Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time Reviews
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, is not "simply" the sequel and the worthy heir to the Naughty Dog trilogy.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Finally Crash is back and does it in a superlative way, thanks to an all-round game that takes up the previous mechanics and adds new ones.
Review in Italian | Read full review
A return to form for everyone’s favourite Bandicoot! Aside from a few duff powers this is all Killer!
The cheeky name Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time couldn’t be more aptly named based on the story of the game. The game takes place after the events of Crash Bandicoot: Warped. Series villains Neo Cortex and Nefarious Tropy have discovered how to create rifts in time and space. It is not long before Crash and his sister Coco find out and go out on an adventure to stop the duo before they destroy the history of the world!
The level designers combine sadism and genius to create a truly fun and challenging gaming experience.
More courage wouldn’t have hurt the project, but to be fair this franchise has never really worked when it tried lateral thinking, so going back to the roots was the way to go. Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is what it needs to be, a Crash Bandicoot game for our time.
It’s About Time is my favourite platformer of 2020 and it’s not even close. Mario, I do love you dearly, but Crash 4’s take on merging something old with something new is clearly all I want from the genre right now. Toys for Bob understand this franchise better than we ever could have hoped and it shows.
When it comes to original entries, Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is a triumphant return for the beloved marsupial. Using the remade trilogy’s excellent framework, this title offers a more varied, gratifying, and challenging gameplay. With an absurd number of challenges to overcome and a new shining art direction, we risk affirming this is Crash Bandicoot’s best entry yet. Before us is an excellent experience, one which is mandatory for fans of platforming games.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
A classic renewed while a good update it maintains the essence of the series, including it’s challenging later levels. While some of them take a long time to beat it is still one of the best platfomers of the past years.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
"Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time" proves in the test to be a crazy 2.5D platformer, which is in no way inferior to its predecessors. So friends of the game series can once again look forward to a fast-paced gaming experience, bizarre boss opponents and the right pinch of humor. However, even the most hardened pros will be challenged enormously and will have to have a lot of patience, especially on the high difficulty level. If you want to experience the nostalgic flair of a timeless classic and are prepared to make a few technical cutbacks, "Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time" is not to be missed.
Review in German | Read full review
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is an excellent comeback for the beloved hero. Its based on the same tried and tested formula, while adding many new elements in the meantime. A great platformer for new and returning players.
Review in Greek | Read full review
Crash is back! Toys For Bob worked on a platform masterpiece that will give you a lot of fun. The new mechanics merge well with the franchise and new characters give you the possibility to replay certain levels.
Review in Italian | Read full review
The game is a superb time for veterans, and amazing for newcomers.
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is a hardcore game built for a hardcore audience. If you’re in that camp, this might be the game for you
After a long time, perhaps too long, the Crash Bandicoot trilogy finally has a worthy successor with the work of Toys For Bob that is practically perfect in both the gameplay and the artistic side, with Crash and his friends returning in better shape than ever in a riot of colors, special effects and Wumpa fruits. The attention to detail staged by the developers is definitely appreciable and the title fully reflects the qualities of an old-fashioned platformer, but transported to modern times with players who can have fun, and exhaust themselves, to complete 100%, sorry 106%, a decidedly difficult title but one that will awaken in most users more than a few memories of the good old days.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Overall, Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is a challenging game that’s going to be enjoyed by a lot of people, but it might not please everyone. It’s difficult, sure, but there’s a ton of content here with a lot of replayability. Have I enjoyed everything the game has to offer? Absolutely not, but I will keep coming back to it until I have.
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time honors its own name, serving as the much-deserved sequel to the original trilogy. Naturally, it has flaws, but it gets it right by perfecting the gameplay and elements for which the series became known, such as linear stages and centralized platform challenges. In addition, it also brings hints of novelty in the form of Quantum Masks and extra characters. We don't know what the future holds for the series, but if Crash 4 is any sign, we can say that we are in good hands.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Sigue siendo uno de los mejores títulos del año pasado y todo amante de los plataformas debería darle un tiento porque hay juego y contenido de calidad para rato.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Toys For Bob understands Crash. They add new components to keep the game fresh while maintaining everything you expect from a typical Crash Bandicoot game. Each level is wonderfully crafted and distinct, even if, at times, they do feel a bit too long. The addition of N. Verted levels extends the game's length, which is not always a good thing. Nevertheless, including different playable characters as well as the Quantum Masks enhances the series to new heights. Overall, Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is the perfect blend of old and new.