<s>
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2004	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Mobile	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
eleventh	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wrath	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cortex	I-Application
and	O
follows	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
and	O
main	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
and	O
Doctor	O
Neo	O
Cortex	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
work	O
together	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Evil	O
Twins	O
,	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
interdimensional	O
parrots	O
,	O
from	O
destroying	O
N	O
.	O
Sanity	O
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
began	O
development	O
as	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
Evolution	O
and	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
more	O
serious	O
tone	O
than	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
similarity	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
premise	O
to	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
convinced	O
Traveller	O
's	O
Tales	O
to	O
restart	O
production	O
and	O
create	O
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
as	O
a	O
comedic	O
title	O
in	O
which	O
Cortex	O
would	O
be	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
Crash	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
exploring	O
his	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
mobile	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
subsequently	O
released	O
and	O
also	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
receptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
differs	O
from	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
through	O
its	O
free-roaming	O
gameplay	O
style	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
explore	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
environments	O
in	O
all	O
directions	O
and	O
travel	O
seamlessly	O
between	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
hub	O
room	O
"	O
format	O
utilized	O
by	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
progression	O
through	O
Twinsanity	B-Application
is	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
three	O
different	O
characters	O
:	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
,	O
Doctor	O
Neo	O
Cortex	O
(	O
or	O
both	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
)	O
and	O
new	O
character	O
Nina	O
Cortex	O
;	O
the	O
controlled	O
character	O
alternates	O
between	O
particular	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
years	O
after	O
his	O
previous	O
defeat	O
by	O
Crash	O
in	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wrath	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cortex	I-Application
,	O
Doctor	O
Neo	O
Cortex	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
Wumpa	O
Islands	O
to	O
exact	O
revenge	O
on	O
Crash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	O
and	O
Cortex	O
set	O
a	O
course	O
for	O
Madame	B-Application
Amberley	I-Application
's	O
Academy	O
of	O
Evil	O
in	O
the	O
hopes	O
of	O
recruiting	O
Cortex	O
's	O
niece	O
Nina	O
to	O
assist	O
in	O
repairing	O
the	O
Psychetron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Cortex	O
finds	O
Nina	O
and	O
has	O
an	O
encounter	O
with	O
Madame	B-Application
Amberley	I-Application
,	O
he	O
recalls	O
the	O
origin	O
of	O
the	O
Evil	O
Twins	O
;	O
when	O
Cortex	O
was	O
an	O
8-year-old	O
student	O
in	O
the	O
Academy	O
,	O
he	O
used	O
his	O
two	O
pet	O
parrots	O
Victor	O
and	O
Moritz	O
as	O
test	O
subjects	O
for	O
a	O
prototype	O
of	O
his	O
Evolvo-Ray	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
experiment	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
parrots	O
being	O
transported	O
to	O
the	O
Tenth	O
Dimension	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
mutated	O
by	O
the	O
environment	O
's	O
severe	O
"	O
reverso-radioactivity	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
their	O
arrival	O
,	O
Nina	O
is	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
an	O
evil	O
doppelganger	O
of	O
Crash	O
and	O
taken	O
to	O
his	O
desolate	O
home	O
on	O
Twinsanity	B-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Traveller	O
's	O
Tales	O
 '	O
Oxford	O
division	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
Evolution	O
and	O
featured	O
a	O
premise	O
involving	O
the	O
Evil	O
Twins	O
stealing	O
Crash	O
's	O
island	O
from	O
Earth	O
and	O
grafting	O
it	O
onto	O
a	O
giant	O
planet	O
made	O
from	O
pieces	O
of	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
 '	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
,	O
which	O
featured	O
an	O
identical	O
premise	O
,	O
Traveller	O
's	O
Tales	O
abandoned	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
Evolution	O
and	O
restarted	O
production	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
making	O
the	O
next	O
Crash	O
title	O
as	O
comedic	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concept	O
artist	O
Keith	O
Webb	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
title	O
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
with	O
only	O
five	O
minutes	O
to	O
spare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
:	O
Unlimited	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
with	O
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
originally	O
intended	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
American	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
Nina	O
Cortex	O
was	O
created	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Duke	O
Mighten	O
for	O
an	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
re-appropriated	O
for	O
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
due	O
to	O
her	O
popularity	O
among	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
Nina	O
's	O
debut	O
appearance	O
,	O
Gardner	O
was	O
alerted	O
to	O
her	O
early	O
appearance	O
in	O
Crash	B-Device
Bandicoot	I-Device
Purple	I-Device
:	I-Device
Ripto	I-Device
's	I-Device
Rampage	I-Device
by	O
Webb	O
,	O
who	O
came	O
across	O
Nina	O
's	O
image	O
in	O
newly	O
released	O
screenshots	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
punching	O
maneuver	O
by	O
Crash	O
that	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
Unlimited	O
demo	O
was	O
removed	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
inadvertent	O
capability	O
of	O
destroying	O
scenery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rusty	O
Walrus	O
,	O
a	O
blue	O
walrus	O
character	O
who	O
pursues	O
Crash	O
in	O
one	O
level	O
,	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
in	O
The	B-Application
NewZealand	I-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full-motion	O
videos	O
of	O
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
were	O
created	O
by	O
Red	O
Eye	O
Studios	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
created	O
the	O
full-motion	O
videos	O
for	O
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
,	O
performed	O
,	O
arranged	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
a	O
cappella	O
band	O
Spiralmouth	O
,	O
while	O
Gabriel	O
Mann	O
recorded	O
and	O
mixed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
at	O
Asylum	O
Recording	O
Studios	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
was	O
showcased	O
alongside	O
other	O
VU	O
Games	O
titles	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Stars	O
Live	O
consumer	O
games	O
show	O
held	O
at	O
ExCeL	O
London	O
from	O
September	O
1	O
–	O
5	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
for	O
undisclosed	O
reasons	O
;	O
IGN	O
speculated	O
that	O
the	O
port	O
's	O
cancellation	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
disappointing	O
financial	O
performance	O
of	O
other	O
VU	O
Games	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
#25	O
in	O
the	O
sales	O
charts	O
,	O
and	O
remained	O
within	O
the	O
top	O
40	O
best-sellers	O
by	O
the	O
2004	O
Christmas	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
VU	O
Games	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
I-play	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	B-Application
version	O
consists	O
of	O
six	O
levels	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Doc	O
Amok	O
"	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
mobile	B-Application
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
3D	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Games	O
Mobile	B-Application
and	O
Wonderphone	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Kuju	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
an	O
exclusive	O
selection	O
of	O
3G	B-Architecture
java-enabled	O
handsets	O
that	O
accompanied	O
the	O
commercial	O
launch	O
of	O
Vodafone	O
live	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
December	O
2004	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Device
E1000	I-Device
,	O
V980	O
and	O
C980	O
,	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Language
6630	I-Language
,	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
Ericsson	I-Device
V800	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Sharp	O
802	O
SH	O
and	O
902	O
SH	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Toshiba	O
V902T	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
,	O
who	O
must	O
sprint	O
along	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
road	O
and	O
dodge	O
obstacles	O
,	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
and	O
collect	O
items	O
en	O
route	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
the	O
three-disc	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
Action	O
Pack	O
compilation	O
alongside	O
Crash	B-Device
Nitro	I-Device
Kart	I-Device
and	O
Crash	B-Device
Tag	I-Device
Team	I-Device
Racing	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open-world	O
setting	O
was	O
welcomed	O
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
"	O
claustrophobic	O
"	O
level	O
design	O
of	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
various	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
were	O
commended	O
as	O
clever	O
and	O
well-implemented	O
;	O
James	O
B	O
.	O
Pringle	O
of	O
IGN	O
compared	O
the	O
'	O
ingenious	O
 '	O
Doc	O
Amok	O
levels	O
to	O
Lemmings	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Louis	O
Bedigian	O
of	O
GameZone	O
considered	O
the	O
RollerBrawl	O
sequence	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
best	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
aspect	O
of	O
controlling	O
Crash	O
and	O
Cortex	O
in	O
tandem	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
and	O
Whiplash	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
RollerBrawl	O
segment	O
was	O
widely	O
compared	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
Nina	O
Cortex	O
was	O
positively	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
whom	O
compared	O
her	O
extending	O
robotic	O
arms	O
to	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brent	O
Soboleski	O
of	O
TeamXbox	O
,	O
Ryan	O
Davis	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
Nick	O
Valentino	O
of	O
GameZone	O
proclaimed	O
Twinsanity	B-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
best-looking	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
game	O
to	O
date	O
;	O
they	O
pointed	O
out	O
the	O
increased	O
detail	O
in	O
Crash	O
and	O
Cortex	O
's	O
designs	O
and	O
their	O
smoother	O
and	O
more	O
expressive	O
animations	O
that	O
telegraph	O
their	O
personalities	O
,	O
although	O
Soboleski	O
,	O
Davis	O
and	O
GR	O
Chimp	O
felt	O
the	O
particle	O
and	O
lighting	O
effects	O
and	O
frame	O
rate	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
were	O
inferior	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soboleski	O
and	O
Reed	O
observed	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
texture	O
and	O
detail	O
in	O
the	O
environments	O
,	O
and	O
Reed	O
and	O
Wooldridge	O
pointed	O
out	O
the	O
short	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Davis	O
commended	O
the	O
music	O
as	O
catchy	O
and	O
admired	O
the	O
unique	O
a	O
cappella	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
but	O
added	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
stock	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
sound	O
effects	O
"	O
fit	O
snugly	O
"	O
into	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
used	O
too	O
often	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
just	O
sound	O
a	O
little	O
tired.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Valentino	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
Bedigian	O
lambasted	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
insanely	O
annoying	O
music	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
fit	O
with	O
the	O
wacky	O
and	O
crazy	O
world	O
of	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vincent	O
Lopez	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
mixed-up	O
"	O
score	O
"	O
would	O
find	O
a	O
welcome	O
home	O
in	O
Pee	O
Wee	O
's	O
Playhouse	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
to	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
versions	O
was	O
also	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
James	O
of	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
3D	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
simple	O
and	O
relatively	O
responsive	O
controls	O
and	O
polished	O
presentation	O
,	O
but	O
criticising	O
the	O
awkward	O
perspective	O
,	O
"	O
very	O
finicky	O
"	O
collision	O
detection	O
,	O
lengthy	O
character	O
animation	O
and	O
long	O
loading	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preceding	O
the	O
European	O
release	O
of	O
Crash	B-Application
Twinsanity	I-Application
,	O
Daniel	O
Tonkin	O
stated	O
that	O
Traveller	O
's	O
Tales	O
was	O
"	O
still	O
very	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
and	O
I	O
think	O
if	O
the	O
opportunity	O
came	O
up	O
we	O
'd	O
be	O
more	O
than	O
happy	O
to	O
do	O
another	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pitch	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
game	O
,	O
tentatively	O
titled	O
Cortex	O
Chaos	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Traveller	O
's	O
Tales	O
after	O
Twinsanitys	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twinsanity	B-Application
was	O
ultimately	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Radical	O
Entertainment-developed	O
titles	O
Crash	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Titans	I-Application
and	O
Crash	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mind	I-Application
over	I-Application
Mutant	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kokopolo	B-Device
was	O
successful	O
enough	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
expand	O
his	O
studio	O
,	O
he	O
would	O
try	O
to	O
approach	O
Activision	O
with	O
a	O
bid	O
to	O
create	O
Cortex	O
Chaos	O
with	O
as	O
many	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Twinsanity	B-Application
development	O
team	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
N	I-Application
.	I-Application
Sane	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
,	O
Webb	O
sent	O
an	O
open	O
letter	O
to	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
congratulating	O
them	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
letter	O
,	O
Webb	O
stated	O
that	O
if	O
Activision	O
ever	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
developing	O
a	O
Twinsanity	B-Application
remake	O
,	O
he	O
and	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
previous	O
developers	O
would	O
gladly	O
return	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
