Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Bear It In Crash Bandicoot 2, you can collect Gems alongside of the Crystals you find to complete the game. These are the main snow-themed levels of the game. In Cortex Strikes Back, a mask named Aku Aku (pictured) serves to protect Crash from damage at least once and floats in his general vicinity. One year later, he is seen in a space station being told by his new assistant, Doctor N. Ginthat to harness the Master Crystal's power he will require an additional 25 "Slave Crystals". ". Crash then sets off on this new quest for Cortex, unknowingly helping him achieve his goals for world domination. Since Cortex does not have any "friends" left on the surface, he decides he needs to "find an enemy". Coco Bandicoot: Crash? ... Go to the level Air Crash and take the secret warp route. The PAL version of Crash Bandicoot 2 runs at a slightly slower framerate, and Crash had been made to move slightly faster to make up for it. It is highly recommended that you get the colored gems first. Unlike the previous game, these hints are voiced rather than written. Developer time Doctor N. Gin (Boss 4, fought in a space port). There are three of them. He went on to describe the animation as "flawless" and of "cartoon quality" and added that the game's "creatures, environments, and story building scenes are absolutely perfect." There are only two levels. At the end, when the bear throws you of its back over a frozen lake, go back. Also, if the player manages to reach a certain point in some levels without losing a single life, the player can hop onto a platform with a skull and crossbones logo on it. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back is the second installment in the Crash Bandicoot series, and the second PS1 Crash game overall.. One year after the original game, Dr. Neo Cortex, the Big Bad of the previous game, turns to Crash for help in an effort to prevent the planet Earth from facing certain doom. Rating(s) Publisher: SCE America 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. So the controls are practically inverted. In these levels, Crash rides Polar (a young polar bear) in a snowy-themed region. The following is a list of quotes from Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back; they are listed alphabetically by character. The crazy marsupial comes back in a new adventure! Welcome to IGN's walkthrough for Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, which will lead you through every step of the main game and beyond. For Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back on the PlayStation, GameFAQs has 11 guides and walkthroughs. View all the Trophies here Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back It was also released on the PlayStation Network for download so it can be played on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita. *These powers make Crash completely still. Crash Bandicoot 2 Mod by SuperLEGOMADNESS, Part 10: Air Crash - Duration: 4:54. These are the river-themed levels in the game. Throughout his quest Crash is contacted by his sister Coco, who is continuously searching into Cortex's scheme and trying to figure out what Cortex is really using the crystals for. Crash Bandicoot 2 - Cortex Strikes Back. The game's graphics were positively received. The game has 1,889 crates in total (including the 10 crates from the, Instead of choosing the "Warp Room" option on the pause screen, the player can alternately exit a level by pressing Start, to pause the game, and then Select on the pause screen. This level holds the distinction for having the most secrets/different routes (death route, secret entrance and secret platform to Snow Go). They all take place in different regions. Mark Cooke of Game Revolution described the game as "undeniably fun". Gems. There are three of them. *In levels with Polar, the player can only move right or left, as Polar will move forward with Crash automatically. Beyond the new moves, Crash Bandicoot 2 also features slightly altered physics and animation mechanics compared to the original making controls feel more responsive. The nefarious Dr Cortex asks Crash to help him collect crystals to advert an unknown disaster. The PAL version of the game has significantly higher pitched sound effects, such as TNT's & "Woah". The game's success resulted in its re-release for the Sony Greatest Hits line-up on August 30, 1998 and for the Platinum Range on 1999. Will you trust him? (Scene goes to the first warp room. These levels take place in an alpine region, filled with bees, spitter plants, and lumberjack lab assistants. Coco and N. Brio have their own themes which play during their holograms. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back is the sequel to Crash Bandicoot. Previous level Finding all gems unlocks the gold trophy “Laser Powered Vengence”. Crash rides on Polar similar to the Hog from the first game. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back - Level 7: Air Crash, Pt. Neo Gin-Cortex's evil assistant. Broady noted that the semi-3D setup is "sometimes hard to navigate" and elaborated that "you'll find yourself missing jumps because you're unable to judge distances properly." Crash is then thrust into several parts of the islands in order to gather crystals and allow Cortex to contain the power of the upcoming planetary alignment and keep the planet from being destroyed. The player can also collect additional clear and colored gems by finding and touching them. (Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back – Sony) Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back is a game built with layers. Crash Bandicoot 2's gameplay is largely similar to that of the original. Crash! Parts of these levels contain ice, in which when Crash walks on it, he gently slides while standing. A perfect run up to a death platform makes it appear. Like Hang Eight in the previous warp room, it is a stream based level in which Crash gets to ride his jet board. These levels take place in the dark, with Crash using a firefly to see. Neo Brio-Cortex … PAL You can find 42 Gem Locations in Crash Bandicoot 2 Cortex Strikes Back PS4 Remake (5 Colored Gems & 37 Clear Gems). For Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back on the PlayStation, FAQ/Hints and Tips by GAppleyard. This was because the animation reminded Sony of a serial killer on the loose in Japan who decapitated his victims and left their head with their shoes. Boss fights are in bold. Original Players make their way through a limited environment whilst breaking crates, each of which containing some kind of bonus. However, collecting Gems will allow you to get a different ending to the story, the true ending. They also introduce the Jet Board for the first time, which Crash can ride through the stream. PlayStationPlayStation Network The level icon from the load/save screen. A new addition to the PS4 Remaster of Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back are the Relics & Time Trials. Brio recruits Ripper Roo, who has become extremely intelligent but is still insane, to destroy Crash. *The Speed Boost can also be performed by pressing R1, Directional buttons or left analog stick: Move*. When Cortex explains he will speak in an annoyed tone. There are also several difficult glitched moves that can be performed at any time. The 100% ending of the game has 38 clear gems instead of the 37. This category lists all of the various characters, items and places in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. Going to special locations, where something is somehow out of place, brings Crash to one of five secret levels. These are scattered across the Earth. Various PAL boxes of the game show a beta screenshot of Snow Go on its back cover. This resulted in Crash's model having significantly improved graphics and animation. Crash Bandicoot is the title character and main protagonist of the Crash Bandicoot series. The third time, Cortex will re-explain how to get crystals and how to advance. Unlike the original, where levels are played in a specific order, the warp room allows the player to play one of the five levels present in the room in any order. "Sewer or Later": pun on "sooner or later". Crash Dash: Mod - Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (Uncompleted Version) - Duration: 2:20. It features similar gameplay, with improvements such as the ability to double jump, slide, and body slam. Cortex. He is also contacted by Doctor Nitrus Brio, Cortex's disgruntled former assistant. It is the second best selling Crash game of all time, with at least 7.58 million copies sold globally. Cortex tricking Crash (and Aku Aku) into getting Crystals. He noted the absence of cutscenes brought about by the entirety of the game being "rendered on the fly beautifully" and that the game could "really set some new standards in Playstation graphic quality." Platform(s) The Japanese version of the game features Aku Aku giving out hints to the player. Surprising Surfing in Japanese) is the seventh level in the game and the second level of the second warp room in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back and the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy remaster of the second game. She asks Crash to go find her a new one, which he does. Crash … Stepping on a question-mark platform/trap door takes Crash to a bonus level. Warp Room 5 based on the space themed levels. The game was also the first to use the warp room section, in which the player was given a choice of five levels to play, in any order they wished, until all were complete. The game was released on the North American PlayStation Network on January 10, 2008 and re-released on the European PlayStation Network on February 2, 2011. The English version has 2% for each crystal, 1% for each gem, 1% for each secret warp found and 3% for defeating Dr. Cortex. Colored gems activate secret areas. Publisher(s) These levels are based off of two previous level themes, jungle and ruins. An Armored Armadillo. This was reused in the Arabian levels of Crash Bandicoot: Warped and a few levels in Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure, and Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced. Crash Bandicoot 2 introduces the Warp Room system. The staff of IGN praised the "spot on" control and noted the decreased linearity of the game and increased intuition of the bonus levels compared to the first game. When all 5 crystals have been collected, the player can move to the next warp room. ", "Piston It Away": pun on "pissing it away.". This is extended even further by having certain PAL releases not only re-use the screenshot, but mirror it as well. Go To Hidden Area in Air Crash To go to a secret area in Air Crash, go to Level 13: Bear Down. There are 3 full levels, and 1 which features Polar at the end of a chase level. Character Models In-Game. They also described the boss levels as "insultingly easy". It comprised of 574 polygons and over 9000 frames of animation, thought to be more than any other game character at the time. Icon from N. Sane Trilogy Save/Load Screen, Level icon from N. Sane Trilogy Save/Load Screen, Translation of Aku Aku Hints in the Japanese Version. This marked the first appearance of the death route. Console: Playstation (PSF) Developer: Naughty Dog. Complete the secret route of Snow Go using the secret portal found in Air Crash. "Hang Eight": referencing the term "hang ten", and the fact that crash has eight fingers. Developer(s) Na Daibouken (Dance! On the box art of the game, Crash is not wearing his gloves. You will warp to the beginning of Air Crash, from where you can go to find the remaining crates. These levels feature Crash getting chased by a giant snowball or a polar bear. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Review. Warp Room 1 is based on the jungle-themed levels. There are also many other levels that take place in snow, like the chase levels and the Polar levels, but these are the ones where the main theme is snow and ice. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back is a platform game and the second game of the Crash Bandicoot series, being the sequel to Crash Bandicoot. There are five main warp rooms, twenty-five main levels, five boss arenas, a sixth secret warp room with three secret entrances and two extra levels. This platform will warp him to the secret warp room, where the portal to the secret area of Snow Go will be unlocked. Hidden Area in Air Crash Go to the level Bear Down and proceed through the level like normal. He convinces Crash to collect the crystals, so that he can use their powers of the aligned planets to prevent the Earth from facing certain doom. Introduced in the 1996 video game Crash Bandicoot, Crash is a mutant eastern barred bandicoot who was genetically enhanced by the series' main antagonist Doctor Neo Cortex and soon escaped from Cortex's castle after a failed experiment in the "Cortex Vortex". Warp Room 4 is based on the mountain levels. Singleplayer. Dr. Neo Cortex: Well, well, well. The Japanese version has 1% for each crystal, 1% for each clear gem, 2% for each colored gem, 1% for each secret warp found, 4% for defeating each boss except Dr. Cortex, 6% for defeating Dr. Cortex, and 1% for getting the 10 lives from Polar. Most of the enemies consist of penguins, seals and porcupines. Alternative name: Crash Bandicoot 2 - Cortex no Gyakushuu! They are quite similar to the temple levels from Crash Bandicoot. It's a Great Adventure!) There are three of them. When he's on the way, he gets abducted by Cortex and taking the the islands ancient warp rooms where he is persuaded that Cortex has decided to turn over a new leaf and is trying to save the planet against an incoming threat. Warp Room 2 is based on the snow-themed levels. This is required for 100% completion in the Japanese version. These levels are space-themed and are played inside Cortex's Cortex Vortex. Next Levels Crash Bandicoot 2 - Ice Warp Room Bear It Prev Levels Crash Bandicoot 2 - Ice Warp Room Snow Biz. Gameplay of the Komodo Bros. fight in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. The first two times Crash returns to the warp room, Cortex will chide him. GameSpot's Broady described them as "in a league of their own among PlayStation games", while the IGN staff praised the high-resolution graphics as "beautiful". and it was written and drawn by Ari Kawashima, published by Coro Coro Comics and released only in Japan. Breaking all of a level's crates earns the player that level's clear gem. They will simply electrocute Crash in the NTSC version. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back received generally positive reviews from critics and was considered to be superior to its predecessor. To do this, one must start a new game, go into a level, and avoid getting the crystal. https://crashbandicoot.fandom.com/wiki/Air_Crash?oldid=206508. For Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back on the PlayStation, Guide and Walkthrough by toby_lover. and MediEvil, as a precautionary measure when the two other games experienced technical problems. The Japanese version has a method of calculating percentage different from the English version. "Bear It", "Bear Down" and "Un-Bearable": pun on the noun "bear" and the verb "to bear". 7 (Warp Room 2) Sony Computer Entertainment On some of these levels, there is a part where Crash hangs from metal meshes. It was entitled Dansu! He tells Crash that if he truly wants to save the world, he must collect gems instead of crystals. Make yourself useful, big brother, and bring an extra battery for me. : 1:27.00: 1:01.01: 0:52.75 The player can annoy Cortex and eventually make him very mad. There are 5 boss levels. Additionally, he criticized the trial-and-error aspect of the gameplay as "just plain cheap" and stated that "in some areas you must sacrifice many lives until you memorize a level's layout." This element was later reused in Crash Bandicoot: Warped in the level Bug Lite and in Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex in the level Knight Time. In these levels, Crash can dig into some parts of the ground to completely avoid the bees and spitter plants (but still vulnerable to lumberjack lab assistants and nitro crates). Release date(s) These are scattered across the Earth. The enemies, however, keep their original speed, meaning that enemies such as the electric Lab Assistants throughout the jetpack stages can be flown through after one hit since their reaction time is slightly slower. These are the sewer-themed levels. There are other levels that appear in jungle like settings, like the chase levels in snowy jungles, and the night levels in a dark jungle setting. 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