<s>
Crash	B-Application
Bash	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2000	O
party	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Eurocom	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
Cerny	O
Games	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
fifth	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
party	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
28	O
mini-games	O
playable	O
within	O
three	O
modes	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
eight	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Application
Bash	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
last	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
exclusively	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
Sony	O
console	O
,	O
with	O
subsequent	O
installments	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
wider	O
variety	O
of	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
widely	O
noted	O
its	O
similarity	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
but	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
multiplayer	O
experience	O
despite	O
a	O
perceived	O
lack	O
of	O
depth	O
and	O
originality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mini-games	O
were	O
determined	O
to	O
be	O
varied	O
but	O
repetitive	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
appreciated	O
for	O
replicating	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
previous	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Application
Bash	I-Application
is	O
a	O
party	O
video	O
game	O
featuring	O
eight	O
playable	O
characters	O
with	O
differing	O
powers	O
and	O
skills	O
:	O
Crash	O
,	O
Coco	O
,	O
Tiny	O
,	O
Dingodile	O
,	O
Cortex	O
,	O
Brio	O
,	O
Koala	O
Kong	O
,	O
and	O
newcomer	O
Rilla	O
Roo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Application
Bash	I-Application
includes	O
multiplayer	O
compatibility	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
human	O
players	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Multitap	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Application
Bash	I-Application
features	O
three	O
distinct	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
:	O
"	O
Adventure	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Battle	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Tournament	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Crash	B-Application
Team	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
,	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
creator	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
began	O
development	O
on	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Precursor	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
were	O
soon	O
acquired	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
with	O
Universal	O
Interactive	O
retaining	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Universal	O
's	O
first	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
game	O
without	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
's	O
involvement	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
Eurocom-developed	O
Crash	B-Application
Bash	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Cerny	O
and	O
Michael	O
John	O
of	O
Cerny	O
Games	O
acting	O
as	O
designers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
a	O
Sony	O
console	O
,	O
with	O
subsequent	O
installments	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	O
demo	O
of	O
Spyro	B-Application
:	I-Application
Year	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
accessible	O
via	O
a	O
cheat	O
code	O
entered	O
at	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
a	O
game	O
demo	O
of	O
Crash	B-Application
Bash	I-Application
is	O
,	O
in	O
turn	O
,	O
accessible	O
from	O
Spyro	O
:	O
Year	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon'''s	O
title	O
screen	O
,	O
an	O
alternate	O
input	O
entered	O
at	O
the	O
demo	O
's	O
title	O
screen	O
unlocks	O
a	O
debug	O
menu	O
,	O
granting	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
near-complete	O
beta	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
all	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
levels	O
are	O
available	O
,	O
the	O
Adventure	O
mode	O
's	O
final	O
hub	O
area	O
is	O
missing	O
,	O
necessitating	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
GameShark	B-Device
to	O
access	O
its	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
Fake	O
Crash	O
–	O
an	O
odd	O
doppelganger	O
of	O
Crash	O
who	O
had	O
made	O
cameos	O
in	O
previous	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
games	O
–	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionCrash	O
Bash	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
widely	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
and	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
Sonic	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Sewart	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
interpreted	O
Eurocom	O
's	O
eschewing	O
of	O
the	O
board	O
game	O
formula	O
established	O
by	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
more	O
action-based	O
format	O
as	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
not	O
appear	O
completely	O
derivative	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
deemed	O
unsuccessful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Davis	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
dismissed	O
Crash	B-Application
Bash	I-Application
as	O
"	O
utterly	O
run	O
of	O
the	O
mill	O
,	O
completely	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
road	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
unbalanced	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
Crash	O
Bash''	O
was	O
the	O
16th	O
highest	O
selling	O
console	O
game	O
of	O
December	O
2000	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
7th	O
best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
title	O
.	O
</s>
