Crash Bandicoot, an anthropomorphic marsupial, faces off against the villainous Doctor Neo Cortex and his henchmen across three adventures. In the first game, Crash must rescue his girlfriend Tawna from Cortex's island fortress. In the sequel, Cortex manipulates Crash into collecting crystals under false pretenses, and in the third, Crash and his sister Coco travel through time to gather powerful crystals before Cortex can use them to dominate the world.