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News   Official Crash Bandicoot (GBA) Information
- Posted By Michael Loewer, 08.15.2001

Universal Interactive confirmed today that Crash Bandicoot, one of the best-selling games in the history of the Sony PlayStation, will make its explosive debut as Crash Bandicoot X/S on the Nintendo Game Boy Advance in first quarter 2002. Critically acclaimed developer Vicarious Visions will be the sole developer behind Crash Bandicoot X/S.



Thanks to AllWall.com


Crash Bandicoot X/S will mark the first time Crash has ever appeared on a handheld system. The game will contain 20 levels featuring six unique locations that take Crash anywhere from the Mayan Jungle to frigid Arctic Caverns. The title will also feature gameplay modes ranging from side-scrolling to 3D chase levels to aerial dogfight combat sequences. The variety in presentation styles and gameplay is featured throughout the game, another first for the Game Boy Advance.

President of Universal Interactive, Jim Wilson, states:

"Crash is one of the most recognized characters in the world of video games. The franchise will continue to capture audiences of the action/platform genre as well as new fans of the Game Boy Advance."


In the new game, Crash will embark on a wild adventure as he's once again pitted against his arch-nemesis, the evil Dr. Neo Cortex. Orbiting high above Earth, Cortex has decided to abandon his fixation on our hero and redirect his evil focus. Using his latest invention, a massive shrinking ray, Cortex takes aim and fires at Earth, shrinking the planet and its inhabitants to the size of a grapefruit! Luckily, Crash's brilliant kid sister, Coco, is feverishly working on a machine to reverse the effects, but she needs crystals from around the world to power her invention. It is up to Crash to retrieve the crystals and help return the entire planet to its natural state.

Scheduled for U.S. release in the first quarter 2002, Crash GBA will follow the fourth quarter 2001 release of Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, for the sucky, unprofitable, "lost-yet-another-exclusive-mascot" PlayStation 2.


Senior Editor Michael Loewer, signing off.
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