Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back is the second game in the Crash Bandicoot series, and the sequel to the original game. The gameplay is largely similar to that of the original, as players make their way…
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back is an adventure developed by Naughty Dog, released 6 November 1997 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and Android. The main story takes about 9 hrs to finish.
What Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back is
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back is an adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and released in 1997. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and Android.
The premise, in the publisher's words
After the last battle with Crash Bandicoot, Cortex is thrown down to Crash island and fall in a cave filled with glowing crystals. Convinced that they hold tremendous power, he takes one and gets back onto his laboratory. One year later, Cortex and his new assistant Dr. N. Gin rebuild an upgraded Cortex Vortex in outer space which will turn everyone on Earth into his mindless slaves. But they need 25 more crystals to reach the Vortex's maximum capacity, and they do not have any of their operatives left on Earth. Cortex then devises a plot to manipulate Crash into retrieving the crystals for him.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Crash Bandicoot series
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back is the second of 72 entries we hold in the Crash Bandicoot series. It arrived a year after Crash Bandicoot. The next entry was Crash Bandicoot in 1998.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 9 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 12 hrs, roughly 1.3 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back launched on 6 November 1997, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto, NFL Blitz, Diddy Kong Racing and Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers.
Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto, NFL Blitz, Diddy Kong Racing, Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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