The most popular video-game marsupial ever, surpassing even Titus's Kao the Kangaroo has crash-landed on the GBA.

When the evil Dr. Cortex, orbiting way out in space, unleashes the horrific powers of his fiendish shrinking ray, our beloved planet shrinks to the size of a common grapefruit. Despite the benefits of such a setup (i.e., quicker commutes to your local Nintendo retailer), the negatives of a nanosized earth quickly become glaringly obvious.

Crash's Einsteinian sister Coco develops a device that can return earth and its inhabitants to their rightful sizes, but powering it requires crystals from all over the world. Enter the redoubtable Crash. Globe-trotting from a Mayan Jungle to Arctic Caverns, Crash must gather the crystals in 20 richly varied levels.

Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure's gameplay runs the gamut from side-scrolling to 3D chase to aerial combat sequences. This may be Crash's first appearance on a Nintendo console, but the brash bandicoot is definitely not afraid to go all-out in his premiere performance.

Very similar to his previous adventures, Crash's GBA game challenges players to smash crates, spin through enemies and find hidden items. To get the very best ending, you'll have to thoroughly explore every level looking for veiled paths and bonus levels while figuring out how to reach out-of-the-way crates.

With awesome graphics and solid gameplay, Crash's handheld debut is one of the best platformers available on Game Boy Advance.