<s>
Crash	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Titans	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2007	O
platform	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Radical	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
series	O
not	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
Japanese	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amaze	O
Entertainment	O
developed	O
a	O
version	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourteenth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sixth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
,	O
must	O
stop	O
Cortex	O
and	O
Nina	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
technique	O
of	O
"	O
jacking	O
"	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
Titans	O
while	O
collecting	O
mojo	O
;	O
he	O
must	O
also	O
rescue	O
his	O
sister	O
Coco	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
kidnapped	O
and	O
forced	O
to	O
help	O
build	O
a	O
doomsday	O
machine	O
that	O
will	O
assist	O
the	O
Titans	O
in	O
Cortex	O
and	O
Nina	O
's	O
bid	O
for	O
world	O
domination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Titans	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Titans	I-Application
is	O
a	O
beat-em-up	B-Application
game	O
with	O
platforming	O
aspects	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
,	O
whose	O
main	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
sister	O
,	O
Coco	O
,	O
and	O
save	O
his	O
home	O
,	O
the	O
Wumpa	O
Island	O
,	O
from	O
being	O
destroyed	O
by	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
's	O
gigantic	O
robot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
featured	O
Crash	O
spinning	O
into	O
or	O
jumping	O
on	O
an	O
enemy	O
to	O
attack	O
,	O
Crash	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Titans	I-Application
gives	O
him	O
more	O
options	O
for	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Titans	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Radical	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Games	O
under	O
its	O
Sierra	O
Entertainment	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
immediately	O
following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Crash	B-Device
Tag	I-Device
Team	I-Device
Racing	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
conducted	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
behind	O
the	O
preceding	O
title	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
&	I-Application
Run	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
designer	O
Joe	B-Application
McGinn	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
focus	O
on	O
action-oriented	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
jacking	O
mechanic	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
an	O
aim	O
to	O
recapture	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
trilogy	O
while	O
accommodating	O
for	O
advances	O
in	O
gameplay	O
since	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
sought	O
to	O
achieve	O
this	O
by	O
granting	O
Crash	O
a	O
wider	O
variety	O
of	O
fighting	O
moves	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
lite	O
"	O
;	O
McGinn	O
elaborated	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
would	O
lack	O
the	O
hardcore	O
appeal	O
of	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
,	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
deep	O
enough	O
for	O
skilled	O
gamers	O
to	O
explore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
game	I-Application
incorporates	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
motion	O
control	O
feature	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
gestures	O
being	O
designed	O
to	O
feel	O
natural	O
,	O
be	O
completely	O
reliable	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
not	O
tire	O
the	O
player	O
;	O
gestures	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
better	O
served	O
by	O
a	O
button	O
press	O
were	O
avoided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
projectile-wielding	O
Titans	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
"	O
light	O
gun	O
"	O
pointing	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
includes	O
over	O
40	O
achievements	O
designed	O
to	O
accommodate	O
various	O
gaming	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
's	O
fourth	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
more	O
powerful	O
hardware	O
allowed	O
for	O
more	O
subtle	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
depth	O
of	O
field	O
,	O
motion	O
blur	O
,	O
heat	O
shimmer	O
,	O
softer	O
shaders	O
,	O
soft	O
shadows	O
,	O
and	O
soft	O
particles	O
,	O
which	O
necessitated	O
two	O
extra	O
months	O
of	O
development	O
time	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
voice	O
actors	O
from	O
Crash	B-Device
Tag	I-Device
Team	I-Device
Racing	I-Device
reprised	O
their	O
roles	O
,	O
including	O
Jess	O
Harnell	O
as	O
Crash	O
,	O
Lex	O
Lang	O
as	O
Cortex	O
,	O
Debi	O
Derryberry	O
as	O
Coco	O
,	O
Nolan	O
North	O
as	O
N	O
.	O
Gin	O
,	O
and	O
Amy	O
Gross	O
as	O
Nina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Eagles	B-Application
inherited	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Aku	O
Aku	O
from	O
Mel	O
Winkler	O
,	O
while	O
John	O
DiMaggio	O
voiced	O
Uka	O
Uka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
Vivendi	O
Games	O
entered	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
the	O
Leukemia	O
&	O
Lymphoma	O
Society	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
they	O
jointly	O
announced	O
that	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
would	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
mascot	O
for	O
the	O
Society	O
's	O
"	O
School	O
and	O
Youth	O
"	O
programs	O
,	O
with	O
Crash	O
appearing	O
on	O
the	O
programs	O
 '	O
web	O
site	O
and	O
printed	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Hummer	B-Application
with	O
a	O
playable	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
inside	O
was	O
painted	O
with	O
imagery	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
displayed	O
at	O
the	O
Annual	O
Balloon	O
Fiesta	O
in	O
Bristol	O
,	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
Australian	O
release	O
following	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Monster	O
Edition	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2007	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Titans	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	B-Application
Thomsen	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
observed	O
a	O
slight	O
lag	O
in	O
some	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
motion	O
controls	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
said	O
highlighted	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
not	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
control	O
's	O
were	O
specifically	O
calibrated	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Davis	O
considered	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
best	O
visuals	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
textures	O
,	O
lighting	O
and	O
particle	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
similar	O
in	O
presentation	O
,	O
he	O
opined	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
better	O
particle	O
effects	O
and	O
looked	O
better	O
on	O
a	O
high-definition	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
motion	O
blur	O
effects	O
added	O
to	O
Crash	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
were	O
derided	O
as	O
excessive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rowe	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
might	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
script	O
since	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
that	O
made	O
me	O
laugh	O
out	O
loud	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
considered	O
Greg	O
Eagles	B-Application
 '	O
performance	O
as	O
Aku	O
Aku	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
gratingly	O
poor	O
"	O
impersonation	O
of	O
Aqua	O
Teen	O
Hunger	O
Force	O
character	O
Frylock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Australia	O
,	O
Crash	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Titans	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
below	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
successful	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
game	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
#32	O
in	O
the	O
sales	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Titans	I-Application
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
in	O
the	O
Writers	O
Guild	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
inaugural	O
video	O
game	O
writing	O
awards	O
,	O
competing	O
against	O
Dead	B-Application
Head	I-Application
Fred	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
and	O
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
;	O
Dead	B-Application
Head	I-Application
Fred	I-Application
won	O
the	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Titans	I-Application
was	O
also	O
selected	O
as	O
a	O
nominee	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Sound	O
Design	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Character	O
"	O
categories	O
of	O
the	O
Second	O
Annual	O
Elan	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
lost	O
both	O
awards	O
to	O
Skate	B-Application
and	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
's	O
Commander	O
Shepard	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
