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Crash of the Titans is a Crash Bandicoot game, released for the Game Boy Advance, Wii, Nintendo DS. However, it is also made for use on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Xbox 360. The game features the creatures in Crash's home Island being mutated into monsters by Doctor Neo Cortex. It was released in the United States on 2 October 2007. The title is a play on the film Clash of the Titans.
Gameplay[]
Crash of the Titans is a beat-em-up game with platforming aspects in which the player controls Crash Bandicoot, whose main objective is to rescue his sister, Coco, and save his home, the Wumpa Island, from being destroyed by the main antagonist's gigantic robot. The player's first goal is to rescue the sentient mask Aku Aku, who gives the player basic instructions, shields Crash from enemy attacks, and can be used as a board to help Crash traverse slippery terrain. From there, each level (known as an "episode") asks players to complete fights against large groups of enemies or simply progress through the episode.
Plot[]
In the beginning of the game, Crash aids Coco with a butter-recycling device. When Dr. Cortex arrives, not only he captures Aku Aku and Coco, but encases Crunch in ice. Crash throws Coco's machine at Cortex's airship, severing the chain holding Aku Aku's cage, which causes the cage to fall into the nearby forest. After Crash rescues Aku Aku, they discover that Cortex and Uka Uka are stealing Mojo from a nearby temple and decide to stop them. On reaching the temple, Cortex reveals his plot to use the stolen Mojo to create an army of loyal mutants, which will be used to build a robot known as the Doominator, that will crush the Wumpa Islands and take over the world. After failing to defeat Crash with his Yuktopus cyborg, Cortex boasts that Crash will never find his base and flies off, leaving Crash and Aku Aku to follow him.
At Cortex's base, Uka Uka derides Cortex for failing to destroy Crash and replaces Cortex with his niece, Nina Cortex, despite protests from Neo, N. Gin and Tiny Tiger. Nina has Coco brainwashed and makes her participate in the construction of the Doominator. Throughout the course of the game, Crash and Aku Aku interrogate Tiny Tiger, Doctor N. Gin and Uka Uka on the whereabouts of Coco. When they confront Nina inside the Doominator robot, she summons her Arachnina cyborg and fights Crash. Crash eventually destroys the robot, liberating Coco and disabling the Doominator. The Doominator collapses and barely misses the Bandicoot home (and Crunch), sparing much of Wumpa Island. Escaping from the collapsed Doominator, Cortex praises Nina for betraying him, and promises to be more evil in the near future. The Bandicoots decide that it is time for celebration, leading Crash to shout his first word in the series and the object of their celebration: pancakes.
The DS version of the game largely follows the story of the home console versions, but with minor alterations such as Nina Cortex having a greater role and the inclusion of Dingodile. Near the end of the game, Nina teams up with Crash to stop Doctor Cortex and his dancing "CortexBot". The Game Boy Advance version also includes Dingodile, some plot differences, such as the Arachnina (referred to by its old name, "Spiderbot") not being the last boss, and Cortex being reinstated after Nina's defeat in the N. Trapment Island.
Reception[]
Most reviews for the game have been in the region of 65%-70%. The game has been better received among players, with a reader average of 9.2 on IGN and 7.6 on GameSpot.
GameSpot: 7.0 out of 10
IGN(Wii): 7.0 out of 10
IGN(DS): 7.5 out of 10
Nintendo Power: 6.5 out of 10
Gamespy: 3.5 out of 5
Awards[]
The game was nominated in the video game category of the Writer's Guild of America awards. It lost to Dead Head Fred. It was also nominated in the Elan Awards for the Best Sound Design and Best Character. It did not win either of these awards either.
Related[]
External links[]
- Crash of the Titans at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Crash of the Titans at GameFAQs
- Crash of the Titans on the Wii Wiki.
| Crash Bandicoot series | |
|---|---|
| Main series | The Wrath of Cortex • The Huge Adventure • N-Tranced • Purple: Ripto's Rampage • Crash of the Titans • Crash: Mind Over Mutant • Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy • It's About Time |
| Racing/Spin-offs | Crash Nitro Kart • Crash Tag Team Racing • Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Crash Boom Bang! • Skylanders: Imaginators |
| Related | Crash Bandicoot • Dr. Neo Cortex • Spyro Sony • Activision • TT Games • Vicarious Visions • Radical Entertainment • Toys for Bob |