Featuring Vivendi Universal Games' iconic marsupial Crash Bandicoot

Nov 28, 2005 10:05 GMT  ·  By

WonderPhone has announced the release of its latest java game - Crash Racing - featuring Vivendi Universal Games' iconic marsupial Crash Bandicoot in all new racing game for mobile phones.

Crash Racing is the third mobile game, following Crash Nitro Kart and Crash Twinsanity, released by WonderPhone that features Crash Bandicoot, one of the video game industry's most popular characters (over 35 million video games sold worldwide). That popularity has spilled over to the mobile platform as downloads for Crash Bandicoot mobile games have already exceeded the 1 million mark in Europe alone.

WonderPhone is pleased to further contribute to the Crash Bandicoot mobile franchise with this latest mobile game that furthermore accompanies the release of the video game 'Crash Tag Team Racing' from Vivendi Universal Games and from which the mobile game was inspired.

Crash Racing is the eighth Vivendi Universal mobile game to be distributed by WonderPhone since May 2004. The ensemble of these mobile games drawn from the Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, Leisure Suit Larry, SWAT and Empire Earth franchises have succeed in achieving over 2 million downloads.

Crash Racing: After being humiliated yet again by Crash Bandicoot at the end of Twinsanity, Dr. Neo Cortex returns to his evil scheming in his dilapidated Iceberg Lair. He hatches a sinister plan to challenge Crash to a seemingly friendly race competition... with plans of crushing the hapless bandicoot under the ruins of the hazardous racetrack!

Based on the video game 'Crash Tag Team Racing', Crash Racing provides the unique opportunity to fuse two cars together on the fly to form a super vehicle outfitted with a turret gun to clear the road of all traffic!

Game Description:

Unique 'fusion' feature allows player to equip vehicle with a heavy weapon to clear off the road! With unlimited ammunition and enhanced speed, this should be easy!

Some game features:

- 4 different vehicles - one for each of the 4 playable characters = 12 different fusion possibilities - 3 environments: Egypt, Castles and Pirates - 2 game modes: Tournament, Single Race - 3D game versions for compatible next-gen handsets - 9 different races to complete the Tournament mode - Game save options

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