Crash Bandicoot

Crash Bandicoot
Logo since 2020
Genre(s)	Platform Racing Party Hack and slash Endless runner
Developer(s)	Naughty Dog (1996–1999) Traveller's Tales (2001–2004) Vicarious Visions (2002–2004, 2017) Radical Entertainment (2005–2008) Toys for Bob (2020–2024) Other developers: Eurocom Entertainment Software (2000–2001) Cerny Games (2000) Kaolink (2004–2005) Kuju Wireless (2004) Vivendi Games Mobile (2006) Dimps (2006) SuperVillain Studios (2007) Amaze Entertainment (2007) DeValley (2007) Tose (2008) Virtuos (2008) IP4U (2008) Polarbit (2008–2010) Glu Mobile (2009) Iron Galaxy (2017) Beenox (2019) King (2021)
Publisher(s)	Sony Computer Entertainment (1996–2000) Universal Interactive (2001–2003) Vivendi Games (2004–2008) Activision (2008–present) Other publishers: Konami (2001–2003) WonderPhone (2004–2005)[1] Digital Bridges (2004–2005)[2] In-Fusio (2005) Vivendi Games Mobile (2006–2009) King (2021)
Creator(s)	Andy Gavin Jason Rubin Charles Zembillas Joe Pearson
Platform(s)	PlayStation PlayStation 2 Game Boy Advance Java ME Xbox GameCube N-Gage PlayStation Portable Nintendo DS Xbox 360 Wii Symbian iOS Zeebo BlackBerry PlayStation 4 Microsoft Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Android PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X/S
First release	Crash Bandicoot September 9, 1996
Latest release	Crash Team Rumble June 20, 2023

Crash Bandicoot is a video game franchise originally developed by Naughty Dog as an exclusive for Sony's PlayStation console. It has seen numerous installments created by various developers and published on multiple platforms. The series consists predominantly of platform games, but also includes spin-offs in the kart racing and party game genres. The series was originally produced by Universal Interactive, which later became known as Vivendi Games; in 2008, Vivendi merged with Activision, which currently owns and publishes the franchise.

The games are mostly set on the fictitious Wumpa Islands, an archipelago situated to the south of Australia where humans and mutant animals co-exist, although other locations are common. The protagonist of the series is a genetically enhanced bandicoot named Crash, whose quiet life on the Wumpa Islands is often interrupted by his creator and the games' main antagonist, Doctor Neo Cortex, who attempts to eliminate Crash as a constant hindrance to his plots for world domination.