Crash Team Rumble

Crash Team Rumble is a team-based action video game published by Activision and developed by Toys for Bob. It was released on June 20th, 2023 for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.

Release
The game was released as two different editions - Standard and Deluxe. Only Deluxe is available to purchase physically, with the Standard Edition being exclusively digital. Deluxe grants a few bonuses over the Standard Edition, including a 25 Tier Unlock for the Season 1 Battle Pass. It also includes a number of bonus cosmetics, as well as a free battle pass for the first two seasons. There was also a closed beta available to both editions that ran from April 20th, 2023 to April 24th, 2023.

Gameplay
The game is a team-based, 4v4 action game where each team must capture more Wumpa Fruit for their Wumpa Bank than the other and capture key points around the map. Each character has their own unique abilities and skills to use against the opposing team, and are sorted into different roles depending on their playstyle. The three roles are Scorers, who focus on collecting Wumpa and bringing it to their teams bank, Blockers, who focus on defending the goals and keeping the other team from scoring, and Boosters, who focus on activating gem platforms and collecting Relics to unlock power-ups.

Supporting Cast

 * Aku Aku
 * Uka Uka
 * Nitros Oxide
 * Lani-Loli
 * Akano
 * Kupuna-Wa
 * Ika-Ika

Cameos

 * Tawna Bandicoot
 * Shnurgle
 * Pura
 * Baby T

Party Mode
Party Mode is an alternate game mode introduced in season 2. It is a set of cooperative four player minigames; each minigame has four waves each that increase in difficulty, with a boss fight at the end if five boss tokens are collected during the final wave. These bosses are fought using the minigame mechanics in combination with rocket items. Each wave is under a time limit—stopwatches can be found scattered around the map that add five seconds to the clock. The maps on offer are highly modified versions of the ones used in Competitive Mode.

Notes: 1Relic stations Bombardment (from "Tiki Towers") and Plasma Turret (from "City Scrape") originally cost 8 relics to activate. A balance update on August 15, 2023 changed the requirement to only 6 relics. 2The pre-release names for "Dig It," "Speed Run" and "What's Cookin'?" were "Dig Deep," "Race Against Time" and "Stir the Pot," respectively.

Powers
Powers are unlockable abilities that can be used in game. One power can be chosen per match, and each has different effects. These powers charge throughout the match and can be used when their meter is full, then a cooldown period must pass before it can be used again. Some abilities can charge multiple meters, allowing the player to use multiple at a time.

Seasons

 * Main page: Seasons (Rumble)

Seasons are three-month limited-time events in Crash Team Rumble. They add new characters to the game during events, as well as new items using a battlepass system. New maps, powers and limited-time modes are also added. Content is added bit-by-bit over the course of the season rather than all at once.

Character Customization
Each playable character in Crash Team Rumble can be customized using a variety of items, which can be mixed and matched.
 * Skins

Skins are character-specific designs, being either a recolor of the character usual appearance or an entirely new costume.
 * Emotes

Emotes are character-specific taunt animations that can be performed during gameplay by hitting any button on the d-pad.
 * Gear Skins

Gear skins are alternate appearances for character-specific weapons and props, such as Dingodile's vacuum.
 * Hats

Hats are cosmetics worn on a character's head. They can be worn by all characters except for N. Tropy.
 * Backpacks

Hats are cosmetics worn on a character's back. They can be worn by all characters except for N. Tropy and Catbat.
 * Score Effects

Score effects are special effect flourishes that occur upon depositing Wumpa into your teams bank.
 * Shadows

Shadows are circles that appear beneath your character's feet to assist in depth perception.

Profile Customization

 * Banners

Banners are artwork that are displayed onscreen when you achieve top performer, or when you KO another player.
 * Emblems

Emblems are icons used to represent you in-game, appearing on the scoreboard, in the matchmaking lobby, and other places.
 * Emblem Frames

Emblem Frames are frames that appear around your emblem.
 * Top Performer Music

Top Performer Music is music that plays when you achieve top performer, or when you KO another player.

Preorder Bonus
The Retro Threads Tawna Skin is made available to players who pre-ordered Crash Team Rumble.

Additionally, if a player pre-ordered the game before April 20, 2023 they were granted access to the Closed beta of the game which lasted from April 20 to 24.

Deluxe Edition
The deluxe edition of the game includes the Premium Battle Pass unlock for season 1 & 2 and instantly unlocks 25 tiers for season 1. In addition, it includes exclusive content that cannot be found in the standard edition called the Digital Proto Pack.

Reception
Crash Team Rumble received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. felt like each character played like their mainline counterparts, writing, "Controlling Crash – or one of nine other starting characters from the franchise – feels wonderful". Destructoid criticized the game's monetization, but praised the focus on player agency: "I've seen plenty of matches where individual players can make the difference in a marked way, cleaning up an entire team or blowing a crucial cooldown to defend a base when the enemy has the fruit they need to dunk and win".

Names in Other Languages
This game was developed in English and was officially localized into Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, European Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Latin American Spanish.

Trivia

 * An odd easter egg exists in the game where upon pressing R1 on the title screen, electricity will flash and an ominous laugh can be heard. The meaning of this is unknown. The easter egg was removed in season 2 with the change of the title screen.