How to download Crash Bandicoot for Android

You have always been a big fan of the Crash Bandicoot saga and, from the era of Naughty Dog to that of Activision, you have never missed a single chapter of the game. Recently, you read about the release of an official “variant” of the title also for smartphones and tablets, called Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! . Intending to try it as soon as possible, you immediately took your Android device to download it but, due to a series of unforeseen events, you failed in the enterprise.

How do you say? Things are exactly as I described them and, now, you don’t know how to do it? Don’t worry, I’m here to give you a hand! In fact, below I will explain to you in detail how to download Crash Bandicoot for Android , both through the Google Play Store and through alternative sources. Don’t worry: the steps I am about to show you are very simple to apply and also suitable for those who, like you, are not particularly accustomed to the world of smartphones and tablets.

So, without waiting any longer, make yourself comfortable and carefully read everything I have to explain to you on the subject: I am sure that, at the end of reading this guide, you will be perfectly able to reach the goal you have set for yourself and to hands on the mobile variant of your favorite game. Let it bet?

Index

• Preliminary information
• How to install Crash Bandicoot on Android
  • Play Store
  • Alternative sources

Preliminary information

Before explaining, in practice, how to download Crash Bandicoot for Android , let me give you some more information about the game modes provided. Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! , in fact, it does not exactly follow the platform / arcade line, a feature of the saga available for PlayStation and PC, but it inherits some elements and mixes them with the endless run game mode , a distinctive feature of other famous titles for smartphones and tablets, such as Temple Run or Subway Surfers .

In particular, our favorite bandicoot will have to face a series of levels in racing mode, moving between three different lanes, in order to collect fruits and upgrades (Aku Aku, checkpoints and mystery chests, just to name a few), or dodge dangers (such as the TNT crates and the infamous Nitro crates).

In detail, it is possible to move Crash from one lane to another by swiping it to the right or left, to slide it down with a swipe, or to make it jump by “tapping” on the screen. Unlike the actual endless run approach, however, Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! it is divided into levels . At the end of each race, to collect the gem and move on to the next level, you will have to face a final enemy, which must be sent back to its dimension with the sound of potions or “knocked down” with apples.

In short, although it has been wisely revised for better playability from smartphones and tablets, the title of King considerably takes up the history, style and characters of the classic and well-known platformer released for the first time in the now distant 1996 and still appreciated by children today. , children and adults.

How to install Crash Bandicoot on Android

Now that you have a clear understanding of the nature of the game that has so captured your attention, it is time to get to the heart of this guide and understand how to install Crash Bandicoot on Android using two different procedures: the first, the official one, involves the use of the Google Play Store; the second, less advisable, involves an alternative market for Android. Find everything explained below.

Play Store

Download the Crash Bandicoot App: On the Run! on Android it’s really a breeze: all you have to do is follow the classic procedure provided by the Google Play Store ! So, start the aforementioned app by tapping on the colored triangle symbol located in Home or in the Android drawer (the area where all the installed applications reside), tap on the search bar located at the top and type crash bandicoot on the run in the appropriate text field.

Now, touch the magnifying glass symbol that appears on the keyboard, select the box for the game you are looking for (the one published by King ) and install it by tapping the green Install button . If you are reading this guide from the device on which to install the game, you can speed up everything by quickly opening the dedicated page of the Play Store via this link .

If the Install button is not present and, in its place, the wording Preregister appears , then the game is not yet available in your version of the Play Store: in this case, you have to wait a little longer, or “force” its installation using a third-party market, as I am going to explain in the next section of this guide.

Alternative sources

If you were unable to download Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! from the Android Play Store, you can try to install the app through an alternative market , such as APKPure . Before continuing, however, I would like to remind you of a fundamental aspect of the matter: downloading and installing APK files that do not come from the Play Store or from “certified” stores for Android (eg. HUAWEI AppGallery ) is a dangerous operation that can expose the device significant security risks .

Although, at the time of writing this guide, I have personally checked the integrity of the files used during the procedure, I cannot guarantee that they will remain harmless and free from malware, viruses or other harmful content even in the future. Keep this detail in mind, even before going ahead: personally, I will not be held responsible for any damage that you may encounter on the device, following an incorrect implementation of the instructions I am about to give you. Then don’t say I didn’t warn you!

All clear? OK, let’s proceed. To begin with, connected to the APKPure Internet page (one of the best third-party services to download applications for Android, generally very reliable), tap the Download button located at the top and press the Download v xyz button located on the next screen, in in order to start the download of the market. If prompted, press the OK button to confirm your willingness to proceed.

When the download is complete, call up the Android notification area by swiping from the top of the screen to the bottom, touch the ” balloon ” relating to the complete download of the APKPure installation file and authorize the browser to install unknown apps : to do this, touch the Settings button located in the text message that appears and move the lever corresponding to the wording Allow from this source to ON . Then, press the Back button (the left arrow located at the top) and proceed with the installation of the market, tapping the Install button .

Once this is done, you need to download the XAPK file containing the actual game: to do this, connect from your device to this website and tap the Download XAPK button located in the central part of the page. Depending on the speed of the connection, the process may take a long time, as the file “weighs” over 300MB.

In any case, when the download is complete, close the browser and start the APKPure app that you installed previously, recalling it from the Android Home screen or from the application drawer; after starting it, allow access to the files and multimedia contents present in the device, by touching the Allow button , and Deny the authorization to make and manage phone calls, responding in a negative way to the second warning.

At this point, you are ready to install the game: tap the ☰ button at the top right, reach the APK / XAPK Management tab (if you don’t see it, swipe left at the top of the app) and tap the Install button corresponding to the Crash icon , after verifying that the package format is XAPK .

To finish, tap the Install button attached to the next screen, press the OK button and wait for the download and installation of the necessary files to be completed.

If everything went smoothly, the Settings panel relating to the installation of unknown apps by APKPure should open automatically : move the lever corresponding to the wording Allow from this source to ON , press the left arrow at the top and wait for the files are extracted; finally, tap the Install button to complete the procedure.

The game is done! To start Crash immediately, tap the Open button ; in the future, you can do this using the icon that, in the meantime, has been added to the application drawer. It wasn’t difficult at all, was it?

Note : after downloading and installing the game, I recommend that you delete the APKPure market from your device , because you will no longer need it (at least not to play Crash); furthermore, revoke the authorization to setup unknown apps from Chrome by moving the resident lever in the Settings menu > Apps and notifications> Show all apps> Chrome> Advanced> Install unknown apps to OFF .