<s>
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wrath	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cortex	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2001	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Traveller	O
's	O
Tales	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Universal	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Eurocom	O
developing	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
main	O
installment	O
and	O
the	O
sixth	O
overall	O
in	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
solely	O
for	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
and	O
his	O
sister	O
Coco	O
must	O
travel	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
gather	O
special	O
Crystals	O
that	O
will	O
return	O
the	O
Elementals	O
to	O
a	O
hibernated	O
state	O
,	O
and	O
thwart	O
Cortex	O
's	O
plans	O
to	O
use	O
Crunch	O
as	O
a	O
weapon	O
for	O
world	O
domination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
mixed	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
reviewers	O
opining	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
recycled	O
elements	O
from	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
predecessors	O
with	O
minimal	O
innovation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
edition	O
sold	O
1.56	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
qualified	O
for	O
various	O
best-seller	O
ranges	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Platinum	O
Range	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Originals	O
line	O
of	O
downloadable	O
original-Xbox	O
games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
Live	O
Marketplace	O
service	O
in	O
December	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Wrath	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cortex	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Crash	O
and	O
Coco	O
Bandicoot	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
gather	O
25	O
Crystals	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
main	O
antagonists	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
:	O
Doctor	O
Neo	O
Cortex	O
,	O
his	O
new	O
superweapon	O
Crunch	O
Bandicoot	O
and	O
Crunch	O
's	O
power	O
sources	O
,	O
the	O
renegade	O
Elementals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
continued	O
by	O
selecting	O
"	O
Continue	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
"	O
Game	B-Application
over	I-Application
"	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ten	O
returning	O
characters	O
from	O
previous	O
Crash	O
titles	O
star	O
in	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wrath	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cortex	I-Application
along	O
with	O
five	O
new	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
genetically	O
enhanced	O
eastern	O
barred	O
bandicoot	O
who	O
must	O
defeat	O
the	O
antagonist	O
Doctor	O
Neo	O
Cortex	O
and	O
his	O
new	O
superweapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Doctor	O
Neo	O
Cortex	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
mad	O
scientist	O
who	O
created	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
among	O
other	O
characters	O
and	O
now	O
seeks	O
Crash	O
's	O
elimination	O
along	O
with	O
world	O
domination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
new	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
make	O
their	O
appearance	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Wrath	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cortex	I-Application
,	O
of	O
which	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
is	O
Dr.	O
Cortex	O
's	O
genetically	O
enhanced	O
superweapon	O
Crunch	O
Bandicoot	O
,	O
a	O
bionic	O
bandicoot	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
destroying	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outraged	O
by	O
their	O
poor	O
"	O
track	O
record	O
for	O
spreading	O
evil	O
"	O
,	O
Uka	O
Uka	O
orders	O
Dr.	O
Neo	O
Cortex	O
,	O
Tiny	O
Tiger	O
,	O
Dingodile	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Nefarious	O
Tropy	O
and	O
Dr.	O
N	O
.	O
Gin	O
to	O
devise	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
eliminate	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Elementals	O
caused	O
earthquakes	O
,	O
floods	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Ice	B-Device
Age	I-Device
many	O
centuries	O
ago	O
until	O
they	O
were	O
imprisoned	O
by	O
the	O
ancients	O
with	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
special	O
Crystals	O
that	O
put	O
the	O
masks	O
in	O
a	O
state	O
of	O
hibernation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cortex	O
deduces	O
that	O
if	O
they	O
awaken	O
the	O
Elementals	O
and	O
harness	O
their	O
destructive	O
power	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
bring	O
his	O
secret	O
weapon	O
to	O
life	O
and	O
eliminate	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
forever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Wrath	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cortex	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
designed	O
by	O
Mark	O
Cerny	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
designed	O
all	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
thus	O
far	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
Worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
Universal	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
and	O
Konami	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
entered	O
an	O
agreement	O
that	O
would	O
enable	O
Konami	O
to	O
publish	O
a	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
game	O
for	O
next-generation	B-Application
game	I-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Universal	O
Interactive	O
handling	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
agreement	O
served	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
franchise	O
's	O
exclusivity	O
to	O
Sony-produced	O
consoles	O
and	O
effectively	O
made	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
a	O
mascot	O
character	O
for	O
Universal	O
rather	O
than	O
Sony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
rearranged	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
theme	O
by	O
Mutato	O
Muzika	O
's	O
Josh	O
Mancell	O
also	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Wrath	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cortex	I-Application
was	O
released	O
onto	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Universal	O
Interactive	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
reduced	O
loading	O
times	O
and	O
improved	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
announced	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
confirmed	O
to	O
have	O
connectivity	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
initially	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commercially	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
over	O
1.56	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
around	O
170,000	O
copies	O
in	O
2001	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Double	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
600,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Platinum	O
Range	O
on	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
Greatest	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
line-up	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Best	B-Device
line-up	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
quicker	O
load	O
times	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
line-up	O
on	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
line-up	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Wrath	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cortex	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
non-challenging	O
repetition	O
of	O
the	O
formula	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
Ben	O
Kosmina	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
summarizing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
structure	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
carbon	O
copy	O
of	O
Crash	B-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Louis	O
Bedigian	O
of	O
GameZone	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
declared	O
Wrath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cortex	I-Application
to	O
be	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
preceding	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
hardest	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
welcomed	O
the	O
new	O
levels	O
,	O
abilities	O
and	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atlasphere	O
levels	O
were	O
positively	O
received	O
and	O
commonly	O
compared	O
to	O
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
,	O
with	O
Bedigian	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
Traveller	O
's	O
Tales	O
could	O
develop	O
a	O
whole	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
sphere	O
levels	O
alone	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
add	O
variety	O
,	O
Coco	O
detracts	O
from	O
the	O
only	O
real	O
selling	O
point	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
--	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kosmina	O
appreciated	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
's	O
GameCube	B-Device
–	I-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
support	O
through	O
the	O
Crash	O
Blast	O
minigame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
long	O
loading	O
times	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
were	O
widely	O
criticized	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
reduction	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
was	O
welcomed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
noted	O
to	O
have	O
enhanced	O
fur	O
,	O
lighting	O
and	O
particle	O
effects	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	O
Dingo	O
also	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
improved	O
visuals	O
,	O
but	O
considered	O
the	O
fur	O
effects	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
creepy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lafferty	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
environments	O
were	O
less	O
defined	O
and	O
detailed	O
than	O
other	O
GameCube	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goldstein	O
was	O
relieved	O
by	O
the	O
reduction	O
of	O
slowdown	O
and	O
stuttering	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
lauded	O
the	O
visuals	O
as	O
having	O
the	O
best	B-Device
use	O
of	O
colour	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
but	O
dismissed	O
the	O
enemy	O
design	O
as	O
bland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Randy	O
Nelson	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
:	O
The	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-looking	O
titles	O
on	O
PS2	B-Device
at	O
the	O
moment	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
the	O
levels	O
to	O
be	O
sparsely	O
populated	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
their	O
increased	O
width	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
was	O
observed	O
to	O
suffer	O
from	O
framerate	O
drops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casamassina	O
described	O
the	O
music	O
as	O
"	O
well	O
composed	O
and	O
catchy	O
,	O
with	O
enough	O
variation	O
to	O
keep	O
you	O
tapping	O
your	O
feet	O
without	O
realizing	O
it	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
voice-acting	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
felt	O
was	O
overdone	O
and	O
made	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
come	O
off	O
as	O
annoying	O
,	O
and	O
lamented	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
Dolby	O
Pro	O
Logic	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goldstein	O
,	O
while	O
saying	O
the	O
audio	O
was	O
good	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
,	O
derided	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
surround	O
sound	O
mixing	O
as	O
sloppy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gallant	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
sound	O
mixing	O
,	O
and	O
complained	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
loud	O
,	O
unidentifiable	O
thunking	O
noise	O
"	O
throughout	O
the	O
first	O
vehicle-based	O
level	O
in	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Hamill	O
's	O
presence	O
in	O
the	O
voice	O
cast	O
was	O
noticed	O
,	O
with	O
Alupului	O
,	O
despite	O
not	O
being	O
a	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
fan	O
,	O
feeling	O
sorrow	O
for	O
Hamill	O
having	O
been	O
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