E3 2016: Crash Bandicoot Is Being Remastered; Will Appear In ‘Skylanders Imaginators’

After what feels like ages, Crash Bandicoot is finally making his long awaited return to gaming. And no, I don’t mean his much talked about cameo in Uncharted 4. Years of patience finally looks like it’s going to pay off, as Sony announced during their E3 2016 press conference that their former mascot would make his long awaited comback… In a remaster and as a Skylander? Sure, it might not be a brand new game, but we’ll have plenty of time to get reacquainted with the Playstation’s former mascot across both sets of games.

Coming exclusively to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, Crash will join Spyro for the first time in Skylanders Imaginators, the sixth game in the toys to life series that will let players design their own characters. As a debuting feature for the series, the upcoming game developed by Toys For Bob promises to bring a level of creativity that hasn’t been possible throughout the series until now. But aside from these features, this will mark the first time Crash will be playable in a new game since 2008’s Mind Over Mutant. 

Retailing at $99.99, ($25 dollars more than the standard edition for some reason,) special care is being taken to faithfully bring Crash into this world. Using trademark weapons and attacks like his Spin Attack, Bazooka and TNT Crates as part of his move set, the series has proven that they can do right by these guest characters when you consider how well Bowser and Donkey Kong came off. Unlike Nintendo’s guests however, Crash will be compatible with every version of Imaginators, including on the Xbox and Wii platforms. They’re even bringing in Jess Harnell, Crash’s voice actor, to reprise his role.

Regarding the remaster, the package will include the first three games from the PS1 days, including Crash Bandicoot, Crash 2: The Wrath Of Cortex, and Crash 3: Warped. Promising to build them from the ground up as a partnership between Activision and Sony, it seems like the former will be taking the reigns with this current gen adaptation. While it would have been great to see team members from Naughty Dog work on the project that made them household names again, let’s hope a team like Vicarious Visions takes these beloved characters and makes a faithful recreation of a series that many of us hold so dearly. But you know… No pressure or anything.

What do you think of Crash’s big return? Comment below and let us know, and make sure you check him out in the latest Skylanders Imaginators trailer below.