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Skylanders Imaginators adds guest star Crash Bandicoot
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – June 13, in the year of our
Lord 2016 – Celebrating his 20-year anniversary, Crash
Bandicoot returns in 2016 as Activision Publishing, Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:
ATVI), features the pop-culture videogame icon as a guest star
in Skylanders® Imaginators. Revealed during the Sony Interactive
Entertainment America LLC., (SIEA) E3 Press Conference, Crash
Bandicoot maintains his unique and quirky personality both as a
fully playable Skylander Sensei character and brand new toy in
Skylanders Imaginators.
At the press conference, it was also announced that Activision
is bringing back Crash Bandicoot in fully remastered versions of
the first three Crash games -- Crash Bandicoot®; Crash
Bandicoot® 2: Cortex Strikes Back; and Crash Bandicoot®: Warped
for PlayStation®4 -- planned for a 2017 release.
“For years, we’ve been asked when is Crash returning, and today
that question has been answered. Activision is proud to
celebrate the iconic character’s 20-year anniversary by bringing
him back in ways that will appeal to hardcore fans as well as
introduce him to a new generation of gamers,” said Eric
Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing, Inc. “We can’t wait for
gamers to see Crash bring his unique style and quirky
personality to the epic battle against Kaos in Skylanders
Imaginators. And next year, we’ll expand on the Crash experience
for players with remastered versions of three classic games.”
Activision is paying homage to the beloved ’90s videogame star
in fun new ways with Skylanders Imaginators. No Crash game would
be complete without the ability to jump on TNT Crates to blow
them up or collect the Bazooka Crate to get a rocket launcher.
From his edginess to his trademark wackiness, Crash is featured
with a full move set and upgrade path based around his signature
spin attack, as well as callbacks to his beloved past, including
moves that incorporate exploding crates with 3-2-1 countdowns,
wumpa fruit, jetpack attack from high in the air and more.
Crash in Skylanders Imaginators will merge elements fans have
come to know and love with Skylanders Imaginators’ newest class
of characters: Senseis. In Skylanders Imaginators, every Sensei
has a devastating Sky-Chi attack -- their most powerful move.
Crash’s Sky-Chi attack is the ability to use a yo-yo to yank his
enemies into a spin attack!
Famed voice actor Jess Harnell reprises his role as Crash,
further ensuring Skylanders Imaginators stays true to the Crash
Bandicoot that fans have come to know and love. And that’s just
beginning of the attention to detail in Skylanders Imaginators!
Skylanders® Imaginators empowers fans to unleash their
imaginations by giving them the freedom to create their own
Skylander. Portal Masters will enjoy the immense possibilities
available in the game -- including appearance, powers,
abilities, names, catchphrases, musical themes and much more --
to create the wildest Skylanders imaginable.
With the evil Kaos on a quest to take over Skylands using an
unstoppable army of Doomlanders, it’s up to Portal Masters
everywhere to use the power of imagination to create their own
Skylanders – known as Imaginators – in order to defeat Kaos.
Fighting alongside the Imaginators are the Senseis, powerful
mystic warriors who are masters of ancient battle techniques.
In Skylanders Imaginators, a wormhole has opened in Skylands and
the great Aku Aku appears! He comes to announce the once in two
decades Synchronization Celebration. It is the time when all of
the worlds align perfectly. They are having a huge celebration
event in the Wumpa Islands and want to invite the Skylanders.
But with Kaos on a quest to take over Skylands using his army of
Doomlanders, the Skylanders must focus on stopping his evil
plans. Never one to shy away from danger, the legendary
marsupial Crash Bandicoot travels through the wormhole to join
the Skylanders in the ultimate battle against Kaos!
Developed by Toys For Bob, Skylanders Imaginators supports all
300+ Skylanders from previous games and will launch on October
16, 2016 in North America. The Skylanders Imaginators Starter
Pack Featuring Crash Bandicoot will be available exclusively for
PlayStation® 4 and PlayStation® 3 at launch. The Crash toy will
be playable across platforms.