However, despite its focus on mutants, Crash: Mind Over Mutant is a competent 2D platformer. There’s nothing innovative about it, but it is an enjoyable platformer that can be played in short bursts. The controls, which are introduced during a nice pop-up tutorial, employ simple button commands and different moves for each mutant. The touch-screen doesn't do too much besides act as an ever-present menu screen, used to switch between Crash and whatever mutant you're using at the time.
Mind Over Mutant's levels are separated into different worlds, with each one culminating in a boss fight. Players choose a level on an overworld screen, much like Super Mario Bros. 3. The level design isn’t anything special, offering little in the way of surprises and getting boring quickly. You can usually just jump through the levels as Crash very quickly, but this tactic must be abandoned when you’re forced to slow down and control one of the extremely sluggish mutants. Again, the mutants are too much of a focus, dragging down the entire experience.
Crash: Mind Over Mutant is a competent platformer. While it leaves much to be desired in terms of depth and level design, fans of the titular Bandicoot or starved DS platform lovers may enjoy it. Others should pass this one by.
Pros:
Lastability: 5.0
Although the main game is lengthy, it is very repetitive. There are touch-screen mini-games, but they've all been done before on the DS.
Final: 4.0
Crash: Mind Over Mutant is a run-of-the-mill generic platformer with boring level designs, but easy-to-understand gameplay. Hardcore Crash Bandicoot fans may enjoy it, but most others will be unimpressed.