Crash Bandicoot (series)

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Crash Bandicoot is a multi-million dollar video game series starring Crash Bandicoot as he battles his enemy and creator: the evil Neo Cortex. It was originally developed by Naughty Dog as an exclusive for Sony's PlayStation console and has seen numerous installments created by numerous developers and published on multiple platforms. The series consists predominantly of platform games, but also includes spin-offs in the kart racing and party game genres. The series was originally produced by Universal Interactive, which later became known as Vivendi Games. In 2007, Vivendi merged with Activision, which currently owns and publishes the franchise.
The Crash Bandicoot series has been a major international success, selling over 160 million in dollars and is the 25th best-selling series as of March 31, 2011 with around 40 million copies sold since its debut in 1996. In September of 2011, the series celebrated its 15th anniversary. On June 13, 2016, it was announced that the first three Crash games would be remade from the ground up. https://twitter.com/PlayStationEU/status/742536467159781376 The series celebrated its 20th anniversary on September 9th, 2016.
==Main characters==
*Crash Bandicoot: The main protagonist of the series. He is a bandicoot who often foils Cortex's plans. In the earlier games, despite himself not being so strong, he can use Aku Aku to defend himself and also uses the spin attack along with a range of other moves to destroy enemies. In the later games, he is considerably stronger as he can beat up titans using his bare fists and scale certain walls.
*Aku Aku: Once a human, his soul was absorbed inside a mask and now he acts as Crash's sidekick. He often protects Crash from hazards such as enemies. He also acts as a shield for Crash in the later games. He's the brother of Uka Uka.
*Neo Cortex: The main antagonist of the series. He is an evil scientist with a passion for mutating animals to create an army. Crash often foils his diabolical plans. However, Cortex has made many attempts to kill the bandicoot, but has always failed.
*Coco Bandicoot: Crash's smarter, younger sister. She is very good with technology and has created numerous inventions to help Crash and Aku Aku out on their adventures. She is the only female major protagonist. She is also good at fighting.
*Uka Uka: Like Aku Aku, he was human until his soul was absorbed into his mask. He was then imprisoned by Aku Aku and the Ancients before meeting and teaming up with Cortex. He acts as an overarching antagonist.
*Crunch Bandicoot: A super-warrior of unbelievable strength, he was initially created to be General of the "Cortex Commandos" after Crash defied Cortex. However, Crash freed Crunch and the Super-Bandicoot had defected to the good side.
==Overview==
The plot arc of the Crash Bandicoot franchise mainly focuses on Crash, an Eastern barred bandicoot who was captured and evolved by the mad scientist, Dr. Neo Cortex who plans to take over the world. During his adventures, Crash vows to stop Cortex or any other evil threat while maintaining peace around the island, with the help of his friends.
The gameplay in most of the Crash Bandicoot games is that of a 3D platformer game. The player controls Crash as he navigates through various obstacles like deep holes in the ground, moving platforms, enemies, and more. Crash's main form of attack is usually either a jump or a spin that can break crates and defeat most enemies. Some of the common collectibles in the games include crystals, gems and Wumpa Fruit. Collecting 100 Wumpa Fruit will earn the player an extra life. In certain sequences, the player would experience different challenges, such as 2D-based platforming, escaping a giant boulder or having to ride a tiger or a polar bear to navigate through a level. In some instances, the player also took control of Coco, Crunch, Cortex, and Nina.
In some multiplayer or party-style games, such as Crash Team Racing or Crash Nitro Kart, the main gameplay is racing-based or in other games, such as Crash Bash, consists of minigames for multiple players to enjoy in short sessions.
In Crash of the Titans and Crash: Mind Over Mutant, the player controls Crash going through levels collecting mojo, defeating enemies, and jacking titans.
==Games==
===Home consoles===
Game 	Developer 	Release year	Platform
Crash Bandicoot 	Naughty Dog 	1996 	PlayStation
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back	Naughty Dog 	1997 	PlayStation
Crash Bandicoot: Warped 	Naughty Dog 	1998 	PlayStation
CTR: Crash Team Racing 	Naughty Dog 	1999 	PlayStation
Crash Bash 	Eurocom 	2000 	PlayStation
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex 	Traveller's Tales 	2001 	PlayStation 2/Xbox/GameCube/Xbox 360
Crash Nitro Kart 	Vicarious Visions 	2003 	PlayStation 2/Xbox/GameCube
Crash Twinsanity 	Traveller's Tales 	2004 	PlayStation 2/Xbox
Crash Tag Team Racing 	Radical Entertainment	2005 	PlayStation 2/Xbox/GameCube/PlayStation Portable
Crash of the Titans 	Radical Entertainment	2007 	PlayStation 2/Xbox 360/Wii/PlayStation Portable
Crash: Mind Over Mutant 	Radical Entertainment	2008 	PlayStation 2/Xbox 360/Wii/PlayStation Portable
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy 	Vicarious Visions 	2017 	PlayStation 4/Xbox One/Switch/PC
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled 	Beenox 	2019 	PlayStation 4/Xbox One/Switch
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time 	Toys for Bob 	2020 	PlayStation 4/Xbox One/Switch/PlayStation 5/Xbox Series X/S/PC
Crash Team Rumble 	Toys for Bob 	2023 	PlayStation 4/Xbox One/PlayStation 5/Xbox Series X/S
===Handhelds===
Game 	Developer 	Release date	Platform
Crash Bandicoot 	Tiger Electronics 	1998 	Tiger 99X
Crash Anywhere 	TBA 	1999 	PocketStation
Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure 	Vicarious Visions 	2002 	Game Boy Advance
Crash Bandicoot Blast! 	Vicarious Visions 	2002 	Game Boy Advance
Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced 	Vicarious Visions 	2003 	Game Boy Advance
Crash Nitro Kart 	Vicarious Visions 	2003 	Game Boy Advance/N-Gage
Crash Party USA 	Vicarious Visions 	2003 	Game Boy Advance
Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage	Vicarious Visions 	2004 	Game Boy Advance
Crash Boom Bang! 	Dimps 	2006 	Nintendo DS
Crash of the Titans 	Amaze Entertainment	2007 	Game Boy Advance
Crash of the Titans 	Amaze Entertainment	2007 	Nintendo DS
Crash: Mind Over Mutant 	Tose 	2008 	Nintendo DS
===Mobiles===
Game 	Release year	Crash Bandicoot	2003
Crash Twinsanity 3D 	2004 	 	
Crash Nitro Kart 	2004 	 	
Crash Twinsanity 	2004 	 	
Crash Racing 	2005 	 	
Crash Bandicoot Party Games 	2006 	 	
Crash of the Titans 	2007 	 	
Chokkan♪ Crash Bandicoot 	2007 	 	
Crash Nitro Kart 2 	2008 	 	
Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D 	2008 	 	
Crash Bandicoot: Mutant Island	2009 	 	
Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 2 	2010 	 	
Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! 	2021 	 	
===Arcades===
Game 	Release year 	Interactive Pachislot Crash Bandicoot	2005
CR Crash Bandicoot	2006https://web.archive.org/web/20071011002145/https://www.sammy.co.jp/japanese/product/pachinko/cr_crash/index.html	 	
===Compilations===
Compilation 	Release year	Crash Bandicoot Collector's Edition	2002
Crash Superpack - Crash Nitro Kart/Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex 	2005 	 	
Crash Superpack - Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced/Crash Nitro Kart 	2005 	 	
Crash & Spyro Super Pack Volume 1 	2005 	 	
Crash & Spyro Super Pack Volume 2 	2005 	 	
Crash & Spyro Superpack - Crash Bandicoot Purple/Spyro Orange 	2005 	 	
Crash & Spyro Superpack - Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure/Spyro: Season of Ice	2005 	 	
Crash Bandicoot Action Pack 	2007 	 	
Spyro Reignited Trilogy + Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Bundle 	2018 	 	
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled/Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy 	2019 	 	
==Other media==
===Manga and Comics===
Manga/Comic 	Release year/publication date	Crash Bandicoot	1996 - 1997
Crash Bandicoot: Dance! Then Jump! Na Daibōken	1997 - 1999 	 	
Crash Bandicoot: Kattobi! Spin World 	1999 - 2004 	 	
Crash Team Racing: Turbo Time! 	2000 	 	
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Digital Comic 	2019 	 	
Crash Team Rumble promotional comics 	2023 	 	
===Artbooks and Sourcebooks===
Book 	Release year	The Crash Bandicoot Files: How Willy the Wombat Sparked Marsupial Mania	2018
The Art of Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time	2020 	 	
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