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Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

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.

Genre: Platform
Year: 1997
Developer: Naughty Dog, Inc
Publisher: SCEA
Players: 1

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Achievements

80 achievements · 852 total points

Good Habits Start Early Break all 10 crates and beat the Intro Level
1 pts
An N.Furiating Nemesis Ignore Cortex's request to collect crystals for him 3 times.
1 pts
Baby Blue Obtain the Sapphire in Turtle Woods.
5 pts
Turtle Power Break every box in Turtle Woods without dying.
5 pts
Shell Shocked Get to the end of Turtle Woods in less than 1:28.
10 pts
Aka to Kuro Obtain the Ruby in Snow Go.
10 pts
Roo Will Be Raging, Realizing You Robbed His Ruby Collect the Ruby from Snow Go without using the secret entrance
10 pts
Buried in the Snow Break every box in Snow Go without dying.
5 pts
Snowfalls Get to the end of Snow Go in less than 1:25.
10 pts
Catch a Wave Break every box in Hang Eight without dying.
10 pts
Surfer's Stomp Get to the end of Hang Eight in less than 1:48.
10 pts
Down in the Hole Break every box in The Pits without dying.
10 pts
Hole to Feed Get to the end of The Pits in less than 1:57.
10 pts
Dash-A-Long Break every box in Crash Dash without dying.
10 pts
Mad Dash Melody Get to the end of Crash Dash in less than 1:56.
10 pts
Jungle Boogie Obtain every clear gem in the Jungle Warp Room.
10 pts
Insane in the Brain Defeat Ripper Roo.
5 pts
You Got the Dud! Defeat Ripper Roo without jumping
5 pts
Most Miserable Life Obtain 10 extra lives from the Warp Room.
5 pts
Snowflakes Break every box in Snow Biz without dying.
10 pts
Angel in the Snow Get to the end of Snow Biz in less than 1:38.
10 pts
Surfin' USA Break every box in Air Crash without dying.
10 pts
Country Air Get to the end of Air Crash in less than 1:42.
10 pts
Going on a Bear Hunt Break every box in Bear It without dying.
5 pts
Running Bear Get to the end of Bear It in less than 1:26.
10 pts
Rolling Rock Break every box in Crash Crush without dying.
10 pts
Ready Set Roll Get to the end of Crash Crush in less than 2:14.
10 pts
Emerald Labyrinth Obtain the Emerald in The Eel Deal.
5 pts
Electric Feel Break every box in The Eel Deal without dying.
5 pts
Electric Shock Get to the end of The Eel Deal in less than 1:47.
10 pts
Transparent Obtain every clear gem in the Ice Warp Room.
10 pts
Blood Brothers Defeat the Komodo Brothers.
5 pts
A Cutthroat Challenge Defeat the Komodo Brothers without jumping or spinning
5 pts
Golden Sneer Obtain the Topaz in Plant Food.
10 pts
Bridge over Troubled Water Break every box in Plant Food without dying.
10 pts
Green River Get to the end of Plant Food in less than 1:50.
10 pts
The Sewers of the Strand Break every box in Sewer or Later without dying.
10 pts
Creeping Through the Sewers Get to the end of Sewer or Later in less than 1:06.
10 pts
Paddington Bear Break every box in Bear Down without dying.
10 pts
Bear the Burden Get to the end of Bear Down in less than 1:31.
10 pts
My City of Ruins Break every box in Road to Ruin without dying.
10 pts
Race Among the Ruins Get to the end of Road to Ruin in less than 1:10.
10 pts
Dangerous and Moving Break every box in Un-Bearable without dying.
25 pts
Nas Ne Dogonyat Get to the end of Un-Bearable in less than 2:49.
10 pts
Straight out the Sewer Obtain every clear gem in the Sewer Warp Room.
10 pts
Tiger in a Spotlight Defeat Tiny Tiger.
5 pts
Just Hanging Out Break every box in Hangin' Out without dying.
10 pts
Hang You From the Heavens Get to the end of Hangin' Out in less than 1:50.
10 pts
Dig It Up Break every box in Diggin' It without dying.
10 pts
Dig! Dig! Dig! Get to the end of Diggin' It in less than 2:55.
10 pts
Cold As Ice Break every box in Cold Hard Crash without dying.
25 pts
The Snow Howling Get to the end of Cold Hard Crash in less than 3:06.
10 pts
Dancin' In the Ruins Break every box in Ruination without dying.
10 pts
In the Time of My Ruin Get to the end of Ruination in less than 2:00.
10 pts
Purple Heart Obtain the Amethyst in Bee-Having.
5 pts
Bee in Your Bonnet Break every box in Bee-Having without dying.
10 pts
Bumble Bee (Sting Me) Get to the end of Bee-Having in less than 2:24.
10 pts
Rocky Top Obtain every clear gem in the Mountain Warp Room.
10 pts
Master Exploder Defeat N. Gin.
5 pts
Super Sharp Shooter Defeat N. Gin using no more than 75 wumpa fruit.
25 pts
The Piston Cup Break every box in Piston It Away without dying.
25 pts
Mechanical Dance Get to the end of Piston It Away in less than 2:30.
10 pts
Rocket Man Break every box in Rock It without dying.
5 pts
Short Bursts Get to the end of Rock It in less than 1:41.
10 pts
Your Precious Moon Break every box in Night Fight without dying.
10 pts
Enter the Darkness Get to the end of Night Fight in less than 2:07.
10 pts
Darkness of the Unknown Get to the end of Night Fight without using any of the fireflies.
10 pts
Jet Pack Kicks Break every box in Pack Attack without dying.
10 pts
Robot Bird Get to the end of Pack Attack in less than 1:56.
10 pts
Space Rock Break every box in Spaced Out without dying.
10 pts
A Dream into Outer Space Get to the end of Spaced Out in less than 1:47.
10 pts
Kosmos Obtain every clear gem in the Space Warp Room.
10 pts
Perfect Enemy Defeat the final boss.
10 pts
Rise and Shine, Ursine! Break every box in Totally Bear without dying.
25 pts
Dark Horse Get to the end of Totally Bear in less than 1:19.
10 pts
Firefly Break every box in Totally Fly without dying.
25 pts
Coming Out of the Dark Get to the end of Totally Fly in less than 1:48.
10 pts
Hello Darkness My Old Friend Get to the end of Totally Fly without using any of the fireflies.
25 pts
Little Secret Obtain every clear gem in the Secret Warp Room.
10 pts
The Craziest Diamond View the secret ending.
50 pts

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Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
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Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
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Yes, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back has 80 achievements worth 852 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

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