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Level 27: Totally Fly
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

Level 27: Totally Fly

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Level 27: Totally Fly walkthrough. Find the Silver Gem and break all 44 boxes in this dark, firefly-lit level.

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Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Level 27: Totally Fly walkthrough. Find the Silver Gem and break all 44 boxes in this dark, firefly-lit level.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    In Level 16: Hangin' Out, proceed to where the crystal was, before the bonus stage.
  2. 2
    Go back through the pool of water and hump down the hole on the other side.
  3. 3
    Make your way through this section and stand on the platforms at the end to warp to the secret warp room, unlocking this level.
  4. 4
    Start Level 27: Totally Fly by grabbing the firefly at the beginning.
  5. 5
    Jump over the first pit. Kill the first mouse you encounter and jump over the pit, staying on the left side of the path to avoid a pit on the right.
  6. 6
    Kill the next mouse.
  7. 7
    Grab the next firefly and have it follow you.
  8. 8
    When you reach a pit on the left side of the path, stay to the right. When the pit crosses the entire path, jump over it and land on the mouse on the only part of the path on the left.
  9. 9
    Stay on the left to avoid a pit. When you reach the enemy with a ringed neck, slide into it.
  10. 10
    Jump over the next pit, landing on the left where the next firefly is.
  11. 11
    Proceed forward and break the six boxes.
  12. 12
    Kill the mouse past the boxes and jump over the Nitro.
  13. 13
    Go up the small hill behind the Nitro and jump over the pit at the top.
  14. 14
    Break open the checkpoint (an auto-save point you restart from on death) and get the next firefly.
  15. 15
    Pass the floating enemy moving left and right, then jump over the pit a little ways behind it.
  16. 16
    Stay to the right to avoid the next pit and jump over it when it crosses the whole path.
  17. 17
    Avoid the next floating enemy and stay on the left to avoid the next pit.
  18. 18
    Pass another floating enemy moving left and right when possible and jump to the next part of the path on the right.
  19. 19
    Stay right to avoid the pit and pass four more floating enemies.
  20. 20
    Stay on the right side of the next pit and jump over it when necessary.
  21. 21
    Jump over the next pit. You will reach a pit with floating enemies on each side and a landing spot on the right. When the enemies move left, jump over the pit and land on the right side.
  22. 22
    Stay to the right of the pit and go forward.
  23. 23
    Go forward, up the small hill, and stay to the left to avoid a pit on the right.
  24. 24
    Pass the floating enemy moving left and right when it moves.
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    Reach the checkpoint and break it open.
  26. 26
    Stand on the question mark on the ground to be taken to the BONUS STAGE.
  27. 27
    After the bonus stage, go forward and get the next firefly.
  28. 28
    Jump over the pit behind the firefly.
  29. 29
    Slide into the enemy with a ringed neck, and then slide into the next one further down the path. This may cause the TNT behind it to explode. If not, jump on one of the TNT boxes.
  30. 30
    Jump over the next pit.
  31. 31
    Pass up the next firefly without it following you. Break the six reinforced boxes (two by the firefly, four further along). Spin to find the ones in darkness by their noise.
  32. 32
    Once all six reinforced boxes are broken, go back and get the firefly.
  33. 33
    Pass the Wumpa Fruit behind where the boxes were and jump over the pit, landing on the small patch of land on the right.
  34. 34
    Jump again, landing on the spot on the left.
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    At the end of this path, jump to the right.
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    Jump one last time to where the next firefly is.
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    Go forward to an area with a small pit on the left, then land that crosses the whole path with an enemy with a ringed neck, followed by a pit. The only landing spot is a small one on the left with a mouse.
  38. 38
    Slide into the enemy with a ringed neck, then jump over the pit, landing on the mouse on the left.
  39. 39
    Go to the end of this land and jump over the pit when necessary.
  40. 40
    Break the boxes as you go, avoiding the pit on the left.
  41. 41
    Get the firefly here, hit the Green ! Box, and finish the level.

BONUS STAGE:

  1. Instead of getting a firefly to follow you, you must follow a firefly.
  2. Go right on the first platform; the firefly will start moving right.
  3. Follow it and jump across the first two platforms with Wumpa Fruit.
  4. Jump to the next platform and break all five boxes.
  5. Jump up to the next platform and jump over both Nitro boxes.
  6. At the end, jump down to the metal boxes.
  7. Hop onto the TNT; when it explodes, it will hit the ! Box below it.
  8. This activates the three outlined boxes past the end of the metal boxes. The firefly waits.
  9. Jump onto the activated boxes and walk across.
  10. Jump down to the stacks of boxes and break them all.
  11. Jump to the next platform on the right, break the two boxes, and jump on the ? platform to return to the level.
Tips
  • This level is similar to Level 23: Night Fight, featuring darkness and fireflies. It is recommended to complete Level 23 first.
  • There is no crystal in this level; the primary objective is to collect the gem and break boxes.
  • In the bonus stage, the firefly moves independently, and you must follow it.
  • Use the spin attack to locate hidden reinforced boxes by sound.
  • Be cautious of Nitro boxes, especially in the bonus stage.

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