Crash of the Titans is an action-adventure game published by Sierra Entertainment and developed by Radical Entertainment for the Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable; the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance versions of the game were developed by Amaze Entertainment. It was released in North America on October 2, 2007, and in Europe on October 9, 2007;^[1] a Japanese release date has yet to be announced. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... Radical Entertainment is a video game developer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ... It has been suggested that Xbox 360 Elite be merged into this article or section. ... “PS2” redirects here. ... 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Crash of the Titans is the fourteenth installment in the Crash Bandicoot video game series, which began with Crash Bandicoot in 1996. It is the first Crash Bandicoot game to appear on a seventh generation home console, the second to support 16:9 Widescreen (the first being Crash Twinsanity), and the first to support Wi-Fi LAN.^[2] The game's story centers on the discovery of a new mysterious substance known as 'Mojo', which the antagonist of the series, Doctor Neo Cortex, plans on using to create a huge army of loyal mutants out of the inhabitants of the Wumpa Islands. The protagonist of the series, Crash Bandicoot, must stop Cortex's plot by utilizing the new technique of 'jacking' to take control of the mutated 'Titans' and destroy the Titans while collecting the mysterious mojo himself. Crash Bandicoot is a popular video game series created by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin. ... This article is about the first game in the series. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The 16:9 aspect ratio (also known as widescreen) is an aspect ratio that is 16/9 or 1. ... The inner box (green) is the format used in most pre-1952 films and pre-widescreen television. ... Crash Twinsanity, released in Japan as Crash Bandicoot 5: Eeee Crash to Cortex no Yabou?!? , lit. ... Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection logo Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is an online service run by Nintendo to facilitate free Internet play in compatible Nintendo DS and Wii games. ... Lan can stand for several things: A local area network Lan (airline) formerly LanChile Lan Peru Län, a kind of administrative division used in Sweden Lan Mandragoran, a fictional character in the Wheel of Time fantasy series by Robert Jordan. ... This article is about the video game character. ... The Wumpa Islands (as named by Crash of the Titans producer Kirsten Forbes)[1] are a group of fictional islands found in the video game series Crash Bandicoot. ... Crash Bandicoot, or simply Crash, is a popular video game character of Naughty Dogs Crash Bandicoot series created by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin. ...

The game's title is a pun on the 1981 film Clash of the Titans. Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Clash of the Titans is a 1981 fantasy movie based on the myth of the Perseus. ...

Gameplay

The gameplay in Crash of the Titans expands upon that of Crash Twinsanity; while retaining a free-roaming style of platform gaming, Titans also introduces a combat-style element in the game, with Crash throwing combos of punches and kicks against his enemies while retaining his classic spin move. These same moves can be executed against the larger enemies of the game, called "Titans". When a Titan's health is depleted, the Titan will become stunned, and will be susceptable to a new move called "jacking", in which Crash mounts the creature and takes control of it, using its abilities to destroy other Titans and enemies. Additional fighting combos can be unlocked by collecting mojo. Unlike previous games in the Crash series, Crash now has a health bar, and can take numerous hits before losing a life. Lost health can be restored by obtaining Wumpa Fruit, the once-common collectibles from past games. As it no longer takes one hit to kill Crash, the Aku Aku character plays a slightly larger role in Crash of the Titans than he did in previous games; during certain sections, Crash can use Aku Aku as a skateboard to speedily slide across the terrain, and can also be used as a shield during combat. Small golden versions of Aku Aku can be used to temporarily empower Crash, heightening his speed and power for a limited time. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The DS version of Titans plays in a format similar to that of previous Crash installments. The game takes place on four islands, each with two levels and a boss. When a boss is defeated, a new island is unlocked.^[3] This process is repeated until the game is won. Each island has its own "Pachinko board" where players can win "on-demand items", items that can be used to restore health, provide temporary invincibility, set off Nitro explosions, etc. Additional content can also be won at these Pachinko boards, such as gallery art, cheats, and a mojo jackpot.^[3]

Plot

Setting

Main article: Wumpa Islands

Titans features twenty episodes (each having multiple levels within), moving through five major themes starting with the Wumpa Islands, Crash's homeplace. Later in the game, Crash travels through a wood-cutting/mining area and a lava level that features giant steel mosquitoes sucking minerals out of the ground. The final moments of the game take place in Cortex's over-the-top Liberace-style lair.^[4] The Wumpa Islands (as named by Crash of the Titans producer Kirsten Forbes)[1] are a group of fictional islands found in the video game series Crash Bandicoot. ... Wladziu Valentino Liberace (May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987), better known by only his last name Liberace (LIB-ber-RAH-chee), was an American entertainer. ...

Characters

Main article: List of Crash Bandicoot characters

Nine returning characters from previous Crash titles star in the Wii version of Titans,^[5] all of them given a new modern "punk" look designed by Raine Anderson^[6] that is distinct from other cartoon characters.^[7] Crash Bandicoot, the player character and protagonist, is a mutated bandicoot who must defeat Doctor Cortex and use the Titans against each other while collecting the mysterious new mojo to advance his own fighting techniques. He is voiced by Jess Harnell in both the English version of the game and the Japanese dub. Aiding Crash is Aku Aku, an ancient wooden mask who acts as a shield and skateboard for Crash. He is voiced by Greg Eagles and Kenichi Ogata. Crash's allies and adoptive siblings are Coco Bandicoot (voiced by Debi Derryberry and Satomi Arai), his genius sister, and Crunch Bandicoot (voiced by Chris Williams and Masafumi Kimura), his muscle-bound friend. This is a list of characters appearing in the video game series Crash Bandicoot. ... Jess Q. Harnell (born December 23, 1963 in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA), is an American voice actor, best known for portraying Wakko Warner and Walter Wolf on Animaniacs. ... Greg Eagles is the voice actor for Peter Stillman in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and is also the voice actor for the DARPA Chief Donald Anderson and the Ninja under the name George Byrd. ... Kenichi Ogata ) (March 29, 1942 - ) is a male seiyÅ« from Tagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture. ... Coco Bandicoot is a fictional video game character and secondary protagonist in the Crash Bandicoot series. ... Debi Derryberry is an American voice actress. ... Arai Satomi (新井里美, July 4, 1980 -) is a seiyu from Chiba prefecture. ... Crunch Bandicoot ) is a fictional video game character from the Crash Bandicoot series, and one of the main antagonists of Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex. ... Chris Williams (Born in Westchester, New York) is an African-American actor. ... Masafumi Kimura ) (March 3, ???? - ) is a male seiyÅ« from Aomori Prefecture affiliated with Pro Baobab. ...

The main antagonist of the series, Doctor Neo Cortex, is a mad scientist who captures Coco and Aku Aku, and wants to use the stolen mojo to create an army of dangerous mutants. He is voiced by Lex Lang and Shōzō Iizuka. The entity behind Cortex's plot for world domination is Uka Uka (voiced by John DiMaggio and Ryūzaburō Ōtomo), who eventually tires of Cortex's incompetance and replaces him with his cyborg niece, Nina Cortex (voiced by Amy Gross in the console version, Debi Derryberry in the DS version and Chihiro Kusaka in the Japanese release). Aiding the Cortexes are Doctor N. Gin (voiced by Nolan North and Mitsuru Ogata), Cortex's right-hand man, and Tiny Tiger (voiced by Chris Williams in the console version and Nolan North on the DS), a Mike Tyson-esque minion of Cortex. Walter Alexis Lang, better known as Lex Lang, is an American voice actor, musician, singer, and co-founder of Love Planet Records. ... Shōzō Iizuka ) is a veteran seiyÅ« who was born May 23, 1933 in Tokyo. ... Uka Uka , a. ... John William DiMaggio (born September 4, 1968) is an American voice actor. ... RyÅ«zaburō ÅŒtomo ) (May 18, 1952 - ) is a male seiyÅ« from Tokyo currently affiliated with Aoni Production, and formely affiliated with 81 Produce. ... This is a list of characters appearing in the video game series Crash Bandicoot. ... Chihiro Kusaka ) (December 9, 1978 - ) is a female seiyÅ« from Fudai, Iwate. ... Doctor N. Gin , sometimes spelled N-Gin) is a fictional video game character and secondary villain in the Crash Bandicoot series of video games. ... Nolan Ramsey North (October 31, 1970 - ) is an American voice actor born in New Haven, Connecticut. ... Mitsuru Ogata ) (March 24, 1961 - ) is a male seiyÅ« from Aomori Prefecture affiliated with Mausu Promotion. ... Tiny Tiger , erroneously named Taz Tiger in Crash Bandicoot 2) is a fictional video game character and secondary villain in the Crash Bandicoot series. ... Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is a former American world heavyweight boxing champion and is the youngest man to have won a world heavyweight title. ...

Dingodile, with his voice provided by Nolan North, exclusively appears in the DS and Game Boy Advance versions of Titans as a boss character.^[3] A "Carbon Crash" is also playable in the two-player co-op mode. Crunch and Uka Uka are absent from the DS version.

Story

In the beginning of the game, Crash Bandicoot aids Coco with a butter-recycling device.^[8] This peace is interrupted by Doctor Neo Cortex, who arrives in his airship. He captures Coco and Aku Aku, and encases Crunch in crystal. In an attempt to stop Doctor Cortex, Crash throws Coco's machine at the airship, and manages to sever Aku Aku's cage, which falls into the nearby forest. As Crash rescues Aku Aku, large vicious mutants begin appearing on the island, and a magical substance known as 'mojo' is found scattered throughout the area. When Crash and Aku Aku follow Cortex's blimp to see what he's up to, they discover that Cortex and Uka Uka are stealing all the mojo from the Mojo Temple, an event somehow linked to the strange mutants that have appeared.^[9] Cortex then announces his plans to use the stolen mojo to mutate the inhabitants of the Wumpa Islands into his loyal soldiers. It is now Crash's duty to take control of the Titans and use the new mojo to foil Cortex's new plot for world domination. At one point in the game, Uka Uka, Doctor Cortex's overlord, becomes fed up with Cortex's general incompetence, and "replaces" him with his niece, an action that Cortex objects to for extremely trivial reasons.^[10] Coco is later brainwashed by Nina Cortex, who then faces Crash with a giant Arach-Nina robot. The Nintendo DS version of the game largely follows the same story of the Wii version, but with minor tweaks involved, such as Nina Cortex having a more predominant role and the inclusion of Dingodile.^[3] Dingodile ) is a fictional video game character and secondary villain in the Crash Bandicoot series. ...

In an interview by fansite Crash Mania with Radical Entertainment, it has been announced that the origins of Aku Aku and Uka Uka will be further explored in the game, and that there will be an "M. Night Shyamalan big" plot twist centering around Uka Uka's relationship with Neo and Nina Cortex.^[7] Manoj Nelliattu Shyamalan (born August 6, 1970), known professionally as M. Night Shyamalan , //, is an Academy Award nominated screenwriter and director, who also performs smaller roles in his own movies. ...

Development

Development on Crash of the Titans began immediately after the completion of Crash Tag Team Racing.^[7] The developers at Radical were aware that Crash Bandicoot's prescence had diminished in the minds of modern gamers, and made refreshing the franchise through Titans their top priority.^[11] According to IGN's preview of the game, the Wii version's graphics was one of Radical Entertainment's main focuses in the game's development,^[12] having stated that the Wii has a lot of horsepower under the hood and wanted to make full use of it.^[13] The Xbox 360 version was originally to get a few extra months of development time to make sure its visuals are up to scratch before the final release date was set.^[14] Wii to DS connectivity was also considered, but due to technical issues and time, this feature was removed.^[3] For other uses, see IGN (disambiguation). ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ... Radical Entertainment is a video game developer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ... It has been suggested that Xbox 360 Elite be merged into this article or section. ...

During the game's time in production, the title's main character, Crash Bandicoot, became the new mascot of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's "School and Youth" programs in an effort to promote the fight against blood cancer.^[15] A Hummer (with a Wii inside) was also painted and displayed at the Annual Balloon Fiesta in Bristol, United Kingdom to promote the game.^[16] The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (www. ... Hummer is a brand of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) sold by General Motors, also known as GM. They are based on the military High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), or Humvee. ... This article is about the English city. ...

A Europe-exclusive "Monster Edition" of Crash of the Titans is to be released on October 9 for the PlayStation 2. This special edition of the game features "Making-of" videos, water-on tattoos, game hints, a cheat code list, and the game's E3 and theatrical trailers in multiple languages. This edition was previously a rumor, but has recently been confirmed through the BBFC rating system, which has given the game a PG rating for "mild cartoon violence and language".^[17]

Audio

The score of Titans was composed by Radical's in-house composer rather than the previous a cappella band Spiralmouth.^[7] While Spiralmouth did not reprise their role as the composer of Titans, their work was used as a reference in the music's composition.^[7] Radical Entertainment has expressed its pride with some of the "funny and surprising" music featured in the game, such as Doctor N. Gin's polka theme.^[7] A cappella music is vocal music or singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. ... Street musicians in Prague playing a polka Polka is a type of dance, and also a genre of dance music. ...

Titans features around 7,000 lines of dialogue, resulting in audio that rarely gets repetitive.^[14] Much like Crash Tag Team Racing before it, the game also makes numerous references to popular culture, including a nod to the film Brokeback Mountain.^[14] Many of the voice actors in the game appeared in the earlier Crash Tag Team Racing, with the exceptions of Greg Eagles (who inherited the role of Aku Aku from Mel Winkler), Tom Kenny (who voices numerous fodder enemies), and John DiMaggio (the voice of Tiny Tiger in Crash Nitro Kart) as the voice of Uka Uka (taking over the role from Alex Fernandez). The DS version also features full voice acting for cutscenes and in-game elements by the same voice actors from the Wii version of the game.^[3] Crash Tag Team Racing, released in Japan as Crash Bandicoot: Gatchanko World ) is a racing game for three of the four sixth generation video game consoles and the PlayStation Portable. ... This article is about the motion picture. ... Greg Eagles is the voice actor for Peter Stillman in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and is also the voice actor for the DARPA Chief Donald Anderson and the Ninja under the name George Byrd. ... Mel Winkler (1952-present) has recorded the voice and foley effects for a number of next-generation video games. ... This article has been illustrated as part of WikiProject WikiWorld. ... Crash Nitro Kart, released in Japan as Crash Bandicoot: Bakuso! Nitro Kart ) is a racing game for the PlayStation 2, GameCube and Xbox consoles that was released in 2003. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Reception

 Gaming magazine Nintendo Power criticized the game for its "fixed and unforgiving" camera, which they felt made the platforming experience "frustrating".[18] 

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References

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External links

• Crash of the Titans official website
• Crash Mania's Exclusive interview with Radical
• Crash Mania's exclusive interview with Amaze on the DS game
• Crash Mania's exclusive interview with Amaze on the GBA game
• Gameplay footage at gametrailers.com
• Crash of the Titans (Wii) | (Xbox 360) | (PS2) | (PSP) | (NDS) | (Wireless) at IGN
• Crash of the Titans (Wii) | (Xbox 360) | (PS2) | (PSP) | (NDS) | (GBA) at Gamespot

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