{"id":25667,"date":"2025-05-02T00:01:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T00:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=25667"},"modified":"2025-04-19T01:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T01:43:59","slug":"croc-legend-of-the-gobbos-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/02\/croc-legend-of-the-gobbos-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Croc: Legend of the Gobbos (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X\/S, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Back in the 90s, 3D platformers starring colorful mascot characters were all the rage, even in the early days. One of the first ones out of the gate on the PlayStation was Croc: Legend of the Gobbos. It was made by Argonaut, yes the same folks who helped create the original Star Fox. \u00a0I remember playing this on a demo disc (remember those) back then and not liking it.\u00a0 Mainly because the controls were awkward.\u00a0 This was back before the PSOne had analog sticks, so Croc had more tankish controls.\u00a0 It took a while before the PlayStation had quality 3D platformers as good as the N64 ones.\u00a0 Me personally, they didn\u2019t catch up until Ape Escape and maybe Spyro.\u00a0 Anyway, because I didn\u2019t like the first Croc game on the demo disc, I skipped out on the other entries in the series.\u00a0 Turns out there was a lot more than I thought.\u00a0 There was a 3D sequel as well as a handful of 2D games on handheld and mobile devices.\u00a0 And I\u2019ve watched a lot of videos with gamers saying they loved Croc as a kid.\u00a0 I\u2019m willing to give games a second chance, so I\u2019m glad I got to review this remaster.\u00a0 It\u2019s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.<\/p>\n

In the game you play as Croc, an adventurous little crocodile out to save his little fuzzy Gobbo friends from the evil Baron Dante, a giant frog troll thing.\u00a0 This remaster only makes two big changes from the original game.\u00a0 The graphics are touched up to look clearer and run on today\u2019s HD TVs.\u00a0 They also thankfully changed the controls to play more like today\u2019s plaformers with analog stick movement and camera adjustment.\u00a0 Croc can jump, swing his tail to attack enemies, and when you are in the air, press the jump button again to stomp on the ground to break blocks.\u00a0 Since it\u2019s an early 3D platformer, it\u2019s VERY rudimentary.\u00a0 Each level is broken off into rooms with collectables like crystals which let you take hits like Sonic, special gems and keys to unlock doors, and those little Gobbos.\u00a0 My big problem with the game is that you have to do a lot of jumping onto tiny little dinner plate platforms, and I kind of rage quit shortly after reaching the final castle levels.<\/p>\n

But even though the game isn\u2019t that great, the cool thing about this remaster is all the extras!\u00a0 I swear there\u2019s more hours of extra content here than in the game itself.\u00a0 You have hours of video interviews with the staff who worked at Argonaut at the time.\u00a0 They have a lot of interesting stories, like how if they had continued to work with Nintendo, Croc would\u2019ve probably been a Yoshi game, that\u2019s why the two characters look so similar!\u00a0 Did you also know there might\u2019ve been a Croc TV cartoon?\u00a0 I know this because the extras also include a Croc show bible and possible script ideas!\u00a0 You also have two different soundtracks and music remixes, commercials, print ads, promotional materials and press goodies, and much more!\u00a0 But I think the only people who will really like this game are ones who had fond memories of the original or who want a simple 3D platformer or like learning about the history of old games.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Croc: Legend of the Gobbos is rated E for Everyone with an ESRB descriptor of Mild Fantasy Violence.\u00a0 You can swing your tail at enemies and they just disappear in a ring of stars.\u00a0 If you get hit, you just fall over and sigh.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for the text but not necessary just to play.\u00a0 Younger gamers may need help with the tougher levels, though.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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