The RetroBeat: Crash Bandicoot 4 lets you play without game overs, and you should

If you’ve read my review for Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, you know that I love this new 3D platformer from Toys for Bob. That’s thanks in large part to the game’s challenge, which tested my skills while rarely feeling unfair.

I may have felt differently if I had played on Retro mode. You see, before you start Crash Bandicoot 4, the game asks you how you would like to play. You can choose Retro mode, which plays like the Crash games of old. You start with a few lives. If you die and still have at least one life, you go back to the level’s last checkpoint. Die with no lives, and it’s game over. You have to start that stage from the beginning.