Crash Team Rumble Review (Xbox Series S)

by Jim Smale · Published June 26, 2023 · Updated July 23, 2024

For this Crash Team Rumble Review, we play this 4v4 team-based competition where the iconic heroes and villains of the crash universe battle to capture more wumpa fruit than the other to claim victory. each hero has unique skills and abilities to strategically use to work together to battle the opposing team, defend their own wumpa bank, and capture key points around the map to help their team.

Crash Team Rumble Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
6.3GB download size.
1000 Gamerscore.
Team battler gameplay.
Opening optional tutorial.
The goal of the game is to collect Wumpa fruit and deposit them into the bank to score, the first to 2000 wins.
Customizable characters from skins to emotes and hats.
Battle pass system for unlocks.
Includes songs from all the Crash Bandicoot games and you can have one of these play when you get player of the match.
Profile lets you customize the avatar image, banner, and avatar border.
End of match breakdown shows earned exp on the battle pass, earned Hero (character) exp, and any award badges you earned.
As you play you charge up your special ability that you have equipped. Can be a healing fridge or boss-like drops etc.
Plays like a Crash Bandicoot game.
Unlock new characters each with unique stats and attacks.
Characters are in one of three categories – scorer, blocker, and booster.
Private match option.
You can play against bot Ai but it doesn’t go towards hero and Battlepass exp.
Each character has its own reward unlocks.
Relics can be collected and used to activate relic stations which are location-dependent.
Each location has unique relic stations like lasers or beach balls and TNT droppers.
Jump on all the gem platforms and hold it until it charges up to boost all Wumpa fruit scores for your team.
Crates, fruit, and relics all spawn back over time.
Death drops all Wumpa and relics held.
The locations you play on in matchmaking are all random.
Locations have a lot of verticality to them.
Replayable learn-to-play mode.
Eight characters in total with three unlocked initially.
Anything that can be unlocked shows the unlock criteria underneath.
The customized character choices are – skin, emote, handheld, hat, backpack, and score effect.
Friends list integration.
Unlocks have a rarity level attached to them.
You can view character progression and a list of their reward challenges.
It can be a lot of fun.
The elements of a level are set as common, Epic, and legendary. The common ones are simple things like lasers or fungus to slow you down, Epic is slightly deadlier, and the big huge legendary ones require tons of relics but move around the level or do huge areas of damage/effect.