Over the past couple of years, Activision Blizzard has made quite the effort in electrifying life back into the presumed dead Bandicoots of the 90’s. Between remaking the original Crash Bandicoot trilogy and its cult favorite spinoff kart-racer, the stage was set to unleash Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time onto the world (not to mention a mobile runner game that coincided with the sequel’s launch). With a fresh art style and surprisingly animated story beats, this “canonical” addition to the series hasn’t just been a reminder that there’s not quite any platforming games out there like Crash, but that some reimagining of the cast lends itself well to an original, spunky take on animated cartoon characters.

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