Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex

Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, also known as Crash Bandicoot 4, was the first game to feature Crash Bandicoot on the Playstation 2, GameCube, and Xbox.

=Storyline=

"Do We Have A Plan?"
In a new space station hovering above Earth the evil mask Uka Uka is having a meeting with the three doctors Dr. Neo Cortex, Dr. N. Gin, Dr. Nefarious Tropy and the two mutants Tiny Tiger and Dingodile(Who dosen't say a word) round a circular table. Uka starts off by calling them names, then a bar graph pops out of the centre of the table and the bar goes down showing their really bad villains. As Uka calls it pathetic Cortex puts the blame on Crash Bandicoot and that its not their fault. A hologram of Crash is displayed and Uka calls the bandicoot a "Brainless orange marsupial" just as Tiny trys to grab it but it pops. Saying that Crash must be eliminated N. Gin nervously reminds Uka that Crash allways finds a way to defeat them and maybe he's just too good for them Uka ignores this and say's that the five idiots need to come up with a plan while Cortex questions himself of how he gets in these situations. N. Tropy starts thinking then he comes with a possbility Cortex is up to something in his lab Cortex denies this but it hits N. Gin and starts blurting out information about a super secret weapon as Cortex waves his hand as if to say "No". Uka notices and questions if they've got a plan Cortex then reviles he is making a secret weapon of unbelevable strength but it need's another power source Uka thinks of something then says "Yes The Elementals." Cortex goes along with it if they unleash enough power to bring his secret weapon to life the bad guys will have a weapon capible of crushing mountains and demolishing cites Cortex then hits N. Gin as payback for blurting it out. Uka is more happy to see the weapon wipe Crash of the Earth forever Cortex then says with vengence "Get ready to face my wrath, Crash Bandicoot!" then he laughs evily.

Climate Changes
Meanwhile on Earth near N. Sanity island Coco Bandicoot is trying out her brand new jet-ski and Crash is the one doing the skiing while on the beach the good mask Aku Aku is sunbathing and Pura's building a sandcastle. Just then the land shakes startling Aku he then wonders whats up he then looks up to see a volcanoe erupting and moving and see's grey clounds move infront of the sun. Coco also wonders whats going on Crash is still skiing but she tells him to watch out as a tidal wave comes up everything blanks out for minute and a splash is heard. A second later and Crash and Coco are washed up on the beach Aku and Pura also got most of the water. Aku asks if everyones okay and feels as if this has something to do with his twin brother Uka Uka and goes to an island in space to meet with him.

Meet The Elementals
Elsewhere at the island Uka Uka is allready there. Aku Aku appears Uka kindly greets him. Aku asks him what kind of scheme Uka and Dr. Cortex have planed this time but Uka claims its not a scheme just some faces droping by. The Elementals Rok-o, Wa-Wa, Lo-Lo and Py-Ro immediately apear Aku is shocked and reminds him of the last time they were free Uka brushes this away saying Aku worries to much. Aku says that The Elementals are far too dangerous and it could spill disaster for them all Py-Ro chuckles "On the contarary Aku Aku spills disaster you and your precious planet you care so much about. Destroy him!" he orders the three Elementals start spitting magic at Aku but he dodges them and warns Uka that they won't get away with it but Uka asks who's going to stop them. Aku heads to the Bandicoot House to tell Crash and Coco.

Coco's VR HUB System
At the Bandicoot House Crash is wearing a towel from the water incident, Coco is on her laptop and Pura is sleeping. Aku Aku bursts in the door and tells them that Uka Uka and Cortex have freed The Elementals and that they must stop them before they inslave the Earth. Aku tells them that they can do this by collecting ancient Crystals that five is enough to seed each of The Elementals back into hibernation state. He then asks Coco how the portal chamber she's been working is doing on luckily she's almost finished and they can test it. Later a garage door opens and inside is Coco's VR HUB system first she finishes typing a few keys on her laptop while Crash and Pura look around a beep is heard "Okay. All systems are ready and operational." she says Aku looks at Crash "Its time we even up the odds in our favour." Crash points to himself Aku nods and Crash has to do the first five by himself.

The End?
Cortex is grumbling on the platform he was on. Uka Uka comes up and tells him Crash may have collected the crystals but he dosen't have the gems and with the gems they can bring The Elementals back once again.

"Idiot, Fool, Nincompoop."
It starts with Cortex grumbling. Uka Uka is very angry this time and says there's no time for apoliges and blasts magic at Cortex but he ducks and it hits a vital part of the space station it may have also hit the machinne that was controling Crunch Bandicoot since he wakes up puzzeled about where he is. Cortex meanwhile suggests they should go to the escape pods as Uka's blast caused a chain reaction but Uka blames Cortex for ducking. Crash, Aku Aku and Crunch take a lift in Coco's space ship and go down to Earth. At the Bandicoot House Crunch is now staying with the Bandicoots and thanks them for beleving in him. Coco asks Aku if thats the last time they'll see Cortex and Uka is unsure but knows they'll be back. Meanwhile in the artic it turns out Cortex and Uka did take a pod but Uka is furious calls Cortex names and starts chasing him round a small island blasting magic at him with Cortex shouting into the sky "I'll get my revenge Crash Bandicoot, just you wait!" a possibility that this leads into Crash Twinsanity is that Uka and Cortex fell in the frezzing water and floated along to N. Sanity Island.

Warp Room & Levels

 * Portal Chamber 1
 * Arctic Antics
 * Tornado Alley
 * Bamboozled
 * Wizards and Lizards
 * Compactor Reactor
 * 'Rumble in the Roks-Boss: Crunch & Rok-Ko'''


 * Portal Chamber 2
 * Jungle Rumble
 * Sea Shell Shenanigans
 * Banzai Bonsai
 * That Sinking Feeling
 * H2 Oh No!
 * Drain Damage-Boss: Crunch & Wa-Wa


 * Portal Chamber 3
 * The Gauntlet
 * Tsunami
 * Smokey and the Bandicoot
 * Eskimo Roll
 * Fahrenheit Frenzy
 * Crashes to Ashes-Boss: Crunch & Py-Ro


 * Portal Chamber 4
 * Avalanche
 * Droid Void
 * Crashteroids
 * Coral Canyon
 * Weathering Heights
 * Atmospheric Pressure-Boss: Crunch & Lo-Lo


 * Portal Chamber 5
 * Crash and Burn
 * Gold Rush
 * Medieval Madness
 * Crate Balls of Fire
 * Cortex Vortex
 * Crunch Time-Boss: Crunch, Dr. Neo Cortex & All Elementals


 * Portal Chamber 6 (Secret)
 * Knight Time
 * Ghost Town
 * Ice Station Bandicoot
 * Solar Bowler
 * Force of Nature

Additions
Apart from obvious cosmetic changes in the graphics and sound, various features were added. Some features would later appear in the Game Boy Advance titles.


 * Crash rides a 4x4 jeep, and a robot suit.

Reception
Due to very long loading times on the PlayStation 2 version and the lack of Gameplay improvements, this game was not well received. The loading times were fixed on the Xbox version (with graphics improved considerably) and GameCube version (with losses in graphics). Fans of the Crash series were not impressed at the cross platform nature of this game, losing the feeling that Crash was the Sony mascot. This also argulably the game when Crash Bandicoot became 'uncool'.