Cortex Strikes Back is actually a favorite among fans due to its perfect difficulty level. Its controls are great and it doesn't have any wonky mechanics. Overall, it's definitely the easiest game from the original trilogy and is generally considered to be the best of the classic Crash games.
While Western audiences will remember the game as Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, Japanese Crash fans got an entirely different name. In Japan, The Wrath of Cortex was actually known as Kurasshu Bandikk 4: Sakuretsu! It roughly translates to Crash Bandicoot 4: Explosion!