Crash Bandicoot is a video game series created by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin. [1] It is published by Activision, Sierra Entertainment, Vivendi Universal Games, Konami, Universal Interactive Studios, King, and Sony Computer Entertainment, with entries developed by Polarbit, Toys for Bob, Beenox, Radical Entertainment, Vicarious Visions, Traveller's Tales, Eurocom, King and Naughty Dog. The series debuted in 1996 with the Sony PlayStation video game Crash Bandicoot , premiered in North America on September 9, 1996. Most Crash Bandicoot games have either been platform games or released for Sony consoles and handhelds.
Most of the games in the franchise are platform games, although the series also includes other genres such as racing video games, party games and endless runners. Each game focuses on the titular protagonist Crash Bandicoot, an anthropomorphic orange bandicoot. It also features a large cast of other characters such as Doctor Neo Cortex, Aku Aku, Coco Bandicoot, Crunch Bandicoot, Doctor N. Gin, and Uka Uka. The latest game in the series is Crash Team Rumble , released in June 2023 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S.
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 1996 – PlayStation [2] 2006 – PlayStation Network [4] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 1997 – PlayStation [5] 2007 – PlayStation Network [8] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 1998 – PlayStation [9] 2008 – PlayStation Network [11] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2001 – PlayStation 2 [12] 2002 – Xbox, GameCube [13] [14] 2007 – Xbox Originals [15] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2004 – PlayStation 2, Xbox |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2007 – PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation Portable [22] [25] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2008 – PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii, |
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Original release date(s): October 2, 2020 [28] | Release years by system: 2020 – PlayStation 4, Xbox One [28] 2021 – PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows [29] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2002 – Game Boy Advance [31] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2003 – Game Boy Advance [34] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2004 – Game Boy Advance [36] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2007 – Nintendo DS [39] |
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Crash of the Titans Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2007 – Game Boy Advance [43] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2008 – Nintendo DS [44] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 1999 – PlayStation [48] 2007 – PlayStation Network [49] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2003 – PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2003 – Game Boy Advance [51] 2004 – N-Gage [53] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2005 – PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation Portable [55] [58] |
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Original release date(s): June 21, 2019 [60] | Release years by system: 2019 – PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch [60] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2000 – PlayStation [61] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2006 – Nintendo DS [64] |
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Original release date(s): June 30, 2017 [65] | Release years by system: 2017 – PlayStation 4 [65] 2018 – Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One [66] |
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Original release date(s): June 20, 2023 [67] | Release years by system: 2023 – PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S [67] |
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Crash Bandicoot Original release date(s): April 2003 [70] | Release years by system: 2003 – ExEn [70] |
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Crash Nitro Kart Original release date(s): October 2004 [72] | Release years by system: 2004 – Mobile [73] |
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Crash Twinsanity Original release date(s): December 2004 [74] | Release years by system: 2004 – Vodafone live! [75] |
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Crash Racing Original release date(s): August 2006 [77] | Release years by system: 2006 – Mobile [77] |
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Crash Bandicoot MiniGames Original release date(s): March 2007 [78] | Release years by system: 2007 – Mobile [78] |
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Crash of the Titans Original release date(s): October 2007 [80] | Release years by system: 2007 – Mobile [80] |
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Original release date(s): April 29, 2008 [81] | Release years by system: 2008 – Java, Symbian, iOS [81] [82] 2009 – N-Gage [83] |
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Crash Bandicoot: Mutant Island Original release date(s): July 2009 [85] | Release years by system: 2009 – Java Platform, Micro Edition [85] |
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Original release date(s): May 27, 2010 [86] | Release years by system: 2010 – iOS [86] |
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Original release date(s): March 23, 2021 [87] | Release years by system: 2021 – iOS, Android [87] |
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Original release date(s): May 10, 2016 [88] | Release years by system: 2016 – PlayStation 4 [88] 2022 – PlayStation 5, Windows [89] [90] |
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Original release date(s): [93] [94] | Release years by system: 2016 – PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U 2017 – Nintendo Switch |
Notes: The Crash Edition available exclusively for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. [95] |
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