Play Crash Bandicoot Purple – Ripto’s Rampage Online

Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto’s Rampage is a side-scrolling action game for the Game Boy Advance, developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Vivendi Universal Games. A crossover with the Spyro series, it pairs with Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy. Platforming hub areas connect a set of minigames covering Breakout-style challenges and jet pack, tank, and inner tube races. Trading cards are earned and swapped between systems.

How To Play Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto’s Rampage

ControlAction
D-PadRun left and right, crouch, and climb in the hub areas; steers vehicles and aims in the minigames; moves through menus and the card collection
AJump; press again in the air for a double jump; confirm a menu selection
BSpin attack; body slam when pressed in the air; fires weapons in the shooting minigames
L / RPage through the trading card album and minigame lists
StartPause the game and open the menu

About Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto’s Rampage

Release dateNA: June 3, 2004; EU: June 25, 2004; JP: December 9, 2004
DeveloperVicarious Visions
PublisherVivendi Universal Games
PlatformGame Boy Advance
GenreAction, platformer, minigame collection
SeriesCrash Bandicoot; tenth entry and the last of Vicarious Visions’ three GBA Crash platformers, crossing over with Spyro
ModesSingle-player; several minigames support up to four players over the Game Link Cable, most needing only one cartridge. Linking to Spyro Orange unlocks extra content
Also known asCrash Bandicoot Fusion (EU); Crash Bandicoot Advance: Wakuwaku Tomodachi Daisakusen! (JP)

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