Gameplay Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

an example of gameplay in crash bandicoot 2: cortex strikes back. aku aku mask, serves protect crash damage @ least once, floats in crash s general vicinity.

crash bandicoot 2: cortex strikes platform game in player character titular crash bandicoot. goal of game gather 25 crystals crash s nemesis doctor neo cortex. crystals scattered between 25 different levels, accessible via warp rooms , hub areas of game. level cleared collecting respective crystal , reaching end of path, returns crash warp room. each warp room contains 5 levels. when 5 levels cleared, player must defeat boss character before gaining access next warp room. player given amount of lives, lost when crash attacked enemy, or falls water or pit. if lives lost @ point in game, game on screen appear, @ point character may continue last level.

crash has ability jump air , land on enemy character, spin in tornado-like fashion knock enemies off-screen, slide across ground, , perform body slam break objects. crash can jump higher can if jumps following slide. of these techniques can used offensive measures against enemies, whom serve deter crash s progress. enemies deadly topsides cannot jumped on, while enemies attack front or have side spikes must jumped on or undergo body slam. enemies sharp necklines (such frill-necked lizards or long-legged robots heated circumferences) can defeated if crash slides them.

boxes play prominent role in crash bandicoot 2: cortex strikes , can broken of crash s techniques. boxes in game contain wumpa fruit , give player life if 100 of them collected. boxes contain witch doctor s mask, shields crash 1 enemy s attack while in possession. if 3 of these masks collected in row, crash given temporary invulnerability minor dangers. if jumped upon, boxes arrows pointing propel crash further air can ordinarily reach, , such boxes can broken crash s spin attack. boxes exclamation mark (!) on them cause intangible objects in area solidify. tnt boxes explode after three-second fuse when jumped on, while nitro boxes explode upon physical contact. of nitro boxes in level can detonated @ once if green-colored box exclamation mark (!) on touched. check point boxes allow crash return point first check point box has been opened upon losing life. if more 1 check point box has been opened in stage, crash returns last check point box has been opened. player earn gem if manage destroy boxes, including nitro boxes , boxes on alternate routes, in level. gems can acquired other means, reaching end of level within time parameter, or completing level without breaking boxes.

bonus paths , signified platforms question mark (?) on them, lead crash secret region of level. in these areas, numerous wumpa fruit , lives can earned if player navigates end of path. if crash falls off-screen or otherwise killed off, player unable keep whatever collected in bonus path , returned level bonus path accessed, keeping lives player had collected.