Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex is the fourth installment in the main series and marks the debut of the franchise on PlayStation 2. Later released for Xbox, it is the first game in the series available on multiple platforms. Players control Crash and his sister Coco as they collect 25 crystals and confront Doctor Neo Cortex and his creation, Crunch Bandicoot, within a Virtual Reality Hub System designed by Coco. The gameplay retains elements from previous titles in the series.
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex is the fourth mainline series game and the first to feature Crash Bandicoot on the PlayStation 2. It was later ported to the GameCube and Xbox, making it his first multiplatform appearance. The player controls Crash and his younger sister Coco who must gather 25 crystals and defeat the main antagonists of the story, Doctor Neo Cortex and his new super weapon Crunch Bandicoot. Much of the game takes place in a Virtual Reality Hub System created by Coco to help Crash gather the crystals. The gameplay is similar to the older games of the series.