Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time
Jump hazards and spin through crates as Crash or Coco, then use masks that slow time or reverse gravity to tackle a platform adventure spanning different dimensions.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.7 / 10
About this game
Crash and Coco advance through stages by jumping past hazards and spinning into enemies and crates. Quantum Mask abilities change how those obstacles work: slowing time and reversing gravity add new rules to the task of reaching each goal. Main Path stages carry the story through different dimensions. There are also other ways to engage with the levels. Finding Flashback tapes opens side-scrolling challenges, while N. Verted stages mirror layouts and change their presentation. Your chosen playstyle determines what failure costs: Modern returns you to the latest checkpoint, whereas Retro sends you back to the start of the level if your lives run out.
Collected in series
Crash Bandicoot is a cartoon action franchise led by a marsupial with a whirlwind spin. Its platform adventures mix jumping, crate smashing and eccentric hazards, while racing spin-offs bring the same lively cast onto the track.
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AI review
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A fit for platforming fans who enjoy relearning obstacles under changing rules.
Time and gravity powers can make familiar jumping decisions demand a fresh reading of the stage. Flashback challenges and mirrored variations should particularly suit players who enjoy studying routes beyond simply finishing the main path.
Strengths
- Mask powers give jumping challenges different spatial and timing questions.
- Checkpoint-based Modern play offers a less costly retry structure than exhausting lives in Retro.
Weaknesses
- Retro’s full-level restart can be a poor match for players who dislike repeating completed sections.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy practicing platform routes and exploring variations on the same movement skills.
Play notes: In Retro playstyle, losing all lives requires restarting the level.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Flashback tapes provide optional reasons to branch away from story progress into a different stage format. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Changing time and gravity can reward players who like revising their jump timing and spatial expectations. | Reviewed | 8.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension N. Verted’s audiovisual changes can make revisiting a layout appealing to players interested in stylistic variations. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension TV, tabletop and handheld support lets players choose where to practice their routes. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Toys for Bob
- Publisher
- Activision
- Release date
- Mar 11, 2021
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- Linear LevelsMain Story Under 10 HoursFast-pacedThird PersonSolo-friendlyReal-time Combat3D GraphicsReplayablePlatformingDodge
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Side viewThird person
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideMar 11, 2021
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com