Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex

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Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex

Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
Game general and emulation properties:
ESRB rating: E (Mild Violence)
PEGI rating: 3+
GRB rating: ALL
CPU intensive game
Supports up to six local players
Languages supported:
English: SLES-50386 & SLUS-20238
Japanese: SLPM-74003 & SLPM-62114
German: SLES-50386
French: SLES-50386
Spanish: SLES-50386
Dutch: SLES-50386
Italian: SLES-50386
Korean: SLPM-64509
Region NTSC-U:
Serial numbers: SLUS-20238
SLUS-20238GH (Greatest Hits)
SLUS-29010 (Demo)
Release date: October 29, 2001
2002 (Greatest Hits)
CRCs: 103B5706
75182BE5
Windows Status: Playable
Linux Status: Playable
Mac Status: ?
Region PAL:
Serial numbers: SLES-50386
SLES-50386-P (Platinum)
Release date: November 23, 2001
October 11, 2002 (Platinum)
CRCs: 3A03D62F
Windows Status: Playable
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?
Region NTSC-J/C/K:
Serial numbers: SLPM-62114
SLPM-74003 (PlayStation 2 the Best)
SLPM-64509
Release date: December 20, 2001
October 17, 2002 (PlayStation 2 the Best)
Windows Status: ?
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): Traveller's Tales
Publisher(s): Vivendi Universal Games (US), Universal Interactive (EU), Konami (JP)
Genre: Action, Platformer
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: IGN7.4/10, Metacritic66/100
Game description: The fifth Crash adventure features engaging gameplay, quirky characters and exotic locales. Still smarting from his last defeat, Dr. Neo Cortex has developed a new diabolical plan to steal ancient crystals and unleash destructive gods on Crash and the planet Earth. With Crash and his sister Coco, it's now up to you to find and return all the crystals across dangerous levels, including a volcanic island, a Japanese village, and the jungles of Africa. You'll find many ways to move around, whether you maneuver a Jeep, fly a hang glider, or pilot a Crash-Mech. But don't marvel too long at the new inventions, because you might find yourself in a heap of destruction.


Test configurations on Windows:


Environment Configurations Comments Tester
Region OS CPU/GPU Revision Graphics Sound/Pad
NTSC-U ?
  • Intel® Xeon® Processor E5410

(12M Cache, 2.33 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB)

  • ATI Radeon HD 5770
PCSX2 0.9.9.4627 GSdx 4643
  • SPU-2 r4619
  • LilyPad r4484
BIOS: SCPH39001, HACKS: Works with all speedhacks., Works perfectly except for a flickering filter. The vehicle sections on levels 17 and 24 are nearly unplayable due to graphical artifacts covering the screen. Enabling MTVU causes a slowdown instead of a speed up. MyDreamName
NTSC-U Windows
  • Intel Core i7 @ 3.4Ghz
  • Nvidia GTX 285 768MB
1.1.0 r5576 GSdx 5570 SSE41
  • SPU2-X 2.0.0
  • LilyPad 0.11.0
Runs above full speed., Draw distance is bugged in gsdx hardware mode. Looks fine in software mode.
PAL Windows
  • Intel Core i7 @ 3.8Ghz
  • Nvidia GTX 570 1368MB
1.1.0 r5829 GSDX
  • SPU2-X
  • ?
Europe v01.70(27/02/2003), MTVU, INTC Spin Detection, Enable Wait Loop Detection, mVU Flag Hack, Still Playable. Game works fine at a good speed. I believe in the later stages (some of) there is an overlay of corruption which can be solved with software mode or somewhat with skipdraw, but i can't remember the setting for that.
NTSC-U Windows 7
  • AMD FX 6300 @ 4.4Ghz
  • AMD Radeon HD 7870
1.3.0 GSdx
  • SPU-2-X
  • LilyPad
Game works very well. It's pretty demanding, but EE cycle rate hack will help. MTVU will cause slowdown in some areas, and is not recommended. A few levels require software mode, but most are fine in hardware. Blyss Sarania



Test configurations on Linux:

Environment Configurations Comments Tester
Region OS CPU/GPU Revision Graphics Sound/Pad
NTSC-U Linux 4.2 (Ubuntu 15.10)
  • AMD FX 4300 @ 3.8Ghz
  • NVidia GT730
1.4.0 GSdx
  • SPU2-X
  • OnePad
This game works very well, with slowdowns to 40fps, but usually hitting 60fps. The EE cycle rate hack really helps in most cases with the slowdowns issue. At times, there can be some graphical bugs in some levels, especially with the fog effect. wiltaprizes


Trivia

  • Original names: クラッシュ・バンディクー4 さくれつ!魔神パワー (SLPM-62114), クラッシュ・バンディクー4 さくれつ!魔神パワー PlayStation 2 the Best (SLPM-74003), 크래쉬 밴디쿳: 마왕의 부활 (SLPM-64509)
  • Also known as Crash Bandicoot 4: Sakuretsu! Majin Power (JP), Crash Bandicoot 4: Sakurestsu! Majin Power (JP)


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Public compatibility forum links