89
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.9
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

The third title in Sony's popular Crash Bandicoot series, Crash Bandicoot 3 is the first to feature Coco as a playable character, and uses the "tunnel" 3D popularized in the earlier Crash games.

As in Crash Bandicoot 2 you have to collect 25 crystals that are scattered across time before your enemy Dr. Neo Cortex does. But this time the evil witch doctor Uka Uka is with Cortex to find the crystals and take over the world. With help from N. Tropy they build a Time Twister Machine to travel through time with. Crash and Coco must also use the Time Twister for gathering crystals, as usual with the help from the good witch doctor Aku Aku.

But there are also 42 gems scattered across time, just like in Crash 2. You must find them as well in order to complete the game. When you have collected all of the 25 crystals, then you can take on Cortex and Uka Uka.

Alternate Titles

  • "Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped" -- European title
  • "Crash Bandicoot 3: Buttobi! Sekai Isshuu" -- Japanese title
  • "Crash 3" -- informal name
  • "クラッシュ・バンディクー3 ブッとび!世界一周" -- Japanese spelling

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User Reviews

More to do in Crash's Time-Traveling Adventure B14ck W01f (37398) 4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars
Naughty Dog does the same, but with something new. White Wolf (313) 4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars
Still shamelessly derivative, still executed perfectly. Anatole (52) 3.25 Stars3.25 Stars3.25 Stars3.25 Stars3.25 Stars
The Bandicoot does it again! Tailsbandicoot (16) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars

The Press Says

The Video Game Critic Jul 15, 1999 A 100
GamePro (US) Jan 01, 2000 5 out of 5 100
Absolute Playstation Dec, 1998 94 out of 100 94
IGN Nov 04, 1998 9.1 out of 10 91
Jeuxvideo.com Dec 09, 1998 18 out of 20 90
GamesCollection Jan 04, 2009 9 out of 10 90
Power The PlayStation Mag / Playstation Power Apr, 2000 9 out of 10 90
GameSpot Nov 05, 1998 8.9 out of 10 89
Electric Playground 1998 8 out of 10 80
Gamekult Sep 29, 2000 7 out of 10 70

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Trivia

References

Two of the levels in the game, Ski Crazed and Rings of Power, are named after two Naughty Dog games of the same name.

References to the Game

In an episode of the WB drama Felicity titled Crash (season 2, episode 5), Noel and Elena become obsessed with this game for the entirety of the episode.

Awards

  • Game Informer Magazine
    • August 2001 (Issue 100) - #26 in the "Top 100 Games of All Time" poll
  • Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (Entertainment Software Association Germany)
    • 1999 - Gold Award for selling more then 100,000 (but less then 200,000) units in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Information also contributed by Lampbane, M4R14N0 and Xoleras.


This entry was contributed by Charly2.0 (30160) and Anatole (52)
 

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