 As a mascot character , Crash has drawn numerous comparisons to competing mascots such as Mario and Sonic by reviewers . Dave Halverson of GameFan praised Crash 's animations , appearance and mannerisms as " 100 % perfection " . A reviewer for Game Revolution praised Crash 's " quirky mannerisms " as " always refreshing " , and John Broady of GameSpot described Crash as " disarmingly cute and fuzzy " . Doug Perry of IGN was critical of the character , seeing him as " insanely capitalistic " , negatively comparing his voice to Luigi of the Mario series and accusing him of being " the most see @-@ through , copycat mascot that ever existed . " Louis Bedigian of GameZone also disliked Crash 's voice , remarking " it is really annoying to hear a child say , ' Whoa ! ' every time you fall in the water , especially when you realize that the child 's voice is supposed to be Crash " . Crash 's animations , particularly in Crash Bandicoot : The Wrath of Cortex , have been praised as humorous by reviewers . Ryan Davis of GameSpot analyzed Crash 's " overextended running style and self @-@ punishing attacks " as establishing him as an " empty @-@ headed but enthusiastic character " , and compared his facial contortions to those of comedian Red Skelton . In a poll held by MSN in late 2008 to determine the most iconic video game character , Crash ranked at # 8 . In the Guinness World Records Gamer 's Edition from 2011 , he was voted as the eleventh best video game character . However , he also ranked eighth on IGN 's top 10 list of video game characters who should die , adding that it would be a mercy killing . IGN editor Colin Moriarty stated that his games add little to innovate the series over the years , rendering the character useless . 
