<s>
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warped	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warped	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
1998	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
following	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cortex	I-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Back	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
immediately	O
after	O
the	B-Application
events	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
second	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warped	I-Application
was	O
lauded	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
noted	O
a	O
high	O
quality	O
in	O
many	O
areas	O
,	O
including	O
gameplay	O
,	O
graphics	O
and	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
nearly	O
6	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
video	I-Device
games	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
surpassed	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
its	O
two	O
predecessors	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
non-Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
title	O
to	O
sell	O
over	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
N	I-Application
.	I-Application
Sane	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
collection	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	O
and	O
Coco	O
venture	O
throughout	O
time	O
and	O
defeat	O
adversaries	O
such	O
as	O
Tiny	O
Tiger	B-Application
,	O
Dingodile	O
and	O
Doctor	O
N	O
.	O
Gin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
new	O
engines	O
were	O
three-dimensional	O
in	O
nature	O
and	O
were	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
airplane	O
and	O
jet-ski	O
levels	O
;	O
the	O
third	O
new	O
engine	O
was	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
motorcycle	O
levels	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
a	O
driving	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clancy	O
Brown	O
voiced	O
the	O
dual	O
role	O
of	O
Doctor	O
Neo	O
Cortex	O
and	O
Uka	O
Uka	O
,	O
while	O
Brendan	O
O'Brien	O
voiced	O
the	O
dual	O
role	O
of	O
Doctor	O
N	O
.	O
Gin	O
and	O
Tiny	O
the	O
Tiger	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
wondered	O
if	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warped	I-Application
was	O
just	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warped	I-Application
was	O
accompanied	O
by	O
marketing	O
campaigns	O
by	O
Sony	O
and	O
Pizza	O
Hut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warped	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
games	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
PocketStation	B-Application
,	O
a	O
peripheral	O
that	O
downloads	O
minigames	O
from	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
game	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
game	O
Spyro	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
by	O
entering	O
a	O
cheat	O
code	O
at	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
panda	O
was	O
originally	O
considered	O
but	O
was	O
rejected	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
similarity	O
to	O
the	O
polar	B-Algorithm
bear	I-Algorithm
seen	O
in	O
Cortex	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Back	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
tiger	B-Application
cub	O
,	O
Pura	O
,	O
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shark	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
underwater	O
levels	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
Jason	O
Rubin	O
's	O
first	O
PowerAnimator	B-Device
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
model	O
was	O
originally	O
built	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
game	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
used	O
until	O
Warped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
distant	O
mesas	B-Language
were	O
added	O
to	O
help	O
break	O
up	O
the	O
horizon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
ideas	O
for	O
the	O
submerged	O
Atlantis	B-Application
stage	O
varied	O
from	O
an	O
ancient	O
Roman-esque	O
city	O
in	O
ruins	O
to	O
a	O
high-tech	O
submerged	O
city	O
of	O
alien	O
origin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnny	O
Ballgame	O
of	O
GamePro	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
strong	O
contender	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
rowdy	O
rowdy	O
"	O
gameplay	O
will	O
keep	O
your	O
head	O
spinning	O
for	O
days.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
2.5D	O
platformer	O
ever	O
released.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
MacDonald	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
that	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warped	I-Application
is	O
"	O
easily	O
the	O
best	O
Crash	O
yet	O
,	O
"	O
describing	O
how	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
aspects	O
were	O
superior	O
to	O
previous	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
fun	O
I	O
've	O
had	O
with	O
a	O
3D	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
,	O
long	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Johnny	O
Ballgame	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
as	O
"	O
incredibly	O
clean	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
detailed	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
water	O
in	O
the	O
jet	O
ski	O
levels	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
realistic-looking	O
waves	O
of	O
any	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
we	O
've	O
seen	O
so	O
far	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
MacDonald	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
beautiful	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
ever	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
smooth	O
"	O
character	O
animations	O
,	O
"	O
bright	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
colorful	O
"	O
landscapes	O
,	O
"	O
gorgeous	O
"	O
lighting	O
effects	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
refreshingly	O
fast	O
and	O
steady	O
"	O
frame	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Cooke	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
smooth	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
cartoonish	O
"	O
animation	O
as	O
"	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
line	O
,	O
bested	O
by	O
no	O
other	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
its	O
"	O
limitless	O
"	O
rendering	O
distance	O
and	O
"	O
beautiful	O
"	O
3D	O
models	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
pinnacle	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
rendering	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Randy	O
Nelson	O
was	O
thankful	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
increased	O
musical	O
diversity	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cortex	I-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Back	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2002	O
,	O
Warped	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
5.7	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
thirteenth	B-Device
best-selling	I-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
of	I-Device
all	I-Device
time	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
resulted	O
in	O
its	O
re-release	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
Greatest	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
lineup	O
on	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Platinum	O
Range	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warped	I-Application
was	O
a	O
bestseller	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
non-Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
title	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
Prize	O
"	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
selling	O
over	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
