Crash Bandicoot: Ranking Every Game From Worst To Best
11. Crash Bash
Don't let the iridescent, inviting box art deceive you. There isn't much that shines too brightly in Crash Bash (which the title should probably highlight). As the inventive, originality that made Crash such a household name to begin with is stricken completely from this uncomplex snooze fest.
The quality has undoubtedly dissipated, but the thought was clearly lacking as at this point - being subsequent to CTR - it's obvious they were following the Mario formula.
This is indeed a Mario Party clone, and quite the resplendent one at that.
Opting to lose the game board for a warp room that looks like it was designed by a narcoleptic on a combination of Red Bull and sleeping pills, with its biggest offence exchanging fun for drabness.
The repetitive mini-games in a game which has only 4 stages aren't just similar, they're the same 6 mini-games re-skinned and repurposed, on purpose to save time and money on constraints. Well, either that or they're just a load of lazy bastards.
Outside of the incredulously lazy, the lack of thought further shines through in every perceivable way. The two - yes there was actually two - original characters have been forgotten immediately after playing, but its unapologetic lethargicness comes in the method they utilise for unlocking bosses.
It's not an irredeemable game, but it wouldn't be wrong to call it a cash grab.