Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex Official Strategy Guide

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Summary: Waste of Time and Money!
Review: Cool pictures. Perhaps this would be a good coffee table book. But it is not a STRATEGY book. The maps are unreadable and the "strategy" consists of "when the dragon chases you be prepared to start running" or "book it like there's no tomorrow" during the time trails. My grandmother or even my pet dog could offer better advice. At least they have seen the game...

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Summary: Great picture book with ZERO strategy
Review: Cool pictures. Perhaps this would be a good coffee table book. But it is not a STRATEGY book. The maps are unreadable and the "strategy" consists of "when the dragon chases you be prepared to start running" or "book it like there's no tomorrow" during the time trails. My grandmother or even my pet dog could offer better advice. At least they have seen the game...

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Summary: First official NON-strategy guide
Review: I give this guide LESS than one star! I own several official strategy guides, many for the Crash Bandicoot games. This is NOT a strategy guide! I have made enough progress in this game and know the tough spots. After scanning this "strategy guide" I just recieved in the mail, I feel as if I have been ripped off! I did not need to spend my hard earned money on a strategy guide that tells me to simply 'take my time' in those tough spots. Shane Mooney owes anyone that purchased this book a full refund and an apology! To say that this one is of no help to the semi casual player is an understatement!

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Summary: Sorry, I have to dissagree...
Review: I have to dissagree with all of the people who wrote negative things about this book. Though not everything is put in full detail, it has strategy. I read through the WHOLE book, front to back cover, and it has strategy. It will help you through the game. It lists every monster that you will face and how to beat the bonus levels, death routes, and gem paths. Also, the book includes an interview with Crash Bandicoot --just play along-- and the history of Crash in a story. I'm sorry if it didn't help those people, but it helped me, and I want to say that I thought it was a well written and basically good book. Keep in mind that sometimes you will have to use some brainwork.

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Summary: Worse than no help - Much of the info is WRONG!
Review: Not only is this guide oddly unhelpful (telling the reader to "be careful" and "take it slow" at the difficult or confusing parts, but giving no directions at all on how to get through them), but much of the information it gives is just plain WRONG! It lists incorrect locations for several of the hidden gems, frequently gets the directions for the controls backward (telling you to "stay left" where you need to stay to the right, for instance), and simply gives the wrong advice on how to earn rewards (telling you to jump the gap to the red gem, for instance - which will only cause you to die - when in fact you need to shoot it with the bazooka). The run-throughs of several of the levels even put events in the wrong order or leave parts of the levels out entirely so that it is impossible to follow the guide. You will do your game more harm than good if you waste your money on this guide.

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Summary: Worse than no help - Much of the info is WRONG!
Review: Not only is this guide oddly unhelpful (telling the reader to "be careful" and "take it slow" at the difficult or confusing parts, but giving no directions at all on how to get through them), but much of the information it gives is just plain WRONG! It lists incorrect locations for several of the hidden gems, frequently gets the directions for the controls backward (telling you to "stay left" where you need to stay to the right, for instance), and simply gives the wrong advice on how to earn rewards (telling you to jump the gap to the red gem, for instance - which will only cause you to die - when in fact you need to shoot it with the bazooka). The run-throughs of several of the levels even put events in the wrong order or leave parts of the levels out entirely so that it is impossible to follow the guide. You will do your game more harm than good if you waste your money on this guide.

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Summary: Not much in here!
Review: Other than a brief history lesson on the life and times of Crash Bandicoot and some nice artwork there's not much strategy in this book. I agree with the others wholeheartedly, this book is a waste of money unless you just collect strategy guides. It seems to always tell you which levels are hard but does nothing in the way of showing you any help. BradyGames books are usually better than this, I guess this one slipped under the radar. Use the FAQS on the net, they are free and offer WAY more help.

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Summary: Waste of Time and Money!
Review: The book offers a very interesting history of Crash Bandicoot. It also has cool pictures, interesting interviews, and very well organized. Anyone see what I'm leaving out- strategy. It hardly gives you any advise. For some of the hardest parts of the game, such as Death and Gem Paths, it gives about 2 sentences about it basically telling you that it will be tough. Thanks, but I figured that out myself- how about some advice on how to get through the death route instead of "Yeah, its hard. Good luck." What a waste of money.

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Summary: It's a strategy book.
Review: What can I say, it's your typical strategy book but this time it's for the Wrath of Cortex. It is helpful, as most books are though my daughter has been able to figure out the game more without the book. If you feel you or your child (or child's friend, etc.), need just a little extra boost to try and help you with the game then it is a definate must. And if you happen to sell the game you have an added bonus to go along with it (the strategy book) to whomever you sell it to.

Rating:
Summary: It's a strategy book.
Review: What can I say, it's your typical strategy book but this time it's for the Wrath of Cortex. It is helpful, as most books are though my daughter has been able to figure out the game more without the book. If you feel you or your child (or child's friend, etc.), need just a little extra boost to try and help you with the game then it is a definate must. And if you happen to sell the game you have an added bonus to go along with it (the strategy book) to whomever you sell it to.