![]() The way the patter of Crash’s footsteps changes from sand to concrete, or Polar’s yelps mixing with the cries of whales bring the wacky, weird, and beautiful levels to life. But it’s the little touches that really impressed me this time around. While not the exact same tracks as the original game, the new score captures the soul and energy so well that I seriously need this soundtrack on its own now. The trilogy sounds better than ever too, thanks to an HD update to Crash’s soundtrack, which has always been an infectious earworm of drums and marimba. The remakes improve on their designs, however, to make any of my deaths absolutely my fault, not the game’s. I can remember angrily throwing my controller as a kid after encountering the flamethrower-toting lab assistants of Cortex Strikes Back or the spiky-headed lizards of Warped. Enemies who may have previously been difficult to read now have better tells that don’t rob the experience of its difficulty. “And Vicarious Visions has smartly made the visual update matter to the gameplay as well. ![]()
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