

When riding the platform, the player must fight and defeat a boss character before gaining access to a new Warp Room. When all five crystals of a Warp Room are obtained, the player must ride the platform in the center of the room to move to the next Warp Room. The retrieved crystal then automatically inserts itself into the slot above the level's portal Room. A level is cleared by collecting the crystal and reaching a portal at the end, which returns Crash to the Warp Room. The goal of each level is to obtain its Crystal.
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Crash has to access the levels through a series of Warp Rooms, which are the hub areas. The objective is for Crash to collect 25 crystals for his nemesis, Doctor Neo Cortex. Gameplay screenshot of Crash sliding on ice between crates in the second level, Snow GoĬrash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back is a platform game in which the player controls and plays as Crash Bandicoot. This scene segues into the opening cutscene of Crash Bandicoot: Warped. The laser beam breaks the Cortex Vortex apart, with one of the pieces falling back to Earth. Brio's help, Crash uses all of the gems that he gathered as an energy source for N. Cortex is sent drifting through outer space, although the Cortex Vortex is left intact. Crash reaches Cortex in outer space and stops him before the Crystals can be used. Once Crash has collected all 25 Crystals, Coco reveals to him that Cortex's ultimate plan is to harness energy from the planetary alignment to power the Cortex Vortex, which he would then use to brainwash everyone on Earth into serving his army. Gin, but when Crash defeats him in a battle, Cortex gets furious. Eventually, Cortex instructs Crash to return the Crystals to N. At one point, Coco uses her technology expertise to hack into Cortex's hologram communication to advise Crash to be careful trusting Cortex. He tells Crash that there are also Clear Gems and Colored Gems to collect these gems are an alternative form of energy that Brio plans to use against Cortex.Īlong the way, Crash encounters a few bosses, including Ripper Roo, the Komodo Brothers, and Tiny Tiger, all returning from the first game. Nitrus Brio, appears to Crash as a hologram form. Unbeknownst to Cortex, his former assistant, Dr. According to Cortex, harnessing the crystal's energy would dissipate the massive power unleashed. Cortex urges Crash to enter the portals and retrieve a Crystal in each area. Cortex appears as a holographic projection, and tells Crash that he discovered that the upcoming alignment of the planets will create a solar flux capable of catastrophic proportions. He finds himself in an ancient Warp Room. Meanwhile, Coco, asks Crash to retrieve a new battery for her laptop, but Crash is abducted along the way. Cortex then devises a plan to trick Crash into retrieving the crystals for him. Gin says that they need 25 more crystals to reach the Cortex Vortex's maximum capacity, and notes that none of their operatives are left on Earth. Gin, have rebuilt an upgraded, crystal-powered Cortex Vortex in outer space. One year later, Cortex and his new assistant, Dr. Convinced that they hold tremendous power, Cortex takes it back into his laboratory. He lands on an island where he discovers the Master Crystal.

After being defeated by Crash, Doctor Neo Cortex falls out of his airship. The game opens up where the first game left off. Sane Trilogy, along with Crash Bandicoot and Crash Bandicoot: Warped. In 2017, the game was re-released as a remake on Crash Bandicoot N. This release was compatible with the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. In 2007, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back was re-released for the PlayStation Network in Japan and Europe and in 2008 in North America. In 1998, a sequel to the game was released, Crash Bandicoot: Warped. The game was developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is a direct sequel to Crash Bandicoot, and was originally released for the Sony PlayStation in 1997. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes BackĬrash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back is the second title of the Crash Bandicoot franchise and its main series. For information about the Game Boy Advance game with "Crash Bandicoot 2" in its title, see Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced.
