Brio – tired of Cortex’s abuse – turning a new leaf, Cortex’s only ally is the cyborg-like Dr. With his armies defeated and his former assistant Dr. Neo Cortex stumbled across a magic crystal, and learned it held immense power. The plot is appropriately simple, but surprisingly thought out for a platformer that relishes in cartoonish silliness: After his defeat in the first game, the evil Dr. The graphics are more polished and colorful, the music is a lot more memorable and catchy, and the level design is more creative, with an added dose of story to compliment it. Other then the new moves, a lot of the game is more of a refinement than a reinvention of the series. And Crash also gets his own equivalent of Mario’s stomp attack, but in keeping with the Bandicoot’s sense of humor, Crash falls flat on his face, in contrast to Mario’s fancier acrobatics. Jumping while crouching or sliding gives Crash a higher and longer jump, respectively. But Crash has some new moves this time around. The core gameplay remains the same: Crash still jumps and spins his way through levels, which are presented in 2.5D. Crash Bandicoot 2 now feels closer to the proper realization of what Naughty Dog was trying to achieve when they created the Playstation’s original mascot.Ĭrash Bandicoot 2 takes the assets of the first game, and polishes them while also giving the formula more depth. The original Crash Bandicoot has its place in history, but many of its aspects now feel archaic. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back was not only better than its predecessor back in its day, but the years have only magnified what an improvement it really was. This level requires 25 Relics to unlock.What a difference one sequel can make. This level requires 20 Relics to unlock.Īccessed via secret Basement Warp Room, which requies 5 Relics. This level requires 15 Relics to unlock.Īccessed via secret Basement Warp Room, which requies 5 Relics. This level requires 10 Relics to unlock.Īccessed via secret Basement Warp Room, which requies 5 Relics. This level requires 5 Relics to unlock.Īccessed via secret Basement Warp Room, which requies 5 Relics. on Multicoloured Gem path, requires all coloured GemsĪccessed via secret Basement Warp Room, which requies 5 Relics. Knock over the Yellow sign with a black alien head on it to access Eggipus Rex.Ģ. Red Gem - shoot ! crate near the end of the level, then backtrack to wall of TNT and metal crates, detonate them, and complete exta level section. On Yellow Gem Path, jump on the second Pterodactyl sitting on the tree trunk after the dinosaur chase to access Hot Coco. Two completely hidden levels, a 105 per cent maximum completion rate, and hidden Warps all mean this Crash is still as challenging as ever. Complete level (requires all coloured Gems)Ĭrash Bandicoot 3: Warped Gem Locations, Coloured Gems and Secret Levels Destroy all crates and double back to exit via Death Path.Ģ. Clear the Green path (requires Green Gem).Ģ.
Secret Warp to Road to Ruin - Jump on the platform with the bomb-throwing plant near the end of the level and kill it with belly flop.Ģ. Secret Warp to Totally Fly - After dropping into the hole that takes you to a checkpoint and the Crystal, walk towards the camera to drop down another hole, and a short secret passage. Secret Warp to Totally Bear - When you get thrown off the bear at the end, walk back to it by slide-jumping over the chasm and jumping behind the cub. Destroy all crates (requires access via Diggin' It Secret Warp) Secret Warp to Air Crash - at the very end of the level, double back across the floating platforms on foot.Ģ. Green - go right on the fork, walk through back wall behind nitro crates. Secret Warp to Snow Go - after the first checkpoint crate by arrow crate, hop over the jetski to right-hand platform via the floating crates. Destroy all crates (requires access via secret entrance from Bear Down) Red - from bonus entrance, via Air Crash level.ġ.
Good luck! Warp Roomīlue - Finish level without destroying any crates.
Throw in the fact that you'll need to double back for one or two of them, and they're a pretty dastardly mechanic. These are special platforms that take you to Bonus Rounds, but are only available if you reach them without dying in that level. IslandĬrash Bandicoot 2 Gem Locations, Coloured Gems and Secret Levelsįinally, Death Routes were introduced. In both cases, you need to also clear their special stages, but thankfully you can at least die as many times as you like in those without risk of losing a life or the Gem. On White Gem stages, you can lose a life while you attempt this, but coloured Gems require you to complete it in a single attempt, with no lives lost.
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