History YMMV / CrashBash

** Drain Bash makes it so that...you can't open the special crates by kicking. Seriously. That's it. Otherwise, it plays exactly like the regular arena. The difference is almost hard to even ''notice.''
* DisappointingLastLevel: Quite a few people think that Ballistix-based minigame isn't great for a final boss battle that decides the fate of a world. Not to mention those dreaded red balls. Downplayed for the co-operative play where if you picked a good and evil character, you will both be forced into a legitimately intense 1 on 1 Crate Crush battle.

* TierInducedScrappy: Dingodile and Rilla Roo are widely considered to be the worst characters in the game due to their poorly designed selection of abilities: their charge in Polar Push doesn't go far enough for the amount of energy it takes up, their duel-shot ability in Tank Wars means their shots deal less damage than the other characters, and it doesn't work like it should since the first shot grants opponents MercyInvincibility upon being hit (thus protecting them from the second shot) and they aren't particularly fast, are big targets and only have a slightly farther throw distance in Crate Crush, with their biggest strength - their spin attack, which can send crates further than any other "kick" attack - hindered by rendering them completely immobile. When compared to the [[JackOfAllStats well-rounded]] Crash, Coco, Cortex and Brio, or the {{Mighty Glacier}}s Tiny and Koala Kong, Dingodile and Rilla Roo are [[MasterOfNone Masters of None]] in comparison.
* ToughActToFollow: To ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacing''. That game was a FollowTheLeader to ''VideoGame/MarioKart'', but was just as good, and some would argue even better. ''Crash Bash'', however, was not nearly as successful in its imitation of ''VideoGame/MarioParty'', for a number of reasons (less variety in the mini-games, cheap A.I., a boring hub that pales in comparison to the ''Mario Party'' game boards, and NintendoHard difficulty).

** "Dot Dash", which is a techno remix of the already beloved theme of Dingodile in Crash 3.

* TheScrappy: Rilla Roo, who is a FlatCharacter (his personality is literally "monkey") that never showed up in any of the Naughty Dog games and also copies Dingodile's gimmick of being a {{Mix And Match Critter|s}} (plus being part Kangaroo, an animal already represented in the series in the form of Ripper Roo). He might have a few fans here and there, but otherwise most people either dislike him, don't care for him or simply forgot he existed.

* MostAnnoyingSound: '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPmX_sAPFdI YOU FAIL.]]''' Expect to hear it ''a lot''.

* ItsHardSoItsSucks: One of the many reasons behind the game's divisive reception is its SurpriseDifficulty compared to the Naughty Dog games.

* GoodBadBug: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3tMEbrYQG0 memory manipulation]] glitch in the Adventure Mode of the game leads to a variety of effects, from really beneficial ones (like winning rounds very quickly), to weird ones (like making the enemy's model disappear or screwing with the camera's movement), or [[GameBreakingBug the ones that cause the game to crash]].

* DisappointingLastLevel: Quite a few people think that Ballistix-based minigame isn't great for a final boss battle that decides the fate of a world. Not to mention those dreaded red balls. Downplayed for the co-operative play where if you picked a good and evil character, you will both be forced into a tense vs battle.

* TierInducedScrappy: Dingodile and Rilla Roo are widely considered to be the worst characters in the game due to their poorly designed selection of abilities: their charge in Polar Push doesn't go far enough for the amount of energy it takes up, their duel-shot ability in Tank Wars means their shots deal less damage than the other characters, and it doesn't work like it should since the first shot grants opponents MercyInvincibility upon being hit (thus protecting them from the second shot) and they aren't particularly fast, are big targets and only have a slightly farther throw distance in Crate Crush, with their biggest strength - their spin attack, which can send crates halfway across the arena - hindered by rendering them completely immobile. When compared to the [[JackOfAllStats well-rounded]] Crash, Coco, Cortex and Brio, or the {{Mighty Glacier}}s Tiny and Koala Kong, Dingodile and Rilla Roo are [[MasterOfNone Masters of None]] in comparison.

* TierInducedScrappy: Dingodile and Rilla Roo are widely considered to be the worst characters in the game due to their poorly designed selection of abilities: their charge in Polar Push doesn't go far enough for the amount of energy it takes up, their duel-shot ability in Tank Wars means their shots deal less damage than the other characters, and it doesn't work like it should since the first shot grants opponents MercyInvincibility upon being hit (thus protecting them from the second shot) and they have a slow, weak, immobile spinning attack, aren't particularly fast, are big targets and don't have any benefits beyond a slightly farther throw distance in Crate Crush. When compared to the [[JackOfAllStats well-rounded]] Crash, Coco, Cortex and Brio, or the {{Mighty Glacier}}s Tiny and Koala Kong, Dingodile and Rilla Roo are [[MasterOfNone Masters of None]] in comparison.

* TierInducedScrappy: Dingodile and Rilla Roo are widely considered to be the worst characters in the game due to their poorly designed selection of abilities: their charge in Polar Push doesn't go far enough for the amount of energy it takes up, their duel-shot ability in Tank Wars means their shots deal less damage than the other characters, and it doesn't work like it should since the first shot grants opponents MercyInvincibility upon being hit (thus protecting them from the second shot) and they have a slow, weak, immobile spinning attack, aren't particularly fast, are big targets and don't have any benefits beyond a slightly farther throw distance in Crate Crush. When compared to the [[JackOfAllStats well-rounded]] Crash, Coco, Cortex and Brio, or the {{MightyGlacier|s}} Tiny and Koala Kong, Dingodile and Rilla Roo are [[MasterOfNone Masters of None]] in comparison.

* TierInducedScrappy: Dingodile and Rilla Roo are widely considered to be the worst characters in the game due to their poorly designed selection of abilities: their charge in Polar Push doesn't go far enough for the amount of energy it takes up, their duel-shot ability in Tank Wars means their shots deal less damage than the other characters, and it doesn't work like it should since the first shot grants opponents MercyInvincibility upon being hit (thus protecting them from the second shot) and they have a slow, weak, immobile spinning attack, aren't particularly fast, are big targets and don't have any benefits beyond a slightly farther throw distance in Crate Crush. When compared to the [[JackOfAllStats well-rounded]] Crash, Coco, Cortex and Brio, or the {{Mighty Glacier|s}} Tiny and Koala Kong, Dingodile and Rilla Roo are [[MasterOfNone Masters of None]] in comparison.

* DisappointingLastLevel: Quite a few people think that Ballistix-based minigame isn't great for a final boss battle that decides the fate of a world. Not to mention those dreaded red balls.

* AwesomeMusic:

** The Gem AND the Crystal for Pogo Padlock. For the Gem challenge on single player, you have to score 120 points and the [=CPUs=] will need 90, whilst in co-op, you need to score 240 and the CPUs require 180. Pogo Padlock's Gem challenge is difficult because stepping on the spots you already made resets them to normal ones and getting hit will replace your colour with the one that hit you. In the Crystal challenge, the only way to get coloured spots is to hit your opponents. Unfortunately, the enemies can still replace it by hitting you or just stepping on them. Fortunately in the Crystal challenge, stepping on your own spots doesn't reset them.

* AwesomeMusic: "Desert Fox" and "Metal Fox", two military march pieces very reminiscent of the theme to ''Film/TheGreatEscape''.

* GameBreaker: A lightning bolt power up on Tilt Panic is pretty much an instant win. Because of the tilting gimmick, more often than not all the characters will just slide right off the stage without you having to touch anything. Compare it to the other levels where if they get struck by lightning you still have to take care of pushing them off, and it's pretty silly how much it trivializes this particular arena. In fact, your best bet with the gem and crystal challenges is to just keep going until you get a lightning bolt.

** The Gem AND the Crystal for Pogo Padlock. For the Gem challenge on single player, you have to score 120 points and the CPUs will need 90, whilst in co-op, you need to score 240 and the CPUs require 180. Pogo Padlock's Gem challenge is difficult because stepping on the spots you already made resets them to normal ones and getting hit will replace your colour with the one that hit you. In the Crystal challenge, the only way to get coloured spots is to hit your opponents. Unfortunately, the enemies can still replace it by hitting you or just stepping on them. Fortunately in the Crystal challenge, stepping on your own spots doesn't reset them.

** "Sky Balls", a goofy military"Sw-flavored piece.

** The Gem AND the Crystal for Pogo Padlock. For the Gem challenge on single player, you have to score 120 points and the CPUs will need 90, whilst in co-op, you need to score 240 and the CPUs require 180. Pogo Padlock's Gem challenge is difficult because stepping on the spots you already made resets them to normal ones and getting hit will replace your colour with the one that hit you. In the Crystal challenge, the only way to get coloured spots is to hit your opponents. Unfortunately, the enemies can still replace it by hitting you or just stepping on them. Fortunately in the Crystal challenge, stepping on your own spots doesn't reset them.

** Let's not forget the Gem AND the Crystal for Pogo Padlock. For the Gem challenge on single player, you have to score 120 points and the CPUs will need 90, whilst in co-op, you need to score 240 and the CPUs require 180. Pogo Padlock's Gem challenge is difficult because stepping on the spots you already made resets them to normal ones and getting hit will replace your colour with the one that hit you. In the Crystal challenge, the only way to get coloured spots is to hit your opponents. Unfortunately, the enemies can still replace it by hitting you or just stepping on them. Fortunately in the Crystal challenge, stepping on your own spots doesn't reset them.

** While Ballistix as a whole is infuriating, N. Ballism takes the cake. There are two gimmicks: Magnet powerups that repel the ball and N. Gin apearing and firing balls in a counterclockwise direction. Considering how the computer players [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard can easily get the magnets]], the level becomes the hardest Ballistix level, even more than the next one.
** The crystal challenges for it and the next one (Sky Balls) are very close in difficulty, though. In N. Ballism's crystal challenge, N. Gin will ''only attack your goal.'' This is somewhat alleviated by him shooting the balls in the same location every time and having bigger gaps between each shot, but still. Sky Balls could possibly be even worse. There are red balls that randomly show up this time, and they will kill you in one hit. That doesn't mean you wait a few seconds to spawn again; it means you fail on the spot. Of course, [[RulesAreForHumans the AI can kick these all day]] without any issue. If they go through your goal, they don't count off; however, what really makes this a pain is that sometimes the regular balls will, completely randomly, turn red when a computer kicks one, and in many cases, you will have no time to react. Have fun!

* TheScrappy: Rilla Roo, who is a FlatCharacter (his personality is literally "monkey") that never showed up in any of the Naughty Dog games and also copies Dingodile's gimmick of being a {{Mix And Match Critter|s}} (plus being part Kangaroo, an animal already represented in the series in the form of Ripper Roo). He might have a few fans here and there, but most people otherwise either dislike him, don't care for him or simply forgot he existed.