Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex

The former Sony mascot makes his first appearance on Microsoft?s Xbox contraption?and it?s all a part of Cortex?s true secret evil plan.

Here?s a shocker: Crash Bandicoot for the Xbox is, for all intents and purposes, Crash Bandicoot for the PS2 with some new creepy Xbox fur-rendering algorithm turned on.

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If you played the PS2 version of Wrath of Cortex, you know exactly what to expect: Go forward on a track, spin, open crates, and collect tropical fruit. Toss in some special level types that range from laborious to (when inspiration strikes) considerably more fun than the main level types. While Crash X 2K2 is a pretty fun game in its self-same straightforward kinda way, there?s really no difference between this and Naughty Dog?s original PlayStation zillion-seller. Imagine Mario Sunshine as a Super Mario Bros. 2 Expansion Pack, and you?ve got a map of Crash Bandicoot?s evolution?then recall that SMB2 was a smash-hit system seller, and set the mind to ?boggle.?

Crash?s 3D Cross-Platform Adventure
Wrath of Cortex has definitely seen some grooming since the PS2. Most noticeably improved are the graphics?they were really great and colorful on the PS2, and they?re even better here?absurdly clean, 99.9% entirely glitch-free, with excellent animation. The sounds are about the same: good, cartoony, and fun, complete with droll celebrity voice-overs for the villains. Controls are a little better?the ?marble madness? style stages seem more tweaked, and while Crash still has some jump-timing problems, he handles pretty smoothly for a 3D platformer?although the insidious ?underwater levels? should be used as an example in classes on how not to make a 2D shooter. Time passes, technology advances, but change really eludes his supreme Bandicootiness. When it comes to Crash opinions, chances are you already know where you stand. Love it or hate it, Wrath of Cortex Xbox is more of more of the same.

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