- Release Date: February 19, 2003
- Genre: Action
- Style: 3D Platform
- Similar Games: Disney's Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers (IBM PC Compatible), Shrek (Xbox), Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (PlayStation 2), Frogger: The Great Quest (PlayStation 2)
Game Description
The ever-grinning orange hero chases his mad scientist nemesis into the next generation of console gaming in Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, the first Crash Bandicoot game produced for the Xbox console. As in the many previous PS Crash Bandicoot titles, gamers will once again find the intrepid marsupial adventurer on a platform-hopping quest to keep the world safe from Dr. Neo Cortex' dastardly plans.Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex is designed to take advantage of the Xbox's superior processing power and allows players to interact with the hero in an intimate level of detail never before available in the popular series. Crash travels through 30 levels in six different worlds in this outing, avoiding deadly obstacles, piloting high-speed vehicles, and doing battle with over 30 enemy bosses.
~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide
Production Credits
Company 1: Traveller's Tales ; Executive Producer: Jon Burton ; Internal Producer: Arthur Parsons ; Game and Level Design: Arthur Parsons, Jon Burton, James Cunliffe ; Lead Game Programmer: John Hodskinson ; Game Programmer: Chris Stanforth, Michael Jackson, Ralph Ferneyhough, Jon Burton ; Lead Engine Programmer: Dave Dootson ; Engine Programmer: Steve Monks, Glynn Scragg, Alistair Crowe, Richard Taylor ; Xbox Game Engine Programmer: Andy Holdroyd, Jon Arden, Chris Payne ; Xbox Sound Engine Programmer: Chris Payne ; Lead Level Artist: James Cunlife ; Level Artist: Neil Allen, Dave Burton, Rhoda Daly, Lee Burns, Paul Dobson ; Lead Animator: Jeremy Pardon ; Animator: Chris Dicker, Anthony Whiteley ; Character Artist: Nicola Daly, Beverley Bush ; Additional Artwork: William Thompson, Barry Thompson ; Preliminary Artwork: Leon Warren ; Concept Artist: Craig Whittle ; Office Manager: Emma Hoskins ; Company 2: Universal Interactive Inc. ; Senior Producer: Daniel Suarez ; Associate Producer: Sean Krankel, Donovan Soto ; Production Coordinator: Carlos Schulte ; Vice President of Production: Neal Robison ; Additional Production Support: Melissa Miller, Sean Mountain, Nick Torchia, Scott Davids ; Sr. Product Manager: Craig Howe ; Associate Product Manager: Marcus Savino ; Marketing Coordinator: Jason Covey ; Director of Promotions: Chandra Hill ; Creative Services Supervisor: Michael Sequeira ; Sr. Manager of Public Relations: Alex Skillman ; Vice President of Global Marketing: Torrie Dorrell ; President: Jim Wilson ; Music Soundtrack: Swallow Studios, Andy Blythe, Marten Joustra ; Original Crash Bandicoot Theme Written by: Mutato Musika ; Original Crash Bandicoot Theme Composed by: Swallow Studios ; Voice Casting: Margaret Tang ; Voice Director: Margaret Tang ; Dialog Editing: Womb Music, Rik Schaeffer ; Sound Effects: Ron Horwitz, Tom Jaeger, John Robinson, Harry Woolway ; Voice of Dr. Neo Cortex: Clancy Brown ; Voice of Uka-Uka: Clancy Brown ; Voice of Aku-Aku: Mel Winkler ; Voice of Coco Badicoot: Debi Derryberry ; Voice of Crunch Bandicoot: Kevin Michael Richards ; Voice of Py-Ro: Mark Hamill ; Voice of Wa-Wa: R. Lee Ermy ; Voice of Rok-Ko: Tom Wilson ; Voice of Lo-Lo: Jess Harnell ; Voice of N. Gin: Cory Burton ; Voice of N. Tropy: Cory Burton ; Additional Concept Artwork: Thom Ang ; Crunch Conceptual Design: Sean Krakel, Craig Whittle ; Q.A. Testing: Absolute Quality ; Lead Tester: Chris Ho ; Second Lead Tester: Jose Velasco, Galen Laws ; Tester: Kim Jardin, Paul Garcia, Brian Leung, Ray Schrekengost, Mike Gonzalez, Richard Burkhart, Steve Ferreira, Keith Tsubouchi, Steve Alvarado, Carble Cheung ; Test Manager: Curtis Shenton, Andrew Kline ; Director: Mike Richardson ; Q.A. Project Lead: Michael Caradonna ; Q.A. Associate Lead: Joshua Tapley ; Q.A. Tester: Alfred Lo, Aaron Parker, Benjamin Hines, Brian Hirai, Brian Mathison, Daven DeLidle, Don Carroll, Fausto Lorenzano, Jerry Neyland, Juliet Nimmo, Lester Broas, Mirko Sekulic, Rodrigo Reyes, Seehe Oh, Tristan Anderson, Timothy Phillips, Vincent Delupio, William Pham ; Booklet Design: Lauren Azeltine
~ All Game Guide
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