Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time Review Compilation – Here’s What the Critics Have to Say

The highly anticipated Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is finally out and the critics have penned their verdicts. The eighth title in the series, Crash Bandicoot 4 introduces the multiverse into the game. Along with the addition of Coco, the game features a total of 5 different playable characters. Moreover, there is also a multiplayer and Co-op mode that makes this title one to look out for. But all this is from the POV of a player and not a critic. To understand what the reviewers/critics feel about the game, take a look at some of the most elaborate reviews, below.

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time Review Compilation

IGN

Rating: 8/10

“Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is both respectful of the series that came before it while also giving it the modern update it needed with new gameplay, depth of character, and a beautiful look. Toys for Bob just gets Crash. Its fresh new ideas, from big gameplay additions like new playable characters to supplementary but no less enjoyable aspects like the N. Verted mode to quality-of-life improvements like the shadow circle under Crash’s jumps, all now feel as natural to Crash as though they’d been there all along.”

Gamesbeat

Rating: NA

“The original Crash titles are classics. For years, it seemed like we’d never get a new game that’s as good as they are.

But now, I feel safe saying that Crash Bandicoot 4 is the new best game in the series. It captures that fun-yet-simple platforming from the original, but its creative levels, mask abilities, and clever bosses help it surpass the PlayStation trilogy.

The remakes reminded us that those old Crash games are great, but It’s About Time shows us that this character and franchise have a future.”

VG24/7

Rating: 3/5

“It’s a shame, then, that some of the level design choices don’t really pair up with the engine Toys for Bob has built this love-letter to 90s platforming games in. Loose and floaty physics, an abundance of different mechanics that often feel part-baked, and some design choices that feel sadistic – rather than simply difficult – leave this approach to Crash Bandicoot feeling less like a true sequel, and more like a licensed spin-off.”

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Gamesradar

Rating: 4.5/5

“Nitpicks aside, though, Crash 4 earns its title as a worthy sequel to Warped, one that preserves the series’ timeless charms while bringing bold iteration where it’s needed. Toys for Bob’s clear love and understanding of what makes Crash tick manifests in every aspect of It’s About Time’s design, but to call it a love letter would be to unfairly gloss over the important strides it makes for the franchise itself. Instead, this is exactly the sequel I could imagine Naughty Dog wishing it had made 20 years ago, and one that can stand proudly alongside the best of the Bandicoot’s back catalogue.”

Gamespot

Rating: 8/10

“Crash 4 is truly a perfectionist’s delight. Each level offers up gemstones and a character skin depending on how many wumpa fruit you find, how many boxes you break, and how few times you die. Each level also boasts a time trial mode and an “N.Verted” mirror level, which not only makes you replay it mirrored, but also with a creative visual filter that may make it easier or harder. The N.Verted levels are especially interesting as they let you see Crash 4’s vibrant levels in a completely different light.”

Polygon

Rating: NA

“It’s impossible not to at least respect the experiment of Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time. It’s a sequel that’s 20 years late, and to honor that idea, Toys for Bob seems to have made the best-looking HD PlayStation 1 platformer of all time, complete with all the frustrations that gaming has outgrown in the last two decades. Who knows — perhaps in one of the other dimensions that Crash travels to in the game, there’s a world where Crash Bandicoot gets a modernized update that brings the series into the present. But in our world, Crash 4 is stubbornly stuck in the past.”

Overall, the game has received fairly mixed reviews where some critics really like the game for its story, while others felt it is still dwelling in the past. The game is now available for PS4 and Xbox One consoles with plans to launch for the next-gen consoles as well.