Crash Bandicoot: Warped

***Crash Bandicoot: Warped*** is a linear platform game in the *Crash Bandicoot* series, created and developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation, The game serves as a direct sequel to *Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back*. It was also the last platformer in the series to be developed by Naughty Dog, who then developed *Crash Team Racing*.

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### Genre

Platformer

The Game was one of 20 Virtual Console games Released at the Launch of The Pawprint Disc-GO!

## Gameplay

The Game plays very much like the previous, Crash Games. Players play as Crash (Or Coco in Some levels) Much of the game takes place in the Time Twister which acts as the hub area of the game. The Time-Twister is split up into five chambers; only the first chamber is initially available. Each chamber has five buttons that open portals to different levels. The goal in each level is to find and obtain the crystal hidden in the level. In some levels, the crystal is located inside the level. In other levels, the crystal is earned by completing a specific challenge. After completing all five levels in a chamber, a sixth button that opens a portal to a boss level will appear. By defeating the boss, the next chamber will become available for play. The Aim of the Game is to get the Crystal from all 25 levels and beat all 5 bosses.

Each level (with the exception of vehicle levels) contains a bonus platform that leads to a special bonus area, where the player can navigate through a side scrolling puzzle and collect further crates, Wumpa Fruit, and lives. No lives are lost while in the bonus stage, leaving Crash to attempt to collect everything as many times as he likes. Once the bonus level has been completed, it is then locked for the rest of the level. Bonus levels can be accessed again if the player returns to the level later in the game.

In addition to crystals, gems are another collectable in *Warped*. Crash is awarded gems if all of the crates in a level are broken open, or for completing a secret area usually accessible by a platform or an alternative entrance to the level. There is a total of 45 gems in this game, which includes five colored gems which are found in particularly tricky hidden sections inside certain levels. The five colored gems are blue, green, purple, yellow, and red.

This is The First Crash Bandicoot Game to include the Relic Challenges, Players can Win a Sapphire, Gold or Platinum relic by Beating a Certain time. Time Trials are started by collecting The floating clock at the start of the level. players can make the challenge easier by breaking time crates, that stop the clock for 1, 2 or 3 Seconds based on the Number written on it. While in time trial mode, no lives are lost, no Wumpa Fruit are available, and there are no checkpoints available

## Levels

### Chamber 1

1. Toad Village (Castle)
2. Under Pressure (Crash Underwater)
3. Orient Express (Coco Rides Pura In China)
4. Bone Yard (Prehistoric)
5. Makin Waves (Coco on Jet Ski in Carrabien)
6. Boss (VS Tiny Tiger)

### Chamber 2

1. Gee Wiz (Castle)
2. Hang em' High (Saudi Arabia)
3. Hog Ride (Crash on Motorbike on Route 66)
4. Tomb Time (Egypt)
5. Midnight Run (Coco Rides Pura In China)
6. Boss (VS Dingodile)

### Chamber 3

1. Dino Might (Prehistoric)
2. Deep Trouble (Crash Underwater)
3. High Time (Saudi Arabia)
4. Road Crash (Crash on Motorbike on Route 66)
5. Double Header (Castle)
6. Boss (VS N Tropy)

### Chamber 4

1. Sphynxinator (Egypt)
2. Bye Bye Blimps (Coco Flies a Biplane during WWI)
3. Tell No Tales (Coco on Jet Ski in Carrabien)
4. Future Frenzy (Future City)
5. Tomb Wader (Egypt)
6. Boss (VS N Gin)

### Chamber 5

1. Gone Tomorrow (Future City)
2. Orange Asphalt (Crash on Motorbike on Route 66)
3. Flaming Passion (Saudi Arabia)
4. Mad Bombers (Crash Flies a Biplane during WWI)
5. Bug Lite (Egypt)
6. Final Boss (VS Uka Uka and Cortex)

## Manuals

* Click Here For a Scan of the Original NTSC Manual From Internet Archive
* Click Here For a Scan of the Original Japanese Manual From Internet Archive

## Trivia

* Fake Crash can be seen dancing in various levels once the player achieves 100%. these levels are Toad Village, Makin' Waves, and, exclusive to the PAL version of the game, Hog Ride.
* In the Original Game, A demo version of *Spyro the Dragon* can be unlocked. At the title screen, press up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right and square. A new option will appear on the menu which will allow you to play the demo
	+ This Cannot be done in the Virtual Console version, If you try, It'll just uselessly open the "Suspend Point" Menu
* If the player takes longer than 10 minutes in time trial mode, the mode will end then the level will revert to normal. However in the PAL version, the timer freezes at 9:59:96.
* This game marks the first appearances of Uka Uka, N. Tropy, Dingodile, Pura, Fake Crash and Baby T.
* There are 1,961 boxes in the game
* The Virtual Console Version's Game Manual includes Tributes to the late William Hootkins, The Original Voice of Dingodile. Mel Winkler, The Original Voice of Aku Aku. And Brendan o' Brien, The Original Voice of Crash, Tiny and N'gin