Gin, and Cortex were much better to fight in Warped. Graphics: Maybe Crash 3 is a little bit better (considering it came out at a later date), but they're pretty much the same.īoss Fights: Crash 3 has better boss fights, in my opinion. Can't say I preferred one over the other. So while Crash 3 is still my personal favorite, Crash 2 is the better game overall in my opinion. It's more consistent, the level design is near perfect, and it doesn't bog you down with any unnecessary add ons. But I won't deny it, Crash 2 is definitely the better designed game. I still stand to this day and state that Crash: Warped is my favorite Crash game.

Overall, I believe Crash 2 wins, and I expected that. There isn't one level I dread going to in Crash 2, but Crash 3 has some that I can't enjoy anymore. Crash 2 had polar bear levels where you could miss crates easily, but at least you could die so you can restart at the last checkpoint instead of exiting the stage, going back to the hub, then entering the stage to try again. If you miss a single crate, you have to restart, as you can't die. The motorcycle levels become a game of 'How slow can you go' when you're going to get the Crate gem. The bi-plane levels are also extremely frustrating, especially if you're going for the gold relics. Some people loathe the vehicle levels, and I for one dread everytime I come up to either underwater level. Crash 3 has a lot more variety, but at a cost. I can't pick a definitive winner for this one to be honest. The intro scene with him in the dark, with the silhouette of N-Tropy in the distance, really set the mood for the game, and was really cool. Now we find out he has an evil brother? That's a problem. Think about it, this entity is the twin brother of Aku Aku, a powerful Witch Doctor who is powerful enough to save Crash and Coco from many threats.

Uka Uka brought an entirely new sense of danger to the Bandicoots. In Crash 3, we are introduced to Aku Aku's evil twin, Uka Uka. It wasn't until the 4th hub where Cortex wanted the crystals given to N-Gin. Ripper Roo, Komodo Bros, and Tiny were sent by Brio.

Well, it's actually Brio who is trying to stop you. What I think a lot of people misunderstand is why is Cortex sending Tiny and others to fight Crash if we are supposed to help him gather the crystals. The answer is obvious, but it's a cool story as is. Crash 2 has you guessing whether or not Cortex is good, and if Brio is still evil. Story- Both games have very different stories. If we are talking about how each level design looked visually, then Crash 3 would win here. Level Design- If we are talking about how each level is constructed, then yeah Crash 2 wins this for me. Crash 3 delivered boss fights that were at least somewhat challenging. If the bombs actually killed you, instead of just stall you, then it would've been a much more difficult fight. Crash 2 has the easiest bosses in the series, and the final boss is possibly the easiest final boss I've ever fought. It's basically a tie for this one really.īoss Fights- Crash 3. Crash 3 does have the beautiful, at least for the time, water levels, both underwater and jetski versions. This animation is completely missing in Crash 3 when he is being chased by the triceratops. In Crash 2, when you are being chased by the boulder or polar bear, Crash constantly looks back in fear. I noticed how some animations didn't transfer from Crash 2 to Crash 3. I love Piston It Away, Tiny Tiger, and especially Neo Cortex's theme. While Crash 3 had a more diverse soundtrack, Crash 2 just doesn't mess around with it's music. It is really hard.Īnyway, enough about me. One one hand, Crash 3 had you going all over the place which actually made an impact on gameplay, but it also had some -in my opinion- bad/unreasonably hard vehicle levels, where Crash 2 was much more platform-y. Story, where Crash 3 wins since it had more of a story than 2Ħ. Level Design I think that Crash 2's levels were prettier to look at but Crash 3 had more variety. Boss Fights which Crash 3 takes by a long shotĤ. gameplay, just to clear up the confusionġ.Music, where I think Crash 2 wins by a long shotĢ Graphics which are the same as far as colors and textures go, although I do lean a bit more on 3, but I'd say it's the sameģ. What do you think? I think it comes down to 6 categories: EDIT: (putting it here so you can all see it), Reddit screwed up the numbers on the categorise and no matter how much I edit them, I can't change them. Now, I love both games and from time to time, I find my self loving one more than the other, but for the life of me I can't get a real answer to which one is truly better.

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