Apparently there is demos available early in the US for Crash. Also Gamestop and Best Buy stores over there have stock available.
If any North American folk couod let us know if its around and/or if they've had a go to let us know how it looks and plays?
I never was a big fan of Crash. Just something about it was not appealing to me - I think it was how the levels played out and the view. Happy to give it a go now I'm a little wiser about games.