Crash Bash

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Crash Bash

Developer(s)	Eurocom
Publisher(s)	SCEA
Release date(s)	November 9, 2000 December 1, 2000 December 14, 2000
Genre(s)	Party
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone (E), ELSPA: 3+, OFLC: G
Platform(s)	PlayStation
Media	CD-ROM

Crash Bash (クラッシュバンディクーカーニバル, Kurasshu Bandikū Kānibaru^?, Crash Bandy Kuu Carnival) is a party game for the PlayStation. It was developed by Eurocom. It was released in 2000. It is somewhat similar to the Mario Party series. It was the first Crash game not to be developed by Naughty Dog.

[edit] Gameplay

Crash Bash is a collection of four-player minigames. In the main game, one or two players compete in various minigames against computer opponents. After collecting enough trophies, crystals, gems, and relics, which are all collected in unique ways, one activates another set of minigames.

The minigames all fit into one of the following types:

Ballistix-Players deflect incoming balls in order to score on their opponents.

Crate Crush-Players attack each other by throwing crates or using an attack.

Polar Push-Players attempt to push each other off of a slippery board using a dash attack.

Pogo Pandemonium-Players attempt to score the most points by stepping on squares to turn them to their own color and hitting purple boxes that turn these squares into points.

Tank Wars-Players use a tank or tank-like device to attack each other.

Crash Dash-Players race on a circular track.

Medieval Mayhem-These levels have a variety of gameplay, such as popping certain-colored balloons, hitting mushrooms with mallets, using trails of gunpowder to destroy barrels, and a targeting game involving dragons and gems (perhaps a reference to Spyro the Dragon).

Space Ride-Unlike the other categories, Space Ride only applies to the minigame against Nitrus Oxide which first begins with a chase in cyberspace where the player is allowed to fire missiles at the incoming meteorites and such, then ends in a game of Ballistix.

In addition to normal play, one can play in tournament mode, competing in minigames of a certain type for some number of trophies.

[edit] Collectibles

Cups-Obtained by defeating the opposing team in one round. Available from the beginning.

Trophies-Obtained by winning three cups before the opposing team does. Available from the beginning.

Gems-Obtained by defeating the opposing team in one round with the odds against your own. Available from the beginning.

Crystals-Obtained by defeating the opposing team in one round under a unique condition. Available from the beginning.

Gold Relics-Obtained by winning two rounds before the level's champions do. Available once entering Warp Room 4.

Platinum Relics-Obtained by winning three cups before the level's champions do. Available once entering Warp Room 5.

[edit] Story

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] Prologue

In an unknown part of space, Aku Aku has an argument with his brother Uka Uka about whether good is truly stronger than evil. Uka Uka believes believes that he is the strongest, and that evil will ultimately prevail. Aku Aku decides that the bickering can go on no longer, and that they must settle this once and for all time. When Uka Uka prepares to fight, Aku Aku stops him, reminding him that the Ancients would not allow it, and that there could be no malice between them. Uka Uka agrees on holding a contest, with Aku Aku's players going against his. Aku Aku agrees with this, and they summon the teams. Aku Aku summons Crash Bandicoot and Coco Bandicoot, while Uka Uka summons Doctor Neo Cortex, Doctor Nitrus Brio, Tiny Tiger, Koala Kong, Dingodile, and Rilla Roo. Aku Aku protests saying that Uka Uka's side has too many players. He claims that if his confidence in evil is high, he could play with equal sides. With that he demands that Uka Uka surrender two of his team. Uka Uka let's him choose which players. Aku Aku chooses Tiny and Dingodile, then the games begin...

[edit] Epilogues

If the good side wins, Uka Uka, extremely furious, demands to know what kind of trickery was used to defeat his team. Aku Aku denies using any tricks, and announces that he knew from the start that Uka Uka was actual attempting to steal the Crystals. Uka Uka, filled with rage, decides to take it all out on Cortex and Brio after Aku Aku locks the Crystals away in a stone cabinet. He claims that the Crystals are too powerful to be left lying around, and in that cabinet the Crystals will remain safe for all eternity. Uka Uka demands what he claims is his, and Aku Aku gives him just this: the penalty for disturbing the Crystals. Uka Uka is ejected into space, doomed to float aimlessly for years to come.

If the evil side wins, a supernatural storm rages throughout the universe announcing that Uka Uka has won. He reveals that it was his plan all along to steal the Crystals, and that now all of them, along with their power. Aku Aku wonders how on Earth he could be so naïve to think that good by itself could triumph over evil. Now that Uka Uka has become too powerful for anyone to handle, Aku Aku pleads Crash and Coco to run away and save themselves. The Mighty Uka Uka bellows that there is nowhere to run or to hide.

If one player is good and the other player is evil, the mask of the first player will state that they must fight each other to find out which side is stronger. The mini-game played is a Crate Crush one where the players fight against each other with the same rules and events that occured in Jungle Bash. The only difference between the two mini-games is that the extra one consists of only two players and takes place in hyperspace on a stone floor and the two can fall off the platform by jumping off the small stone walls around them. Whoever wins determines the ending.

[edit] Playable Characters

[edit] Team Good

Crash Bandicoot

Taunt: Clucks Like A Chicken
Attack: Spin (Doesn't Reach Out and Can Move Around When In Use)
Announcer Name: Crash
- Polar Push Bear-Great
- Crate Crush Toss-Bad
- Pogo Pandemonium Transportation-Blue Pogo Stick
- Tank Wars Shot-Fireball Blast (Medium Speed, Average Damage)
- Crash Dash Kart-Blue

Coco Bandicoot

Taunt: Whistles And Waves Hand
Attack: Spin (Doesn't Reach Out and Can Move Around When In Use)
Announcer Name: Coco
- Polar Push Bear-Great
- Crate Crush Toss-Bad
- Pogo Pandemonium Transportation-Pink Pogo Stick
- Tank Wars Shot-Fireball Blast (Medium Speed, Average Damage)
- Crash Dash Kart-Pink

Tiny

Taunt: Roars And Shows Off Left Arms's Muscle
Attack: Kick (Doesn't Reach Out and Can't Move Around When In Use)
Announcer Name: Tiny
- Polar Push Bear-Okay
- Crate Crush Toss-Great
- Pogo Pandemonium Transportation-Springs
- Tank Wars Shot-Spikeball (Slow Speed, High Damage)
- Crash Dash Kart-Red

Dingodile

Taunt: Laughs And Raises Head
Attack: Tail Whip (Reaches Out From All Directions and Can't Move Around When In Use)
Announcer Name: Dingodile
- Polar Push Bear-Great
- Crate Crush Toss-Okay
- Pogo Pandemonium Transportation-Red Jackhammer
- Tank Wars Shot-Double Thin Fireballs (Fast Speed, Low Damage)
- Crash Dash Kart-Yellow

(Lead by Aku Aku)

[edit] Team Evil

Dr. Neo Cortex

Taunt: Points and Laughs
Attack: Laser Gun (Reaches Out From The Front and Can't Move When In Use)
Announcer Name: Cortex
- Polar Push Bear-Bad
- Crate Crush Toss-Great
- Pogo Pandemonium Transportation-Jet Pack
- Tank Wars Shot-Laser (Fast Speed, Low Damage)
- Crash Dash Kart-Light Green

Dr. N. Brio

Taunt: Screams And Raises Arms
Attack: Laser Gun (Reaches Out From The Front and Can't Move When In Use)
Announcer Name: Brio
- Polar Push Bear-Bad
- Crate Crush Toss-Great
- Pogo Pandemonium Transportation-Jet Pack
- Tank Wars Shot-Laser (Fast Speed, Low Damage)
- Crash Dash Kart-Green

Koala Kong

Taunt: Roars And Beats Chest
Attack: Kick (Doesn't Reach Out and Can't Move Around When In Use)
Announcer Name: Kong
- Polar Push Bear-Okay
- Crate Crush Toss-Great
- Pogo Pandemonium Transportation-Springs
- Tank Wars Shot-Spikeball (Slow Speed, High Damage)
- Crash Dash Kart-Brownish Orange

Rilla Roo

Taunt: Hoots Like A Monkey And Short Jumps Rapidly
Attack: Tail Whip (Reaches Out From All Directions and Can't Move Around When In Use)
Announcer Name: Rilla Roo
- Polar Push Bear-Great
- Crate Crush Toss-Okay
- Pogo Pandemonium Transportation-Red Jackhammer
- Tank Wars Shot-Double Thin Fireballs (Fast Speed, Low Damage)
- Crash Dash Kart-Yellow

(Led by Uka Uka)

[edit] Team Neutral

Fake Crash

Taunt: Unknown
Attack: Unknown (Unknown and Unknown)
Announcer Name: Unknown
- Polar Push Bear-Unknown
- Crate Crush Toss-Unknown
- Pogo Pandemonium Transportation-Unknown
- Tank Wars Shot-Unknown (Unknown, Unknown)
- Crash Dash Kart-Unknown

NOTE: To unlock, press the left+down+R1+R2 simultaneously on the character select screen.[1] NOTE: This team is only in the Japanese version of Crash Bash.[2]

(Led by Unknown)

[edit] Tawna Bandicoot Hoax

Various websites stated that the player could unlock Crash's girlfriend, Tawna Bandicoot by holding R1 and L1 while pressing X, O, Triangle, Square, Down, Right, Up, and Left in that order on the character select screen. This code has been proven false because some buttons in the code would select a character, thus giving not enough time to finish it. Other codes were said to have existed as well, but their aren't any other than the Spyro 3 demo, as well as Fake Crash in the Japanese version.

[edit] Bosses

[edit] Stage Bosses

Walrus

Tilt Panic-When a fish appears on stage, he'll jump onto the arena to eat it, causing the ice to tilt in his direction and then come back underwater. He can also push opponents if touched.

Doctor N. Gin

N. Ballism-Pops up and shoots balls everywhere from time to time. In the Crystal Challenge, he only shoots balls at you.

Uka Uka

Melt Panic-Melts the arena with a heat beam, anyone who touches it will either gain a bad powerup (shrink or weight) or be transformed into either a snowball or frozen rendering them helpless.

Ripper Roo

El Pogo Loco-Jumps around the arena, dropping TNT on the ground occasionally. In some matches, he also fires missiles at the end of the level. Attacks with nitro in crystal challenge.

Penguin (Penta Penguin?)

Snow Bash-If you hurt him, he'll wake up and start spinning everywhere. Anyone caught in his path will have health taken away.

Tribal Statue

Jungle Fox-Starts in the middle and then jumps out and cause a shockwave around which will take a serious load of health off. it will then move around and cause another shockwave. Later on two appear at once! In the crystal challenge it will fire a mine at you which will kill you.

Toxic Monster

Toxic Dash-Emerges from time-to-time and throws 3 small toxic creatures which send you flying.

Pteranodon

Dante's Dash-Only in the crystal challenge. Attempts to attack you from the sky.

[edit] Warp Room Bosses

Papu Papu (Requires 4 Trophies)

Papu Pummel-Crate Crush

The Bearminator (Requires 9 Trophies, 6 Gems and 3 Crystals)

Bearminator-Polar Push

Komodo Brothers (Requires 15 Trophies, 10 Gems and 7 Crystals)

Big Bad Fox-Tank Wars

Nitrus Oxide (Requires 22 Trophies, 15 Gems and 12 Crystals)

Oxide Ride-Space Ride, followed by Ballistix afterwards.

[edit] Mini-Games

[edit] Warp Room 1

Crash Ball-Ballistix
Polar Panic-Polar Push
Pogo Painter-Pogo Pandemonium
Jungle Bash-Crate Crush
Boss: Papu Pummel-Crate Crush

[edit] Warp Room 2

Beach Ball-Ballistix
Tilt Panic-Polar Push
Pogo-A-Gogo-Pogo Pandemonium
Space Bash-Crate Crush
Desert Fox-Tank Wars
Boss: Bearminator-Polar Push

[edit] Warp Room 3

N. Ballism-Ballistix
Melt Panic-Polar Push
El Pogo Loco-Pogo Pandemonium
Snow Bash-Crate Crush
Metal Fox-Tank Wars
Dot Dash-Crash Dash
Boss: Big Bad Fox-Tank Wars

[edit] Warp Room 4

Sky Balls-Ballistix
Manic Panic-Polar Push
Pogo Padlock-Pogo Pandemonium
Drain Bash-Crate Crush
Jungle Fox-Tank Wars
Toxic Dash-Crash Dash
Ring Ding-Medieval Mayhem
Boss: Oxide Ride-Space Ride
- Crate Crush-Extra Mini-Game

[edit] Warp Room 5

Splash Dash-Crash Dash
Dragon Drop-Medieval Mayhem
Mallet Mash-Medieval Mayhem
Swamp Fox-Tank Wars
Keg Kaboom-Medieval Mayhem
Dante's Dash-Crash Dash

NOTE: Challenges apply to all except the Extra Mini-Game and Warp Room Bosses.

[edit] Soundtrack

The music is composed by Steve Duckworth. The soundtrack is available only in Japan. This disc contains four songs and a remix of the Crash Bash theme.