Crash Bandicoot: WARPED; Oh Yeah... He's Back... and He's Ready!; America's Favorite Bandicoot Returns to the PlayStation Game Console.FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 3, 1998--Sony Computer Entertainment America announced today the release of Crash Bandicoot This article is about the first game in the series. For other uses, see Crash Bandicoot (disambiguation). Crash Bandicoot is a platform game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the Sony PlayStation in 1996, featuring the : WARPED(tm), available exclusively for the PlayStation(R) game console See video game console. . It's a whole new adventure as Crash Bandicoot(tm) returns in one of the most successful and best-selling videogame franchises in PlayStation history. In Crash Bandicoot: WARPED, players will experience all new, out-of-this-world adventures, which include swimming in the underwater world Underwater World may refer to:
In addition to the unique worlds, Crash Bandicoot: WARPED also features a "time trial" mode, where players race against the clock and earn relics by beating pre-designated times. The first five relics earned open a Secret Warp Room and one of the secret levels, while every five relics earned thereafter open secret levels within the hidden Warp Room. The new time trial mode challenges players to race competitively and achieve the best time overall. Crash Bandicoot continues to set unprecedented industry records, with overall sales of the franchise (including the original Crash Bandicoot(tm) and Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back(tm)) surpassing the 5 million unit sales unit sales Sales measured in terms of physical units rather than dollars. Unit sales data are often used by financial analysts when evaluating the health of a company. mark worldwide earlier this year. Crash Bandicoot is the first and only PlayStation franchise to have both the original game and its sequel exceed the one million unit mark in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . "Like its predecessors, Crash Bandicoot: WARPED is anticipated to be one of this year's top titles," said Peter Dille, senior director, product marketing, Sony Computer Entertainment America. "With its release hitting just in time for the big holiday shopping season and given the overwhelming popularity of the Crash Bandicoot character and corresponding PlayStation games List of Playstation games can refer to:
Reassembling some of the finest talent who contributed to the previous titles, Crash Bandicoot: WARPED once again features Mark Mothersbaugh Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (born May 18, 1950 in Akron, Ohio) is an American musician, composer, singer, and painter. Career While Mothersbaugh attended Kent State as an art student, he met Devo co-founders Jerry Casale and Bob Lewis. of Mutato Muzika Mutato Muzika is a music production company comprising of former Devo members Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh, Bob Casale as well as non-Devo personnel Albert Fox and Josh Mancell. and founding member/lead singer of the band Devo, composing another hit musical track for this sequel; and Clancy Brown, the actor best known as Kurgan Kurgan (k  rgän`), city (1989 pop. 356,000), capital of Kurgan region, W Siberian Russia, on the Tobol River. in the film "Highlanders" and Sergeant Zim in "Starship Troopers," as the voice of the infamous character Dr. Neo Cortex. Crash Bandicoot: WARPED was developed in partnership with Sony Computer Entertainment America and the combined talents of Universal Interactive Studios, Inc. (UIS (graphics, programming) UIS - A VMS graphics programming interface package for VAXstations. ), and Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Calif.-based game developer, Naughty Dog __NOEDITSECTION__ Naughty Dog is an American video game company founded by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin in 1986, and based in Santa Monica, California. It has been part of Sony since being acquired in 2001. , Inc. "Working with Sony Computer Entertainment America to launch one of today's most popular and highly-acclaimed videogame franchises has been an unbelievable experience," said Jason Rubin, co-founder, Naughty Dog, Inc. "With Crash Bandicoot: WARPED, fans of the franchise will be pleased to find that we've added another playable character, Crash's sister, Coco; completely new open levels; more awe-inspiring 3D animation and detailed graphics; a wider game environment; additional character moves; and best of all, an all-new set of worldly Crash adventures to enjoy." "Crash Bandicoot: WARPED preserves all of the best qualities of the first two Crash videogames, while introducing new and enhanced game features to give Crash fans even more of what they've come to love," said Mark Cerny Mark Cerny (Czech: Marek Černý) (born 1964) is a video game industry figure having worked as a game designer, programmer, producer and business executive. As president of Cerny Games, which he founded in 1998, he now acts as a consultant in the video game industry. , president, Universal Interactive Studios, Inc., and executive producer of the Crash Bandicoot series Crash Bandicoot is a popular video game series created by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin. The games are mostly set in N. Sanity Island, although other locations are common. . "With the success of the first two Crash games and now the launch of Crash Bandicoot: WARPED, we can only hope to see Crash Bandicoot's popularity grow and continue to draw new fans, offering the best and most unbelievable game experiences they can share with their friends and family." Naughty Dog, Inc. is an independent game development house responsible for such revolutionary hits as the original Crash Bandicoot and Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. Naughty Dog develops cutting-edge technology, graphics and gameplay for titles released on next-generation game systems. Universal Interactive Studios, Inc., (UIS), a subsidiary of Universal Studios New Media Group creates videogames for console platforms from original concepts. Universal Studios New Media Group is responsible for the studio's efforts in the area of interactive entertainment. The division develops, produces and markets content for the Internet as well as the PC and videogame consoles. Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com) is a unit of The Seagram Company Ltd., a global beverage and entertainment company. Sony Computer Entertainment America, a division of Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., markets the PlayStation game console for distribution in North America, develops and publishes software for the PlayStation game console, and manages the U.S. third party licensing program. Based in Foster City, Calif., Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Visit us on the Web at http://www.playstation.com |
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