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About This Game
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time NSP for free! It’s time for a new and awesome Crash Bandicoot™ game! Launch into a time-traveling adventure with your favorite marsupials. Neo Cortex and N. Tropy are back and launching an all-out attack not just on this universe, but on the entire multiverse! Crash and Coco are here to save the day by collecting the four Quantum Masks and bending the rules of reality. New abilities? Check. More playable characters? Yes. Alternate dimensions? Obviously. Ridiculous bosses? Sure. Same great sauce? Of course! Wait, are those really denim shorts? Not in this universe!
The game’s levels are divided into ten “Dimensions,” each with its own theme. In addition to the main levels, each dimension includes a unique boss level. Completing any level unlocks a “Time Trial,” in which the player must complete it as quickly as possible. Time Trials are activated by collecting a stopwatch icon at the start of the level. While a Time Trial is active, all checkpoints are removed, so the player must restart the level if their character dies. Completing the “Trouble in the Making” level unlocks an “N.Verted” mode for each level, in which the path is reversed, a different visual effect is applied depending on the level’s Dimension, and Wumpa Fruits are renamed “Bumpa Berries.” Six of the twelve Gems in a level are only accessible in N.Verted mode.
You can really see the pixels
Yes, I’m going to try to break the record for Crash 4 reviews. This is my fourth review of the game, including the demo and my impressions of the PS5 upgrade, so you already know my opinion. It’s really great. The Switch version has many limitations, but at its core, it’s still the same amazing game.
The biggest differences between the other two versions I’ve played (PS4 Pro and PS5) are the resolution and frame rate. The overall visual quality has been reduced considerably to make it fit the Switch, so don’t expect things like depth of field or anti-aliasing, in addition to a maximum resolution of 720p. Instead of the 60 frames per second I’m used to, this version runs at 30, with some very occasional drops, especially during cutscenes. Although the base PS4 version also ran at 30, this, combined with the lower resolution, can negatively impact gameplay and make the overall experience more challenging.
