Crash Bandicoot: Warped is the third Crash platformer for the PlayStation, developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It came out in North America on November 3, 1998, and in Europe, as Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, on December 11, 1998; Japan also got it in 1998. Jason Rubin directed and wrote it and Evan Wells designed it.
Production began in January 1998 with about ten and a half months scheduled and a budget of over $2 million. The team built three new engines for the airplane, jet-ski and motorcycle levels and added Relic time trials to give players a reason to replay levels.
The regional versions differ a lot. The PAL release runs at 25 fps, is dubbed in five languages and is harder in places. The Japanese version supports the PocketStation, one of the first games to do so, renames relics Trophies, thins out enemies in the China levels and swaps in its own theme song. In Japan it sold over 1 million copies.1
Names and releases
| Region | Title on the box | Platform | Date | Publisher | Src |
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| NA | Crash Bandicoot: Warped | PlayStation | Nov 3, 1998 | Sony Computer Entertainment | 1 |
| NA | Crash Bandicoot: WarpedGreatest Hits budget re-release | PlayStation | Aug 23, 1999 | Sony Computer Entertainment | 1 |
| EU | Crash Bandicoot 3: WarpedPAL version with English, French, German, Spanish and Italian | PlayStation | Dec 11, 1998 | Sony Computer Entertainment | 1 |
| JP | クラッシュ・バンディクー3 ブッとび!世界一周Crash Bandicoot 3: Buttobi! Sekai IsshuuTCRF lists 1998 release dates without assigning them to regions | PlayStation | 1998 | Sony Computer Entertainment | 2 |
| EU | Crash Bandicoot 3: WarpedPlatinum Range budget re-release | PlayStation | 2000 | Sony Computer Entertainment | 1 |
| JP | クラッシュ・バンディクー3 ブッとび!世界一周Crash Bandicoot 3: Buttobi! Sekai IsshuuGame Archives (PS3/PSP); PocketStation link removed | PlayStation 3 | — | Sony Computer Entertainment | 2 |
Also known as: Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped EU1クラッシュ・バンディクー3 ブッとび!世界一周 JP2Crash Bandicoot 3: Buttobi! Sekai Isshuu JP3
Box art by region
NA Crash Bandicoot: Warped 
EU Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
Box art © its publishers, shown to identify each release. Scans: libretro-thumbnails.
Version differences
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TitlePS1 (EU)PS1 (JP)
Europe added a number to the title, Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, while Japan named it Crash Bandicoot 3: Buttobi! Sekai Isshuu.3
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TextPS1 (EU)
The PAL version is fully dubbed in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian, selectable on the title screen or in the options.3
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DifficultyPS1 (EU)
Retimed to 25 fps, the PAL version is harder in places, with fewer Aku Aku masks after repeated deaths, extra obstacles, tougher lab assistants and robots firing four missiles instead of three; it also fixes several US bugs.3
Reception
The game scored 91/100 on Metacritic, with 8.9/10 from GameSpot and 9.1/10 from IGN. It sold over 5.7 million copies worldwide by 2002. In Japan it passed 1 million copies and became the first non-Japanese PlayStation title to earn a Platinum Prize there.1
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