Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
I had almost forgotten how more Naughty Dog put into Crash Bandicoot 3 until I did a little digging to refresh my memory. I played Crash 2 the most to this day and so, it's still the one I'm the most familiar with. But Crash 3 could easily be considered the better game.
Completed in just over 10 months, Naughty Dog built 3 additional game engines to accommodate the new level designs incorporated into this new title. Warped contained some motorcycle racing levels out in the desert, some WW1 air combat levels and some new revamped jetski levels. Of course, the developer was careful not to abandon the traditional core gameplay and so the majority of the levels still use the original engine and feel very similar to Crash 2.
Crash Bandicoot 3 uses the same gem collecting system for the basis of the game, mainly to add some replay value, leaving you with something to search for to truly complete the game. In the new story however, you find yourself traversing time to defeat the evil witch doctor Uka Uka. You ride a motorcycle across the 1950's desert, shoot down zeppelins in a WW1 biplane, ride a Tyrannosaurus Rex across a Jurassic swamp, dodge knights and frogs in medieval times and ride a tiger across the Great Wall of China. More levels include visiting Atlantis, ancient Arabia, a future underground New York City and ancient Egypt.
All this and instead of just controlling Crash this time around, they included levels in which you take control of his brainy sister Coco instead, making her a bigger part of the story. The visuals were as fantastic as always in the series, Naughty Dog seriously pushing the limits of the now aging PlayStation console, but continuing to make a lasting game that is still playable today and not just a mess for your eyes.
Plus, as was the case I believe with Crash 2, the soundtrack was produced in part by Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo fame. This guy just about does everything, but it of course explains why Crash has always had this fantastic background soundtrack that will always make it that much more special.
Naughty Dog, in all their glory, really should return to this original trilogy and re-release it in HD for all those who missed it the first time around. But, since the series is still being released (I believe) and it's no longer in the hands of Naughty Dog, I suppose it's completely up to Sony. And at the very least, they have made it available online for purchase on your PSP portable or PlayStation 3. (Which I have) and it functions quite nicely.
I had almost forgotten how more Naughty Dog put into Crash Bandicoot 3 until I did a little digging to refresh my memory. I played Crash 2 the most to this day and so, it's still the one I'm the most familiar with. But Crash 3 could easily be considered the better game.Completed in just over 10 months, Naughty Dog built 3 additional game engines to accommodate the new level designs incorporated into this new title. Warped contained some motorcycle racing levels out in the desert, some WW1 air combat levels and some new revamped jetski levels. Of course, the developer was careful not to abandon the traditional core gameplay and so the majority of the levels still use the original engine and feel very similar to Crash 2.
Crash Bandicoot 3 uses the same gem collecting system for the basis of the game, mainly to add some replay value, leaving you with something to search for to truly complete the game. In the new story however, you find yourself traversing time to defeat the evil witch doctor Uka Uka. You ride a motorcycle across the 1950's desert, shoot down zeppelins in a WW1 biplane, ride a Tyrannosaurus Rex across a Jurassic swamp, dodge knights and frogs in medieval times and ride a tiger across the Great Wall of China. More levels include visiting Atlantis, ancient Arabia, a future underground New York City and ancient Egypt. All this and instead of just controlling Crash this time around, they included levels in which you take control of his brainy sister Coco instead, making her a bigger part of the story. The visuals were as fantastic as always in the series, Naughty Dog seriously pushing the limits of the now aging PlayStation console, but continuing to make a lasting game that is still playable today and not just a mess for your eyes.Plus, as was the case I believe with Crash 2, the soundtrack was produced in part by Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo fame. This guy just about does everything, but it of course explains why Crash has always had this fantastic background soundtrack that will always make it that much more special.
Naughty Dog, in all their glory, really should return to this original trilogy and re-release it in HD for all those who missed it the first time around. But, since the series is still being released (I believe) and it's no longer in the hands of Naughty Dog, I suppose it's completely up to Sony. And at the very least, they have made it available online for purchase on your PSP portable or PlayStation 3. (Which I have) and it functions quite nicely.
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