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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 172 Ratings

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  1. Mar 15, 2021
    8
    graphic:9 gameplay;8 music:6 story:7 . not bad not good its normal good bye .
  2. May 1, 2021
    10
    While I have not played this game , it's a masterpiece from Activision publishing , toys for bob put so much love to make fans of crash bandicoot happy
  3. Oct 6, 2021
    4
    Some chalenges are extreme difficult to complete. It made me anxious. It is realy frustrating.
  4. Mar 26, 2021
    6
    The most frustrating game I have ever played. Instead of satisfaction I felt a big relief when I beated the main campaign and final boss.
    I love Crash but this one was really "stupid hard" . I recomend it to masochistic players.
  5. Apr 11, 2021
    8
    Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is the long-awaited sequel to the original Naughty Dog-developed trilogy of classic games released 20+ years ago on the original Playstation. That's a miracle considering that Crash Bandicoot was a dead franchise for the past decade or so thanks to Vivendi and Activision having released a multitude of games ranging from mediocre to awful (not unlike SonicCrash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is the long-awaited sequel to the original Naughty Dog-developed trilogy of classic games released 20+ years ago on the original Playstation. That's a miracle considering that Crash Bandicoot was a dead franchise for the past decade or so thanks to Vivendi and Activision having released a multitude of games ranging from mediocre to awful (not unlike Sonic the Hedgehog, I'm afraid). Then the unthinkable happened, with Activision releasing a remake of the original Playstation games (The N. Sane Trilogy and Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled) and re-igniting interest in the series. I grew up with Crash Bandicoot and I'm thankful for the existence of this exquisite 4th game.

    Gameplay is a return to form for the series, with new abilities such as wall jump, wall running, dimension-swapping, and even a few more playable characters with different playstyles. You have to break all boxes in order to unlock gems and whatnot, but you won't be able to do all these things until you progress far into the game and acquire more abilities. After you beat a level you can replay it with a time attack mode or the so-called "N. Verted mode" where you run through the inverted level plus graphical filters that change the look and feel of the level. In other words, if you wanna 100% this game you will have to replay all the levels many, many times.

    Don't let the cartoony graphics fool you, this is a tough platformer to play. I'd say difficulty is somewhere in-between the 1st and 2nd games. It's not as hardcore as the infamous 1st game, but it's no Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped-style walk in the park either where you could beat most levels on 1st try without dying once. Even if you don't attempt to break all crates and expose your character to danger, expect to die at least 5 times on each level on the 1st try on this new game (if you aim to break all the boxes expect to die 10+ times). The bosses are cool, too, not too far away from the boss fights of the first games.

    Graphics are very nice, although I'd like Crash Bandicoot's design to be closer to a teenager/young adult aesthetic (more in-line with how Crash Bandicoot used to be a teenager/young adult icon back in the day) than this kid-friendly look that somehow annoys me. On PS5 the game runs at 60 fps and renders at 4K with dynamic scaling. Added bonuses are the 3D Audio through a headset and the DualSense's haptics and adaptive triggers. All in all, this is the best version of the game.

    I'm still playing through Crash Bandicoot 4 and it's a joy to revisit one of my favorite franchises. I definitely recommend this game to any platformer fan, especially considering that nowadays platformers are not exactly abundant.
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  6. Mar 18, 2021
    10
    Amazing animations, great and smooth gameplay, Beautiful soundtrack, this game is a masterpiece
    Es muy buen juego y rescata lo bueno de crash.
  7. Mar 24, 2021
    10
    Хочу купить плойку, поэтому ставлю 10 баллов каждой игре на плойке
  8. Dec 30, 2021
    1
    Trophy list is unforgivably bad. Trophies tied to time trials with far too stringent criteria is something many people don’t want anything to do with.
  9. Jun 5, 2021
    9
    El mejor de la saga, fantástico visualmente, maravilloso diseño de niveles y una dificultad altísima pero justa, mientras lo jugaba no podía dejar de pensar "es increíble que este juego exista en pleno 2020"
  10. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    Best game crash all time, hilarious history, graphics insanes, perfect music and dificult
  11. Apr 4, 2021
    9
    Es un juegazo.Jugabilidad muy buena, graficos muy buenos y coloridos. Un autentico crash!! La dificultad es buena si quieres coger todas las cajas y hacer las “cintas” o misiones ocultas, puedes morir decenas de veces..! Mola! Sobre la actualizacion de PS5 ( la verdad que en la anterior generacion se ve muy bien) solidos 60fps y un 4K espectacular. No dudeis en comprarlo me lo estoyEs un juegazo.Jugabilidad muy buena, graficos muy buenos y coloridos. Un autentico crash!! La dificultad es buena si quieres coger todas las cajas y hacer las “cintas” o misiones ocultas, puedes morir decenas de veces..! Mola! Sobre la actualizacion de PS5 ( la verdad que en la anterior generacion se ve muy bien) solidos 60fps y un 4K espectacular. No dudeis en comprarlo me lo estoy pasando como un niño de 13 años allá en el año 98” Expand
  12. May 1, 2021
    10
    Hard But incredibly fun and definitely 10 times better than wrath of cortex.
  13. Jul 15, 2021
    8
    After playing the mediocre N.Sane Trilogy (they are obviously aged games now, despite the hits they used to be), you can feel the huge improvement on this one. Crash 4 is a really good platformer which is incredibly better than it's predecessors and even better on PS5.

    The best change is: the enhanced controls. They are so smooth and feel way better. Also, they have added an indicator
    After playing the mediocre N.Sane Trilogy (they are obviously aged games now, despite the hits they used to be), you can feel the huge improvement on this one. Crash 4 is a really good platformer which is incredibly better than it's predecessors and even better on PS5.

    The best change is: the enhanced controls. They are so smooth and feel way better. Also, they have added an indicator below Crash for you to know where he is when he is airborne minimizing the depth problem which was really annoying in the trilogy.

    Also, the game has funny characters, and stunning visuals. The performance and visuals on PS5 are just astonishing.

    The game though is challenging, especially in the last levels of the game. And if you want to 100%, well yeah... Good luck with that.

    I bough this game on sale because I wasn't sure if I would like it but I definetely enjoyed it a lot. It's not the platformer out there for sure, but it's really good for the genre.
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  14. Jun 23, 2021
    9
    It's a very well made game, for sure, but it's also freaking frustrating to a nonsense level. Challenges are good, but this is too much, in my opinion.
    Anyway, I loved the redesign of the characters and the story was cute too. I'm having fun playing it just because I decided it's not worth to go for completion and lose my sanity
  15. Jul 22, 2021
    0
    I simply cannot ignore the disrespect this game dishes out. The level design not even HALFWAY into the game is cruel and sadistic. Hidden boxes are everywhere and the levels are long as hell. Box pacement is downright harsh and nasty. And the hitboxes on the vehicle sections are so off making completion even more frustrating. There are so many glaring flaws here when trying to complete theI simply cannot ignore the disrespect this game dishes out. The level design not even HALFWAY into the game is cruel and sadistic. Hidden boxes are everywhere and the levels are long as hell. Box pacement is downright harsh and nasty. And the hitboxes on the vehicle sections are so off making completion even more frustrating. There are so many glaring flaws here when trying to complete the game including the PERFECT RELICS. Toys For Bob, dont expect me to be perfect at your **** game if you didnt take the time to test it and perfect your 'precision platforming'. You guys just cant make a good game that feels right and you should stick to making titles no one cares about. Legit this game gave me cancer because it is HELL to play. And this game is for 12 year olds! Dont make anymore Crash games TfB. You suck at making games. Expand
  16. Jan 24, 2022
    10
    Joshua1995, you already are a 12-year-old, moron. This game was made by developers, not you, fat loser. It was made good.
  17. Mar 14, 2021
    10
    Amazing animations, great and smooth gameplay, Beautiful soundtrack, this game is a masterpiece
  18. Mar 22, 2021
    9
    A good return to the origins with new mechanics and polished graphics for the new generation of Gamers.
  19. Mar 31, 2021
    8
    So frustrating, and enjoyable. Improve graphics for ps4. And great soundtrack
  20. Jun 23, 2021
    9
    boy has this game came a long way i remeber playing it on the old school sega it was this donkey knog sonic and the hunting duck game for me i could never get board with these classic type games
  21. Aug 10, 2021
    8
    muy buen juego! super entretenido y me recordó a cuando jugaba a la ps1 horas y horas a la trilogía original, recomendado
  22. Mar 12, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. OMG this game is absolute trash!!! It is by far one of the worst ps5 experiences that I have ever had. Let me tell you why though. The controls are terrible!! So many times where I failed a jump out of my **** control because of the floaty as hell jumping! The music is INCREDIBLY BORING. The box placement is nothing short of pure EVIL. Like seriously though it is so horrible to come to the end of a long 15 minute level just to miss one **** box at the very end. The flashback tapes remind me of the n brio bonus stages of crash 1 (in a horrible way) the new gimmicks are treated like necessities rather than optional goodies like in crash 3. The 3 deaths or less gem!!!!!! BY FAR THE WORST GEM IN CRASH HISTORY! The blue gem challenge sucks ass, the coloured gem gauntlets (mostly) suck ESPECIALLY THE ONE FOR TOXIC TUNNELS!!!! The funny and hilarious death animations are gone forever and replaced by resident evil-like deaths. The humor is cringy and makes me want to kill my ps5 just to remove the horrible taste of the crash 4 humor. The inverted levels are nothing short of padding to artificially extend the game run-time. The relics are the worst in the series because of the useless-as-butt triple spin power-down (You expected me to say power-up?) which will turn your fingers into jelly. And the ENDING!!!! **** the ending of this game as it is the most anti-climactic ending in video-game history. These stupid, idiotic and brainless critics are lying to you. Take their reviews with a pinch of salt. Play the n sane trilogy instead. It is the true king of crash platformers. Hell, play Wrath of Cortex instead it is 10000000000 times better than that stupid horrible and sadistic abomination of a 3d platformer. DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!!! TRUST ME IT IS NOT WORTH IT!! Expand
  23. Jul 6, 2022
    2
    Wow one of the 10s on here is a literal employee rating their game they supposedly "didn't play". Talk about knowing your game isn't very good. Lmao.
    The entire thing is filled with glitches and weird jump controls and camera angles. I recommend grabbing it free on plus like I did this month or skipping this one til it's $10 or less. Not worth anything more than a low indie price.
    Wow one of the 10s on here is a literal employee rating their game they supposedly "didn't play". Talk about knowing your game isn't very good. Lmao.
    The entire thing is filled with glitches and weird jump controls and camera angles. I recommend grabbing it free on plus like I did this month or skipping this one til it's $10 or less. Not worth anything more than a low indie price. Terrible. 2 points for art style/graphics alone.
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  24. Sep 5, 2023
    10
    O game tem tudo que uma continuação deve ter. Nao é um requentado dos Crash antigos. É literalmente um jogo novo com ideias novas, designs novos etc. Incrível.
  25. Oct 11, 2022
    8
    De los mejores juegos plataforma que hay, una mejora tanto visual como de jugabilidad con toda la esencia de los crash bandicoot de PSONE, niveles que conforme te acercas al final va aumentando la dificultad donde tienes que mejorar en cada fallo, retos muy dificiles con logros bastante complicados de hacer y bastante rejugable cada nivel ya que hay secretos en cada nivel para obtener el 100 %.
  26. Aug 1, 2022
    10
    Fantastic addition to the Crash series! I love the idea of unlocking a new skin in each level, tons of replayability. A fair warning that more casual gamers will definitely struggle with the last 1/3rd of the game, it gets pretty brutal (but awesome)
  27. Aug 31, 2021
    8
    Graphics 9/10
    Playability 8/10
    Entertainment 8/10
    Dualsense 5/10
    Overall 8/10
    Sometimes too frustrating...
  28. Mar 28, 2023
    7
    Una de las cosas que me preocupaban al jugar un juego de Crash no desarrollado por Naughty Dog era el de jugar un juego sin escencia asi como lo eran los juegos de Crash y los titanes. Y no me equivoque, a pesar de que Crash 4 es el crash mas cercano al trabajo de los creadores de Uncharted, es notable que el juego pierde mucho de su esencia sobre todo en los controles y en el ritmo delUna de las cosas que me preocupaban al jugar un juego de Crash no desarrollado por Naughty Dog era el de jugar un juego sin escencia asi como lo eran los juegos de Crash y los titanes. Y no me equivoque, a pesar de que Crash 4 es el crash mas cercano al trabajo de los creadores de Uncharted, es notable que el juego pierde mucho de su esencia sobre todo en los controles y en el ritmo del juego . Crash 4 tiene multiples problemas de platforming y diseño de niveles, crash 4 es un juego dificil pero frustrante, esa dificultad que sabes que no es tu culpa si no que mueres por el mal diseño del juego. El modo retro es inutil ya que el juego esta hecho para que mueras una y otra vez y las 4 a 5 vidas que tienes son ridículas en este sentido pues hay niveles que de plano llegas a juntar hasta 100 muertes. Y no, no soy un manco ya que me pasaba battletoads y demon souls con una vida, pero creo que la dificultad debe de ir acompañada con diversión y no solo con frustración y es ahi donde crash 4 falla. Crash 4 es buen juego pero un juego que no esta ala altura de crash 3 por su diversión. Gráficamente cumple, aunque juegos como ratchet se ven y se siente mejor. Aunque debo decir que valoro el esfuerzo por hacer aun juego de plataformas 3d en estos tiempos y aunque tenga sus errores e sun juego que considera que los amantes del genero deben tener. Expand
  29. Jul 20, 2022
    0
    I'm writing this review mainly as a warning to parents who might want to buy the game for their children. Don't do this if you do not want to harm the child. This game is the opposite of what it looks like on the surface - a nice cheerful fun. It's actually an evil frustration simulator.
    I've played a number of difficult games, but never anything like Crash Bandicoot 4. If I managed to
    I'm writing this review mainly as a warning to parents who might want to buy the game for their children. Don't do this if you do not want to harm the child. This game is the opposite of what it looks like on the surface - a nice cheerful fun. It's actually an evil frustration simulator.
    I've played a number of difficult games, but never anything like Crash Bandicoot 4. If I managed to accidentally pass a level after many attempts, it was only through sheer luck, so I didn't even feel any satisfaction.
    The original Crash games were very difficult, but still playable for a normal person. This one is only for speedrunners and similar hardcore gamers. Unfortunately, if the developers made the game just a little bit accessible, there would be hateful comments from this type of people everywhere. So in fear of them, the developers have made them practically the only target category of their game.
    The game might have deserved an extra star for its nice graphics, but because it's so awful in gameplay, I have to give it the lowest score.
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  30. Mar 29, 2022
    10
    A classic jump’n run comes to the new generation. Looks great, plays great, better than ever before. Playing as Coco is such a great addition, I’m really appreciate it, as well as the free PS5 upgrade.
  31. Nov 29, 2021
    6
    I have to tell I'm not a big Crash player. I played some on PS1 and pS2 when I was a kid and that's about that. I beat this game but I hated all the way to the end, it was verrry frustrating. The bosses are super easy but the levels aren't, especially if you try to get every boxes and wumpa fruit. I'm happy I beat it, it was not all bad, but never again. Oh but it has a lot of greatI have to tell I'm not a big Crash player. I played some on PS1 and pS2 when I was a kid and that's about that. I beat this game but I hated all the way to the end, it was verrry frustrating. The bosses are super easy but the levels aren't, especially if you try to get every boxes and wumpa fruit. I'm happy I beat it, it was not all bad, but never again. Oh but it has a lot of great mechanics, which is a plus. Expand
  32. Aug 8, 2022
    7
    Продолжение хардкорной серии платформеров и оно все такое же беспощадное к игрокам, но разработчики чуть сжалились и добавили возможность играть без ограниченного кол-ва континиумов. Из плюсов - разнообразие героев и геймплеев, хороший дизайн уровней. Из минусов - бедное повествование и излишня сложность в некоторых моментах.Продолжение хардкорной серии платформеров и оно все такое же беспощадное к игрокам, но разработчики чуть сжалились и добавили возможность играть без ограниченного кол-ва континиумов. Из плюсов - разнообразие героев и геймплеев, хороший дизайн уровней. Из минусов - бедное повествование и излишня сложность в некоторых моментах.
  33. Oct 31, 2022
    8
    +
    Vuelta de una de las sagas icónicas.
    Jugablemente perfecto para el género. Muy buena duración. Gráficamente impecable. Rendimiento a prueba de bombas. Dificultad alta y retante. - Dicha dificultad muchas veces se les va de las manos de forma escandalosa, los últimos niveles son un prueba y error, haciendo frustrante la experiencia. Es imposible sacarse el platino,pero
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    Vuelta de una de las sagas icónicas.
    Jugablemente perfecto para el género.
    Muy buena duración.
    Gráficamente impecable.
    Rendimiento a prueba de bombas.
    Dificultad alta y retante.

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    Dicha dificultad muchas veces se les va de las manos de forma escandalosa, los últimos niveles son un prueba y error, haciendo frustrante la experiencia.
    Es imposible sacarse el platino,pero imposible, uno de los juegos más dificiles que he jugado en mi vida. No hace justicia para el que lo quiera jugar sin ser gamer experimentado.
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  34. Mar 30, 2022
    9
    Ein sehr lustiger und energiegeladener und kreativer Plattformer von Anfang bis Ende, der auch noch voller Charme ist. Seien Sie jedoch vorsichtig, 100 Prozent sind bekanntlich eine unglaublich dumme Idee.
  35. Oct 5, 2021
    9
    Bom jogo, para quem gosta de desafios a dificuldade é insana. Os gráficos são excelentes, a história é OK, mas no geral é bem divertido.
  36. Apr 4, 2022
    9
    This game is absolutely gas, a true sequel to the classic trilogy with a variety of unique and challenging levels that dive into a bunch of fun mechanics and aesthetics throughout the game. A must-play platformer and a criminally underrated release.
  37. Feb 4, 2023
    3
    Игра слишком тяжёлая, графика и сюжет неплохой, но геймплей реально не понятный
  38. May 27, 2022
    0
    This is just one giant trial and error. Everything you do requires you to first get killed and then memorize the entire level. The camera is awfully angled 100% of the time. Depth perception isn't something that can be had with this. The rewards for winning are more challenges, and the "challenge" is just trial and error. It doesn't live up to the hype and even outside of the crashThis is just one giant trial and error. Everything you do requires you to first get killed and then memorize the entire level. The camera is awfully angled 100% of the time. Depth perception isn't something that can be had with this. The rewards for winning are more challenges, and the "challenge" is just trial and error. It doesn't live up to the hype and even outside of the crash franchise, this game would never stand on its own as even a remotely fun experience. I personally really enjoy challenging games, but making a platformer 100% memory is a strange move. Also, things like Tawna's hookshot, and especially the wall jump just sometimes don't work. I hate the way game devs no longer hire testers anymore. Expand
  39. Jul 10, 2022
    5
    They truly ruined it for me. Unless u want to he frustrated and spend over. 100 hours repeating the same nonsense. The graphics are amazing with a gorgeous palette selection. I love the trilogy so much more this
  40. Mar 31, 2022
    8
    Challenges are difficult. Easter eggs (hidden gems, bonus episodes) are hard to find. Good game mechanics, Its supporting hdr. Musics and animations so much fun as well. Its worth it
  41. Jul 23, 2022
    6
    Okay buddy I don’t know what I would do the same thing as I am an atheist but I don’t believe it is true religion but I
  42. Aug 6, 2022
    8
    De todos los juegos de la saga Crash, este sin duda es el más completo de todos. Dispone de una gran variedad de niveles y nuevas mecánicas que hacen que el juego sea bastante entretenido. Además, el hecho de poder hacer uso de diversos personajes a lo largo de la historia es también una gran novedad. Sin embargo, pese a que es un gran juego, tiene algunos aspectos negativos que hacen queDe todos los juegos de la saga Crash, este sin duda es el más completo de todos. Dispone de una gran variedad de niveles y nuevas mecánicas que hacen que el juego sea bastante entretenido. Además, el hecho de poder hacer uso de diversos personajes a lo largo de la historia es también una gran novedad. Sin embargo, pese a que es un gran juego, tiene algunos aspectos negativos que hacen que no se pueda disfrutar del todo de él. La dificultad en los niveles finales es demasiado grande, ya que, por ejemplo, el mínimo error de cálculo durante un salto hace que estés perdido y tengas que volver a empezar desde el último punto de control. Además, esa dificultad viene acompañada de una excesiva duración de los niveles. En mi opinión, si el nivel es muy complicado, al menos habría que hacerlo más corto o poner más puntos de control en este caso.
    En definitiva, un muy buen juego (el mejor de la saga desde mi punto de vista), pero con una dificultad excesiva en algunos niveles que hacen que no se pueda disfrutar del todo.
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  43. Sep 13, 2022
    10
    bro just get some good



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  44. Nov 25, 2022
    8
    Muy entretenido, crash nunca defrauda y se nota la evolución del juego en mecánicas y gráficos, hubiese querido un mejor modo multijugador para jugar con amigos.
  45. Jan 29, 2023
    7
    This game would be 9/10 if it wasn’t just ridiculously difficult. Don’t get me wrong: I really do enjoy challenges in general. This is just too much to enjoy.

    I did complete the game, but I’m unlikely to play it ever again.
  46. Apr 18, 2023
    10
    Super hardcore platforming for those of us who have been playing Crash Bandicoot since the 90's. I love everything new and old in the game. The masks specifically add excellent gameplay features.
  47. Jul 8, 2023
    9
    Thank God I didn't care about these metacritic reviews by casual players who can't face challenging games, and keep crying like babies when the game doesn't grab by their hands and do everything for them.

    "OMG, This game is so unfair, is so difficult, I can't get through it. Please give us an easy difficult mode. I'm rage quitting .... Boo hoooooo!
Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Jun 1, 2021
    80
    Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is a great game. Although its difficulty can be frustrating and some lengthy sequences are tedious, the world design is crisp and filled with humour, the levels overflow with creativity and most importantly, completing a level is satisfying. The plot is thin, but the cartoony vibes provoke a great mix of nostalgia and charm. The PlayStation 5 upgrade significantly improves load times and takes the game's visuals to another level. Crash fans have much to love in this long-awaited sequel. Although newcomers to the series may be turned off by how punishing the game can be, this title is an adventure worth embarking on.
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Apr 12, 2021
    100
    Modernized nostalgic bomb stuffed with tons of content. Toys for Bob did it brilliantly again. I just want to know one thing: when will we get GEX? [Issue#310]
  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Apr 6, 2021
    80
    A very pretty and slick platformer that runs beautifully on PS5. Use of the console’s unique features are limited, but it’s still well worth playing. [Issue#187, p.80]