Crash's last otuing Crash Boom Bang! probably disappointed many fans of the series. Twinsanity was okay, but it was too short and the glitches were quite frustrating. Tag Team Racing I considered even worse due to the fact that only eight characters, and a not so immersive story ruined the experience. But don't count the bandicoot out quite yet fans. Radical's just unleashed an all new platformer that's sure to please and even impress long time fans. Crash of the Titans is the latest, and the finest, entry in the series yet. The story centres around Cortex's plot to unleash an army of beasts called 'Titans' upon the Wumpa Islands and destroy Crash Bandicoot. To make matters worse, he's kidnapped Coco, and froze Crunch in a block of ice, leaving Crash and Aku Aku to fight off the invasion. For the first time ever in a Crash game, you aren't collecting crystals or travelling back through time or anything like that. This is also a beat 'em up (That's right, Crash is putting his dukes up), but don'tthink of this as another mindless fighting game. Crash has a ton of combo moves to fight enemies. Also included is something called the 'Jacking' feature. After defeating a Titan, you'll notice the O button over its' head. This means it's stunned, now's your chance! Now you can take control of the Titan and use it against your foes! An interesting feature about Jacking, is that there's a food chain to it. So you can jack a small Titan, then a medium, then a large, and so on and so on and so on. Did I mention you can even 'Jack' the big bad bosses of the game?
Of course, this game isn't without it faults. The fixed camera can make those ultra intense battles frustrating when there's an enemie off screen chucking bombs at you. And (Very rarely) the framerate drops under thirty frames per second, but these can be forgivable. Also new to the series is the addition of two-player co-op with a Carbon version of Crash as the second player. There are two different versions of this: Leapfrog and Backpack. Leapfrog has you switching roles every time you tackle a new jump, or obstacle, and backpack has you two working together, taking down enemies, but with the press of the circle button, any player can instantly sit out of the action in the form of...well...a backpack. This is very useful because player one or two doesn't have to worry about pausing every second if you have to use the bathroom or grab a quick drink. The game also has a good sense of humour as well. Spy cameras disguised as toilets, and the enemies random lines, rarely the same. as well as the cut scenes are guaranteed to at least make you smile with joy.
Overall, COtT is a very worthy addition to the series, and I'm not just saying or rating it so high because I'm a fan. This is the best Crash game I've played in a good long time. Fans will surely be pleased with this entry. Good: Great story, fun gameplay mechanics; Two player Co-op and a good sense of humour, very little repetition in enemy dialogue.
The Good: -Superb presentation, artistically and technically -Loads of cool monsters to take control of and use in combat -Levels look great -Cutscenes are hilariously funny and involve all of Crash's friends and en... Read Full Review
As a long time Die-Hard Crash Bandicoot fan I was shocked to find out that Crash Bandicoot was reduced to a bare minimum. To be quite honest When I saw this game for under 10 bucks and saw the cover art for it I immed... Read Full Review
