Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time Debuts a New Style of Play, New Playable Character & New Skins During PlayStation’s St...
August 06 2020 - 04:45PM
Business Wire
Crash Bandicoot is back and going all-new in Crash Bandicoot™ 4:
It’s About Time™. Debuted today during PlayStation’s “State of
Play” event is a new mode of play that’s being added to the
platform adventure called: N. Verted mode – a Bumpa-berry fueled
mirror mode which lets players traverse through neon wastelands,
old timey film sets that crank up gameplay speed and other
awe-inspiring new takes on Crash’s world. But that’s not all! More
characters from the Crash Bandicoot™ multiverse are coming back,
including Dingodile, tail-slapping his way through crates, now as a
new playable character in the platform adventure games.
Additionally, many zany unlockable skins will be available when the
game launches on October 2, 2020. PlayStation players will also get
to enjoy several additional time-shattering skins upon reaching the
Dimensional Map.
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Crash and Coco will be joined by a new
playable character in Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time™.
Fan-favorite Dingodile – half dingo, half crocodile – is back and
tail-slapping his way through crates for the first time in the
platform adventure game! Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time will be
available for PlayStation® 4, PlayStation® 4 Pro, Xbox One and Xbox
One X on October 2, 2020. Pre-orders are live now for a suggested
retail price of $59.99 in the U.S. (Graphic: Business Wire)
To help create this mind-bending style of play for Crash
Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, lead developer Toys for Bob
collaborated with friends at Beenox to create the unique
presentations in this mode. Properly named the “N. Verted mode” –
this bizarre take on levels takes the concept of mirror mode and
phase-shifts it into entirely new dimensions, giving players
alternate perspectives, sound effects, music and in some
dimensions, extra additional transformations to the gameplay
experience. Players will be able to master every world all over
again by replaying in N. Verted mode, earning Bumpa-berries instead
of Wumpa fruit, with opportunities to rack up even more
rewards.
“This is the first new game in the Crash Bandicoot series in
more than a decade, so we felt it was important to introduce a
brand-new style of play,” said Paul Yan, Chief Creative Officer and
Co-Studio Head at Toys for Bob. “We teamed up with our good friends
at Beenox to help us develop N. Verted mode, and they brought all
of the same passion and expertise that went into the amazing Crash™
Team Racing Nitro-Fueled.”
Crash and Coco will also be joined by new playable characters at
key points on their journey to save the multiverse. In addition to
already revealed Neo Cortex, enter fan-favorite Dingodile – half
dingo, half crocodile – as a playable character for the first time
in the platform adventure games! After Crash Bandicoot: Warped,
Dingodile hung up his old flamethrower-rocket launcher combo and
retired from a life of villainy. But now he’s back with unfinished
business, falling through space and time into another dimension
where his adventure to return home begins.
Further customizing the bandicoot experience, Toys for Bob is
revealing unlockable skins for Crash and Coco that will be unlocked
by players that earn gems and complete challenges throughout the
game. These all-new skins are totally cosmetic, giving bandicoots
dozens of costumes and wacky outfits to wear across levels while
showing off their achievements, adding another level of zaniness to
the N. Sane nature of Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time. From
pirate garb, to space suits, to unicorn onesies, dinosaur scales
and more – you’ll need serious skills to unlock every skin in the
game! Arriving first on PlayStation are two additional sets of
skins for Crash and Coco awarded automatically after players
complete the second level of the game and access the Dimensional
Map. These skins, dubbed “Marsupus Erectus” and “Serious Upgrade,”
will be available on other platforms no earlier than December 31,
2021.
“Toys for Bob has pulled out all the stops modernizing this
classic franchise, from bringing to life visually stunning worlds,
to creating a wide breadth of content and new ways to play, like N.
Verted mode and additional playable characters,” said Michelle
Bresaw, Vice President of Product Management and Marketing at
Activision. “We’re confident this is a sequel fans have been
waiting for, staying true to the franchise, while also bringing a
fresh, new experience.
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time will be available for
PlayStation® 4, PlayStation® 4 Pro, Xbox One and Xbox One X on Oct.
2, 2020. Pre-orders are live now for a suggested retail price of
$59.99 in the U.S. For more information on the Crash Bandicoot
franchise, please visit www.crashbandicoot.com and follow
@CrashBandicoot on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
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