Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is a linear 3D platforming video game published by and developed by . It is the eighth mainline title in the Crash Bandicoot series, though the fourth chronologically. It was originally released on October 2nd, 2020 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Later in March 12th, 2021, the game was ported to the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and on March 26th, 2021 for PC on Battle.net. It was also added to the Steam storefront on October 18, 2022.
==Announcement==
The game was first properly teased on June 18, 2020, where several video game news reporters were sent jigsaw puzzles that revealed a new, mysterious mask character.
The next day (June 19), the Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee filed a rating for the game, revealing its title, box art, and a short plot synopsis. Said box art also revealed the game's developer, Toys for Bob, as well as the game being slated for release on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Four new masks can be seen on the artwork.
On June 21, a live-action teaser featuring the 100% ending of Warped and the title of the game was unveiled through the official Crash Bandicoot social media channels.Crash Bandicoot's Tweet The announcement trailer came out on June 22nd, 4pm BST.
During Summer Games Fest, an official trailer was shown, showcasing new worlds and four new Quantum Masks, known as the Phase Mask Lani-Loli, the Dark Matter Mask Akano, the Time Mask Kupuna-Wa, and the Gravity Mask Ika-Ika. Using Lani-Loli, the player will be able to change phases of certain elements, while using Akano, the player can hover and glide over the platforms or even break and knock back things that the normal spin can't, using Kupuna-Wa, the player will be able to slow time to a crawl, and while using Ika-Ika, the player can reverse gravity to walk on ceilings.
==Story==
Following their defeat at the hands of Crash Bandicoot in Crash Bandicoot: Warped, Uka Uka attempts to liberate himself and Doctors Neo Cortex and N. Tropy from their prison in the past. His latest effort rips open a hole in the fabric of space and time, and causes him to pass out. Cortex and N. Tropy swiftly escape, abandoning Uka Uka, and discover that the rift they use links their universe to the rest of the multiverse, and decide to make use of it to conquer all dimensions. To ensure success, the pair create a generator capable of opening other space-time rifts and recruit aid from Doctors N. Gin and N. Brio to provide an army in anticipation of their enemies' interference. Meanwhile, Aku Aku, Uka Uka's older twin brother, senses the disturbance in space and time and quickly rushes Crash to N. Sanity Peak. Upon arriving, he comes across Lani-Loli, whom Aku Aku recognizes as one of the Quantum Masks – four ancient witch doctor masks that have great power over space and time, and who would only appear if something has opened up the multiverse. Lani spots a rift and suspects there is trouble, leading to Crash and his sister Coco agreeing to follow him across the multiverse and find the other Quantum Masks, while combating the chaos Cortex is creating.
During their adventures, the pair meet an alternate version of Tawna, Crash's old girlfriend, who offers her help while undertaking an adventure of her own. At the same time, Dingodile, who was recently retired from villainy to run his own restaurant, finds himself caught up in the chaos when his business is burned down by a rival restaurant and he is sucked into another dimension by a spacial disruption. While Dingodile does not interact with Crash's adventure at first, his actions inadvertently assist Crash and Coco at various points in space and time. Crash and Coco find two more of the Quantum Masks, named Akano and Kupuna-Wa, and defeat N. Gin and N. Brio. After facing and defeating Cortex, N. Tropy betrays him and reveals that he and his new partner (later revealed to be an alternate version of N. Tropy from Tawna's universe) are going to remake the multiverse and subsequently erase Cortex, Crash, Coco and the Masks from existence. A furious Cortex agrees to team up with the bandicoots and the three rescue the last Quantum Mask, Ika-Ika, and eventually meet up with Dingodile and Tawna. Together, the team successfully tracks down and defeat the two N. Tropys and the Quantum Masks destroy the Rift Generator, sealing all the space-time disruptions.
However, after taking a celebratory trip to a futuristic city, Cortex betrays the group and kidnaps Kupuna-Wa, using her to travel back in time before the events of his first bid for world domination in an attempt to avert Crash's creation. Ultimately, he is unsuccessful in both convincing his past self to abandon the experiment and repelling the present Crash, Coco and Aku Aku, who followed him from the future. As the Quantum Masks banish him to the end of the universe, the past Cortex proceeds with the experiment, preparing to brainwash the past Crash with the Cortex Vortex; the present Crash accidentally destroys the Vortex's power source, causing it to malfunction and fail to brainwash his past self, thereby ensuring his own creation. Dingodile rebuilds and reopens his diner, Cortex relaxes on a beach and enjoys the peace and quiet, and Crash, Coco, Tawna, Aku Aku and the Quantum Masks play video games at their home on N. Sanity Island. Following an epilogue narrated by Crash detailing the fates and whereabouts of the game's characters, Cortex's relaxation is interrupted by the sudden appearance of Uka Uka.
==Gameplay==
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is a platform game in which the player primarily controls either the titular character Crash or his sister Coco, who are tasked with saving the multiverse from domination by Doctors Neo Cortex and Nefarious Tropy. The player can switch between controlling Crash or Coco at any time within the level select screen. The game can be played in two different styles, which can be selected before the start of a new game and can be switched at any time in the options menu. The default play-style is "Modern", in which the player will always return to the latest checkpoint when the player character dies. In the other play-style, "Retro", the player is given a limited number of lives which will go down by one whenever Crash or Coco get hit by a enemy, or suffer any other type of damage, but more can be collected within the levels. After all lives are lost, the game is over, but the player can resume playing by restarting the current level. Neither the game's difficulty nor reward progress is affected by the differing play-styles.
Crash and Coco's basic maneuvers include jumping and double jumping, a spinning attack, crawling, sliding, and slamming onto the ground. They can also grind on, hang off and hop across rails, as well as run along designated walls. Scattered throughout the levels are a wide variety of crates serving different functions. Crates generally contain Wumpa Fruit, which grant an extra life if 100 are collected in the "Retro" play-style. Other crates contain an Aku Aku mask, which shields the player character from contact with a single enemy or hazard. Collecting three consecutive Aku Aku masks will grant the player character temporary invincibility from all dangers except falling down bottomless pits. While invincible, the player character can automatically kill enemies and break crates within a certain radius. Each level includes a total of twelve Gems, which can be obtained by fulfilling objectives such as collecting a certain amount of Wumpa Fruit, breaking all the level's crates, completing the level without dying more than three times, and finding the Gem in a hidden area. Earning a certain amount of Gems in a level unlocks a cosmetic skin for either Crash or Coco, for each a total of 26 skins can be unlocked.
Within each level is a Bonus area that is accessed via a platform bearing a yellow question mark. Each Bonus area consists of a short side-scrolling puzzle sequence in which the player must break all the crates within the area. Dying in a Bonus area will not deplete a life in the Retro play-style, and results in the player character respawning next to the Bonus platform within the level. Other Bonus areas can be unlocked by locating and collecting four colored Gems hidden in the game.
The game's levels are divided across ten Dimensions, each with their own theme. Aside from the main levels, every other Dimension includes a dedicated boss level. Completing any given level will unlock a Time Trial, in which the player must complete the level as quickly as possible. Time Trials are activated by collecting a stopwatch icon at the beginning of the level. While a Time Trial is active, all checkpoints are removed, thus requiring the player to start the level over if the player character dies. Clearing the Trouble Brewing level unlocks an N. Verted mode for each level, in which the level's path is inverted, a different visual effect depending on the level's Dimension is applied, and the Wumpa Fruit are rebranded as Bumpa Berries. Six of a level's twelve Gems are only accessible in the N. Verted mode. Some levels contain Flashback Tapes, which must be collected without dying. If the player character dies before collecting a Flashback Tape, it will disappear unless the player restarts the level from the beginning. Collecting a Flashback Tape unlocks a Flashback Level, a side-scrolling level that takes place before and during the first game.
A feature new to the series is the Quantum Masks, four magical masks that are scattered throughout the game and grant Crash and Coco special powers to traverse obstacles during particular segments. Lani-Loli can phase objects in and out of tangibility, Akano grants the player character a violent dark matter spin that enables them to glide across the air and deflect projectiles, Kupuna-Wa can slow the flow of time, and Ika-Ika can reverse gravity. Aside from Crash and Coco, three other characters are controlled during certain levels: Cortex, Dingodile, and a version of Crash's former love interest Tawna from another dimension. Each character features their own unique move sets. Cortex makes use of a ray gun that can be used to transform enemies into solid or bouncy platforms, along with being able to perform a forward dash, Dingodile primarily makes use of a vacuum gun, which can be used to suck up and fire enemies and objects, and Tawna, while maintaining some moves used by Crash and Coco, makes use of a grappling hook to hit objects from long distances.
===Controls===
Button 	Movement
 	Jump
x2 	Double Jump
 	Spin
Tap X3	To spin three times (after defeating Neo Cortex in The Past Unmasked)
===Levels===
There are 64 distinct levels in It's About Time. Most are divided among 10 different hub worlds, accessible through the Dimensional Map or the Level Stats of the pause menu. There are 4 types of level:
*29 "main path" levels, typically playable only as Crash or Coco. These must be completed to progress the story.
*5 boss fights, the final levels in every other dimension.
*9 "timeline" levels, which are alternate versions of main path levels. They include a brief segment playable as either Tawna, Dingodile, or Neo Cortex, followed by the rest of the main level as Crash/Coco with altered crate placements. While they provide context to events that occur in the story, they are not necessary to progress.
*21 "flashback" levels, unlocked by collecting a main level's flashback tape. These too are optional, and are accessible in every hub world. Eleven are exclusive to Crash and ten are to Coco.
Levels are played in sequential order (as opposed to the "Warp Room" style of gameplay common to previous Crash Bandicoot games); however, unlocking new playable characters opens previously locked timeline levels from earlier in the game.
Each non-flashback level has an N. Verted Mode, which mirrors the level, places a visual filter over it and has its own set of N. Verted Gems to collect.
Hub 	Level 	Character 	Earnable 	Relic Times	Crates 	 	 	 			
N. Sanity Island(Present Day) 	Rude Awakening 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 	 	 	104 	 	 	 			
N. Sanity Island(Present Day) 	Rude Awakening 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 	 	 	104 	 	 	 			
N. Sanity Island(Present Day) 	Rude Awakening 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 	6 clear gems 	 	104 	 	 	 			
N. Sanity Island(Present Day) 	N. Sanity Peak 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 	 	 	86 	 	 	 			
N. Sanity Island(Present Day) 	N. Sanity Peak 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 	 	 	86 	 	 	 			
N. Sanity Island(Present Day) 	N. Sanity Peak 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 	 	 	86 	 	 	 			
N. Sanity Island(Present Day) 	N. Sanity Peak 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 	6 clear gems 	 	86 	The Hazardous Wastes(2084)	A Real Grind 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 			153
 	 	 	 	 	 	The Hazardous Wastes(2084)	A Real Grind 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 			153
6 clear gems 	 	 	 	 	 	The Hazardous Wastes(2084)	A Real Grind 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 			153
Crash Compactor 	 	 	136 	 	 	The Hazardous Wastes(2084)	 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 			
Crash Compactor 	 	 	136 	 	 	The Hazardous Wastes(2084)	 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 			
Crash Compactor 	 	 	136 	 	 	The Hazardous Wastes(2084)	 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 			
Crash Compactor 	6 clear gems 	 	136 	 	 	The Hazardous Wastes(2084)	 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 			
Hit the Road 	 	 	168 	 	 	The Hazardous Wastes(2084)	 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 			
Hit the Road 	 	 	168 	 	 	The Hazardous Wastes(2084)	 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 			
Hit the Road 	 	 	168 	 	 	The Hazardous Wastes(2084)	 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 			
Hit the Road 	 	 	168 	 	 	The Hazardous Wastes(2084)	 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 			
Hit the Road 	6 clear gems 	 	168 	 	 	The Hazardous Wastes(2084)	 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 			
Truck Stopped 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 	 	 	193 	 	The Hazardous Wastes(2084)	 	 			
Truck Stopped 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 	 	 	193 	 	The Hazardous Wastes(2084)	 	 			
Truck Stopped 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 	6 clear gems 	 	193 	 	The Hazardous Wastes(2084)	 	 			
Stage Dive 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 	Beat N. Verted 	N/A 	N/A 	 	The Hazardous Wastes(2084)	 	 			
Salty Wharf(1717) 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 	Booty Calls 	 	 	173 	 	 	 			
Salty Wharf(1717) 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 	Booty Calls 	 	 	173 	 	 	 			
Salty Wharf(1717) 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 	Booty Calls 	 	 	173 	 	 	 			
Salty Wharf(1717) 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 	Booty Calls 	6 clear gems 	 	173 	 	 	 			
Salty Wharf(1717) 	Thar He Blows! 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	283 	 	 	 			
Salty Wharf(1717) 	Thar He Blows! 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	283 	 	 	 			
Salty Wharf(1717) 	Thar He Blows! 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	6 clear gems 	 	283 	 	 	 			
Salty Wharf(1717) 	Hook, Line, and Sinker 	 	 	 	100 	 	 	 			
Salty Wharf(1717) 	Hook, Line, and Sinker 	 	 	 	100 	 	 	 			
Salty Wharf(1717) 	Hook, Line, and Sinker 	 	6 clear gems 	 	100 	 	 	 			
Salty Wharf(1717) 	Jetboard Jetty 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 	 	 	196 	 	 	 			
Salty Wharf(1717) 	Jetboard Jetty 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 	 	 	196 	 	 	 			
Salty Wharf(1717) 	Jetboard Jetty 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 	 	 	196 	 	 	 			
Salty Wharf(1717) 	Jetboard Jetty 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 	6 clear gems 	 	196 	 	 	 			
Tranquility Falls(1402) 	Give It a Spin 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 	 	 	212 	 	 	 			
Tranquility Falls(1402) 	Give It a Spin 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 	 	 	212 	 	 	 			
Tranquility Falls(1402) 	Give It a Spin 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 	 	 	212 	 	 	 			
Tranquility Falls(1402) 	Give It a Spin 	60px|link=Coco Bandicoot 	6 clear gems 	 	212 	 	 	 			
Tranquility Falls(1402) 	Potion Commotion 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	175 	 	 	 			
Tranquility Falls(1402) 	Potion Commotion 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	175 	 	 	 			
Tranquility Falls(1402) 	Potion Commotion 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	6 clear gems 	 	175 	 	 	 			
Tranquility Falls(1402) 	Draggin' On 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	139 	 	 	 			
Tranquility Falls(1402) 	Draggin' On 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	139 	 	 	 			
Tranquility Falls(1402) 	Draggin' On 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	139 	 	 	 			
Tranquility Falls(1402) 	Draggin' On 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	139 	 	 	 			
Tranquility Falls(1402) 	Draggin' On 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	6 clear gems 	 	139 	 	 	 			
Tranquility Falls(1402) 	Off-Balance 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	187 	 	 	 			
Tranquility Falls(1402) 	Off-Balance 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	187 	 	 	 			
Tranquility Falls(1402) 	Off-Balance 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	187 	 	 	 			
Tranquility Falls(1402) 	Off-Balance 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	6 clear gems 	 	187 	 	 	 			
Tranquility Falls(1402) 	Trouble Brewing 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	Beat normally 	N/A 	N/A 	 	 	 			
Tranquility Falls(1402) 	Trouble Brewing 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	Beat N. Verted	N/A 	N/A 	 	 	 			
Mosquito Marsh(A Few Days Ago) 	Off Beat 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	215 	 	 	 			
Mosquito Marsh(A Few Days Ago) 	Off Beat 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	215 	 	 	 			
Mosquito Marsh(A Few Days Ago) 	Off Beat 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	215 	 	 	 			
Mosquito Marsh(A Few Days Ago) 	Off Beat 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	6 clear gems 	 	215 	 	 	 			
Mosquito Marsh(A Few Days Ago) 	Home Cookin' 	 	 	 	398 	 	 	 			
Mosquito Marsh(A Few Days Ago) 	Home Cookin' 	 	 	 	398 	 	 	 			
Mosquito Marsh(A Few Days Ago) 	Home Cookin' 	 	6 clear gems 	 	398 	 	 	 			
Mosquito Marsh(A Few Days Ago) 	Run It Bayou 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	272 	 	 	 			
Mosquito Marsh(A Few Days Ago) 	Run It Bayou 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	272 	 	 	 			
Mosquito Marsh(A Few Days Ago) 	Run It Bayou 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	272 	 	 	 			
Mosquito Marsh(A Few Days Ago) 	Run It Bayou 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	272 	 	 	 			
Mosquito Marsh(A Few Days Ago) 	Run It Bayou 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	6 clear gems 	 	272 	 	 	 			
Mosquito Marsh(A Few Days Ago) 	No Dillo Dallying 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	502 	 	 	 			
Mosquito Marsh(A Few Days Ago) 	No Dillo Dallying 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	502 	 	 	 			
Mosquito Marsh(A Few Days Ago) 	No Dillo Dallying 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	6 clear gems 	 	502 	 	 	 			
The 11th Dimension(1954) 	Snow Way Out 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	153 	 	 	 			
The 11th Dimension(1954) 	Snow Way Out 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	153 	 	 	 			
The 11th Dimension(1954) 	Snow Way Out 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	153 	 	 	 			
The 11th Dimension(1954) 	Snow Way Out 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	7 clear gems 	 	153 	 	 	 			
The 11th Dimension(1954) 	Ship Happens 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	176 	 	 	 			
The 11th Dimension(1954) 	Ship Happens 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	176 	 	 	 			
The 11th Dimension(1954) 	Ship Happens 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	7 clear gems 	 	176 	 	 	 			
The 11th Dimension(1954) 	Stay Frosty 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	137 	 	 	 			
The 11th Dimension(1954) 	Stay Frosty 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	137 	 	 	 			
The 11th Dimension(1954) 	Stay Frosty 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	137 	 	 	 			
The 11th Dimension(1954) 	Stay Frosty 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	7 clear gems 	 	137 	 	 	 			
The 11th Dimension(1954) 	Bears Repeating 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	227 	 	 	 			
The 11th Dimension(1954) 	Bears Repeating 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	227 	 	 	 			
The 11th Dimension(1954) 	Bears Repeating 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	227 	 	 	 			
The 11th Dimension(1954) 	Bears Repeating 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	7 clear gems 	 	227 	 	 	 			
The 11th Dimension(1954) 	Building Bridges 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	228 	 	 	 			
The 11th Dimension(1954) 	Building Bridges 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	228 	 	 	 			
The 11th Dimension(1954) 	Building Bridges 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	7 clear gems 	 	228 	 	 	 			
The 11th Dimension(1954) 	4th Time's a Charm 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	Beat N. Verted	N/A 	N/A 	 	 	 			
Eggipus Dimension(88 Million B.C.B)	Blast to the Past 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	110 	 	 	 			
Eggipus Dimension(88 Million B.C.B)	Blast to the Past 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	110 	 	 	 			
Eggipus Dimension(88 Million B.C.B)	Blast to the Past 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	110 	 	 	 			
Eggipus Dimension(88 Million B.C.B)	Blast to the Past 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	8 clear gems 	 	110 	 	 	 			
Eggipus Dimension(88 Million B.C.B)	Fossil Fueled 	 	 	 	101 	 	 	 			
Eggipus Dimension(88 Million B.C.B)	Fossil Fueled 	 	 	 	101 	 	 	 			
Eggipus Dimension(88 Million B.C.B)	Fossil Fueled 	 	8 clear gems 	 	101 	 	 	 			
Eggipus Dimension(88 Million B.C.B)	Dino Dash 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	159 	 	 	 			
Eggipus Dimension(88 Million B.C.B)	Dino Dash 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	159 	 	 	 			
Eggipus Dimension(88 Million B.C.B)	Dino Dash 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	159 	 	 	 			
Eggipus Dimension(88 Million B.C.B)	Dino Dash 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	8 clear gems 	 	159 	 	 	 			
Eggipus Dimension(88 Million B.C.B)	Rock Blocked 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	317 	 	 	 			
Eggipus Dimension(88 Million B.C.B)	Rock Blocked 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	317 	 	 	 			
Eggipus Dimension(88 Million B.C.B)	Rock Blocked 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	8 clear gems 	 	317 	 	 	 			
Bermugula's Orbit(???) 	Out for Launch 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	189 	 	 	 			
Bermugula's Orbit(???) 	Out for Launch 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	189 	 	 	 			
Bermugula's Orbit(???) 	Out for Launch 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	189 	 	 	 			
Bermugula's Orbit(???) 	Out for Launch 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	9 clear gems 	 	189 	 	 	 			
Bermugula's Orbit(???) 	Shipping Error 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	230 	 	 	 			
Bermugula's Orbit(???) 	Shipping Error 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	230 	 	 	 			
Bermugula's Orbit(???) 	Shipping Error 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	9 clear gems 	 	230 	 	 	 			
Bermugula's Orbit(???) 	Stowing Away 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	152 	 	 	 			
Bermugula's Orbit(???) 	Stowing Away 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	152 	 	 	 			
Bermugula's Orbit(???) 	Stowing Away 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	152 	 	 	 			
Bermugula's Orbit(???) 	Stowing Away 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	9 clear gems 	 	152 	 	 	 			
Bermugula's Orbit(???) 	Crash Landed 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	234 	 	 	 			
Bermugula's Orbit(???) 	Crash Landed 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	234 	 	 	 			
Bermugula's Orbit(???) 	Crash Landed 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	234 	 	 	 			
Bermugula's Orbit(???) 	Crash Landed 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	9 clear gems 	 	234 	 	 	 			
Bermugula's Orbit(???) 	A Hole in Space 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	Beat N. Verted	N/A 	N/A 	The Sn@xx Dimension(3023) 	Food Run 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot			171
 	 	 	 	 	 	The Sn@xx Dimension(3023) 	Food Run 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot			171
 	 	 	 	 	 	The Sn@xx Dimension(3023) 	Food Run 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot			171
10 clear gems 	 	 	 	 	 	The Sn@xx Dimension(3023) 	Food Run 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot			171
Rush Hour 	 	 	 	441 	 	The Sn@xx Dimension(3023) 	 	 			
Rush Hour 	 	 	 	441 	 	The Sn@xx Dimension(3023) 	 	 			
Rush Hour 	 	10 clear gems 	 	441 	 	The Sn@xx Dimension(3023) 	 	 			
The Crate Escape 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	122 	 	The Sn@xx Dimension(3023) 	 	 			
The Crate Escape 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	122 	 	The Sn@xx Dimension(3023) 	 	 			
The Crate Escape 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	10 clear gems 	 	122 	Cortex Island(1996)	The Sn@xx Dimension(3023) 	Nitro Processing	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot			135
 	 	 	 	 	Cortex Island(1996)	 	Nitro Processing	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot			135
 	 	 	 	 	Cortex Island(1996)	 	Nitro Processing	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot			135
11 clear gems 	 	 	 	 	Cortex Island(1996)	 	Nitro Processing	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot			135
Toxic Tunnels 	 	 	273 	 	Cortex Island(1996)	 	 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot			
Toxic Tunnels 	 	 	273 	 	Cortex Island(1996)	 	 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot			
Toxic Tunnels 	 	 	273 	 	Cortex Island(1996)	 	 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot			
Toxic Tunnels 	11 clear gems 	 	273 	 	Cortex Island(1996)	 	 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot			
Cortex Castle 	 	 	170 	 	Cortex Island(1996)	 	 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot			
Cortex Castle 	 	 	170 	 	Cortex Island(1996)	 	 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot			
Cortex Castle 	 	 	170 	 	Cortex Island(1996)	 	 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot			
Cortex Castle 	12 clear gems 	 	170 	 	Cortex Island(1996)	 	 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot			
Seeing Double 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	129 	Cortex Island(1996)	 	 	 			
Seeing Double 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	 	 	129 	Cortex Island(1996)	 	 	 			
Seeing Double 	/ 60px|link=Coco Bandicoot	12 clear gems 	 	129 	Cortex Island(1996)	 	 	 			
The Past Unmasked 	link=Coco Bandicoot 	Beat N. Verted 	N/A 	N/A 	Cortex Island(1996)	 	 	 			
====Other Levels====
*Flashback Levels
==Characters==
===Playable===
*Crash Bandicoot
**Fake Crash
*Coco Bandicoot
**Fake Coco
*Tawna
*Dingodile
*Neo Cortex
===Bosses===
*N. Gin
*Louise
*N. Brio
*N. Tropy
*Nefarious Tropy (F)
*Neo Cortex
===Supporting===
*Aku Aku
*Uka Uka
*Quantum Masks
*Polar
*Nitros Oxide
*Shnurgle
===Cameos===
*Catbat
*Chick Gizzard Lips
*Cortex's father
*Crunch Bandicoot
*Elementals
*Evil Twins
*Koala Kong
*Mega-Mix
*N. Trance
*Nina Cortex
*Papu Papu
*Penta Penguin
*Pinstripe Potoroo
*Pura
*Ripper Roo
*Sharon Cortex
*Spyro the Dragon
*Stew
*Tawna Bandicoot
*Tiny Tiger
*Zem
==Trophies/Achievements==
Trophy Name 	Image	Trophy Value	Description 	Criteria
Master Marsupial 	 	thumb 	Get EVERY trophy 	Earn every other Trophy in the game.
Beat 'Em Any Which Way 	 	thumb 	Beat any boss in N. Verted mode 	Defeat any boss in N. Verted Mode.
Backwards & Forwards 	 	thumb 	Complete ALL levels in N. Verted mode 	Finish every level in N. Verted mode.
IT'S MESSING WITH MY HEAD, MAN!!!	 	thumb 	Beat a level in N. Verted mode 	Finish a level in N. Verted Mode.
Taking the Side Road 	 	thumb 	Complete a Bonus Path 	Complete any Bonus Round.
The Whole Picture 	 	left|thumb 	Complete all Timelines 	Complete all timeline levels.
Putting Things in Perspective 	 	thumb 	Complete any Timeline 	Complete any Timeline level.
Fleet of Feet 	 	thumb 	Play a game of Checkpoint Race 	Play a round of checkpoint race in multiplayer mode.
Settle the Score 	 	thumb 	Play a game of Crate Combo 	Play a round of crate combo in multiplayer mode.
What Has Been, Will Be Again 	 	left|thumb 	Defeat Dr. Neo Cortex… again. 	Complete The Past Unmasked.
The Fourth Time 	 	left|thumb 	Defeat Dr. Neo Cortex 	Complete 4th Time's a Charm.
Master Mixologist 	 	left|thumb 	Defeat N. Brio 	Complete Trouble Brewing.
Beaten With His Own Drum 	 	left|thumb 	Defeat N. Gin and his Weapon of Mass Percussion	Complete Stage Dive.
Twinsanity 	 	left|thumb 	Defeat the Doctor N. Tropys 	Complete A Hole in Space.
Overachiever 	 	left|thumb 	Watch the 100% bonus ending 	Earn 100% Completion and watch the bonus ending.
OVER-Overachiever 	 	left|thumb 	Watch the 106% bonus ending 	Earn 106% completion and watch the true ending.
Sapphire-er Acquirer 	 	left|thumb 	Find the hidden Blue Gem 	Collect the Blue gem in Draggin' On.
Like a Rhinestone Bandicoot 	 	left|thumb 	Earn half of the Clear Gems 	Collect 114 Clear Gems.
King of Bling 	 	left|thumb 	Earn ALL of the Clear Gems 	Collect all 228 Clear Gems.
gnilB fo gniK 	 	left|thumb 	Earn ALL N. Verted Gems 	Collect all 228 N. Verted Gems.
Emerald Gemerald 	 	left|thumb 	Find the hidden Green Gem 	Collect the Green gem in Hit the Road or Truck Stopped.
Ruby Red 	 	left|thumb 	Find the hidden Red Gem 	Collect the Red gem in N. Sanity Peak.
Topaz Pizazz 	 	left|thumb 	Find the hidden Yellow Gem 	Collect the Yellow gem in Run It Bayou.
Altitude Sickness 	 	left|thumb 	Crouch or slide into a double jump 	Do a slide jump combined with a Double Jump.
Silent Protagonist 	 	left|thumb 	Meet 'Akano 	Finish the level Jetboard Jetty.
Ups and Downs 	 	left|thumb 	Meet Ika-Ika 	Finish the level Dino Dash.
Reality-Shattering Proportions 	 	left|thumb 	Meet Lani-Loli 	Finish the level N. Sanity Peak.
I Can See Through Time 	 	left|thumb 	Meet Kupuna-Wa 	Finish the level Run It Bayou.
No It's MY Turn 	 	left|thumb 	Complete a level with Pass N. Play enabled 	Finish a level with Pass N. Play enabled.
Ladies First 	 	left|thumb 	Complete a level as Coco 	Finish a level as Coco.
Sudden But Inevitable 	 	left|thumb 	Betrayed! By your worst enemy. 	Finish the level The Crate Escape.
Model Test Subject 	 	left|thumb 	Earn any Flashback Relic 	Earn any Flashback Relic.
Closing the Experiment Log 	 	left|thumb 	Earn ALL of the platinum Flashback Relics 	Earn all 38 Platinum Flashback Relics.
Perfectionist 	 	left|thumb 	Earn ALL N. Sanely Perfect Relics 	Earn all 38 N. Sanely Perfect Relics.
So-Called Perfectionist 	 	left|thumb 	Earn any N. Sanely Perfect Relic 	Earn any N. Sanely Perfect Relic.
Faster Than a Tortoise 	 	left|thumb 	Earn any Time Trial Relic 	Earn any Time Trial Relic.
Faster Than Sound 	 	left|thumb 	Earn ALL of the platinum Time Trial Relics 	Earn every Platinum Relic.
All Gussied Up 	 	left|thumb 	Try on a Skin 	Equip any skin with Crash or Coco.
Whoa! 	 	left|thumb 	Pull off a Triple Spin 	Successfully do a complete Triple Spin.
Showoff 	 	left|thumb 	Defeat an enemy with Triple Spin 	Defeat any enemy with a Triple Spin.
N. Vincible 	 	left|thumb 	Beat a story level without dying 	Finish a story level without dying.
A/V Club Founder 	 	left|thumb 	Acquire a Flashback Tape 	Collect any Flashback Tape.
Tree Droppings 	 	left|thumb 	Find the source of the Bumpa Berries 	Spin one of the overhanging branches on the sides of the tree at the beginning of the level Off-Balance.
Here Kitty Kitty 	 	left|thumb 	Scare the cat hiding from a party 	Spin the dumpster just after the third checkpoint in the level Off Beat.
Give 'Em a Broadside! 	 	left|thumb 	Aim and fire! 	Spin the two cannons at the end of the Dingodile segment of Thar He Blows!.
Bad Signs 	 	left|thumb 	Do some target practice 	Shoot the purple bat targets with a TNT barrel or crate in the level Home Cookin'.
Junkyard Jams 	 	left|thumb 	Make music in an unlikely place 	Spin 3 barrels at the start of the level and 3 more outside the bonus round in Hit the Road.
WOAH YEAH! 	 	left|thumb 	Grabbed a bushel of Bumpa 	Collect every Bumpa Berry in the intro to A Hole in Space.
Silence the Scientist 	 	left|thumb 	Shut N. Brio up 	Destroy one of N. Brio's potions in Give It a Spin, Draggin' On or Off-Balance.
Megaphoning It In 	 	left|thumb 	Shut N. Gin up 	Destroy one of N. Gin's speakers in A Real Grind, Crash Compactor or Hit the Road.
Hammer it Home 	 	left|thumb 	Make some noise! 	Spin all the gongs in Draggin' On.
Channel Surfer 	 	left|thumb 	Spend some time surfin' the waves 	Spin the TV in Rude Awakening.
==Multiplayer==
The game features a rudimentary series of cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes. The former, titled "Pass N. Play" is a retro-styled "pass the controller" mode where-in two players work together to complete a stage, with the controller being passed to the next player upon the previous one dying.
The latter is referred to as "Bandicoot Battle" which contains two rule sets: Checkpoint Race and Crate Combo, both of which can be played by up to four players, with players 1 and 2 controlling Crash and Coco, and players 3 and 4 controlling their Fake counterparts.
Checkpoint Race sees both players racing from checkpoint to checkpoint for the fastest time. Crate Combo, however, sees the players attempting to rack up a crate combo from checkpoint to checkpoint. In both modes, whoever wins the most checkpoints by the end being declared the overall winner. Additionally, much like Pass N. Play, each player completes their sessions separately, with the main difference being that players 2, 3 and 4 can use their own controllers, rather than needing to share a singular one.
==Skins==
==Art Scrapbook==
==Gallery==
==Names in other languages==
This game was developed in English and was officially localized into Arabic, European Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin American Spanish, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese and Russian.
The Polish and Russian versions were not dubbed, featuring the original English audio with subtitles.
Crash Bandicoot 4 Russian Logo.png|Russian logo
Crash Bandicoot 4 Polish Logo2.png|Polish logo
IAT Japanese logo.png|Japanese logo
==Voice cast==
Language 	Voice actor 	Character
English 	"Check me out as Fake Crash and others on this little gem 💎" 	Fake Crash (NPC cameo)Additional voices
English 	Cherise Boothe "Gotta go with Kupuna-Wa! 💥😉💥" 	Kupuna-Wa
English 	Chris Fries 	Additional voices
English 	 	N. GinNitros Oxide
English 	"Thrilled to pieces to get to finally announce that I voice #CocoBandicoot in the new #crashbandicoot 4: It’s About Time." 	Coco BandicootFake Coco
English 	Edward Bosco 	Additional voices
English 	 	DingodileIka-Ika (optimistic) "Here's a clip of Ika Ika! The other half is played by the legend @FredTatasciore 🙏🏾"
English 	 	Aku Aku
English 	Jon Lipow 	Additional voices
English 	Jon Olson 	Additional voices
English 	"I play the delicious villain N. Tropy (Dr. Nefarious Tropy if you’re nasty)." 	N. Tropy
English 	 	Additional voices
English 	"Crash Bandicoot 4, It's About Time! Trailer is out today! So excited and grateful to be in this epic franchise as Dr. Neo Cortex!" 	Neo Cortex
English 	 	Polar
English 	- also credited in the in-game credits as "Richard Horvitz". 	Lani-Loli
English 	- Brio can be seen on Roger's banner in this post. 	N. Brio
English 	 	Additional voices
English 	Sarah Tancer 	Additional voices
English 	"Thank you both for believing in me and trusting me with giving #crashbandicoot a “voice”, the one we’ve all known and loved... and then the Easter egg “voice” too!!! ... when you play #crashbandicootitsabouttime you get that feeling of “wow! They went the extra mile with this one!!!” 	Crash BandicootFake Crash (player skin)
English 	Ursula Taherian "Had so much fun playing #Tawna in the new #CrashBandicoot!" 	Tawna
English 	 	Additional voices
English 	 	Ika-Ika (pessimistic)
Brazilian Portuguese 	Alex Barone "Siiiim, o marsupial fala e eu sou a voz dele no game aqui no Brasil." "Yessss, the marsupial speaks and I am his voice in the game here in Brazil." (machine translated) 	Crash BandicootDisclaimer
Brazilian Portuguese 	Ricardo Rossatto - Ricardo commented positively from his account @ricardoluiz2010 on this post, which mentioned Cortex as a character he voiced. 	Neo Cortex
Brazilian Portuguese 	Luiza Caspary "Oiê, prazer, Coco 🦊💛 Vocês acharam que eu não ia dar voz a mais um game esse ano?" "Hi, nice to meet you, Coco 🦊💛 Did you think I wouldn't voice another game this year?" (machine translated) 	Coco Bandicoot
Brazilian Portuguese 	Michelle Guidice - Tawna can be seen in the collage of characters she voiced. 	Tawna
Brazilian Portuguese 	Leonardo José 	Dingodile
Brazilian Portuguese 	Milton Levy - Collab post with Milton Levy's account @miltonlevyele. 	N. Tropy
Brazilian Portuguese 	Lia Mello "Vou fazer uma thread e deixar fixada aqui com alguns trabalhos de dublagem que eu fiz e que eu amo de paixão <3 ... Dra. N.Tropy em "Crash 4"" "I'm going to make a thread and leave it posted here with some dubbing work that I did and that I love with passion <3 ... Dr. N.Tropy in "Crash 4"" (machine translated)	female N. Tropy
Brazilian Portuguese 	Pierre Bittencourt 	Aku Aku
Brazilian Portuguese 	Antonio Moreno 	Akano
Brazilian Portuguese 	Isabella Guarnieri 	Kupuna-Wa
Brazilian Portuguese 	Daniel Figueira 	Ika-Ika (pessimistic)
Brazilian Portuguese 	Reinaldo Gonzaga 	Ika-Ika (optimistic)
Brazilian Portuguese 	Claudia Victoria "Crash Bandicoot 4 - Lani Loli" (made as part of a series of posts about characters she voiced) 	Lani-Loli
Brazilian Portuguese 	Fred Mascarenhas "dublando o Dr N. GIN no Game Crash Bandicoot 4." "dubbing Dr N. GIN inGame Crash Bandicoot 4." (machine translated) 	N. Gin
Brazilian Portuguese 	Caio César Oliveira 	N. Brio
Brazilian Portuguese 	Rodrigo Firmo 	Nitros Oxide
Italian 	Pino Piravano 	Crash Bandicoot
Italian 	Renzo Ferrini 	Aku Aku
Italian 	Martina Tamburello 	Coco Bandicoot
Italian 	Chiara Francese 	Tawna
Italian 	Silvano Piccardi 	Neo Cortex
Italian 	Andrea De Nisco 	Dingodile
Italian 	Matteo Zanotti 	Lani-Loli
Italian 	Elisabetta Cesone 	Kupuna-Wa
Italian 	Gianni Gaude 	Ika-Ika
Italian 	Ruggero Andreozzi 	Ika-Ika
Italian 	Antonello Governale 	N. Tropy
Italian 	Marina Thovez 	N. Tropy (F)
Italian 	Oliviero Corbetta 	N. GinN. Brio
Italian 	Luca Sandri 	Nitros Oxide
Japanese 	 	Coco Bandicoot
Japanese 	 	Tawna
Japanese 	 	Aku Aku
Japanese 	Masaaki Itatori 	Neo Cortex
Japanese 	 	N. Gin
Japanese 	 	N. Tropy
Japanese 	 	Dingodile
Japanese 	 	Lani-Loli
Japanese 	Keiko Domon 	Kupuna-Wa
Japanese 	 	Ika-Ika
Japanese 	Hiroshi Nakamura 	Akano
Latin American Spanish	Circe Luna - Coco can be seen in the collage of characters she voiced. 	Coco Bandicoot
Latin American Spanish	Carla Castañeda - Tawna can be seen in the collage of characters she voiced. 	Tawna
Latin American Spanish	Gerardo Vásquez - retweeted by Gerardo Vásquez @gerardovoz. 	Aku Aku
Latin American Spanish	Ferso Velázquez - Ferso commented positively from his account @soyfersovelazquez on this post, which mentioned Lani-Loli as a character he voiced. 	Lani-Loli
==Trivia==
*The game was initially planned to be open world, but the idea was quickly dropped as Toys for Bob wanted to "stay authentic to the classic experience."9News Interview with Paul Yan
*In Tawna's epilogue for the 100% ending, the narrator says that she explored El Dorado, Shangri-La and Atlantis, and had met Shmathan Trake, which is a reference to Nathan Drake from the Uncharted series and his previous adventures in Drake's Fortune, Among Thieves and Drake's Deception. 
**Furthermore, there's a promotional video of Crash and Coco playing Uncharted 4: A Thief's End.
*The subtitle is a reference to the 12 year timespan between the release of Crash: Mind Over Mutant (2008) and It's About Time (2020). The former game was the last mainline Crash Bandicoot title to be developed prior to the hiatus.NintendoEverything Interview with Lou Studdert
*It's About Time is the second game to be titled Crash Bandicoot 4, after The Wrath of Cortex's Japanese release.
*The game was dedicated to the memory of Aku Aku's original voice actor , who passed away earlier in the year of its release.
*This is the first game since Crash Nitro Kart where Crash is voiced by someone other than .
**Additionally, this is the first game since Crash Bash where doesn't voice Coco.
*This is the first, and so far only, game in the series where the Japanese cover doesn't use the Japanese Crash design. However, the box art was still altered to give the characters a fifth finger.
*This is the first game in the series to be localized in Polish.
*In the game's opening cinematic, there are twenty-two tally marks etched in stone in Cortex and N. Tropy's prison, the number of years that passed between the release of Warped and It's About Time.
*This is the only Crash Bandicoot game to feature enemies in bonus rounds, which also feature their own Nitro Switch Crate.
*One of the achievements is named "Twinsanity", named after Crash Twinsanity.
*It's About Time is the first ever Crash Bandicoot game to be released on the PlayStation 5, and the Xbox Series X/S video game consoles.
*In the 100% ending illustration for Tawna, a case for "Spyro Reignited Trilogy" can be seen amidst a stack of game cases.
*There are 18,482 crates in total, including N. Verted and Flashback Tape stages, which is the largest total number of crates in any Crash Bandicoot game.
*Paul Yan stated in interviews for the game that the previous post-Naughty Dog Crash sequels may have taken place in alternate timelines than this entry's.https://www.crashmania.net/en/backstage/interviews/cge-interview-crash-bandicoot-4/https://www.gamerbraves.com/its-about-time-for-an-interview-with-paul-yan-co-head-of-toys-for-bob-on-crash-bandicoot-4/https://press-start.com.au/features/2020/06/23/crash-4-interview-retro-mode-doctor-neo-cortex-quantum-masks/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/a-classic-returns-crash-bandicoot-4-its-about-time-officially-revealed/GW7LQF4YSY5JI6KV7CYUT7ZHWA/ He'd later rescind this at GDC 2021 by stating that those games come after It's About Time in its chronological timeline.https://youtu.be/FwjW10ADGnE?si=IS2TdW8V0BtfN2-j&t=875
==Notes==
==References==
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