Crash Bandicoot: Warped | |
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Developer(s) | Naughty Dog |
Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
Distributor(s) | Universal Interactive Studios |
Director(s) | Jason Rubin |
Producer(s) | David Bowry Grady Hunt Roppyaku Tsurumi |
Designer(s) | Evan Wells |
Programmer(s) |
Andy Gavin Stephen White Greg Omi Bob Rafei |
Artist(s) |
Charles Zembillas Erik Panglilinan |
Writer(s) | Jason Rubin |
Composer(s) | Josh Mancell |
Series | Crash Bandicoot |
Platform(s) | PlayStation |
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Genre(s) | Platform |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Aggregate scores | |
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Aggregator | Score |
GameRankings | 89.07% |
Metacritic | 91/100 |
Review scores | |
Publication | Score |
AllGame | |
GamePro | 5/5 |
Game Revolution | B+ |
GameSpot | 8.9/10 |
IGN | 9.1/10 |
OPM (US) | 5/5 |
Crash Bandicoot: Warped (known in Europe and Oceania as Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped) is a platform game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It was released in North America on November 4, 1998, and in Europe and Japan in December 1998. It was re-released for the Sony Greatest Hits line-up on August 23, 1999 and for the Platinum Range in 2000. The game was later made available for the PlayStation Store in North America on February 7, 2008, and in Europe on October 23, 2008. A remastered version will be included in the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy collection for the PlayStation 4 in 2017.
The game's story takes place immediately after the events of the preceding game: Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. The ruins of a space station called the Cortex Vortex owned by the series antagonist, Doctor Neo Cortex, crash-lands on Earth and unleashes an evil entity known as Uka Uka, Aku Aku's evil younger twin brother, who joins with Cortex and the time-obsessed Doctor Nefarious Tropy and they plan to gather powerful Crystals in their original places in time and use their energy to enslave the Earth. The game follows the main characters Crash and Coco Bandicoot as they travel through time and prevent the villains from gathering the Crystals by collecting them themselves.