a challenge if you don't bother shooting down the enemy planes.

One thing about Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped that IS incredibly easy is the object of finding those purple gems. Most of the time you can NOT miss those gems, because you basically walk right into them on your way to reaching the end of the stage. I mean, they are always RIGHT THERE. RIGHT in front of you!

After you complete a stage, you can always go back to it and the computer will then give you a new option to complete the level in a certain amount of time. Finishing the stage in a certain amount of time is actually quite hard. It means you *really* have to take off running and not stop for a single moment to smash a box or spin-attack an enemy or ANYTHING. It means you have to run run RUN! Just so you know, completing the stages under a certain time is NOT a requirement. It's entirely up to you if you'd like to accept the challenge. I'm too much of a wimp to accept it, personally.

I like how you can save your game after you complete a stage. You can actually complete one stage and go to the save room, if you wish. Very convenient. Oh, and get this- if during the middle of the game you decide you want to stop playing and shut off the Playstation, when you come back to the game later all the lives you collected up to that point will STILL be there! I can't think of any other game that will save all the lives you collect. Speaking of lives, they are *so easy* to find in Warped that you probably can collect up to 45 of them. That's a lot, and you will probably need them because, even though the challenge ranges from low to medium, your first time through the game won't be THAT simple.

When Crash gets hit or smashed by something, I think it's funny the way he yells "whoa!" It reminds me of that comedian Carrot Top.

The reason Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped isn't going to receive a 5-star rating from me is because of the same problem found in Spyro the Dragon- in the flying stages (in this case, the airplane stages) when you hit down on the D-pad the airplane flies UP, and hitting up will make the airplane go DOWN. The game company made the direction the wrong way! Oops. At least when you steer the airplane left, it will go left. The same with right. Unfortunately, many game makers have made, and continue to make, the same mistake. It needs to be corrected once and for all.

I hope you buy this game for your Sony Playstation and experience a fun time.

Great first game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: January 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

If you're being introduced to Playstation, then Crash is a great first game to try! Some games, like Resident Evil, are too hard to get through for the playstation novice, but Crash gets you hooked on the system. It's not too hard, not too easy. The graphics are really good and clear (Better than Phantom Menace), the sound is perfect, the story line will charm 6 year olds and adults alike. The only thing is that I finished the game within 48 hours and that's why its getting 4 stars instead of 5. But for a child the game will prove to be real a challenge. I recommend it for everyone!

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