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Crash of the Titans

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7.0 User Score:

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Game Info

Publisher: Sierra Entertainment

Developer: Radical Entertainment

Genre(s): Action, Adventure

Players: 2

ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older)

Release Date: October 2, 2007

Summary

In Crash of the Titans, players fight a nefarious plot hatched by Crash's arch nemeses Neo and Nina Cortex to mutate the local creatures into titanic abominations. Using Crash's legendary mix of outrageous antics and daredevil bravado, players "hijack" enemies to take control of their action and use their fearsome powers against all manner of enemies. "Jack to Attack!" – Control, play and battle as 15 enemies, including titanic creatures such as Scorporilla, Ratcicle, Magamadon and Shellephant. While in control of a monster players can throw toxic stink bombs, call lightning down from the sky, fire lasers beams from their eyes or even impale enemies with a massive scorpion tail - use all of the creatures' special abilities to defeat Neo and Nina Cortex. Crash now has a powerful acrobatic fighting system that includes punches and flying kicks, multiple attacks and special counter moves. Players can power-up skills to unlock new attacks and blazing combos. Crash can now interact with his world in totally new ways. Players can wall-run, swing from ropes and flip off springboards – Crash can even toss Aku Aku on the ground to surf, skate, grind and shred. At any point in the game, a second player can join in the fun and play as Carbon-Crash to help unleash total chaos. In a totally innovative twist to co-op action gaming, Crash can even jack Carbon-Crash (or vice versa) for some hysterical Crash "jacked"-Crash mayhem. [Sierra Entertainment]

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What The Critics Said

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IGN

Definitely one of the better handheld Crash games to hit the market.

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Cheat Code Central

My major criticism is that is only takes an afternoon to complete.

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NintendoWorldReport

A mediocre game with some interesting ideas. Crash Bandicoot fans should enjoy it, but gamers looking for a decent platformer on their DS should look elsewhere.

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PTGamers

Amaze was able to include the best elements from the more advanced consoles, adding its own twist in pair with the uniqueness of the DS, and the result is positive.

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Games Radar (in-house)

Crash of the Titans is polished and fun while it lasts. We just have a hard time recommending a purchase when it all ends so quickly.

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GameSpot

There's plenty to do, and controlling the enemy is a neat twist, but the adventure is over too soon.

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GameZone

Close to achieving Naughty Dog greatness in level design but far away from that success in other areas, Crash of the Titans isn’t on par with its 2D, Game Boy Advance predecessors.

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Pocket Gamer UK

A decent mix of action and platform gameplay, but despite an interesting new feature, Crash of the Titans simply doesn't do enough to stand out in a sea of Nintendo DS titles.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Simon G. gave it a7:
Animations and controls are a bit to stiff to my likings (it feel like Crash is “snapping” on a grid all the time), but overall I was surprised to find something on its own and not just a cheap knock off, it’s totally different from the consol versions. This is where the DS version is better (or a least different) than the PS2, Wii, etc; Crash has more attack moves, the crates (regular, tnt and nitro) are back and more present, a different cast of titans (I like Jawslehoff, a lifeguard shark, with is hit song in Russia), all in all it’s closer to the originals than the others are. The DS’ touch screen and microphone are used to perform the titans’ special attacks, but this can also be done using the b button, which is great if you don’t feel like juggling between the buttons and the stylus all the time… it’s just nice to have the alternative at all time. However, there’s no way to turn the mic off, which is annoying while playing in the metro. It’s not a bad game. Amaze did a good job with a solid platformer, with more than descent graphics. My words to them for their next Crash would be to improve the controls to make them a bit more fluid and maybe work the perspective in some areas in the level which is critical in a game based on the jumping.

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