Description
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex is the first Crash Bandicoot game for a system other than the original PlayStation. The story is set some time after
Warped: Dr. Cortex wants revenge after being defeated by Crash (again). For this purpose, he creates Crunch, a super-bandicoot who can destroy everything that crosses his way. So Crash needs to defeat Crunch (and in the end, Dr. Cortex).
The game is a typical jump and run, with some other action passages, like air combat and a sequence where Crash is trapped inside a giant sphere rolling around in some sort of rollercoaster. All graphics are in 3D, and the sound is typical for cartoon games like this. The whole game is pretty straightforward in design, getting stuck on a puzzle is not really possible.
Alternate Titles
- "Crash Bandicoot: La Vengeance de Cortex" -- French title
- "Crash Bandicoot: La Venganza de Cortex" -- Spanish title
- "Crash Bandicoot: De Wraak van Cortex" -- Dutch title
- "Crash Bandicoot: Der Zorn des Cortex" -- German title
- "Crash Bandicoot 4: Sakuretsu! Majin Power" -- Japanese title
- "Crash Bandicoot 4" -- Informal title
- "CB: WoC" -- Common abbreviation
- "クラッシュ・バンディクー4 さくれつ！魔神パワー" -- Japanese spelling
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| 4Players.de |
Xbox |
Jun 10, 2002 |
82 out of 100 |
82 |
| GamerDad |
Xbox |
Jul 20, 2003 |
  |
80 |
| GameZone |
PlayStation 2 |
Dec 03, 2001 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Gaming Target |
PlayStation 2 |
Jan 07, 2002 |
7.7 out of 10 |
77 |
| NintendoWorldReport |
GameCube |
Feb 14, 2003 |
7.5 out of 10 |
75 |
| Xbox World Australia (XWA) |
Xbox |
Feb 16, 2003 |
75 out of 100 |
75 |
| GameZone |
GameCube |
Oct 01, 2002 |
7.2 out of 10 |
72 |
| Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault) |
Xbox |
May 21, 2002 |
 |
70 |
| Game Over Online |
Xbox |
Jun 06, 2002 |
70 out of 100 |
70 |
| GamePro (US) |
PlayStation 2 |
Oct 30, 2001 |
3 out of 5 |
60 |
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Trivia
PlayStation 2 version
The PlayStation 2 Greatest Hits version has quicker load times than the original release.
References to the game
The game didn't sell as well as Universal expected: Eventually the company would reference this in
Crash Twinsanity when Dr Cortex confronts a hoard of angry penguins and says "It's been a difficult couple of years Wrath of Cortex didn't sell as well as we'd hope and....Fish?" This is followed by one of the penguins firing a laser gun at Cortex.
Information also contributed by
Chris Chidester
