Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto\'s Rampage

Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage
Developer(s)	Vicarious Visions
Publisher(s)	Vivendi Universal Games
Platform(s)	Game Boy Advance
Release date	June 1, 2004 December 9, 2004
Genre(s)	Platform
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone (E)
Media	64-Megabit cartridge

Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage, released in Europe as Crash Bandicoot Fusion, is a platform game for the Game Boy Advance.

The game is the tenth installment in the Crash Bandicoot series which begin in 1996 and the third handheld installment.

The plot

Doctor Neo Cortex (Crash Bandicoot's sworn enemy) has joined forces with Spyro the Dragon's enemy, Ripto and they plan to get rid of both Spyro and Crash by sending out Ripto's monsters into the area. Aku Aku and Coco Bandicoot ask Crash to save the world by recovering the crystals before Cortex does.

Meanwhile, the Professor and Hunter ask Spyro to close the portals and get rid of the monsters. Unfortunately for Crash and Spyro, they were tricked into thinking they were enemies. In Crash's world, the Riptocs are dressed as Spyro and in Spyro's world, they are dressed as Crash.

Crash and Spyro meet and engage in a fight on a bridge, but realize that they've been tricked. A new friendship blooms between them. They join forces to defeat the two evil villains.

Not even Tiny Tiger, Crush or Gulp can stop them, but Cortex uses his niece, Nina Cortex, to kidnap Coco and the Professor. Blink informs Crash and Spyro what happened to Coco and the Professor. Spyro rescues Coco and the Professor while Crash distracts Nina. Finally, Crash and Spyro defeat Nina at her own game.

Coco has an idea: If they put a tracer on Cortex and Ripto, they would track them to their headquarters. Crash defeats Ripto, but he forgot to insert the tracer. Spyro defeats Cortex and he puts the tracer on him. Crash and Spyro reach their headquarters in outer space. As a team, Crash and Spyro defeat Cortex and Ripto. They thank each other as the games ends with a photo of Crash having Spyro in a friendly headlock, and the credits roll.

Gameplay

Crash and Spyro had to travel in five different worlds, collecting crystals and gems (in Crash's case) and defeat the monsters (Spyro's case) and fight the bosses, clearing numerous minigames along the way. Trading cards can also be exchanged between the two games.

Bosses

• Spyro
• Tiny Tiger
• Nina Cortex
• Ripto
• Ripto and Doctor Neo Cortex

Reaction

While Ripto's Rampage is considered below average in the Crash series by fans, who deem the crossover "cheesy" and found the game far too short, the game has received mostly mixed reviews from critics.

See also

• Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy

External links

• The Official Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage Website
• Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage on GameFAQs
• Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage on GameSpot