A perfect run up to a death platform makes it appear. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The player can also collect additional clear and colored gems by finding and touching them. Next level (Scene goes to the first warp room. He is joined by Coco Bandicoot, his sister, who is suspicious of Cortex's true intentions. Mode(s) 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. Never mind in-game, considering how obviously shady he is while interacting with Crash. *In levels with Polar, the player can only move right or left, as Polar will move forward with Crash automatically. These are the main snow-themed levels of the game. 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. 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. However, there are some differences. It is the second best selling Crash game of all time, with at least 7.58 million copies sold globally. Beyond the new moves, Crash Bandicoot 2 also features slightly altered physics and animation mechanics compared to the original making controls feel more responsive. Add your answer Please be as detailed as you can when making an answer. ", "Piston It Away": pun on "pissing it away.". They will simply electrocute Crash in the NTSC version. Brio recruits Ripper Roo, who has become extremely intelligent but is still insane, to destroy Crash. There are several differences between the manga and game series which include: Crash speaks throughout the whole story, there is some mild swearing, Wumpa Fruit and Crystals are referred to as apples and Power Stones and many of the jokes and gags are based around the Japanese culture. 102 (8 in bonus, 20 on secret route) This made the series end on a cliffhanger with Crash and Cortex stuck in space after finding out the locations of the crystals. This level is the only one in the game that cannot be fully completed (i.e. Further failures to collect the crystal don't do anything. ESRB: Kids to Adults (K-A)ESRB: Everyone (E)ELSPA: 3+ OFLC: General (G) Minor criticisms varied among critics. Warp Room 5 based on the space themed levels. *These powers make Crash completely still. Naughty Dog Game Revolution's Mark Cooke, meanwhile, went into more detail and started off by describing the graphics as "awesome". The goal of the game is to gather 25 crystals for Crash's nemesis Doctor Neo Cortex. Crash with Coco and Doctor Nitrus Brio, about to destroy the Cortex Vortex. This platform will warp him to the secret warp room, where the portal to the secret area of Snow Go will be unlocked. A perfect run up to a death platform makes it appear. This resulted in Crash's model having significantly improved graphics and animation. An Armored Armadillo. When all 5 crystals have been collected, the player can move to the next warp room. If the player presses the top directional button, it makes Crash move down, and if the player presses the bottom directional button, it makes Crash move up. It was entitled Dansu! There was a manga series made in 1998. 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, selling more than 800,000 units in the country by April 1998. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back has 25 Trophies. 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. Warp Room 4 is based on the mountain levels. 2 by TheCrashProject Crash enters the stream's secret route to smash all boxes and blast the nitro crates. 0:48.30 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. The series lasted 2 volumes. My battery is fried. It was developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation and released in the United States of America on the Halloween of 1997. The English version has 2% for each crystal, 1% for each gem, 1% for each secret warp found and 3% for defeating Dr. Cortex. "Sewer or Later": pun on "sooner or later". These are scattered across the Earth. The Ripper Roo boss may be fought in a region similar to the stream-themed levels, or maybe even the same area. Brio plans to use the gems to destroy Cortex once and for all. 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). Play Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back in your Android, iPad, tablet or PC. Crash Bandicoot 2 - Cortex Strikes Back. "Bear It", "Bear Down" and "Un-Bearable": pun on the noun "bear" and the verb "to bear". Relics are earned from doing said time trials (speedruns). ". Rating(s) Crash Bandicoot 2 Mod by SuperLEGOMADNESS, Part 10: Air Crash - Duration: 4:54. If it isn’t Crash Bandicoot. PAL On the box art of the game, Crash is not wearing his gloves. 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. A third volume was in development but it was cancelled for unknown reasons. Original Crash~! Right after the bear kicks you off at the end, jump back across the … Gems. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back 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." Publisher: SCE America PlayStationPlayStation Network These levels are quite like the chase levels of the first game, except in a mountainous region. Warp Room 1 is based on the jungle-themed levels. Relic times They are quite similar to the temple levels from Crash Bandicoot. The story is loosely based on. It's a Great Adventure!) 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. 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. Snow Biz The PAL version of the game has significantly higher pitched sound effects, such as TNT's & "Woah". Crash Bandicoot 2 Beta, Part 17 Air Crash, Air Crash - Both Clear Gems - Crash Bandicoot 2 Cortex Strikes Back - 100% Playthrough (Part 16), Crash Bandicoot 2 - "Air Crash" 2nd Gem (PS4 N Sane Trilogy). Collectables Gameplay of the Komodo Bros. fight in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. Mark Cooke of Game Revolution described the game as "undeniably fun". AIR CRASH GEM to get all the boxes in Air Crash, you must get to the Third warp room and play Level 13 Bear Down. "Cold Hard Crash": pun on "cold hard cash. Developer(s) Taking place right after the events of the previous game, Cortex falls from his hoverboard and lands within a mine, where he discovers a large crystal and has a flash of inspiration. This is extended even further by having certain PAL releases not only re-use the screenshot, but mirror it as well. This takes Crash to another portion in the level of the main path and contains boxes and other secrets one might notice not being found on the main path. This level holds the distinction for having the most secrets/different routes (death route, secret entrance and secret platform to Snow Go). NTSC-J It comprised of 574 polygons and over 9000 frames of animation, thought to be more than any other game character at the time. The Secret Warp Room is based on the ruin themed levels. Cortex. Most of the enemies consist of penguins, seals and porcupines. NTSC-U Stepping on a question-mark platform/trap door takes Crash to a bonus level. This category lists all of the various characters, items and places in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. 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". Each Warp Room is based on different level themes. See/Add Comments. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. Make yourself useful, big brother, and bring an extra battery for me. Neo Cortex-The evil master mind that wants to use Crah. Jumping the Jetboard trophy in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back: Unlocked the Secret Exit in Air Crash - worth 30 Trophy XP Doctor N. Gin (Boss 4, fought in a space port). and MediEvil, as a precautionary measure when the two other games experienced technical problems. In Crash Bandicoot 2, you can collect Gems alongside of the Crystals you find to complete the game. 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. There are only two levels. Then Jump! This game marked the first appearances of Coco, Polar, the Komodo Brothers, Tiny Tiger, and N. Gin. These levels take place in an alpine region, filled with bees, spitter plants, and lumberjack lab assistants. There are only two levels. Will you trust him? You will warp to the beginning of Air Crash, from where you can go to find the remaining crates. After beating a level for the first time you will find a stopwatch at the level’s starting point. Next Levels Crash Bandicoot 2 - Ice Warp Room Bear It Prev Levels Crash Bandicoot 2 - Ice Warp Room Snow Biz. Na Daibouken (Dance! While the logo and official title of the game remains unchanged in Europe, translated names can be heard on the title screen of the PAL version if the respective language is selected. If the player leaves Crash idle long enough, he will do his standing animation from the first game. 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. The IGN staff said that the level design "isn't as varied as it could be" and added that the "jungle, snow and water" environments are recycled from the previous game and reused multiple times in Cortex Strikes Back. Doctor Nitrus Brio, who has a personal vendetta against Cortex, tries to convince Crash to gather gems instead of crystals in hope of destroying his arch-enemy Cortex and sends his own henchmen to stop the bandicoot's progress. Platform(s) 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. These are the river-themed levels in the game. Unlike the previous game, these hints are voiced rather than written. 1 Coco Bandicoot 2 Doctor N. Gin 3 Doctor Neo Cortex 4 Doctor Nitrus Brio [starting Intro Level] "Crash? This marked the first appearance of the death route. 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. Production started on the second game in October 1996, over the course of 13 months with a budget of $2,000,000. 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. For Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back on the PlayStation, GameFAQs has 11 guides and walkthroughs. He is also Crash's primary opposing force, claiming to use all of his strength to prevent him from gathering crystals. Warp Room 2 is based on the snow-themed levels. Gems. Crash, my battery's fried. Crash Bandicoot 2's gameplay is largely similar to that of the original. Notably, Crash immediately decelerates (running or in mid-jump) as soon as the directional buttons are released. These levels take place in the dark, with Crash using a firefly to see. When Cortex explains he will speak in an annoyed tone. This makes this game his first speaking appearance, and not actually. At the end, when the bear throws you of its back over a frozen lake, go back. Release date(s) View all the Trophies here Crash Bandicoot is the title character and main protagonist of the Crash Bandicoot series. To do this, one must start a new game, go into a level, and avoid getting the crystal. Welcome. Parts of these levels contain ice, in which when Crash walks on it, he gently slides while standing. Alternative name: Crash Bandicoot 2 - Cortex no Gyakushuu! The game's graphics were positively received. The 100% ending of the game has 38 clear gems instead of the 37. The game's audio was also well-received; Broady simply stated that the music "couldn't be better", while Cooke said that Clancy Brown's "hilarious satirical" performance as Doctor Neo Cortex added to the game's cartoonish quality. De Jump! A complete remaster of the game was released alongside Crash Bandicoot and Crash Bandicoot: Warped as part of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back received generally positive reviews from critics and was considered to be superior to its predecessor. 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." Neo Gin-Cortex's evil assistant. 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. Cortex later demands Crash to hand his current amount of crystals over to N. Gin, but to his dismay he finds out the marsupial instead defeated N. Gin. Cortex tricking Crash (and Aku Aku) into getting Crystals. Complete the secret route of Snow Go using the secret portal found in Air Crash. Dr. Neo Cortex: Well, well, well. There are only two levels. This is required for 100% completion in the Japanese version. He also described the "bizarre 3D" cover art of the game as "unnecessary and evil" and "a device of unprecedented agony" and claimed to have contracted a massive headache after "looking at it in [his] car for about 15 seconds.". Character Models In-Game. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. 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. In the NTSC-US version, there is an option in the pause menu of both jet pack levels and the Cortex boss fight, to switch to "direct" movement where up goes up and down goes down. There are also several difficult glitched moves that can be performed at any time. Crash faces robots and machines while making his way through the levels. Fight in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. Let me go on record and say that I was never a fan of the original Crash Bandicoot. They also described the boss levels as "insultingly easy". There are 5 boss levels. Coco and N. Brio have their own themes which play during their holograms. So the controls are practically inverted. The player can annoy Cortex and eventually make him very mad. To complete a level, the player has to fetch the crystal and reach the end of the level. In Warp Room 2, if Crash jumps on Polar enough times, he will get 10 lives. Naughty Dog head Andy Gavin created a new engine for this game, which was three times faster than the previous game and could handle up to ten times the animation. Genre 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. Breaking all of a level's crates earns the player that level's clear gem. Like Hang Eight in the previous warp room, it is a stream based level in which Crash gets to ride his jet board. The Japanese version of the game features Aku Aku giving out hints to the player. These levels feature Crash getting chased by a giant snowball or a polar bear. Finding all gems unlocks the gold trophy “Laser Powered Vengence”. Can Crash save the world alongside his arch-nemesis Cortex? It's possible for Crash to break boxes on platforms while he's riding the jet board if he touches a mine and has an Aku Aku mask. There are three of them. Crash Bandicoot 2 introduces the Warp Room system. It was also released on the PlayStation Network for download so it can be played on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita. This is the only level in the series to contain 3 or more exits, as it contains 3 exits (normal, death route, warp to Snow Go). Boss fights are in bold. These levels are based off of two previous level themes, jungle and ruins. A new addition to the PS4 Remaster of Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back are the Relics & Time Trials. Since Cortex does not have any "friends" left on the surface, he decides he needs to "find an enemy". See: Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back/Gallery. Colored gems activate secret areas. These controls are left over from. Air Crash 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. 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. Sony Computer Entertainment 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". N. Sane Trilogy Warp Room 3 is based the sewer-themed levels. Console: Playstation (PSF) Developer: Naughty Dog. Crash then sets off on this new quest for Cortex, unknowingly helping him achieve his goals for world domination. These are the main jungle-themed levels of the game. Doctor Neo Cortex (Boss 5, fought in an asteroid tube in space). For more questions for Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back check out the question page where you can search or ask your own question. "Hang Eight": referencing the term "hang ten", and the fact that crash has eight fingers. N. Sane Trilogy hint NST Platformer 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. In these levels, Crash rides Polar (a young polar bear) in a snowy-themed region. If the player collects all of the gems in the game, the secret ending is activated. However, collecting Gems will allow you to get a different ending to the story, the true ending. 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. Coco gets Crash to wake up.) Crash Dash: Mod - Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (Uncompleted Version) - Duration: 2:20. : 1:27.00: 1:01.01: 0:52.75 Cortex Strikes Backis a platform gamein which the player character is the titular Crash Bandicoot. List of quotes in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back/Gallery, https://crashbandicoot.fandom.com/wiki/Crash_Bandicoot_2:_Cortex_Strikes_Back?oldid=220621. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Review. NA: November 5, 1997JP: December 18, 1997EU: December 12, 1997AU: February 5, 1999PlayStation Network:JP: August 30, 2007NA/EU: January 10, 2008 Go To Hidden Area in Air Crash To go to a secret area in Air Crash, go to Level 13: Bear Down. He is also contacted by Doctor Nitrus Brio, Cortex's disgruntled former assistant. One year later, he is seen in a space station being told by his new assistant, Doctor N. Gin that to harness the Master Crystal's power he will require an additional 25 "Slave Crystals". Publisher(s) It features similar gameplay, with improvements such as the ability to double jump, slide, and body slam. On some of these levels, there is a part where Crash hangs from metal meshes. The first part of these levels is 3D walking forward gameplay, which second part is side-scrolling, and the final part returns to 3D gameplay, similar to Gone Tomorrow of Crash Bandicoot: Warped. These levels take place in ancient ruins, with thin platforms that break often. Crash! Komodo Brothers's Save/Load Icon. "Pack Attack" could also be a reference to the game 'Pac Attack', a Pac-Man video game. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back - Level 7: Air Crash, Pt. Coco Bandicoot: Crash? After Crash gathers all 42 gems, N. Brio uses the gems to power a laser beam that destroys the station, leaving it in space until it crashes into a mysterious temple on earth. There are 3 full levels, and 1 which features Polar at the end of a chase level. Originally, this level was only going to contain one gem. For Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back on the PlayStation, Guide and Walkthrough by toby_lover. These levels are just like the ones from the first game, except with more enemies and detail. Two of the enemies (possums and spike lizards) are taken from the ruin levels. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Wiki Guide. retrieve the. Brio's is a remix of his bonus/boss music from, On the bookshelves in Ripper Roo's boss fight are thick manuals for, The Warp Rooms were originally going to be called Monty Hall and are referred to as, When Crash gets burnt in this game, he reuses his. Directional buttons or left analog stick (If the player is on a select screen): Select. 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. Bear It Crash! The level icon from the load/save screen. Komodo Brothers (Boss 2, fought in a circus tent). Tiny Tiger (Boss 3, fought in a futuristic space station which presumably is Cortex's space station due to the art style and lab assistants, but confusingly features a room decorated by Tiny who works for N. Brio). The other clear gem is found in the death route, the first of the game (and the series). Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back is a platform video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. Singleplayer. 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. It is the second game in the Crash Bandicoot series, and the sequel to the original game.Taking place on a fictional group of islands near Australia, Crash Bandicoot 2 follows the adventures of the anthropomorphic bandicoot Crash. A Possum. Since Cortex does not have any "friend… Air Crash (ぶっとび サーフィン lit. Number of crates Release date: Oct 31st, 1997. Brio also creates and sends out new villains, like the sword-swinging Komodo Brothers and musclebound Tiny Tiger, but they all fail to stop Crash. *The Speed Boost can also be performed by pressing R1, Directional buttons or left analog stick: Move*. Get through the level, and after the bear kicks you off, jump back across the small platforms. A holographic projector of Cortex's appears.) Directional buttons or left analog stick: Move, Directional buttons or left analog stick +, Quickly alternating (wiggling) between pressing both perpendicular (to the direction of a jump) direction buttons while jumping will increase Crash's jump speed and distance covered. "Rock It": possible pun with "rocket" (homophones). Various PAL boxes of the game show a beta screenshot of Snow Go on its back cover. They also introduce the Jet Board for the first time, which Crash can ride through the stream. 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." Ripper Roo (Boss 1, fought at a waterfall, with platforms surrounded by rivers). Developer time 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. The crazy marsupial comes back in a new adventure! The first two times Crash returns to the warp room, Cortex will chide him. ... Go to the level Air Crash and take the secret warp route. These are scattered across the Earth. The following is a list of quotes from Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back; they are listed alphabetically by character. According to Jason Rubin, in the Japanese version of the game, a death animation of Crash being crushed and left with his head and feet was replaced. Crash … For Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back on the PlayStation, FAQ/Hints and Tips by GAppleyard. 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. 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". In the game's story, Crash Bandicoot is abducted by Doctor Neo Cortex, who has apparently turned over a new leaf and is now willing to save the world. Cortex will also show what a crystal looks like. Coco Bandicoot-Crash Bandicoot's younger sister, who Crash has to save. This level also contains a secret exit of its own - skip the first jet board part and instead, have Crash jump across the floating crates until he reaches a stone platform. They all take place in different regions. and it was written and drawn by Ari Kawashima, published by Coro Coro Comics and released only in Japan. These are the sewer-themed levels. These did not exist in the original PS1 version of the game. Crash has several moves: jump, spin attack, body slam, slide, duck, crawl, and an extra-high jump performed by sliding or ducking and then jumping. There are only two levels. These levels are space-themed and are played inside Cortex's Cortex Vortex. The Japanese version has a method of calculating percentage different from the English version. Since this engine was much faster, the act of filling the disc with random code to push the game files to the outer areas of the disc (a technique used to make the original Crash Bandicoot run faster) was no longer needed, making the game's file size much smaller. Cooke observed that, like its predecessor, the game did not add anything to the genre and summarized that "the first Crash was dauntingly similar to the 16-bit platform games of yester-yore, only with better graphics, and Crash 2 doesn't deviate much from this formula." 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. They take place in a jungle setting, except at night, and use the same music from the jungle levels. 7 (Warp Room 2) Players make their way through a limited environment whilst breaking crates, each of which containing some kind of bonus. In them, Crash goes through a sewer in which he must avoid Scrubbers, Lab Assistants, flying robots and mutated rats. The core game can get tricky at times but it has a gentle learning curve and by the time it gets almost too difficult for more casual players or … According to leftover code in the game's files, the Death Route was initially going to lead back to the main path. He tells Crash that if he truly wants to save the world, he must collect gems instead of crystals. Air Crash (ぶっとび サーフィン lit. There are three of them. Crash rides on Polar similar to the Hog from the first game. Cortex's head in … Breaking all the crates and obtaining the clear gem for doing so is only possible by discovering the secret entrance for this level from the secret warp in Bear Down, as not only does it contain several normal crates but also the nitro switch crate in the level. 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