Games

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

Toys for Bob

2020•Platformer•PEGI 12

Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedyfantasyscience fictionvehiclesfastlightimaginaryglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfish out of water/culture clashrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, accessible platformer, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

84 / 100

163 ratings

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About This Game

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is the eighth Crash Bandicoot series game, though the fourth chronologically. The game retains the series' core platforming gameplay and adds new elements through the use of the Quantum Masks, who can alter levels and provide means to traverse or overcome obstacles. It also includes additional game modes for replaying levels, and the ability to control five characters, three of whom – Cortex, Dingodile, and Tawna – have their own unique gameplay and levels.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Following his defeat in Crash Bandicoot: Warped, Uka Uka attempts to liberate himself and his acolytes Doctor Neo Cortex and Nefarious 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 and discover that the rift they use links their universe to the rest of the multiverse. They now want to make use of it to conquer all dimensions. It’s up to Crash and Coco to save the day.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureComedyFantasyScience fictionVehiclesAll consuming questFish out of water/culture clashRescue/escape/jeopardyUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

Time travelMascotTime manipulationSequelLevel selectionAlternate costumesCrash bandicootMultiple playable characters

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Details

Developer: Toys for Bob
Publisher: Activision
Released: 2 October 2020
Series: Crash Bandicoot
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person, Side view
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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