History VideoGame / CrashBandicootTheHugeAdventure

* DemotedToExtra: Despite having been previously playable in ''[[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot3Warped Warped]]'' and [[VideoGame/CrashBandicootTheWrathOfCortex Wrath of Cortex]]'', Crash's sister Coco gets downgraded to an NPC in this game.

DemotedToExtra: Despite having been previously playable in ''[[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot3Warped Warped]]'' and [[VideoGame/CrashBandicootTheWrathOfCortex Wrath of Cortex]]'', Crash's sister Coco gets downgraded to an NPC in this game.

''Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure'', known as ''Crash Bandicoot XS'' in Europe, is the first portable installment in the ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot'' series, developed by Vicarious Visions for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance in 2002. While pared down and almost entirely a 2D platformer compared to the console series, the game was generally critically acclaimed, and is the highest rated ''original'' Crash Bandicoot game on Metacritic that wasn't developed by Naughty Dog.

* IncredibleShrinkingMan: More like Incredible Shrinking ''Planet''.

* BearsAreBadNews: Averted with Polar, who [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot2CortexStrikesBack once again]] appears as a PowerUpMount for Crash in the ice levels.

* AnachronismStew: The future levels from ''Warped'' make a return here, but no longer make any sense because this game isn't about TimeTravel (though the final boss would imply these may take place in Cortex's space station this time).

''Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure'', known as ''Crash Bandicoot XS'' in Europe, is the first portable installment in the ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot'' series, developed by Vicarious Visions for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance.

This game got a MissionPackSequel called ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot2NTranced'', maintaining the 2D gameplay but with additional features such as gem shards and different levels.

** [[spoiler:The true final 'fight' against Mega-Mix requires you to use your Crash Dash(here called '''Turbo Run''') in order to escape its clutches.]]

* FusionDance: [[spoiler:Mega-Mix.]]

* TrueFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Mega-Mix, a FusionDance consisting of all 4 bosses in the game.]]

* IncredibleShrinkingMan: More like Incredible Shrinking ''Planet''.

!!Tropes Used in this Game:

Following Uka Uka's disappointment for Cortex having failed him again, Cortex promises he has a new plan that will not fail. He builds a ShrinkRay that minimizes the Earth down to [[IncredibleShrinkingMan the size of his hand]], and it's up to Crash to try and stop him by collecting [[PlotCoupon the crystals]] to power up Coco's machine that can reverse the shrinking effects. [[HereWeGoAgain Again]].

Following Uka Uka's disappointment for Cortex having failed him again, Cortex promises he has a new plan that will not fail. He builds a ShrinkRay that minimizes the Earth down to [[IncredibleShrinkingMan the size of his hand]], and it's up to Crash to try and stop him by collecting [[PlotCoupon the crystals]]. Again.

* IncredibleShrinkingMan: More like incredible shrinking planet.

* AdvancingWallOfDoom: The snow levels have you outrunning a giant yeti; not only are you running towards the camera in this game like all the others, the camera is the farthest zoomed in it's ever been for these segments, making it quite difficult to react to things coming at you.

* MarketBasedTitle: As mentioned, this game is called ''Crash Bandicoot XS'' in Europe.

* BearsAreBadNews: Averted with Polar, who [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot2CortexStrikesBack once again]] appears as a mount for Crash in the ice levels.

* BearsAreBadNews: See AdvancingWallOfDoom.

* CutAndPasteEnvironments: All of the game's set pieces are taken from either ''Crash Bandicoot 2:Cortex Strikes Back'' or ''Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped'', which you probably figured out by reading just up to this point. The game makes a heavier use of 2's environments, but ''Crash 3'' elements still crop up here and there.
* JetPack: Particularly unusually, this game not only brings back the jet pack from ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot2CortexStrikesBack'', it uses it in a ''Crash 3'' set piece (that is, the airplane levels).

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: As is Crash tradition.

[[caption-width-right:272:[[{{Tagline}} Big trouble, little planet.]]

!!Tropes Used In This Game:

* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: The sewer levels from ''2'' are featured in this game.
* AdvancingWallOfDoom: The snow levels have you outrunning a giant polar bear; not only are you running towards the camera in this game like all the others, the camera is the farthest zoomed in it's ever been for these segments, making it quite difficult to react to things coming at you.
* AnachronismStew: The future levels from ''3'' make a return here, but no longer make any sense because this game isn't about TimeTravel (though the final boss would imply these may take place in Cortex's space station this time).

* BonusStage: The bonus stages from ''2'' and ''3'' return here, with the difficulty of them ramped up pretty significantly.

* CutAndPasteEnvironments: All of the game's set pieces are taken from either ''Cortex Strikes Back'' or ''Warped'', which you probably figured out by reading just up to this point. The game makes a heavier use of 2's environments, but ''Crash 3'' elements still crop up here and there.
* JetPack: Particularly unusually, this game not only brings back the jet pack from ''Crash 2'', it uses it in a ''Crash 3'' set piece (that is, the airplane levels).

* SlippySlideyIceWorld: The ice levels from ''2'' are featured here.

* TimeTrial: The relics return yet again for this game.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: Just like in past games, this game will supply you with a free Aku Aku mask after enough failures. Unlike the past games, this game requires you to die a ''lot'' more before it gives you one.

* AnachronismStew: The future levels from ''3'' make a return here, but no longer make any sense because this game isn't about TimeTravel.

* BagOfSpilling: Crash retains absolutely none of the powers he obtained in ''Warped'' for this game. This would wind up happening again in ''Wrath of Cortex''.

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