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Expected better...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 15 / 17
Date: October 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game wasn't as good as I was hoping it would be. The music was so repetitive that I just wanted to mute the TV. My husband & I both had our own game going & after my husband had went through about 20% of the game he entered a cave which took him back to about the 5% area where he had already been. After he worked so long & hard to pass several sections he was very disappointed to find that he had to go through all of that again. They should've made it so that when you beat a section you wouldn't be able to go through it again. Another problem that we encountered was the fact that you couldn't turn the camera around 100% of the time. There were times when you needed to turn the camera because there was a wall in the way & you couldn't see Crash so we would go to turn the camera (like you can do most of the game) & you wouldn't be able to. I have to wonder if there was any editing in this game. When the game worked like it should've it was fun but for us there was too many problems so I don't recommend this game.

Take a pass

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 21 / 28
Date: October 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have been a fan of this series ever since I picked up the first one with my brand new Playstation in 1996. It always seemed to know its place in life as a bridge between old 2D platform games and the present. It used the new technology to update platforming with humor and attitude of the characters along with great sound effects and background music. In this title, whatever they've done with all these elements just doesn't add up to the same charming experience as previous outings.

Movement in one general direction collecting objects is gone and replaced with a free roaming enviornment. I didn't see very good clues telling you what you are supposed to doing or going next. The 3D environment makes it challenging to perform the classic crash moves of spinning or bouncing on top of enemies with accuracy although I suppose you might get used to that over time.

It is really easy to die in this game, and it took us 3 or 4 attempts to get past the first level. At first I sort of liked the music but after roaming around trying to figure out where to go the music got irritating and seemed to loop pretty often. The graphics are attractive, but are missing the previous version's style & polish. In the previous titles, Crash was very expressive and you could see a sort of dumb look on his face. That type of thing seems to be missing in Twinsanity. Even collecting the fruit is less fun, the satisfying slurppy sound is gone and the fruit doesn't always fly across the screen into your fruit count.

To sum up, with all the great platform games out there, there is just no reason to buy this one, especially at full price. Pick up Jax II or Rachet & Clank Going Commando (or both) off the Greatest Hits shelf.

Crash Twinsanity........

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 10 / 13
Date: October 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've been a big Crash Bandicoot fan(like everyone else) since his days on the original Playstation. Pretty much collected every single game that has ever came out in the series. My biggest favorites were the Gameboy Advance titles, because I could take them on the go. Which brings me up to his latest title, Twinsanity. Admittedly, Vivendi Universal has given us something new with this game...pairing up Crash and Cortex, in fully immersive environments...but us Crash fans expected better. Something along the lines of Jak and Daxter or Sly Cooper woulda' been nice. Yet, that wasn't meant to be. Even so, It's not entirely bad. I will give this game its' props. It is an addictive game(albeit different, especially for Crash). There's alot to like about it. It's most certainly not the best Crash game ever made but it's not the worst either. As for this being the final nail in Crash's coffin, I seriously doubt it. Every videogame franchise has their moments of greatness, then their moments opposite that. I've seen few franchises who hadn't. What it boils down to in the end is whether you like it or not. Even though I expected better, it still is a great game that I like and recommend.

Why do you have to review them now?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 18
Date: September 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Ignore my rating, I just had something to say and needed to select a rating.

OK. First of all, ignore every post here, because none of them really matter in the long run. It is pointless to write a review for this game now, because it ISN'T COMPLETE. All of you who went to E3, THAT WAS NOT THE COMPLETE VERSION. You can't possibly write a correct review on a partial view of the game. Stop writing reviews for games that haven't even had the final version released. It only confuses people who are interested in the game. People want accurate reviews, not speculation. Speculation does not help anyone decide anything.

If you are interested in this game, wait until a real review comes here or just rent it once it comes out. There's no point in listening to a review of an incomplete game!

Another great Crash Bandicoot game for the Crash B. Fans!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: November 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Crash Bandicoot Twinsanity was a great game. It had crash and as always his archenemy Dr. Neo Cortex. This game was better than a lot of the other Crash Bandicoot games because there was no warp room. You could just keep going and changing levels when you got to a certain point and you would even notice you did change levels. It's awesome how you can beat up Cortex the entire game and it's awesome that he actually helps you complete levels. The pictures are a little different as you can tell by the front cover but this game is great for any Crash lovers.

Crash Twinsanity, Hits Rock-Top, (please don't listen to the other reviews!)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: July 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I admire this game, all levels have humor and cartoonish
action, I love The Academy of Evil! As you know, you can
play as Cortex, he is good but you just want to play as
Crash like you do in Crash Bandicoot (1996) Crash Band-
icoot: Cortex Strikes Back, (1997) Crash Warped (1998)
Crash Tag Team Racing (1999) Crash the Huge Adventure,
(unknown) Crash N-Tranced (unknown) Crash Bandicoot,
The Wrath of Cortex (2001)Crash Nitro Kart (2003) Cr-
ash The Ripto Rampage (2005)

Don't listen to the other reviews this is a great game!

Difficulty: Easy/Medium 9/10
Graphics: 10/10
Gameplay: 9/10
Value: 6/10

Overall: 9/10
Must BUY!

A true example of game evolution

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: July 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

After the horror that was Wrath of Cortex, I had fairly low expectations for this game. After playing through a good bit of it, I must say I was completely and utterly wrong. Finally, Traveller's Tales has injected life into a dying series. I honestly don't know why so many people gave this game a bad review.
Like most of the other Crash games, the difficulty can be rather high, but nothing a true gamer would balk at. The humor in the game had me rolling on many occasions, and unlike the minigames and alternate play style segments in similar platformer games, I found the minigame segments in Twinsanity to be both well done and fun. Playing as Cortex could be a bit dry at times, but Nina is fun to play as, and Crash is as silly as ever. The
This game takes the typical platforming formula of the Crash Bandicoot games and mixes it with the story-oriented style of Incredible Crisis, creating a game that you just can't put down.
In a time where gamers think Grand Theft Auto is an entertaining game series, Crash Bandicoot Twinsanity is a welcome breath of fresh air, good for children and adults alike...if they've got the skill to play a real game.
After the dissappointment that was Wrath of Cortex, it's good to see Crash Bandicoot in a game that is honestly good.
I can't wait to see what they come up with next.

Surprisingly Good

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: October 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Okay - I rented this game because I didn't want to put out $50 right now. I have all of the other Crash games and was very disappointed with Crash Nitro Kart. I play CTR all the time. I was happy to see that Crash Twinsanity is really interesting. Traveller's Tales really researched the whole series because you see characters in this game from the whole series and different enemies from the games the graphics are outstanding too. But I have to agree about the save points they are scarce and I played all of the other Crash platform games and finished them all by myself and this game I just can't get the hang of it. My son is playing it now and he is 11 and I watch him and he is awesome at it. He is used to playing Jak and Daxter and Ratchet and Clank so he is used to the jumping and shooting and roaming around and it is kind of like a puzzle where you really have to pay attention where the other game you just walked and found everything in front of you. And it is true about a couple of the boards being very dark like the rolling board where crash and Cortex roll around together, I have bad eyesight and I couldn't even see where to go even when i brightened the color on my TV. There are other boards though that are awesome looking and fun but it's definitely not a kiddie game. But overall I think it's really fun and the graphics are great and it is original.

A disappointed Crash fan :(

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: February 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

My kids and I have been huge fans of Crash, especially the second, the third and CTR.
Twinsanity is no fun at all and was a huge let-down. It's not anything like the others and practically requires you to learn the controls all over again. The music is so annoying you'll want to turn it off and the constantly changing camera angles can leave you a bit motion sick.
If you really think you want this one, do yourself a favor by renting it first, you'll be glad you did.

NOT FUN!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: September 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Oh what we have here? Another in the long list of sequels... Unfortunately this one is worse then the previous outings of Crash.

For starters the game is tedious; having Cortex following you around like a puppy is dull and adds no gameplay at all.

Yes you can throw him around, first time funny, and then it does become dull, like the same joke over and over again. Perhaps the developer should have looked at Whiplash, this game does the same thing but much better, and it looks better too!

The levels are very boring and sparse, lots of set pieces but no real gameplay to be found. The whole idea of the twins are great, but just having them in a cut-scene is really robbing the whole game of villains, perhaps this will spawn another sequel of the sequel?

Levels are really small, offering nothing of a challenge, I completed the game in 2 hours!!! So you are not getting replay value for bucks! Be warned this game is really small!

The graphics are average, the PS2 & X-box really look like they are running PlayStation One graphics.

It's a real shame, Crash could have been something really special but instead we are given a mediocre game filled with cut-scene after cut-scene.

Having played the final game, I am very disappointed and would buy something like Jak 3 or Ratchet & Clank, which offer better gameplay, graphics and polish

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