Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage

by Vivendi Universal

Product Features

• This single-player side-scroller teams up Crash and Spyro for a new level of adventure
• Classic platform-hopping adventure where timing and swift reflexes are everything
• Use the Bandicoot's skills and power-ups to take out multiple dragon opponents and bosses
• Link with up to 3 friends for wild multi-player action, in modes like Party Games, Wager Games and Card Trading

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001CJEEA
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 1, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,004 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Game Informer Review

think that this title and its sister cartridge, Spyro Orange, are strange amalgamations of really divergent gaming themes. The platforming levels are derivative and uninspired. Though dull, these sections are broken up frequently by minigames that, more so than in Spyro Orange, are frustrating and not very much fun at all.

Certainly, you can play this wide variety of single-level minigames with friends, but the bite-sized bits of classic gaming concepts are poorly executed with inconsistent controls and wildly varying levels of difficulty. Why not just play the originals?

Perhaps, instead, you'd like to take a chance with the card game. Well, it's not really a game, but you can collect over 100 cards and trade with your friends that also has one of these two titles. What happens when you trade? Certain "special" cards unlock new characters that can be played in multiplayer minigames. Whee.

Unfortunately for each of these platforming stars, this cross-franchise experiment tries to go too many directions at once and ends up being stuck in mediocreland on all counts.

Concept:
Mix a healthy dose of minigames into the action/platform soup. Include something about cards – kids love cards these days

Graphics:
Nice, clean character and enemy models along with better environments make this one more engaging than Spyro's entry

Sound:
More ooga-booga inspired than one would guess, but the GBA doesn't really pump out the bass

Playability:
Weirdly different minigames with horrid control schemes

Entertainment:
This game is an odd mix of features, and each section leaves a lot to be desired

Replay:
Low

Rated: 5.75 out of 10
Editor: Lisa Mason
Issue: June 2004

2nd Opinion:
The Bandicoot suffers worse than Spyro in Crash Purple (which shares ties with Spyro Orange), if only for the fact that his last couple of GBA adventures were actually pretty great, and managed to approximate the gameplay of Naughty Dog's PSone Crash classics. In hopes of keeping the two titles' gameplay and design similar, Crash Purple now just feels like another watered-down platformer with some mildly amusing minigames.

Rated: 6 out of 10
Editor: Matt Helgeson


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Product Description

Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage is the first true video game crossover for the Game Boy Advance. While passing through a portal, Ripto and Dr. Cortex meet each other and team up for destruction. Crash travel to the Dragon Lands, to hand out the kind of justice no dragon's ever seen before!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, May 7, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage (Video Game)

This game rocks it breaks from the original Crash THeme, but now you get tanks, jet packs, collecting cards and more. It's awesome!

3.0 out of 5 stars I love cras!, April 16, 2010

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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage (Video Game)

Crash is my 2nd favorite next to Mario. this game is proving to be really hard. i haven't gotten very far on it since it is so challenging, but Crash is Crash and I am a true fan.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IT ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, December 27, 2004

A Kid's Review

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage (Video Game)

It is so cool because it has so many mini-games, and I love mini-games! And also I love crash bandicoot games and spyro games, so ti is a perfect match! I love this game so much!