<s>
Crash	B-Device
Bandicoot	I-Device
Purple	I-Device
:	I-Device
Ripto	I-Device
's	I-Device
Rampage	I-Device
and	I-Device
Spyro	I-Device
Orange	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Cortex	I-Device
Conspiracy	I-Device
are	O
two	O
platform	O
games	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
developed	O
by	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2004	O
under	O
the	O
names	O
Crash	B-Device
Bandicoot	I-Device
Fusion	I-Device
and	O
Spyro	B-Device
Fusion	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
are	O
the	O
tenth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
eighth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Spyro	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
both	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
are	O
the	O
fourth	O
installments	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonists	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
and	O
Spyro	O
the	O
Dragon	O
,	O
must	O
team	O
up	O
and	O
defeat	O
Doctor	O
Cortex	O
and	O
Ripto	O
along	O
with	O
their	O
genetically	O
modified	O
minions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ripto	B-Device
's	I-Device
Rampage	I-Device
and	O
The	B-Device
Cortex	I-Device
Conspiracy	I-Device
are	O
single-player	O
side-scrolling	O
crossover	O
adventure	O
games	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
and/or	O
Spyro	O
the	O
Dragon	O
in	O
the	O
respective	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
minigames	O
involve	O
distinctively	O
different	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
destroying	O
enemies	O
in	O
a	O
Breakout-inspired	O
challenge	O
or	O
racing	O
through	O
an	O
area	O
with	O
a	O
jet	O
pack	O
,	O
tank	O
or	O
inner	O
tube	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
versions	O
of	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
minigames	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
earn	O
trading	O
cards	O
by	O
performing	O
specific	O
tasks	O
;	O
these	O
cards	O
can	O
be	O
traded	O
between	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
systems	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
do	O
not	O
physically	O
own	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doctor	O
Neo	O
Cortex	O
and	O
Ripto	O
join	O
forces	O
to	O
rid	O
themselves	O
of	O
their	O
respective	O
adversaries	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
and	O
Spyro	O
the	O
Dragon	O
by	O
genetically	O
modifying	O
Ripto	O
's	O
"	O
Riptoc	O
"	O
minions	O
and	O
disguising	O
them	O
as	O
Crash	O
and	O
Spyro	O
,	O
leading	O
the	O
two	O
protagonists	O
to	O
believe	O
they	O
are	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
production	O
finished	O
on	O
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
,	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
contemplated	O
the	O
next	O
handheld	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hoping	O
to	O
do	O
something	O
different	O
from	O
what	O
has	O
been	O
done	O
before	O
,	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
approached	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
with	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
bringing	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
and	O
Spyro	O
the	O
Dragon	O
together	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ripto	B-Device
's	I-Device
Rampage	I-Device
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play	O
Magazine	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
superior	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
crossover	O
cousin	O
"	O
The	B-Device
Cortex	I-Device
Conspiracy	I-Device
,	O
but	O
decided	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
still	O
feels	O
cheap	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Chapman	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
praised	O
the	O
library	O
of	O
minigames	O
and	O
the	O
extras	O
unlocked	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
linked	O
with	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Cortex	I-Device
Conspiracy	I-Device
,	O
while	O
Lisa	O
Mason	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
criticized	O
the	O
platforming	O
levels	O
as	O
"	O
derivative	O
and	O
uninspired	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
minigames	O
as	O
"	O
frustrating	O
and	O
not	O
very	O
much	O
fun	O
at	O
all	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Cortex	I-Device
Conspiracy	I-Device
was	O
generally	O
rated	O
lower	O
than	O
Ripto	B-Device
's	I-Device
Rampage	I-Device
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Chapman	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
has	O
plenty	O
to	O
keep	O
most	O
gamers	O
entertained	O
for	O
hours	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
connectivity	O
options	O
with	O
Ripto	B-Device
's	I-Device
Rampage	I-Device
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
surefire	O
formula	O
for	O
success	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anise	O
Hollingshead	O
of	O
GameZone	O
concluded	O
that	O
The	B-Device
Cortex	I-Device
Conspiracy	I-Device
is	O
"	O
an	O
average	O
game	O
that	O
will	O
give	O
a	O
decent	O
amount	O
of	O
gameplay	O
value	O
,	O
but	O
just	O
does	O
n't	O
offer	O
much	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
excitement	O
or	O
thinking	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
"	O
having	O
lots	O
of	O
mini-games	O
is	O
a	O
good	O
idea	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
games	O
themselves	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
varied	O
and	O
not	O
just	O
be	O
various	O
versions	O
of	O
racing	O
games	O
and	O
breakout	B-Application
clones	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
