In the new one ‘DidYouKnowGaming’ videohistorian of the game Liam Robertson shed light on ‘Crash Bandicoot 5‘ as well as the Switch version Crash Team Rumble.
The whole video is worth watching, but if you want a quick recap, Toys for Bob reportedly had plans for a Switch version of Crash Team Rumble. It was reportedly in development, but was canceled by Activision due to lukewarm reception of the game on other platforms.
As for Crash 5, it should have been introduced Crash Twinsanity‘Academy of Evil’ and the plot would explore a crossover with Spyro the Dragon – with the return of Crash’s main antagonist ‘Uka Uka’. Both Crash and Spyro were intended to be main playable characters, and the team considered making them playable both separately and together (with Crash even being able to ride on Spyro’s back).
Toys for Bob was only in development for a few months before Activision dropped Crash 5. Unfortunately, this decision was made when Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s the End of Time failed to meet its “high sales goals” internally. Former employees claim that the lack of a Nintendo Switch version at launch was a “critical mistake”.
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