• Classic C shrunk down to fit into the palm of your hand.
• C XS completely recreates the handling of the PlayStation versions.
• Six major locations with over 20 levels including Mayan jungle, underwater ruins and Cortex’s space station.
• All C's signature moves--running, jumping, spinning, sliding, and body slamming.
• Cutting edge gameplay--C pilots rockets, scuba dives, is chased by Yetis etc.
• Story Mode, Time Trial Mode and Gem Collecting Mode.

Product Description ------------------- C Bandicoot XS will mark the first time C has ever been on a handheld game system. It contains 20 levels featuring six unique locations that take C from the Mayan jungle to frigid arctic caverns, and gameplay modes include side-scrolling, 3-D chase levels, and aerial dogfight combat sequences. C is once again pitted against his arch-nemesis, the evil Dr Neo Cortex. Orbiting high above Earth, Cortex has decided to abandon his fixation on our hero and redirect his evil focus to world domination. Using his latest invention, a massive shrinking ray, Cortex takes and fires at Earth, shrinking the planet to the size of a grapefruit. Luckily, C's brilliant kid sister, Coco, is feverishly working on a machine to reverse the effects, but she needs crystals from around the world to power her invention. It's up to C to retrieve the crystals and help return the entire planet to its natural state. .co.uk Review ------------- C Bandicoot was one of the original PlayStation's first--and indeed only--mascots, and though he was never quite as important to Sony as Mario and Sonic have been to Nintendo and Sega, he nevertheless provided PlayStation gamers with some quality platforming fun, as well as a couple of spin-off titles shamelessly "influenced" by Mario spin-offs. Now the lanky orange marsupial's made his way onto Game Boy Advance in an adventure that's suspiciously similar to C 3 and in many ways is superior to his recent PlayStation 2 appearance. The gameplay's classic C, mainly involving running, jumping and spinning through 2-D platform levels, with the odd bit of scuba-diving and jetpacking thrown in and occasional towards-the-screen bear-avoiding escapades. There are four lots of five levels; in order to face each section's boss and collect a swanky power-up you'll only need to get to the end of each level and collect a pink crystal, but to finish the game completely each level must be completed at least twice, once with all the boxes being collected and once beating a pre-set speed. There are also hidden bits of certain levels that can only be by collecting coloured gems hidden in other levels. As ever, there's no shortage of extra lives to pick up, and there are mid-level checkpoints and protective voodoo s to collect, all of which prevent too much repetition, and you can save onto the cartridge after every level. The graphics and sound are great--C fans will be surprised at how smooth the transition from home console to handheld has been--and the gameplay is as polished and addictive as ever. All this adds up to another worthy hit for C; the GBA is a perfect new home for him. --Rikki Price