The goal in each level is to find and obtain the Crystal hidden in the area.
Each hub features five levels plus one boss level. Initially, only the first of four hubs is available for play. Much of the game takes place in a series of hubs, from which Crash can teleport to various areas of the Earth. Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure is a platform game in which the player controls Crash Bandicoot, who must gather 20 Crystals and reverse the shrinkage of the Earth at the hands of Doctor Neo Cortex, the main antagonist of the story.