I will be basing my review on five guidelines which are:
Presentation ( Mainly how Menus are presented )/ 10
Graphics ( Artstyle, sharpness of texture and so on )/10
Sound (Overall Music)/5
Gameplay (Constrols and what the in-game character can do)/10
Lasting Appeal (For how long will one continue playing the game)/10
An average will then be taken as the final score.
Review 1: Crash Bandicoot ( 1996 )
Presentation: The presentation of the game is oddly preety good. The menu is easy to comprehand and the way how crash transports from one level to the next is aestatically amazing. Overall Score 9/10
Graphics: The graphics generally hold up well. While they have aged they are still top-notch though apart from the watar effects nothing done in the game in terms of a graphicically surprising. Overall Score 7.5/10
Sound: The sound is overall quite good. A decent soundtrack. Overall Score 3/5
Gameplay: The gameplay is by far the part were the game suffers the most. Horrible controls means that accuracy is always horrible and with jumps requiring precision this is a huge blow. Apart from that levels are also poorly created with numerous amounts of deaths occuring because of enemies quickly jumping in the way even though this could have been avoided if a little bit of breathing room was used between one level and the next. Overall it's a very hard and frustrating gameplay experiance with very little fun to be had. Overall Score 3.5/10
Lasting Appeal: Only being allowed to save in special hidden areas make this game a pain to play and one will either discard it as quickly as the credits roll or will stop without ever completing the game. Very few will dare venture to achieve the satisfaction of having a 100% save on the game. 4.5/10
Final Score: 61%
Review 2: Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strike Back (1997)
Presentation: Overall the menus are still very easy to comprehand, yet the visual appeal is now missing as portals are now used to pass from one level to the next instead of the board game like feature found in the first game. Overall Score: 7/10
Graphics: While this game was released one year after the orignal very few improvements have been made in this regard. Apart from a now snowy landscape found in the game which offers some eye candy as footsteps form in the snow there is absoloutly nothing else to report. Overall Score 8/10
Sound: Ounce again it's practically the same soundtrack. Overall Score: 3/5
Gameplay: Much better than the last one thoug certain deaths can still be avoided if the levels are better planned out and controls are slightly more precise though an overall much better experiance is provided for the player. Apart from that crystals have to now be obtained to pass the level, "question mark" levels can be repeated more than ounce in case of failure and are not required to save. Overall Score 7/10
Lasting Appeal: The lasting appeal is much greater in this game than the last with frustration kept at a minimum and players will have a fun experiance reaching those end credits. Overall Score 7.5/10
Final score: 72%
Review 3: Crash Bandicoot: Warped (1998)
Presentation: Like all the previous games the presentation is kept quite simple and overall it resembles the second one the most, though a couple of visual elements are introduced ( Visible night sky, varied objects colours and so on ) which give the menus a more pleasing appeal. Overall 8.5/10
Graphics: The graphics while still at its core remain the same as the previous two games do more. The water effects are better and the levels look larger , are larger and practically there's more going on, there's also a shiner and more polished look to the whole game. Overall score 9/10
Sound: Soundtrack it present throughout the whole game and ounce again it's almost the same and while it's my favourite, it all comes down to one's opinion. Overall Score 3/5
Gameplay: The gameplay is the best in the series. With more to do ( Using a jet Ski, Riding on a tiger, Fighting Robots in space and riding a bike ) and much better created levels this game contains some of the best gameplay elements of any crash game and is one to recomend. Overall score 9/10
Lating Appeal: If one had to place these games in terms of ascending descending order when comparing game length to get 100% ( Or the most percenatge available ) this game would be last, though the much better overall gameplay and last frustration means that players will play it for longer and they will continou coming back for more making this the game with the highest lasting appeal. Overall Score: 8.5/10
Final Score: 84%
