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Level 3: Hang Eight
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

Level 3: Hang Eight

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Hang Eight walkthrough: Collect 2 Silver Gems and 74 Boxes. Includes jetski tips and Blue Gem path.

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Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Hang Eight walkthrough: Collect 2 Silver Gems and 74 Boxes. Includes jetski tips and Blue Gem path.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Go forward and jump across the platform that goes in and out of the water.
  2. 2
    Go up the platforms forming stairs and once they end, jump on the platform to the right.
  3. 3
    Jump to the next set of platforms, watching out for piranhas jumping out of the water.
  4. 4
    Break the four boxes and grab the Aku Aku mask (power-up).
  5. 5
    Jump across the sinking platform.
  6. 6
    Follow these platforms and kill the plant before it bites you.
  7. 7
    Get the checkpoint (save point).
  8. 8
    At the end of the pier, jump on the jetski.
  9. 9
    While on the jetski, you can press X, O, or Square for a speed boost.
  10. 10
    Avoid plants on platforms, mines, and whirlpools.
  11. 11
    Collect all the boxes.
  12. 12
    Past the boxes, there are many mines.
  13. 13
    After the mines, there are two whirlpools and Crash Box next to some mines. Break open that box.
  14. 14
    Go forward and get the next two boxes.
  15. 15
    Avoid the mines around here and park your jetski on the pier to get out.
  16. 16
    Break open the checkpoint.
  17. 17
    Go past some plants to get to the platform that will take you to the BONUS STAGE.
  18. 18
    Continue on and jump to the stairs on the left.
  19. 19
    At the top, jump over the water onto the next series of connected platforms.
  20. 20
    To the right is a blue outline; return with the Blue Gem to find a platform here.
  21. 21
    Jump on the platform to take the BLUE GEM PATH.
  22. 22
    Go forward, break the box, and jump on the hippo.
  23. 23
    Jump off the hippo right away onto the next platforms; otherwise, the hippo will sink and kill you.
  24. 24
    Grab the CRYSTAL (level objective).
  25. 25
    Continue past two more hippos.
  26. 26
    Get the checkpoint.
  27. 27
    Jump onto the jetski.
  28. 28
    Break the boxes here and use the speed boost to get through the small space between whirlpools.
  29. 29
    Avoid these mines and use a speed boost going up the small ramp on the right to hit a box.
  30. 30
    Watch out for the moving mine and break these boxes.
  31. 31
    Jump across the fence with the ramp and avoid these moving mines.
  32. 32
    Park the jetski and walk along the platform to the end of the level.

BONUS STAGE:

  1. Jump onto the platform to the right and bounce between Bounce Boxes.
  2. Spin into the bottom two crates in the stack and let the timer on the TNT start.
  3. Break open the crate on top of the TNT and jump to the platform on the right.
  4. Crawl under the metal boxes and jump down to the connected platforms on the right.
  5. Jump down to the next platform and break all of the boxes.
  6. Jump onto the platforms to the right and break the last two boxes.
  7. Ride the platform back up to the level.

BLUE GEM PATH:

  1. Jump between both sets of bounce boxes to break all four of them.
  2. Jump forward onto the next platforms and wait for the platform moving back and forth in the water to get close.
  3. Jump onto the moving platform and then onto the hippo on the left when you are close to it.
  4. Jump from the hippo onto the platforms and then jump up these platforms to the top of the waterfall.
  5. Follow the platforms, kill the plant, and then break the big wall of boxes.
  6. Behind where the fall is, you will see two boxes floating in the water. Jump onto both of them to cross the water and get onto some platforms.
  7. Past that, you will see boxes of Nitro (explosive boxes) and a checkpoint.
  8. Jump over the first row of Nitro and break open the checkpoint.
  9. Jump over the other row of Nitro and go forward, towards the pier.
  10. Jump onto the jetski and break as many of the boxes as you can.
  11. Past the boxes and ramps are two mines moving left and right in the water that you need to pass.
  12. Behind them are boxes of Nitro on the right and the ! Box (activates nearby boxes) on the left.
  13. Run into the ! Box to activate the outlined boxes you just passed.
  14. Go back and break all of them.
  15. Come back to where the ! Box was and dock the jetski.
  16. Hit the Green ! Box and then jump on the blue gem platform to be taken back to the level.
Tips
  • Don't fall in the water, as it results in death.
  • On the jetski, use the speed boost (X, O, or Square) to navigate obstacles and collect boxes faster.
  • Be aware of piranhas, plants, mines, and whirlpools.
  • You won't be able to break all the boxes unless you have the Blue Gem.
  • On the jetski, use a speed boost to go up the small ramp on the right to hit a box.
  • In the Bonus Stage, spin into the bottom two crates in the stack to start the TNT timer.
  • In the Blue Gem Path, jump from the hippo onto the platforms and then up to the top of the waterfall.
  • In the Blue Gem Path, jump onto the two boxes floating in the water to cross.
  • In the Blue Gem Path, run into the ! Box to activate nearby Nitro boxes.

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