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Level 25: Spaced Out
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

Level 25: Spaced Out

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Spaced Out walkthrough: find 2 Silver Gems and 60 Boxes. Learn how to defeat enemies and navigate hazards.

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Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Spaced Out walkthrough: find 2 Silver Gems and 60 Boxes. Learn how to defeat enemies and navigate hazards.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Start by moving forward and then right when platforms shift right.
  2. 2
    Jump onto a platform that moves left and right; avoid touching its sides to prevent burning.
  3. 3
    When the platform reaches its furthest right point, jump to the next platforms.
  4. 4
    Break the two bounce boxes and prepare to face an enemy that shocks you by moving its arms up and down. Time your jump to coincide with its rightward movement, then slide/spin to defeat it.
  5. 5
    Past the platform's end, a piston will appear. Drop to the next platforms when the piston rises.
  6. 6
    To the right, defeat another enemy that shocks you by moving its arms.
  7. 7
    Past this enemy, a piston is followed by a platform below.
  8. 8
    On this lower platform, defeat an enemy that shocks you by moving its arms up and down.
  9. 9
    When the piston rises, jump right over the enemy and quickly jump over the pit to reach the next platforms.
  10. 10
    Break the box and locate a blue gem platform in an alcove. Do not take this unless you have all colored gems.
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    Continue right, breaking boxes.
  12. 12
    You will encounter three pistons over a platform with an enemy that shocks you. Wait for the first piston to rise, drop down, and spin or slide into the enemy as it raises its arms.
  13. 13
    Jump over the next pit to face an enemy that keeps its arms down; jump on it to kill it.
  14. 14
    Optionally, bounce up to a platform that burns to get Wumpa Fruit.
  15. 15
    Proceed right to more pistons. The first and last pistons reach the floor, while others offer standing room underneath.
  16. 16
    Pass the first piston when it rises and defeat the enemy.
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    Pass the last piston after it rises and break the checkpoint (a save point).
  18. 18
    Break the two boxes to your right.
  19. 19
    Jump over the Nitro box ahead.
  20. 20
    Continue right into an area behind glass. Jump over the Nitro box.
  21. 21
    Defeat an enemy that shocks you by moving its arms.
  22. 22
    To the right, there is another Nitro box with a similar enemy. Wait for the enemy to move right, jump over the Nitro, and wait for the enemy to return. Kill it when it raises its arms.
  23. 23
    Further right, a Nitro box is followed by an enemy. When the enemy moves right, jump over the Nitro and onto the enemy to kill it.
  24. 24
    Go right, under two Nitro boxes, then jump over the next one.
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    You will find an enemy behind a shield. Slide into it twice to make it hit a Nitro box and die.
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    Continue right to two Nitro boxes on the ground with an enemy with a ringed neck to the right. When the enemy moves right, jump over the Nitro and slide into the enemy.
  27. 27
    Go right, under two Nitro boxes, to an enemy that shocks you. Defeat it by timing your attacks to its arm movements.
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    Exit the glass area and reach another checkpoint.
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    To your right is a pit with a platform featuring hot pipes and an enemy with a ringed neck. When the enemy moves right, jump over the pit and pipes, then slide into the enemy.
  30. 30
    To the right is another pit with a platform, hot pipes, and an enemy that shocks you. When the enemy is next to the pipes, jump down and land on it to kill it.
  31. 31
    Ahead are six pistons on the ceiling, moving in pairs. Pass under the first pair when they rise, then wait for the next pair.
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    Drop into the pit with a question mark to be transported to the BONUS STAGE.
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    Break the Aku Aku box and follow the platforms.
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    Break the box and slide under two pipes.
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    Between the pipes on the ground is a metal arrow platform (a shrinking contraption). Slide under both pipes quickly.
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    You will reach two hot pipes on the right with another metal arrow platform between them. Slide and jump to clear both pipes and the platform.
  37. 37
    Look down from the edge to see a metal arrow platform on the left of the next platform, with an enemy with a ringed neck walking back and forth. When the enemy moves right, quickly drop down and slide into it.
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    Go under the piston on the ceiling when it rises, then jump onto the piston on the floor when it descends.
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    When the floor piston rises, move right to an area with two pipes to slide under on either side of a metal arrow platform. Slide through quickly.
  40. 40
    You will encounter another enemy with a ringed neck, followed by a checkpoint.
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    Break the checkpoint. Look below from the edge of the platform.
  42. 42
    On the left is a shrinking contraption with two metal arrow platforms to its right. An enemy with a ringed neck walks around these, with a piston on the ceiling to the right. When the enemy moves left, jump down and over it.
  43. 43
    Go under the piston to reach a metal arrow platform surrounded by hot pipes, with an enemy that shocks you to the right. When the enemy moves right, slide and jump over the pipes, then kill the enemy.
Tips
  • When facing enemies that shock you by moving their arms, observe their patterns to time your attacks effectively.
  • Use slide attacks for enemies behind shields or those that require multiple hits.
  • Be mindful of environmental hazards like hot pipes and pistons, and use them to your advantage or avoid them carefully.
  • The blue gem platform is only accessible if you have collected all other colored gems.

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