If more than one Check Point box has been opened in a stage, Crash returns to the last Check Point box that has been opened. Check Point boxes allow Crash to return to the point where the first Check Point box has been opened upon losing a life. All of the Nitro Boxes in a level can be detonated at once if a green-colored box with an exclamation mark (!) on it is touched.
TNT Boxes explode after a three-second fuse when jumped on, while Nitro Boxes explode upon any physical contact. Boxes with an exclamation mark (!) on them cause previously intangible objects in the area to solidify. If jumped upon, boxes with arrows pointing up propel Crash further into the air than he can ordinarily reach, and such boxes can be broken only with Crash's spin attack. If three of these masks are collected in a row, Crash is given temporary invulnerability from all minor dangers. Some boxes contain a Witch Doctor's Mask, which shields Crash from one enemy's attack while it is in his possession. Most boxes in the game contain "Wumpa Fruit", which give the player an extra life if 100 of them are collected. Enemies with sharp necklines (such as frill-necked lizards or long-legged robots with heated circumferences) can only be defeated if Crash slides into them.īoxes play a prominent role in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back and can be broken with all of Crash's techniques. Enemies with deadly topsides cannot be jumped on, while enemies that attack from the front or have side spikes must be jumped on or undergo a body slam. All of these techniques can be used as offensive measures against most enemies, whom serve to deter Crash's progress. Crash can jump higher than he normally can if he jumps immediately following a slide. If all lives are lost at any point in the game, the "Game Over" screen will appear, at which point the character may continue from the last level.Ĭrash has the ability to jump into the air and land on an enemy character, spin in a tornado-like fashion to knock enemies off-screen, slide across the ground, and perform a body slam to break certain objects. The player is given a certain amount of lives, which are lost when Crash is attacked by an enemy, or falls into water or a pit. When all five levels are cleared, the player must defeat a boss character before gaining access to the next Warp Room. A level is cleared by collecting its respective crystal and reaching the end of its path, which returns Crash to the Warp Room. The crystals are scattered between 25 different levels, accessible via "Warp Rooms", which are hub areas of the game.
The goal of the game is to gather 25 crystals for Crash's nemesis Doctor Neo Cortex. The game went on to become one of the best-selling PlayStation video games of all time and replaced its predecessor as the highest-selling Western title in Japan at the time, selling more than 800,000 units in the country by April 1998.Ĭrash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back is a platform game in which the player character is the titular Crash Bandicoot. Much of the praise went to the game's graphics, control and music, with major criticisms varying between the trial-and-error gameplay, lack of level variety, easy boss levels and lack of innovation. Crash is joined by his sister Coco, who is suspicious of Cortex's true intentions, and by Doctor Nitrus Brio, who tries to persuade Crash to gather Gems instead of Crystals.Ĭrash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back received generally positive reviews from critics and was considered to be superior to its predecessor. Sanity Island in order to gather Crystals that will allow Cortex to contain the power of an upcoming planetary alignment and keep the planet from being destroyed. Crash is then thrust into several parts of N.
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Crash is abducted by series villain Doctor Neo Cortex, who has seemingly turned over a new leaf and now wants to save the world.
Taking place on a fictional group of islands near Australia, Crash Bandicoot 2 follows the adventures of the anthropomorphic bandicoot Crash.
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