Crash Franchise Returns This Holiday in Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant

[wraggster]

Sierra Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, today announced the upcoming return of everyone's favorite marsupial hero, Crash Bandicoot, in Crash Bandicoot: Mind over Mutant, the latest installment of the best-selling Crash Bandicoot video game franchise. Developed by Radical Entertainment, a Sierra Entertainment studio, Crash Bandicoot: Mind over Mutant is scheduled for release this fall on the Wii home video game system, Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo DS and PSP (PlayStation Portable) system.

In Crash Bandicoot: Mind over Mutant, a rejuvenated Neo Cortex is taking over the world one brain at a time! Cortex and N. Brio devise a new kind of evil – a text-messaging, do-anything device which controls both mutant and bandicoot minds. Armed with his quick-wits and lightening agility, Crash must free his friends, the titans and save the day!

"The Crash Bandicoot franchise has built a wide audience of loyal fans, appealing to both male and female gamers of all ages," said Al Simone, senior vice president, Global Marketing for Sierra Entertainment. "The Crash series remains one of the most recognizable franchises in our industry and we're excited to make this year's family-friendly title appear at the top of every gamer's wish list this holiday."

Key features in Crash Bandicoot: Mind over Mutant include:

Mutant in your Pocket! - Not only does Crash gain the ability to control his enemies when he jacks them – now he can store his favorite monsters in his pocket, upgrade them and utilize their powers when they are most advantageous

"Free-Romping" World Design - Wumpa Island becomes a "free-romping" environment, allowing players to travel and explore through intersecting worlds, with different gameplay options available depending on what creature you've brought along for the ride

Girl Power! - Your co-op partner is Crash's sister, Coco, playable for the first time in the cooperative mode. Not only does Coco make the game that much more inviting for girls to pick up and play, she also brings with her a new tactile "treasure hunt" ability

New Abilities

Roll and Counter Combat System - Crash will have a fun, agile dodge move and "counter" move which will inflict extra damage on his enemies

Digging - Crash can now dig underground as real-life bandicoots really do; this will allow for Crash to unlock bonus items

Climbing - Crash can climb vertical surfaces and jump side-to-side to connected areas and dodge hazards

Crash Bandicoot: Mind over Mutant is being developed by Radical Entertainment and will be available this fall at retail stores worldwide on Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 system and PSP system. For more information, please visit www.crashbandicoot.com.

[brasssmunky]

crash bandicoot turns into sonic adventure2/ratchet and clank

i hope it is good

[____anders____]

i love crash bandicoot!

i've played sinse the first one

[krakenx]

Crash Bandicoot really hasn't been very good since Wrath of Cortex. The essence of the series is tunnel 3d with an emphasis on fast reflexes and scattered minigames, not openworld exploration, leveling up collectible monsters etc. New games in the crash series really end up being nothing more than poor knock offs of better platformers, while the older games had a charm that was all their own.

[____anders____]

then don't buy it.

[brasssmunky]

i havent played since ps1...
got an xbox not a ps2 when they came out, so no crash came out for a very long time
i cant wait for the new one tho

[krakenx]

then don't buy it.

I don't plan to. Still, is it wrong to lament a favorite franchise going further in the wrong direction?

brasssmunky: Did you know that there were 4 Crash games on the original Xbox, and two of them (Tag Team Racing and Wrath of Cortex) were actually pretty good!