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Level 19: Ruination
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

Level 19: Ruination

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time Ruination walkthrough: Find 2 Silver Gems and 84 Boxes. Includes bonus stage and green gem path.

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Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time Ruination walkthrough: Find 2 Silver Gems and 84 Boxes. Includes bonus stage and green gem path.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Immediately after starting, wait for the flame-blowing statue to stop, then jump onto the platform in the gap.
  2. 2
    Jump into the enclosed area, break the four boxes (beware of a Nitro box behind them), and jump to the next platform.
  3. 3
    Quickly jump to the subsequent platforms as the current one crumbles.
  4. 4
    Kill the mouse on the next set of platforms and break the box to its left.
  5. 5
    Jump to the next platforms, kill the mouse, and slide to defeat the enemy with the ringed neck.
  6. 6
    Jump across the next platforms, moving quickly past a crumbling platform before reaching a flame-blowing statue.
  7. 7
    Walk along the platforms to the end and break open the checkpoint (an auto-save point you restart from on death).
  8. 8
    Jump up to the next crumbling platform, move off it quickly, and kill the enemy.
  9. 9
    Jump to the platforms on the right, wait for the monkey to come to you, and jump on it to kill it.
  10. 10
    Jump on the TNT boxes to blow them up, then jump down to the platforms further right.
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    Jump over the first Nitro box, run across the falling platforms, and jump over the second Nitro box.
  12. 12
    Jump to the platforms on the right and onto the metal arrow box.
  13. 13
    Bounce up to get the hidden Aku Aku (not in a box), then break the box next to the metal arrow box.
  14. 14
    Jump over the gap onto a crumbling platform, then into an enclosed area.
  15. 15
    Hit the ! Box to activate all the outlined Nitro boxes (required for the silver gem).
  16. 16
    Jump out to the next platforms; avoid standing on the solid grey platforms that fall.
  17. 17
    Kill the monkey and jump from the end of these platforms to the next one.
  18. 18
    Break open the checkpoint. If you have the green gem, stand on the green platform for the GREEN GEM PATH. Otherwise, jump to the next platforms.
  19. 19
    When the flame-blowing statues stop, run past them.
  20. 20
    Jump onto one of the four platforms moving in a circle and ride it across the gap.
  21. 21
    Jump to the next platform, next to the ? which leads to the BONUS STAGE.
  22. 22
    Jump onto the crumbling platform, then onto the platforms with boxes. Break the two boxes and kill the monkey.
  23. 23
    Jump onto the crumbling platform, then to the next platforms.
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    When the two flame-blowing statues stop, run past them.
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    Break the box with an Aku Aku in it.
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    When the next two flame-blowing statues stop, jump across the two crumbling platforms and land on the falling platforms.
  27. 27
    Run across them, jump over the gap, and break open the checkpoint.
  28. 28
    To the left, jump over the first Nitro box and land on the mouse to kill it. Jump over the next box.
  29. 29
    Go up to the TNT; jump on it as the enemy with the ring around its neck starts to walk away so the TNT kills it upon its return.
  30. 30
    Go forward to the enemy's previous location and jump on the TNT at the end of the platforms.
  31. 31
    Jump over the gap to the next platforms, break the two boxes, and stand at the edge to the right.
  32. 32
    Jump onto the tilted platform moving in a circle, being careful not to slide off.
  33. 33
    When it reaches the far right, jump onto another tilted platform moving back and forth.
  34. 34
    From that one, jump onto the next circular moving platform when it gets close.
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    When it moves to the right, jump down.
  36. 36
    Break the two boxes, jump over the gap, and run into the CRYSTAL to get it.
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    Outside, jump onto one of the four circular moving platforms, spin into the mouse to make it hit the Green ! Box.
  38. 38
    Wait for the platform to move to the other side and jump onto the next platform.
  39. 39
    Break open this checkpoint.
  40. 40
    Go down the platforms to the right, getting the Aku Aku at the top.
  41. 41
    Avoid the logs being thrown at you.
  42. 42
    Jump over the platforms to the right until you reach the enemy throwing logs; kill it.
  43. 43
    Go forward to finish the level.

BONUS STAGE:

  • Go right to a wall of boxes. Jump and spin into the only non-reinforced box.
  • Crouch and jump onto the three reinforced boxes. Bodyslam all reinforced boxes.
  • Hit the ! Box and jump onto the activated metal boxes.
  • Jump up to break the box above them, then jump onto the next set of metal boxes.
  • Jump up and spin into the box atop the three reinforced boxes here.
  • Crouch and jump onto the reinforced boxes and bodyslam them.
  • Jump over the gap onto more metal boxes. Jump onto the TNT and then...
Tips
  • The silver gem can only be obtained if you activate the Nitro boxes by hitting the ! Box.
  • Be cautious of crumbling platforms and flame-blowing statues.
  • Use the metal arrow boxes to bounce higher.
  • The tilted platforms require careful movement to avoid sliding off.
  • The Green ! Box in the final area requires you to use a mouse on a moving platform to hit it.

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