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Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is a platform game compilation that remasters the first three entries in the Crash Bandicoot series: Crash Bandicoot (1996), Cortex Strikes Back (1997), and Warped (1998)…

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Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is an adventure developed by Vicarious Visions, released 30 June 2017 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 32 hrs to finish.

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What Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is an adventure game developed by Vicarious Visions and released in 2017. It was published by Activision. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Vicarious Visions Alchemy.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Crash Bandicoot, an anthropomorphic marsupial, faces off against the villainous Doctor Neo Cortex and his henchmen across three adventures. In the first game, Crash must rescue his girlfriend Tawna from Cortex's island fortress. In the sequel, Cortex manipulates Crash into collecting crystals under false pretenses, and in the third, Crash and his sister Coco travel through time to gather powerful crystals before Cortex can use them to dominate the world.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, historical and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 74 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Crash Bandicoot series

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is the 59th of 72 entries we hold in the Crash Bandicoot series. The next entry was Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy: Stormy Ascent in 2017. Its critic score of 78 is 10 points above the series average of 68. The highest-rated entry is Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time at 86.

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How it was received

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 7 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 80, across 372 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 32 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 48 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.4GHz, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2GB | AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 30GB.

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What it launched against

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy launched on 30 June 2017, within three weeks of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Diablo III: Eternal Collection, Splatoon 2 and Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Diablo III: Eternal Collection, Splatoon 2, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy — frequently asked questions

When did Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy come out?
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy was released on 30 June 2017 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy?
At minimum, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy needs Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.4GHz, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2GB | AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB graphics, 30 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy?
The main story of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy takes around 32 hrs, or 48 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy?
The PC version needs about 30 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("30 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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