Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

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Description

After the last battle with Crash Bandicoot, Cortex is thrown down to Crash' island. In a cave he finds a crystal which he finds out holds great powers. Cortex plans to use these powers for an improved Cortex Vortex which will turn everyone on Earth into his mindless slaves. But in order to do that he has to find 25 other crystals to power the Cortex Vortex. He recruits his old enemy, Crash, to find them, but Crash doesn't know about Cortex' evil plans.

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Alternate Titles

• "Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex no Gyakushuu!" -- Japanese title
• "Crash 2" -- Informal name
• "クラッシュ・バンディクー2 コルテックスの逆襲!" -- Alternate Japanese spelling
• "クラッシュ・バンディクー２ コルテックスのぎゃくしゅう！" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Console Generation Exclusive: PlayStation
• Crash Bandicoot series
• Gameplay feature: Game completion percentage
• Games referenced in movies
• PlayStation Greatest Hits releases
• PlayStation Platinum Range releases
• PlayStation the Best series

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PlayStation

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Critic Reviews

PSM	PlayStation	1997	5 out of 5	100
GamePro (US)	PlayStation	1998	19 out of 20	95
Absolute Playstation	PlayStation	Jan, 1998	92 out of 100	92
The Video Game Critic	PlayStation	Jul 15, 1999	A-	91
Retro Spirit Games	PlayStation	Oct 24, 2013		90
Retroage	PlayStation	Oct 11, 2008	9 out of 10	90
Ultra Game Players	PlayStation	1998	89 out of 100	89
GameSpot	PlayStation	Nov 25, 1997	8.6 out of 10	86
Gamezilla	PlayStation	1997	85 out of 100	85
Meristation	PlayStation	Nov 10, 1997	8 out of 10	80

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Trivia

References to the game

In The Simpsons sitcom, episode Lisa Gets an "A" (10th season), Lisa plays video game called Dash Dingo. It's parody of Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. The music that plays when the game starts is similar to the music when the Crash game starts. Also, the evil floating Australian head is a parody of the Crash games' villain, Doctor Neo Cortex. The game also revolves around finding and devouring "seven crystal babies", referencing the Azaria Chamberlain disappearance and the Crystals in the aforementioned game.

Regional differences

The game has a different title theme in the Japanese version, which uses a light-hearted, lyrical song; this can be compared to all other versions of the game, which use an instrumental track.

Awards

• PSXExtreme
  • 1997 (Vol. 3, Iss. 3) - Best Arcade/Platform Game of the Year

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Related Web Sites

• Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (Official game website)
• Wikipedia: Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (Information about Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back at Wikipedia)