Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex offers more familiar Crash platforming action, but it starts to show the series' age. The level designs feel less fresh and dynamic compared to the classics on the PlayStation 1. The new VR hub system is a bit tedious to navigate, and the vehicle levels tend to be frustrating rather than fun. While there's still some zany Crash charm, The Wrath of Cortex feels more like a relic of its time than a must-play for platformer fans.

Having not played earlier games in the series, I don't have a point of comparison. That said, most of the levels were fun and the bosses were generally interesting and enjoyable. The 'laboratory' levels all start looking a little same-y after awhile, but the other levels looked good. Unfortunately, the vehicle and Coco levels were quite a bit worse than the Crash levels, which dragged the game down a bit.