Crash Bandicoot is a video game franchise originally developed by Naughty Dog. It has seen numerous installments created by various developers and published on multiple platforms. The games are mostly set on the fictitious Wumpa Islands, an archipelago situated to the south of Australia where humans and mutant animals co-exist. The protagonist of the series is a genetically enhanced bandicoot named Crash. The series consists predominantly of platform games, but also includes spin-offs in the kart racing and party game genres.