Crash Twinsanity

 PlayStation 2
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8.5

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  1. Monkscape
    Feb 5, 2012
    6
    It's a good game for the first few levels, then it all goes downhill. The framerate is just horrible at some parts of the game, and once you beat the second world you will notice that it seems as if alot of cutscenes were taken out of the game and it feels very unfinished and rushed. Another major flaw about this game was the enemies due to the fact when you would hit them, they wouldn'tIt's a good game for the first few levels, then it all goes downhill. The framerate is just horrible at some parts of the game, and once you beat the second world you will notice that it seems as if alot of cutscenes were taken out of the game and it feels very unfinished and rushed. Another major flaw about this game was the enemies due to the fact when you would hit them, they wouldn't die or their dead prop will get in your way allowing another enemy to hit you. Also when you break crates sometimes it doesn't even give you what is in side of it. It could have been much better but the flaws really do ruin the game… Expand
  2. asjklasjklas
    Oct 4, 2014
    5
    It's been one decade since Traveller's Tales took another go at the Crash Bandicoot franchise--their first try at it resulted in The Wrath of Cortex, which was less a successor and more or less an unflattering expansion of 1998's Warped--and to be honest, any redeeming qualities Crash Twinsanity had in 2004 have aged poorly since then. The cartoonish comic relief and mildly entertainingIt's been one decade since Traveller's Tales took another go at the Crash Bandicoot franchise--their first try at it resulted in The Wrath of Cortex, which was less a successor and more or less an unflattering expansion of 1998's Warped--and to be honest, any redeeming qualities Crash Twinsanity had in 2004 have aged poorly since then. The cartoonish comic relief and mildly entertaining first quarter of the game aside, Twinsanity has more trial-and-error gameplay than it does saving points and there are an equal amount of bugs refraining it from being even remotely enjoyable. Especially in retrospective, the annoying soundtrack--which I'm assuming the creators believed to be apart of the charm of its looney toon-esque environment--and lackluster visuals and sound make for a sleepy experience for adult Crash Bandicoot fans revisiting their past. The 10th anniversary of Crash Twinsanity is about as irrelevant as the existence of this game in the first place.… Expand
  3. Klaww25
    Dec 3, 2013
    5
    This game is equally as generic as mario 3d land. Ready at Dawn is a better developer than travelers tales travelers tales may be talented at making Lego games. But ready at dawn does a better job with jack.
  4. GamecubeLover
    Jul 3, 2016
    7
    I like the variety and that Crash & Cortex team up but the graphics ain't to special. The controls are okay. This game doesn't really age well for me so this game is fun at a lot of points but this game is still flawed.
  5. MrTacoBob
    Jul 7, 2017
    7
    I dont hate this game but its not great. The concept is original and the story is great. The gameplay is mixed in my opinion. It is a fun game but nothing special.
  6. Ixvoniak
    Oct 10, 2017
    7
    This game is pretty solid.

    I have to say this game is short with only 16 levels, but overall the game was fun while it lasted.

    If you want a Crash Bandicoot game for the PS2, you may as well buy this.

    - Your Favourite Dude Who Forget His Username
  7. asjklas
    Oct 10, 2011
    6
    For the first hour and a half of the game, it's all about pure addictive platforming, colorful visuals, and hilarious dialogue. However, at at least 50 percent into the game, that fun is crushed by seemingly rushed gameplay mechanics, bugs, and lack of dialogue, making the game ultimately passable.
  8. kevinhooks
    Jan 20, 2013
    7
    A Crash game that succeeds as a great platformer and is very enjoyable to play...until it ends. Then, unfortunately, there really isn't much to go back to.
  9. homer4president
    Mar 26, 2015
    7
    Twinsanity = fun but with flaws. Design, plot, movies, music are all interesting and different. With how frustrating some parts are, you will be lucky to make it through the game to enjoy those elements. If only they had spent a little more time on the game to fix the bugs and problems, the game could have been one of the more entertaining platform games around.
  10. roymcgeeters
    Jul 1, 2012
    7
    Playing Crash Twinsanity was a bitter sweet experience for me. I saw a preview for it on a Sonic X VHS and, being the Crash fan that I am, I wanted it so bad. But chance upon chance, I missed every single oppertunity to buy the game. Then I finally got it years later. Playing this game is a love it or hate it situation. There are a lot of problems in the game the bog it down and it isPlaying Crash Twinsanity was a bitter sweet experience for me. I saw a preview for it on a Sonic X VHS and, being the Crash fan that I am, I wanted it so bad. But chance upon chance, I missed every single oppertunity to buy the game. Then I finally got it years later. Playing this game is a love it or hate it situation. There are a lot of problems in the game the bog it down and it is understandable why you would hate it, but down to the core gameplay, It's just plain fun. Twinsanity is the first game in the Crash series that seperates from it's roots. Up to now, Crash has been doing the same thing over and over again, so this is a breath of fresh air. Unlike...that abomination known as Crash Nitro Kart. The story revolves around Two evils creatures known as the Evil Twins trying to destroy the world for some reason that is dicovered later on. Crash and Cortex team up to fight these two and save their world. The story within itself is fine, but it's progression is just stupid. The appearence of The Evil Twins is just completely random and it just throws the player off guard. These two random characters pop out of nowhere and just start torturing Crash and Cortex and we have no idea why, and there are consistant plotholes, but nothing too big. This has got to be the most cartoony Crash game I have ever played in my entire life The whole world feels like a playable cartoon, and the music is...um...different from the rest of the series...I'm glad that they just didn't take the Crash Warped theme and sticked it onto this like every other game before it. It's different and even catchy, but it can get annoying and the boss music is the best out of all! I can't exactly escribe it. You really have tpo hear it to see how different the music is. The graphics are indeed Crash Bandicoot. This is the one Crash bandicoot game I have played that has come oh so close to the presentation that the original Crash Bandicoot had. Lushoious, 3-D enviorments keep the game's cartoony charm, and with a wide variety of places to explore, it's hard not to appreciate the game's presentation. The game is open world, so It's different from the past Crash bandicoot games. While it's supposed to be open world, I feel like I can't go whereever I want for some reason. The world is large and there are 4 individual worlds to explore each with 5 places inside them, making the world large, but I still feel restricted. Now to the gameplay. This is definetley a mix bag. First off let's talk about one thing that you will encounter countless times: Cheap Death. The game comes up with as many cheap ways for you to die as possible, and since life boxes do not respawn, the only way to regain lives are by collecting wumpa fruit. Why are there cheap deaths? 3 reasons the could have been obviously fixed by TRaveler's Tales: 1. Nitros kill you in one hit. In every other Crash game, the nitro could only kill you if you didn't have Aku Aku, but in this game, an explosion of any kind IS GOING TO KILL YOU!!! EVEN IF YOU'RE INVINCIBLE, THE NITROS WILL KILL YOU!!!! WHY THE SUDDEN CHANGE? IS THIS TO RAISE THE AMOUNT OF DIFFICULTY THE GAME HAS? WELL IT'S NOT WORKING!! THIS COMES OFF AS CHEAP! AND TRUST ME, YOU WILL DIE BECAUSE OF THESE THINGS, WETHER THEY BE HIDDEN OR YOU'RE RUNNING AWAY FROM A BUS AND YOU FORGOT TO HIT A CRATE HAT WOULD'VE DESTROYED THEM BEFOREHAND, THERE IS NO ESCAPE!!! 2. Glitches. Everything from Aku Aku not appearing to ammo boxes not responing to falling off a cliff thats too high WHICH HAS NEVER HAPPENED IN A CRASH GAME BEFORE, FROM PHASING INTO A WALL TO just touching a charcater, everything is here. 3. Camera. The camer can seriously screw you up in platforming sections because it views you at awkward angles making you unable to see your shadow, and some platforms won't cast your shadow which is a must in platforming! Sometimes the camera will spaz out on you, and you'll run into A NITRO AND FREAKING DIE ANOTHER CHEAP DEATH!!! I MEAN...JUST...FDSCGESRAKHFVGSUHYFUHGSSGUJNHFCU CXBVUYNHFDCUBVGDRTCBG...ok...I'm good now... at certain times, you can control Nina and Cortex. Cortex is just pathetic. He just mostly consitis of poor shooting sections and you can't even jump over boxes with him. Plus, you only get to play as him twice. They must've knew he sucked, since most of the game you'll be playing as crash. Nina is actually fun. They try to put her in platforming scetions, and they do it quite well. Sometimes, you'll controll both crash and cortex. This works, as well as the snowboarding section, although the control is ridiculouly awkward. I found myself in the air trying to turn, but i just rotate and NITRO BOXES KILL ME AGAIN!!! Wuth all of these problems, the best part is the core itself. All of these problems are small and if you can except the game for what it is, Twinsanity...can be a good game. I give it a 7.5… Expand
  11. KendylKlownfish
    Apr 12, 2011
    7
    Crash Twinsanity is short of Jak and Ratchet's kind of fun, but it's still an exhilarating effort. Pros: Lots of whacky gameplay, colorful visuals, hilarious characters and dialog, and unlike Wrath of Cortex, the old school platforming is kind of unique in this case. Cons: Once you get to the middle of the game, you realize how effortlessly produced the game is, as if it were rushed.
  12. CineAutoctono
    Dec 29, 2015
    7
    Crash: Twinsanity levels is a bit long , but aa very divertidisimo time , the rivalry between Crash and Cortex , never turned out to have an unexpected twist.
  13. [Anonymous]
    Jan 11, 2005
    7
    It's all right, but if you're a fan of the series i'm pretty sure you won't like it.
  14. Chelsea
    May 15, 2007
    6
    It's good but i like the others crash bandicoot games better. There isnt enough save points and it gets borng doing the same things over again!!!!!!
  15. A.C.
    Jan 19, 2008
    5
    This is not the Crash Bandicoot I know and love at all. Nothing is right in this game. Mediocre graphics, Ugly level design, embarrasing humor, and most important... The music is a pile of garbage.
  16. Duke-Nukem
    Mar 23, 2019
    6
    Better than the other Crash games on the PS2, but by a long shot not as good as the original Crash Bandicoot games on the PS. Less linear and more childish, bot of which are bad decisions in my opinion. Also the camera is almost never pointing at where you want to look at. At least the graphics are close to the original. The music is cute but gets annoying very fast. A very mediocre game!
  17. Jessica
    Jul 6, 2005
    5
    This game would be better if there were more save points... also things would be greatly improved if you didn´t have to suffer through the same outscenes OVER and OVER AGAIN! Everyone in our house now needs anger management counselling.
  18. CerysZ.
    Aug 16, 2005
    7
    I like the game its fun an thers more space 2 rome around but needs more save points. i have thrown the control many times after gettin far then havn 2 do it all agen and its so anoyin wen u hav 2 do that but id give it 7/10 anyway bcuz crash rocks!
  19. emlugo123
    Feb 25, 2015
    7
    I love the cartoonish graphics in this as it felt unique! I had fun until the level where you have to slide with Cortex, thought it was a bit hard to be honest.
  20. frederik1478
    Jan 12, 2023
    6
    The music is absolute amazing. This is one of the greatest soundtrack I have heard in awhile. The people are able to make these mouth noises are amazing and it fits really well with Crash Bandicoot chaotic tone

    The place where the game feels most unfinished is every boss fight is missing something maybe it's just polishers and sound effect. Unskippable cutscenes before the boss this is    The music is absolute amazing. This is one of the greatest soundtrack I have heard in awhile. The people are able to make these mouth noises are amazing and it fits really well with Crash Bandicoot chaotic tone

    The place where the game feels most unfinished is every boss fight is missing something maybe it's just polishers and sound effect.

    Unskippable cutscenes before the boss this is so bad.

    In the last half of the game it feels so unfinished the female character doesn't even say any words it's so weird the game has anof charm to pull me through it but this is so sad to see.

    This game has so much charm, but sadly you can see the day didn't get enough time to create the game. They are missing sound effects all over the place and it just feels like it needed more time in the oven.

    But I completed it and I must say that my entertainment was about 50.50 most of the time. I would give this a bed with , but the charm work so well the it a 5    … Expand
  21. Dusty_Hammer
    Jun 30, 2017
    7
    A lot of personality to the game. An interesting take to see two adversaries working together, yet constantly fighting at every turn. Due to this, the games mechanics work around that theme. And for that, it makes it something of a hidden gem in the PS2/Xbox library.

    There are extra segments that require some finesse out of controls that are not as tight as they could be [such as    A lot of personality to the game. An interesting take to see two adversaries working together, yet constantly fighting at every turn. Due to this, the games mechanics work around that theme. And for that, it makes it something of a hidden gem in the PS2/Xbox library.

    There are extra segments that require some finesse out of controls that are not as tight as they could be [such as gathering side gems]. Expect to die a lot. Unlike most Crash games, there are a plethora more Nitro boxes than TNT boxes. A generous amount of 1HKO boxes. The game would've performed better if it had longer development time to fine-tune it.

    Definitely not a game to "100%". However, a play-through to complete the main game has story elements and a colorful cast that will keep you coming back for more. Playing with Dr. Cortex, some tropes are subverted working with him and it was a blast.    … Expand
  22. sebastianali
    Mar 30, 2020
    6
    Crash Twinsanity es un gran cambio en la saga, cosa que se agradece... en parte. Tenes la exploracion de gemas, que en mi opinión es lo mejor que ofrece Twinsanity, ya que hace que explorar se sienta satisfactorio, resolviendo pequeños puzzles muy entretenidos y por ultimo las escenas donde escoltas a Cortex (junto con la utilización de Cortex y Nina que no me gusto para nada, ya que es loCrash Twinsanity es un gran cambio en la saga, cosa que se agradece... en parte. Tenes la exploracion de gemas, que en mi opinión es lo mejor que ofrece Twinsanity, ya que hace que explorar se sienta satisfactorio, resolviendo pequeños puzzles muy entretenidos y por ultimo las escenas donde escoltas a Cortex (junto con la utilización de Cortex y Nina que no me gusto para nada, ya que es lo mismo que la jugabilidad base pero empeorada). Y los jefes que son algunos de los mejores de la saga, como Tikimon y Dingodile. Lastima que el juego sea excesivamente corto, pero bueno, se dejaría pasar si fuera mejor... El problema es que no esta muy pulido en cuanto a algunas mecánicas jugables (como las escenas en las que te deslizas en Cortex.... sinceramente no puedo creer que haya gente que odie los niveles de vehículos del Crash 3 y no estas escenas.... enserio?) Los juegos de Naughy Dog tenían mejores controles y diseño de niveles, lo que hace que prefiera los Crash lineales, joder, incluso prefiero The Wrath Of Cortex ademas por las siguientes razones: Los glitches del juego te ponen como loco. Volver a una zona anterior es tedioso, sumado a que los eventos se repiten, sin la posibilidad de saltearte las cinemáticas. Ademas gráficamente se ve feo en la distancia (el horizonte esta como incompleto al verlo desde un lugar elevado), hay glitches en las texturas y en el agua. Gráficamente no tiene nada que hacer con Jak and Daxter 1 que salio 3 años antes y la sombra de crash no se ve a la hora de estar saltando encima de las cajas, cosa que es un punto muy negativo ya que no podes juzgar bien las distancias. El juego también tiene problemas a la hora de mover la cámara, sin la posibilidad de fijarla en una posición, ni cambiar el movimiento a normal en vez de al revés. También otro problema es la historia: Se siente muy incompleta (en realidad, todo en este juego se siente incompleto...) Te pasas casi todo el juego buscando cristales solo para ir a la décima dimensión y derrotar a los Gemelos Malvados. El problema es que se siente muy incompleta la historia, ya que a veces algunas escenas empiezan o terminan muy de golpe, Coco aparece como si nada en el final del juego (casi sin protagonismo por cierto), y el humor.... Uffff, no soy fan del humor de Twinsanity, ya que trata a todos los personajes como tontos, especialmente a Crash y Cortex... Se les pierde todo el respeto que tenían de los anteriores juegos... Si, los anteriores juegos tenían una historia simple, pero con personajes que te caían bien, es decir, era lo suficientemente carismáticos como para que disfrutes la historia. Acá en Twinsanity se siente muy incompleta, llena de huecos argumentales y encima con personajes irritantes. Aunque la inclusión de los Gemelos Malvados me gusto bastante y Aku Aku y Uka Uka siguen siendo igual de serios que siempre, seguiré prefiriendo la historia oscura de Warped......
    Sin embargo, me encantaría ver un Crash en 2D con los gráficos del arte conceptual de Twinsanity! La banda sonora también es increíble, aunque repetitiva en ocasiones. Gran juego, pero con un tremendo potencial desperdiciado.    … Expand
  23. JJ2FAS4U
    Dec 28, 2021
    7
    Atmosphere: 6
    Enjoyment: 6
    Gameplay: 7
    Graphics: 7
    Music: 7
    Story: 6
    Total: 6.50
  24. M_MIXER
    Sep 29, 2022
    7
    GOOD《7/10》⭐⭐

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 38
  3. Negative: 7 out of 38
  1. Play Magazine
    83
    Creating a gamer's game through and through, Traveller's Tales has delivered a 60 fps cartoon epic without sacrificing expanse, dwarfing boss encounters or vivid effects by skillfully balancing model and environment integrity with performance. [Oct 2004, p.69]
  2. Warcry
    67
    If you are looking for a reason to throw your Playstation 2 against a wall, I would recommend this game. If you are a fan of the series, maybe I am missing something.
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  3. PSM Magazine
    60
    Though the game looks and controls well, levels appear to be designed to kill the player in as many cheap ways as possible. [Dec 2004, p.78]
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