Product Description
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Join C as he embarks on a wild adventure as once again he
faces off with his arch-nemesis, the evil Dr. Neo Cortex! High
above Earth, Cortex has decided to create an evil plan centered
on total world domination. Using his latest invention, a massive
shrinking ray, Cortex takes and fires at Earth, shrinking the
planet and its inhabitants to the size of a grapefruit. Luckily,
C's genius kid sister, Coco, is feverishly working on a
machine to reverse the effects, but she needs crystals from
around the world to power her invention. Only you can help C
retrieve the crystals and help return the entire planet to its
natural state! The fast-paced running, jumping, sliding,
body-slamming bandicoot has his work cut out for him-get
cing!
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C Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure marks the first time C
has appeared on a handheld system. The game contains 20 levels
and features six unique locations that take C from the Mayan
jungle to frigid Arctic caverns. Gameplay modes include
side-scrolling, 3-D chase levels and aerial dogfight combat
sequences. C is once again pitted against his archnemesis,
the evil Dr. Neo Cortex. Orbiting high above Earth, Cortex has
decided to abandon his fixation on our hero and redirect his evil
focus to world domination. Using his latest invention, a massive
shrinking ray, Cortex takes and fires at Earth, shrinking the
planet to the size of a grapefruit. Luckily, C's brilliant
kid sister Coco is feverishly working on a machine to reverse the
effects, but she needs crystals from around the world to power
her invention. It is up to C to retrieve the crystals and
help return the entire planet to its natural state.
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Review
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C Bandicoot was one of the original PlayStation's first--and
indeed only--mascots, and though he was never quite as important
to Sony as Mario and Sonic have been to Nintendo and Sega, he
nevertheless provided PlayStation gamers with some quality
platforming fun, as well as a couple of spinoff titles
shamelessly "influenced" by Mario spinoffs. Now the lanky orange
marsupial's made his way onto Game Boy Advance in an adventure
that's suspiciously similar to C 3 and in many ways is
superior to his recent PlayStation2 appearance.
The gameplay is classic C, mainly involving running,
jumping, and spinning through 2-D platform levels, with the odd
bit of scuba diving and jetpacking thrown in and occasional
toward-the-screen bear-avoiding escapades. There are four sets of
five levels each. In order to face each section's boss and
collect a swanky power-up, you'll only need to get to the end of
each level and collect a pink crystal; but to finish the game
completely each level must be completed at least twice, once with
all the boxes being collected and once beating a preset speed.
There are also hidden bits of certain levels that can only be
by collecting colored gems hidden in other levels.
As ever, there's no shortage of extra lives to pick up, and
there are midlevel checkpoints and protective voodoo s to
collect, all of which prevent too much repetition, and you can
save onto the cartridge after every level. The graphics and sound
are great--C fans will be surprised at how smooth the
transition from home console to handheld has been--and the
gameplay is as polished and addictive as ever. All this adds up
to another worthy hit for C; the GBA is a perfect new home
for him. --Rikki Price -- .co.uk
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- single-player action.
- six locations.
- near-3D graphics.
- classic characters.
- 20 levels.