LO1- Crash bandicoot review

Crash Bandicoot 8/10

Crash Bandicoot is a mind blowing a video game franchise of platform video games. With it's interactive gameplay and memorable characters, Crash Bandicoot allows you to lose yourself in a childhood loveable game.

The genre of Crash Bandicoot is Platform, Racing and action. Stylistic conventions which signify the genres are the gameplay, as in the levels there is a lot of action involved, which is suitable for the target audience. The genre suits well with the target audience as it active and creates a lot of adrenalin with the genres race and action. As it is more suited to males, the action involved within the game will be suitable and successful. The narrative of the game is to do different challenges and levels to save Tawna (Crash's girlfriend, who also happens to be a Bandicoot!) and defeat the henchmen and Dr Neo Cortex. The narrative to this game would bring a female audience to the game, as they've brought different sex characters. However it isn't just a case of completing levels, each level is filled and packed with action/fighting, lots of adventure is involved as well as entertainment, which all reflect the genres and stylistic conversations.

Crash Bandicoot is a memorable character as it was very popular when first created on the PS1. He is bright orange which brings an element of colour, which helps to make it visual and more enjoyable to the target audience. The whole visuals of the game is bright and colourful which makes it more interactive. Other characters involved in Crash bandicoot are Tawna, who is also a bright orange colour- which brings an element of happiness to the game. She has bright blonde hair and wears a flower, this is where a female audience can be brought in and intrigued as it is very girly. Dr Neo Cortex is what you would stereotypically think a mad scientist would look like. He always has  a facial expression of a frown, a huge head and obviously a white lab coat. This reflects a younger audience as the colours are bright and light, which makes the game more vibrant instead of dark and gloomy.

Crash Bandicoot is not PEGI age rating certified, this means it gains a wider audience and we know this as it sold over 3.9 million copies just in the US. The narrative and game play is more aimed to a younger male audience. The genres reflected throughout the game would stereotypically attract and intrigue a male audience as it is action and adventure. As well the interactive gameplay, which is where the genres are reflected, signifies how the game is more aimed towards the male audience.

Crash Bandicoot is very expanded when it comes to platform technology. The game can be played on the Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Nintendo DS, PlaySTation 1/2/3, PlaySTation Portable, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360 and the IOS. This helps to make the game so successful  as a variety of platforms means a larger audience, which means more sales.  19980 - PlayStation, 2007 - PlayStation Network, Developer - Naughty Dog, producer/publisher - Universal Interactive Studios and Sony Computer Entertainment. Original release date in Europe - December 5th 1998