What where the gamespot reviewers smoking?

User Rating: 8.5 | Crash Bandicoot (Platinum) PS
This game became an instant classic. If you ask anyone who's ever owned a ps1, they'll know who crash bandicoot is. 6.9? What in hell? The gameplay was linear, but it was just fun. It never became a chore to play, the game was immense (the largest crash game I believe) and then there were the gems to collect.

The bosses were insane. A rat with a machine gun? you just don't see that kind of creativity these days.

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