Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex

 PlayStation 2
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7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 338 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 178 out of 338
  2. Mixed: 123 out of 338
  3. Negative: 37 out of 338
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  1. pookie
    Jun 29, 2012
    2
    Terrible. It sort of feels like Crash 3, which is a good thing. But The loading times are atrocious. Some of the boss fights feel clunky and frustrating. I wanted to enjoy this game, but these very few problems ruined the experience for me. The graphics are pretty good. Colorful and lush. It's best to stick with Crash1-3. I don't recall having to stare at the TV for 10 minutes to play a level.
  2. RubberDuckEater
    May 28, 2014
    3
    Awful. This is easily the worst crash bandicoot game of all time, the levels are poor ripoffs of crash 3 levels, the boss fights are unoriginal, the vehicles are terrible and the underwater levels are some of the most boring things I have ever played in my life.
  3. SamS.
    May 1, 2004
    4
    The game its self is good but it takes like 5 minutes to load every time you do something.
  4. DavidW.
    Oct 20, 2005
    2
    This loading is the worst thing ever. Do not buy it.
  5. JoelR.
    Dec 23, 2002
    1
    It sux really really really bad sorry but it does i hated the psone crash games beat it in 3 days so boring graphics are the only good thing here sorry dont buy this game.
  6. TarikT.
    Apr 2, 2002
    1
    Wow amazingly crappy. It looked terrible from the previews.
  7. LatishaJ.
    May 23, 2002
    3
    I Don't Know how to kill the guy on board 25.
  8. Playstationguy
    May 2, 2003
    1
    Worst loading time ever if you dont already have it dont wast your time going to the shop DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!
  9. yoshistar456
    Apr 12, 2016
    4
    I hate doing negative reviews. But this game is just atrocious. First off, 70% of the game is vehicle levels, and not the traditional Crash Bandicoot gameplay we're used to. WHYYYY???? The graphics... ew. They're some of the most ugliest I've seen in a video game, the soundtrack... is okay. Crash controls like crap, as a matter of fact, everything about this game is crap. Only if you'reI hate doing negative reviews. But this game is just atrocious. First off, 70% of the game is vehicle levels, and not the traditional Crash Bandicoot gameplay we're used to. WHYYYY???? The graphics... ew. They're some of the most ugliest I've seen in a video game, the soundtrack... is okay. Crash controls like crap, as a matter of fact, everything about this game is crap. Only if you're really, really curious about the low point of the series, rent this game. If you like it... somehow...then buy it.… Expand
  10. jnorth5834
    Sep 2, 2018
    4
    This game felt like a bunch of missed opportunities and rushed development.

    It feels very regurgitated of what we've seen before in Crash 3, only with less pixelated appearance. But that's not necessarily an improvement, since the low-poly, low-quality designs of everything makes it feel so lacking. I'd like to say that there's a nostalgic spot I have for this game, but I really can't    This game felt like a bunch of missed opportunities and rushed development.

    It feels very regurgitated of what we've seen before in Crash 3, only with less pixelated appearance. But that's not necessarily an improvement, since the low-poly, low-quality designs of everything makes it feel so lacking.
    I'd like to say that there's a nostalgic spot I have for this game, but I really can't stand some of the levels in this game. Once I get nearly half way through, I really feel only wasted opportunities of doing anything else with my time.

    This isn't the worst Crash Bandicoot game, but it definitely isn't worth your time.

    If there's anything good that came out of this game: The music consists of a very high quality diverse techno-symphonic soundtrack. I'd recommend checking that out instead.    … Expand
  11. DeathShroom2807
    Jan 1, 2019
    2
    Wrath of Cortex is not only the most unoriginal Crash Bandicoot game, but it is also the WORST Crash Bandicoot game ever created. This isn't a true Crash 4; it's a Warped clone! Sure, Warped had a lot of vehicle levels, but it only had six vehicles, and at all of those vehicles appear more than once. Wrath of Cortex worsens the vehicle problem by increasing the amount of vehicles toWrath of Cortex is not only the most unoriginal Crash Bandicoot game, but it is also the WORST Crash Bandicoot game ever created. This isn't a true Crash 4; it's a Warped clone! Sure, Warped had a lot of vehicle levels, but it only had six vehicles, and at all of those vehicles appear more than once. Wrath of Cortex worsens the vehicle problem by increasing the amount of vehicles to thirteen! What's worse is that most of these vehicles only appear once! The worst vehicles are the Atlasphere (controls like the Spring Mushroom from Super Mario Galaxy) and the minecart. I can't believe it sold over 7 million copies worldwide. It should have tanked in sales and reviews. This atrocity needs to go straight to Hell.… Expand
  12. Crisad
    Jun 24, 2020
    2
    Gráficos peores que el 3 (sin detalles), jugabilidad mas lenta, el juego en general es fácil, la mitad de niveles son sobre vehículos, los niveles de agua son lo peor por su cámara y, por ultimo, cuando te encuentras enemigos son fáciles de esquivar, en su mayoría puedes pasar por su lado y no te harán ningún rasguño... ES RIDICULO.

    La historia es muy sosa y sin gracia
  13. WopokijjX
    Jul 12, 2020
    1
    Very long load time. This game is a waste of time and waste of money. Very bad game
  14. NiKCritic
    Dec 7, 2020
    4
    The game is practically a Crash 3: Warped and I say it because it adds absolutely nothing, the experience although it is somewhat entertaining is incoherent, since this does not take place after Crash 3 and that it is a sequel, in addition to the designs for more Those who have better technology are worse, since they use the new technology in a very bad way, it is a game that although itThe game is practically a Crash 3: Warped and I say it because it adds absolutely nothing, the experience although it is somewhat entertaining is incoherent, since this does not take place after Crash 3 and that it is a sequel, in addition to the designs for more Those who have better technology are worse, since they use the new technology in a very bad way, it is a game that although it may give you a somewhat decent experience, it is a bad Crash game and there are many better options.… Expand
  15. Relolelo
    May 29, 2023
    1
    Absolutely horrendous and rushed take on a sequel to the classic Crash trilogy, rightfully ret-conned by It's About Time. Incredibly ugly despite the jump to next-gen in its time, uninspired level design and storyline, uninteresting additions to the series and general lack of polish all around. Don't waste your time.

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#9 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2001
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#13 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2001

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Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22
  1. Electric Playground
    40
    Not only is the gameplay un-revised on this much more powerful platform, but much of the former joy in the series has been drained away. The characters, levels and gameplay are essentially flat.
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  2. IGN
    74
    A decent playing and pretty looking Crash Bandicoot game. It's nothing terribly special, but it's not bad, not bad at all.
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  3. PSX Nation
    60
    A by the books sequel that takes playing it safe to a new level. Come on guys this easily could have been done on the PS One and it probably should have.
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