Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

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Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is a 3D platforming video game published by Activision, developed by Toys for Bob and is the eighth mainline title but the fourth one chronologically in the Crash Bandicoot series.

The game was first properly teased on the 18th of June 2020, where several video game news reporters were sent jigsaw puzzles that revealed a new, mysterious mask character.^[1]

The next day, the 19th of June, the Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee filed a rating for the game, revealing its title, placeholder box art, and a short plot synopsis. Said box art also revealed the game's developer, Toys for Bob, as well as the game being slated for release on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Four new masks can be seen on the artwork.

On June 21st, a live-action teaser featuring the 100% ending of Warped and the title of the game was unveiled through the official Crash Bandicoot social media channels.^[2] The announcement trailer came out on June 22nd, 4pm BST.

During Summer Games Fest, an official trailer was shown, showcasing new worlds and four new Quantum Masks, known as the Phase Mask Lani-Loli, the Dark Matter Mask Akano, the Time Mask Kupuna-Wa, and the Gravity Mask Ika-Ika. Using Lani-Loli, the player will be able to change phases of certain elements, while using Akano, the player can hover and glide over the platforms or even break and knock back things that the normal spin can't, while using Kupuna-Wa, the player will be able to slow time to a crawl, and while using Ika-Ika, the player can reverse gravity to manuever on ceilings and wall run.

Story

Neo Cortex and N. Tropy are back at it again and launching an all-out assault on not just this universe, but the entire multiverse! Crash and Coco are here to save the day by reuniting the four quantum masks and bending the rules of reality.
Official PlayStation Store description.

Following their defeat at the hands of Crash Bandicoot in Crash Bandicoot: Warped 22 years prior, Uka Uka attempts to liberate himself and Doctors Neo Cortex and Nefarious Tropy from their prison in the past. His latest effort rips open a hole in the fabric of space and time, and causes him to pass out. Cortex and N. Tropy swiftly escape, abandoning Uka Uka, and discover that the rift they use links their universe to the rest of the multiverse, and decide to make use of it to conquer all dimensions. To ensure success, the pair create a generator capable of opening other space-time rifts and recruit aid from Doctors N. Gin and Nitrus Brio to provide an army in anticipation of their enemies' interference. Meanwhile, Aku Aku, Uka Uka's older twin brother, senses the disturbance in space and time and quickly rushes Crash to N. Sanity Peak. Upon arriving, he comes across Lani-Loli, whom Aku Aku recognizes as one of the Quantum Masks – four ancient witch doctor masks that have great power over space and time, and who would only appear if something has opened up the multiverse. Lani spots a rift and suspects there is trouble, leading to Crash and his sister Coco agreeing to follow him across the multiverse and find the other Quantum Masks, while combating the chaos Cortex is creating.

During their adventures, the pair meet an alternate version of Tawna, Crash's old girlfriend, who offers her help while undertaking an adventure of her own. At the same time, Dingodile, who recently retired from villainy to run his own restaurant, finds himself caught up in the chaos when his business is burned down by a rival restaurant and he is sucked into another dimension by a spacial disruption. While Dingodile does not interact with Crash's adventure at first, his actions inadvertently assist Crash and Coco at various points in space and time. Crash and Coco find two more of the Quantum Masks, named Akano and Kupuna-Wa, and defeat N. Gin and N. Brio. After facing and defeating Cortex, N. Tropy betrays him and reveals that he and his new partner (later revealed to be a female version of N. Tropy from Tawna's universe) are going to remake the multiverse and subsequently erase Cortex, Crash, Coco and the Masks from existence. A furious Cortex agrees to team up with the bandicoots and the three rescue the last Quantum Mask, Ika-Ika, and eventually meet up with Dingodile and Tawna. Together, the team successfully track down and defeat the two N. Tropies and the Quantum Masks destroy the Rift Generator, sealing all the space-time disruptions.

However, after taking a celebratory trip to a futuristic city, Cortex betrays the group and steals Kupuna-Wa, using her to travel back in time before the events of his first bid for world domination in an attempt to avert Crash's creation. Ultimately, he is unsuccessful in both convincing his past self to abandon the experiment and killing the present Crash, Coco and Aku Aku, who followed him from the future. As the Quantum Masks banish him to the end of the universe, the past Cortex proceeds with the experiment, preparing to brainwash the past Crash with the Cortex Vortex; the present Crash accidentally destroys the Vortex's power source, causing it to malfunction and reject his past self, thereby ensuring his own creation. Dingodile rebuilds and reopens his diner, Cortex relaxes on a beach and enjoys the peace and quiet, and Crash, Coco, Tawna, Aku Aku and the Quantum Masks play video games at their home on N. Sanity Island. Following an epilogue narrated by Crash detailing the fates and whereabouts of the game's characters, Cortex's relaxation is interrupted by the sudden appearance of Uka Uka.

Characters

Playable

Bosses

Supporting

Cameos

Levels

Dimensional Map (Hub)	Character	Level	Items & Unlockables	Relic Times	Crates
N. Sanity Island (Present Day)	/	Rude Awakening		1:40.98 1:20.45 0:53.97	104
N. Sanity Island (Present Day)	/	N. Sanity Peak		1:22.44 1:07.68 0:43.81	86
The Hazardous Wastes (2084)	/	A Real Grind		1:39.18 1:16.41 0:59.11	153
	/	Crash Compactor		1:17.13 1:06.87 0:42.66	136
	/	Hit the Road		2:52.60 2:03.55 1:34.11	168
	, /	Truck Stopped		2:04.08 1:43.77 1:18.86	193
	/	Stage Dive	N/A (Normal Mode)		N/A
Salty Wharf (1717)	/	Booty Calls		1:43.94 1:29.16 0:59.56	173
	, /	Thar He Blows!		2:06.44 1:38.68 0:47.79	283
		Hook, Line, and Sinker		2:01.37 1:44.30 1:19.69	100
	/	Jetboard Jetty		2:07.54 1:37.16 0:53.86	196
Tranquility Falls (1402)	/	Give It a Spin		2:21.77 1:30.52 1:15.58	212
	, /	Potion Commotion		2:01.86 1:28.80 0:54.61	175
	/	Draggin' On		3:23.83 2:25.03 1:51.59	139
	/	Off-Balance		2:46.38 1:58.12 1:28.76	187
	/	Trouble Brewing			N/A
Mosquito Marsh (A Few Days Ago)	/	Off Beat		3:06:19 2:20.86 1:09.16	215
		Home Cookin'		3:29.80 2:36.46 1:57.55	398
	/	Run It Bayou		2:42.61 2:30.33 1:42.97	272
	, /	No Dillo Dallying	(alternatively)	3:26.08 2:58.39 1:30.16	502
The 11th Dimension (1954)	/	Snow Way Out		2:33.75 2:07.08 1:18.81	153
	, /	Ship Happens	(alternatively)	3:15.67 2:16.08 1:10.76	176
	/	Stay Frosty		2:55.91 1:58.81 0:53.50	137
	/	Bears Repeating		2:46.63 2:09.97 1:29.01	227
	, /	Building Bridges	(alternatively)	2:07.91 1:39.47 1:05.44	228
	/	4th Time's a Charm	N/A (Normal Mode) N. Verted Mode		N/A
Eggipus Dimension (88 Million B.C.B)	/	Blast to the Past		1:28.44 1:18.79 0:52.83	110
		Fossil Fueled		2:46.94 2:09.55 1:20.86	101
	/	Dino Dash	(alternatively)	2:39.69 2:14.35 1:35.70	159
	, /	Rock Blocked	(alternatively)	3:19.27 2:44.80 1:43.50	317
Bermugula's Orbit (???)	/	Out for Launch		2:18.80 1:42.20 1:20.01	189
	, /	Shipping Error	(alternatively)	3:29.27 3:08.49 2:06.62	230
	/	Stowing Away		2:52.80 1:56.72 1:13.37	152
	/	Crash Landed		3:08.83 2:35.82 1:43.15	234
	/	A Hole in Space	N/A (Normal Mode) N. Verted Mode		N/A
The Sn@xx Dimension (3023)	/	Food Run		2:32.25 2:05.69 1:44.63	171
	,	Rush Hour		4:58.04 4:32.23 3:40.61	441
	, /	The Crate Escape		3:01.02 2:22.33 1:47.51	122
Cortex Island (1996)	/	Nitro Processing		3:54.10 2:50.77 2:15.69	135
	/	Toxic Tunnels		3:25.39 2:32.50 2:01.66	273
	/	Cortex Castle		2:55.58 2:34.49 1:59.87	170
	, /	Seeing Double	(alternatively)	2:47.97 2:25.39 1:25.11	129
	/	The Past Unmasked	Triple Spin (Normal Mode) N. Verted Mode		N/A

Other Levels

Flashback Levels

Trophies/Achievements


Trophy Name	Description	Criteria
Master Marsupial	Get EVERY trophy	Earn every other Trophy in the game.
Beat ‘Em Any Which Way	Beat any boss in N. Verted mode	Defeat any boss in N. Verted Mode.
Backwards & Forwards	Complete ALL levels in N. Verted mode	Finish every level in N. Verted mode.
IT’S MESSING WITH MY HEAD, MAN!!!	Beat a level in N. Verted mode	Finish a level in N. Verted Mode.
Taking the Side Road	Complete a Bonus Path	Complete any Bonus Round.
The Whole Picture	Complete all Timelines	Complete all timeline levels.
Putting Things in Perspective	Complete any Timeline	Complete any Timeline level.
Fleet of Feet	Play a game of Checkpoint Race	Play a round of checkpoint race in multiplayer mode.
Settle the Score	Play a game of Crate Combo	Play a round of crate combo in multiplayer mode.
What Has Been, Will Be Again	Defeat Dr. Neo Cortex… again.	Complete The Past Unmasked.
The Fourth Time	Defeat Dr. Neo Cortex	Complete 4th Time's a Charm.
Master Mixologist	Defeat N. Brio	Complete Trouble Brewing.
Beaten With His Own Drum	Defeat N. Gin and his Weapon of Mass Percussion	Complete Stage Dive.
Twinsanity	Defeat the Doctors N. Tropy	Complete A Hole in Space.
Overachiever	Watch the 100% bonus ending	Earn 100% Completion and watch the bonus ending.
OVER-Overachiever	Watch the 106% bonus ending	Earn 106% completion and watch the true ending.
Sapphire-er Acquirer	Find the hidden Blue Gem	Collect the Blue gem in Draggin' On.
Like a Rhinestone Bandicoot	Earn half of the Clear Gems	Collect 114 Clear Gems.
King of Bling	Earn ALL of the Clear Gems	Collect all 228 Clear Gems.
gnilB fo gniK	Earn ALL N. Verted Gems	Collect all 228 N. Verted Gems.
Emerald Gemerald	Find the hidden Green Gem	Collect the Green gem in Hit the Road or Truck Stopped.
Ruby Red	Find the hidden Red Gem	Collect the Red gem in N. Sanity Peak.
Topaz Pizazz	Find the hidden Yellow Gem	Collect the Yellow gem in Run It Bayou.
Altitude Sickness	Crouch or slide into a double jump	Do a slide jump combined with a Double Jump.
Silent Protagonist	Meet 'Akano	Finish the level Jetboard Jetty.
Ups and Downs	Meet Ika-Ika	Finish the level Dino Dash.
Reality-Shattering Proportions	Meet Lani-Loli	Finish the level N. Sanity Peak.
I Can See Through Time	Meet Kupuna-Wa	Finish the level Run It Bayou.
No It’s MY Turn	Complete a level with Pass N. Play enabled	Finish a level with Pass N. Play enabled.
Ladies First	Complete a level as Coco	Finish a level as Coco.
Sudden But Inevitable	Betrayed! By your worst enemy.	Finish the level The Crate Escape.
Model Test Subject	Earn any Flashback Relic	Earn any Flashback Relic.
Closing the Experiment Log	Earn ALL of the platinum Flashback Relics	Earn all 38 Platinum Flashback Relics.
Perfectionist	Earn ALL N. Sanely Perfect Relics	Earn all 38 N. Sanely Perfect Relics.
So-Called Perfectionist	Earn any N. Sanely Perfect Relic	Earn any N. Sanely Perfect Relic.
Faster Than a Tortoise	Earn any Time Trial Relic	Earn any Time Trial Relic.
Faster Than Sound	Earn ALL of the platinum Time Trial Relics	Earn every Platinum Relic.
All Gussied Up	Try on a Skin	Equip any skin with Crash or Coco.
Whoa!	Pull off a Triple Spin	Successfully do a complete Triple Spin.
Showoff	Defeat an enemy with Triple Spin	Defeat any enemy with a Triple Spin.
N. Vincible	Beat a story level without dying	Finish a story level without dying.
A/V Club Founder	Acquire a Flashback Tape	Collect any Flashback Tape.
Tree Droppings	Find the source of the Bumpa Berries	Spin one of the overhanging branches on the sides of the tree at the beginning of the level Off-Balance.
Here Kitty Kitty	Scare the cat hiding from a party	Spin the dumpster just after the third checkpoint in the level Off Beat.
Give 'Em a Broadside!	Aim and fire!	Spin the two cannons at the end of the Dingodile segment of Thar He Blows!.
Bad Signs	Do some target practice	Shoot the purple bat targets with a TNT barrel or crate in the level Home Cookin'.
Junkyard Jams	Make music in an unlikely place	Spin 3 barrels at the start of the level and 3 more outside the bonus round in Hit the Road.
WOAH YEAH!	Grabbed a bushel of Bumpa	Collect every Bumpa Berry in the intro to A Hole in Space.
Silence the Scientist	Shut N. Brio up	Destroy one of N. Brio's potions in Give It a Spin, Draggin' On or Off-Balance.
Megaphoning It In	Shut N. Gin up	Destroy one of N. Gin's speakers in A Real Grind, Crash Compactor or Hit the Road.
Hammer it Home	Make some noise!	Spin all the gongs in Draggin' On.
Channel Surfer	Spend some time surfin' the waves	Spin the TV in Rude Awakening.

Multiplayer

The multiplayer mode is introduced in this game as species of battle of bandicoots with 1, 2, 3 and 4 players that will control: Crash, Coco, Fake Crash and Fake Coco in two modes: Checkpoint Race and Crate Combo. The checkpoint race is a race of checkpoints that will who's reach in the checkpoints until the end of the level first than the other players will win and the crate combo is a combo of crates that will who's have the bigger score than the other players will win.

Skins

See: Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time/Skins

Art Scrapbook

See: The Art of Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

Gallery

See: Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time/Gallery

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	クラッシュ・バンディクー4 とんでもマルチバース Kurasshu Bandikū 4: Tondemo Maruchibāsu	Crash Bandicoot 4: Unexpected Multiverse
Russian	Crash Bandicoot 4: Это вопрос времени Crash Bandicoot 4: Ėto vopros vremeni	Crash Bandicoot 4: It's a Question of Time
Polish	Crash Bandicoot 4: Najwyższy czas	Crash Bandicoot 4: High Time
Arabic	TBA	TBA

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Cast

English

Andrew Morgado as Fake Crash
Cherise Boothe as Kupuna-Wa
Chris Fries as Additional Voices
Corey Burton as Doctor N. Gin and Nitros Oxide
Eden Riegel as Coco Bandicoot
Edward Bosco as Additional Voices
Fred Tatasciore as Dingodile, Akano and Happy Ika-Ika
Greg Eagles as Aku Aku
Jonathon Lipow as Additional Voices
Jon Olson as Additional Voices
JP Karliak as Doctor Nefarious Tropy
Keith Silverstein as Additional Voices
Lex Lang as Dr. Neo Cortex
Misty Lee as Polar
Richard Steven Horvitz as Lani-Loli
Roger Craig Smith as Doctor Nitrus Brio, Commercial Disclaimer
Salli Saffioti as Additional Voices
Sarah Tancer as Doctor Nefarious Tropy (female)
Scott Whyte as Crash Bandicoot
Ursula Taherian as Tawna Bandicoot
Yuri Lowenthal as Additional Voices
Zeno Robinson as Downer Ika-Ika
Unidentified Voice Actor as Uka Uka

Japanese

Kenichi Ogata as Aku Aku
TBA as Crash Bandicoot
Haruna Ikezawa as Coco Bandicoot
Shōzō Īzuka as Doctor Neo Cortex
Shunsuke Sakuya as Doctor N. Gin
TBA as Doctor Nitrus Brio
Masaru Ikeda as Doctor Nefarious Tropy
TBA as Doctor Nefarious Tropy (female)
Akiko Toda as Tawna Bandicoot
Keisuke Ishida as Dingodile
Setsuo Itō as Lani-Loli
Hiroshi Nakamura as Akano
Keiko Domon as Kupuna-Wa
Noriaki Sugiyama as Ika-Ika
TBA as Nitros Oxide
TBA as Polar
Unidentified Voice Actor as Uka Uka

Spanish

TBA as Aku Aku
TBA as Crash Bandicoot
TBA as Coco Bandicoot
TBA as Lani-Loli
Enrique Suárez as Doctor Neo Cortex
TBA as Doctor Nefarious Tropy
TBA as Doctor Nitrus Brio
TBA as Doctor N. Gin--

Portuguese

Pierre Bittencourt as Aku Aku
Alex Barrone as Crash Bandicoot
Luiza Caspary as Coco Bandicoot
Claudia Victória as Lani-Loli
Antonio Moreno as Akano
Leonardo José as Dingodile
Milton Levy as Doctor Nefarious Tropy
Lia Mello as Doctor Nefarious Tropy (female)
Isabella Guarneri as Kupuna-Wa
Ricardo Rossato as Doctor Neo Cortex
Fred Mascareiras as Doctor N. Gin
Caio César Oliveira as Doctor Nitrus Brio
Michelle Guidice as Tawna Bandicoot
Reinaldo Gonzaga as Happy Ika-Ika
Daniel Figueira as Downer Ika-Ika
Rodrigo Firmo as Nitros Oxide
Unidentified Voice Actor as Uka Uka

Trivia

The title is a reference to the timespan between the release of Crash: Mind Over Mutant and It's About Time.
It's About Time is the second game to be known as Crash Bandicoot 4, after The Wrath of Cortex's Japanese release.
The game was dedicated to the memory of Aku Aku's original voice actor Mel Winkler, who passed away earlier in the same year.
This is the first game since Crash Nitro Kart where Crash is voiced by someone other than Jess Harnell.
- Additionally, this is the first game since Crash Bash where Debi Derryberry doesn't voice Coco.
This is the only game in the series where the Japanese cover doesn't use the Japanese Crash design.
This is the first mainline Crash game to introduce the Skins.
According to the opening cinematic, Cortex and N. Tropy have attempted to escape their prison 22 times, which also happens to be the number of years that have passed between the release of Warped and It's About Time.
This is the only Crash Bandicoot game to feature enemies in the bonus rounds, which also feature their own Nitro Switch Crate.
One of the achievements is named Twinsanity.

References

↑ Mysterious Crash Bandicoot Teaser Puzzles Have Been Sent Out. GameSpot. Accessed June 19, 2020.
↑ Crash Bandicoot's Tweet