Sony declared Crash their mascot before testing his success...not wise.

User Rating: 4.5 | Crash Bandicoot (Platinum) PS
I think PSone land was too eager to get a mascot of their own to try and wipe mario off the map. Obviously - mission failed.

This is your standard platformer, decent music, jump over stuff, boppin people on the head. All that crap.

It reminded me a lot of playing donkey kong or mario in 3D form.

Crash's story is a bit....not there. I mean the character is just there doin stuff and the plot is really weak...but i guess this isnt a RPG so i mean what are you expecting? Still - it's hard to find motivation for the tasks you are doing.

The levels are nice - but there isnt enough original material here to warrant playing this over..inserting your favorite platformer from the past: DK or Mario.

Camera angles can be a pain as well - trying to jump up on ledges, etc is a pain in the you know what at times and adds lots of unneccessary frustration to the game.

This game is not a rip-off and should be what you expect when you pick it up (at least now)...I was expecting a bit more out of the franchise myself.