Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is finally out, serving as a direct sequel to Crash Bandicoot: Warped from the PS1. The game is stuffed full of content, including a main story, levels featuring Crash's old flame Tawna, and much more. While playing through Crash Bandicoot 4's many stages, players will also come across VHS tapes, but some of them are transparent and seemingly can't be collected.
For those wondering how to collect Crash Bandicoot 4 tapes, what they need to do is reach the tapes in the level without dying once. If players do die before they reach the tape, it will be transparent and can't be picked up. If this happens, Crash Bandicoot 4 players are better off backing out to the world map and trying again so that they can get the tape and unlock more content in the game.
Crash Bandicoot 4 flashback tapes add a significant amount of content to the game, as they give players 21 additional levels to complete. On top of the other levels in the game, this brings the grand total number of stages in Crash Bandicoot 4 to a whopping 107.
The actual Crash Bandicoot 4 flashback tape levels should be interesting to longtime fans of the franchise. They often have unique gimmicks to make them stand out from the regular levels in the game, plus they are set before the events of the first Crash Bandicoot game. Each tape is an experiment that Dr. Neo Cortex conducted while studying Crash and his sister Coco, so it gives players a more comprehensive look at the world of Crash Bandicoot.
Crash Bandicoot 4's flashback tapes aren't the only bonus levels that extend the game's replay value. After defeating a certain boss in the main story, players will also unlock the N. Verted versions of every level in the game. N. Verted mode in Crash Bandicoot 4 twists levels that players have already completed to create brand new challenges or show off a different kind of art style.
In future, it will be interesting to see if Crash Bandicoot 4 gets any DLC. While reports of Crash Bandicoot 4 having microtransactions have turned out to be untrue, it's possible that microtransactions could be introduced at some point post-launch. Maybe Toys for Bob and Activision will release new levels for players to complete, though it seems as though alternate costumes are the more likely possibilities for Crash Bandicoot 4 DLC. But before fans can worry about Crash Bandicoot 4 DLC, they should make it a point to get through the game's existing levels and collect all of the flashback tapes, which should keep them busy for awhile.
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is out now for PS4 and Xbox One.
