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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
  • "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

Not as good as Warped qwertyuiop (9174) 3.4 Stars3.4 Stars3.4 Stars3.4 Stars3.4 Stars

The Press Says

PSX Extreme Nov 11, 2001 8.4 out of 10 84
4Players.de Jan 03, 2002 81 out of 100 81
GameZone Dec 03, 2001 8 out of 10 80
GamerDad Jul 20, 2003 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Gaming Target Jan 07, 2002 7.7 out of 10 77
Futuregamez.net Dec 23, 2001 76 out of 100 76
PGNx Media Nov 19, 2002 7 out of 10 70
Game Freaks 365 2002 6.5 out of 10 65
Jeuxvideo.com Nov 26, 2001 13 out of 20 65
Super Play Nov, 2001 6 out of 10 60

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Trivia

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.


This entry was contributed by Famine3h (300), Kartanym Bronze Star Contributing Member (9910), samsam12 (619) and phlux Bronze Star Contributing Member (4157)
 

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