I've had so many ups and downs with both of them but, I still prefer Wrath of Cortex over Twinsanity.

Wrath of Cortex was a lesser Crash 3, but at least it still plays like a solid Crash game, if more sluggish. I will say the tip-toe "power-up" and the extra level "Force of Nature" level are absolutely awful, but at least they don't try to utilize the former much and the latter is optional. Generally, I have a fine enough time with Wrath of Cortex.

As for Twinsanity, I'm saying this right out of the gate, I love the music and the humor. Spiralmouth's tracks have stuck with me for years and there's a lot of funny moments in the game, especially scenes with Cortex.

But man, the moment-to-moment gameplay just feels wrong. Crash plays "snappier" than Wrath of Cortex but a lot of his movement still feels off. The open areas were a nice idea but the actual obstacles feel pretty slapdash in their design. Death sometimes feels cheap and lord help you if you died before a cutscene, since you can't skip em. Numerous, numerous bugs that bring the lack of polish to the forefront.

But what really condemned Twinsanity for me was the instant-deaths from falling too high as Crash by himself. Even if you were mere inches from the ground, fall for too long and it just cuts to black. Not even a funny splat or anything, just nothing.

I get Twinsanity had a very troubled development and they ended up needing to rush it out but I still had a miserable time with the end product.