Naughty Dog and Incomniac's franchises, after being passed onto other companies, go stale. Happened to Crash, happened to Spyro. That's why Naughty Dog isn't letting anyone touch Jak, and why Insomniac's holding so tightly to Ratchet & Clank.

Ashurahori

@pandafresh: Hey hold up there cowboy! What about Crash Team Racing, that game was, and is, awesome.

PaddyStardust

I'm looking forward to this. I really enjoyed Crash of the Titans :(

(so much that I've been considering getting it on PSP. I already have it on 360)

Biohazardous_snark

@DaiMacculate:
Sony isn't and hasn't been associated with Crash for quite some time now...
The first 3 games were awesome, everything after that? no.no.no.

pandafresh

er, run.

scarshapedstar

I just remember seeing Crash after playing Mario 64 and wondering who the hell would want to play a game where you can only fun forwards and backwards.

scarshapedstar

Dave Robinson owes me some cookies!

WEBBSTA

Heh, are we sure its a parody of the iPhone? Seems to me there is another portable device everybody wants to get their hands on that Sony particularly dislikes (The Nintendo DS), way more than the iPhone ;)

Just something that occured reading the description though.

Also, no offense to Crash but I kind of had assumed that Ratchet and Clank had taken over as platforming "mascots" for Sony, I know I find them far more compelling as characters, personally ;)

DaiMacculate

Sexy friend? Flynn...dude...its his sister...

Maybe this is the reason that Crash cant talk, rampant inbreeding.

PaddyStardust

Crash died to me after crash 2 on the PSX

黒天使

I hate to be cynical, but these days I think Crash is about as relivent as Duke Nukem.

Their time has passed, time to bury them and move on.

Plus we all know frogger owns crash ;).

Naw, just kidding, don't cane and lynch me...

Edmon

They use the sam model as in "Crash of the Titans"... wait is this the sequel?

BTW: [de]

+ Watch video

Garo

"And tick he will in his next game, for the Xbox 360, PS2, PSP and PSP."

Yo Flynn, I think one of those PSPs is meant to be a PS3?

Kinketsu

@PaddyStardust: All Naughty Dog (Crash - Jak - Uncharted) games, who have now gone on to bigger and better things like Insomniac (Spyro - Rachet Clank - Resistance). I loved CTR even more than Mario Kart and I 110%ed Crash 3.

el_rezzo

ever since Naughty Dog gave away the franchise, i basically stopped being interested in Crash Bandicoot.

especially since i once tried a demo of a new version and just didn't like it for whatever reason.

Especially since Jak and Daxter felt like an evolution, and crash bandicoot felt... a bit aged.

the originals were classics though. loved it so much back in the day.

joelface

Crash died for me after the PSX games.

googleguru

I can't decide if I want to get this for the PSP or the PSP. Decisions, decisions.

xot

I think there are more deserving adventure platformers out there that need a sequel.

How about a Beyond Good and Evil sequel or heck I'd even prefer to see Kya 2.

Of course those are different properties and such so it's not like I'm blaming the makers of Crash for not making sequels to other games. You know what I mean though.

strideo

I remember that time too.
I miss the old days of Crash Bandicoot 3, and Spyro 1.
This game doesn't look too good though, and I really don't like the character model. He just doesn't look like Crash to me.

v-rus

I miss the days of old, when Crash and Spyro were still good. Growing up on those games, they'll always hold a small place in my heart.

Solidius

@Kinketsu:

I think you mean PSX.

globones

@pandafresh:They would be fools to, honestly.

@scarshapedstar: It was a fun little platformer but when you brought it right up against Mario 64, it got it's ass kicked.

@Ashurahori:I never, never understood after all the hype for Crash why ND let him go or why Sony never really followed up with the 'mascot' path they had put Crash on, he was pretty much at the for-front of the SCEA ads for the late 90's.

Sad fact is guys, no matter how much we may dislike these games, they sell.

Foxstar Sixtail

Seriously, when are they going to bring Crash's visuals into current-gen visuals. That' two games in a row now where they used PS2 assets in the 360 game. It looks TERRIBLE!

okenny :)

Sadly, Crash hasn't been the same since Naughty dog left the helm. Crash has gone the way of Sonic, except Crash's descent into obscurity happened a lot faster.

Handsome Fat Man

Crash was my favorite game character ever, and come to think of it still is.

But he died when Naughty Dog left.

geoffcbassett

sorry for the extra post, slow internet or somethin

turbofreak

Screw these new Crash games. When I get a PS3 I am downloading all the original Crash games off the PS Store. Those games are still my favorite games of all time! I have yet to play a game that brings that much fun and excitement.

turbofreak

I just posted on the Spyro thread saying how I love those and I have the original PS Spyro games, but the Crash games are my all time favorite games! When I get a PS3 I am gunna download all the original PS Crash games from the PS Store. All the new ones suck, only the original ones for me! Good times.

turbofreak

Crash was great, back when Naughty Dog was making the games. And that's another thing, what's with these once great titles coming out with lame ass sequels? I mean back when Insomniac was doing Spyro and Naughty Dog was doing Crash Bandicoot everything was fine. But when Sierra got there hands on these titles all their sequels started to suck. If you want me to be impressed by these sequels then get the originals developers to do them.

foxwarrior88

@Flynn De Marco
: "While the graphics looked great ..."

Eh, they really don't look all that great to me. Are these 360 pics? I hope not.

Also, is this from the devs of Crash of the Titans?

DARTH_TIGRIS

Eurgh, I hated Crash, I found him the most unloveable character ever. It was like Sony's answer to Mario and Sonic, and it was horrible. Right up there with Croc in 'games I really hate'. Still each to their own.

TearsandScreams

Haha
The story sounds good to me, taking inspiration from the real word and laughing at it

chemical_eng_mx

BRING BACK NAUGHTY DOG!

The Great Aussie Evil

I just bought all three Crash games the other day on PSN. The memories are flooding back from the PSX days when I was a kid, but I haven't played any Crash games since Warped (3).

slikz21

Its not going to be on the Wii? Shame. Crash of the Titans had the best damn 3d co-op platforming experience ever and Mario Galaxy's controls actually felt clunky after playing through Crash.

Seriously, Twinsanity and Titans are both rather good games and its a shame most people can't get past their "Durrr its not Naughty Dog" bias to actually enjoy them, its not like Sonic or Spyro where the recent 3d games in those series are actually really bad.

Lijik

@mcool93: What?, you never played the original Crash for the PS1?.

That game introduced me to PS1, it blew my fucking mind away.

Fyren

I've never liked any crash before but after trying Crash of the Titan demo, I actually went to buy the game, and it turns out to be entertaining. I especially enjoyed the hijacking animal part.

According to the screens, we can still hijack those animals, and if it's a worthy sequel, I think I'm gonna buy it.

mcool93

@Fyren: Same here, my friend. I felt my jaw drop when I saw my uncle playing just the demo of Crash 1. Not only was it totally 3D, it genuinly looked awesome... I still play it sometimes.

-MoarPlz-

'for the Xbox 360, PS2, PSP and PSP.'
Eh? I think my mind just divided by zero.

-MoarPlz-

@strideo: I long for the day that I can get a BG&E sequel. One of the best games I've ever played.

GoldenGotGame

I enjoyed Crash of the Titans on PS2, and this game really should be out for PS3, a bit long into the cycle to be snubbing it now.

Ecks

What the hell is a Bandicoot?

HonusWScruggs

So good it's coming to the PSP twice?

Interstella5555