Crash Cheeks (video game)

Crash Cheeks is a platform video game developed by Data Design Interactive and published by PI exclusively for the Picon. It is the second video game in the World of Pampers franchise, after Pampers Online. The game stars the titular character of Crash Cheeks, created by and initially intended to be introduced during Pampers: The Series. 
Crash Cheeks released on January 22, 2021 to critical acclaim, with praise towards its originality and innovation for the genre. 
== Plot ==
The story takes place towards the end of the third season of Pampers Online. 
Annoyed after losing the 2020 Original Island presidential election to Pampers, Mr. Craps has been secretly working on his own original characters to combat Pampers so he can claim Original Island for himself. The first original character is Crash Cheeks, a squirrel who speaks in an Australian accent for some unapparent reason. Mr. Craps prepares to put Crash Cheeks through the "Craps Hax", a machine supposed to brainwash Crash into being completely obedient to him, but the machine rejects Crash Cheeks, who jumps out the window to escape. 
Crash Cheeks washes up on a nearby island called "Outback Island", and has to make it back to Mr. Craps' lab on Original Island to stop him and save their boyfriend, Crash Bandicoot, from going through the Craps Hax. Crash Cheeks meets Phaku Phaku, a completely original spirit in the form of a tiki mask who decides to help Crash on their quest (also so we can sell cute plushies of him).
After making it through the three islands of Outback Island, Jellyfish Island and finally Original Island, Crash returns to Mr. Craps' lab to confront him. Mr. Craps barely escapes with Crash Bandicoot to the Black House, where he intends to ambush President Pampers. After a close battle, Crash Cheeks defeats Mr. Craps, as Pampers returns from a toilet break, very confused. Mr. Craps flees back to his laboratory as Cheeks and Bandicoot embrace. Crash Bandicoot is inspired by his joyfriend's adventure, and ditches them to sell the story to a video game company which becomes a big success. Disheartened, Crash Cheeks decides to settle and becomes a permanent resident of Original Island. 
== Gameplay == 
Crash Cheeks is a platform game where players control the protagonist of Crash Cheeks as they travel across 32 levels across three "islands". Levels are a mix of linear 3D and 2D platforming. Crash can spin or jump to defeat enemies and bosses, but will lose a life if she is hit or falls down a bottomless pit, and will have to restart the level from the last checkpoint. 
Across all levels Crash will come across crates. More crashed crates will result in a higher total score for the level. Crates may also contain Phaku Phaku masks, which will take a single hit for Crash. Crash can carry up to three masks at a time, with the third granting invincibility for a short duration.
== Characters ==
=== Playable ===
*Crash Cheeks - our very original hero 
=== NPCs ===
*Phaku Phaku - Crash Cheeks's spirit guide 
*Mr. Craps - an evil but very incompetent scientist who wants to take over Original Island 
*Big the Urchin - Mr. Craps' pet and trusted best friend
*Crash Bandicoot - Crash Cheeks' boyfriend-in-distress
*Pampers - the president of Original Island somehow
==== Boss Battles ====
*Kangaroo Jack - guardian of a sacred temple on Outback Island
*Wapampers - Pampers' arch-nemesis on vacation
*Huggies - a jellyfisher who just wants peace
*King Jellyfish - pretty self-explanatory
== Achievements ==
Achievement 	Requirement
N. Sane Circumstances 	Wash up on Outback Island and meet Phaku Phaku
all the ocs go to hell 	Die.
Invinsquirrel 	Collect three Phaku Phaku masks and turn invincible
The Crate Escape 	Collect all crates in a single level
Secret Room 	Find your first bonus stage
Kangasmashed 	Defeat Kangaroo Jack (boss)
Cheater! 	Defeat Wapampers (boss)
Over Down Under 	Clear Outback Island
I Am Inevitable 	100% Outback Island
Baby Wiper 	Defeat Huggies (boss)
Weenie 	Defeat King Jellyfish (boss)
Super Weenie 	Clear Jellyfish Island
New Super Weenie U HD Deluxe & Knuckles Featuring Dante From The Devil May Cry Series	100% Jellyfish Island
Ain't No Big Thing 	Defeat Big the Urchin (boss)
I Need A Hero 	Defeat Mr. Craps and save Original Island (boss)
The Party Starts Now 	100% Original Island
Well Done, You Have No Life! Now Go Play Pampers Online 	100% the game
== Trivia ==
*The game was first teased on Pampers' twitter account on January 16, 2021, before being revealed on the 18th.
*Players who bought the game within the first two months of its release got the sea-squirrel skin for the game Pampers Online before the skin's official release.
*The plot is very loosely based on a scrapped episode for Pampers: The Series, where Crash Cheeks is dumped by their boyfriend Crash Bandicoot and moves to Bikini Bottom.
*A racecourse appropriately titled "Crash Jungle" is featured in the crossover kart-racing video game SBFW Circuit developed by HotDogCloggy Studios and Gamin' Plankton.
**Additionally Crash Cheeks themself appears as a playable character.
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