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Level 14: Road to Ruin
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

Level 14: Road to Ruin

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Road to Ruin walkthrough. Collect 1 Silver Gem and 89 boxes. Includes bonus stage guide.

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Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Road to Ruin walkthrough. Collect 1 Silver Gem and 89 boxes. Includes bonus stage guide.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Walk forward from the start until the path ends. Jump onto the middle platform over the big pit; it will fall eventually.
  2. 2
    Jump from the middle platform to the next platforms. Kill the mouse and ignore the outlined boxes on the left for now.
  3. 3
    Jump forward into the enclosed area and break all the boxes.
  4. 4
    Go forward and jump out onto the platform with a mouse, then jump again to the next platforms.
  5. 5
    Break the three boxes here and go to the right. The platforms you cross will not fall.
  6. 6
    Kill the mouse and the box. Kill the mouse behind it.
  7. 7
    Jump over the pit to the right onto the next mouse. Kill it.
  8. 8
    Jump onto the top TNT box to start its timer, then jump down onto the Aku Aku box.
  9. 9
    Go to the right to avoid the TNT when it explodes.
  10. 10
    Slide into the walking enemy to kill it; do not touch its sharp neck ring or jump on it.
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    Jump over the gap to the right and break open the checkpoint (a save point).
  12. 12
    From the checkpoint platform, jump forward over the gap onto the next platform. This platform will fall if you stay on it too long.
  13. 13
    Jump forward over the next gap into the enclosed area right away.
  14. 14
    Slide into the enemy in this area to kill it.
  15. 15
    Jump over the pit at the end of the enclosed area onto the next platforms.
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    The middle two of the four platforms are solid grey and will fall as you run over them; pass over them quickly to get onto the last one.
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    On the next platforms, jump when the enemy with the neck ring is walking away from the screen, then slide to the right to kill it.
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    Break the two boxes. Stop, as the statue behind the platforms will blow fire across them. Wait for it to stop.
  19. 19
    Once the fire stops, walk past the statue. When you reach the pit, jump over it to the next platforms.
  20. 20
    Break the three boxes here. Note the outlined platform; activating it allows access to the SKULL PLATFORM PATH.
  21. 21
    Before jumping right, wait for the statue to stop blowing fire. Jump right when it stops and walk by it.
  22. 22
    Stop on the grey octagonal platform. Wait for the statue at the edge of the screen to stop blowing fire before crossing. All platforms between this one and the last are solid grey and fall as you cross them.
  23. 23
    On the last platform, watch the enemy with the neck ring on the platforms to the right. When it walks away from the screen, jump onto its platforms and slide into it.
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    Walk forward, break open the checkpoint, and grab the CRYSTAL (a collectible) on the right.
  25. 25
    Jump forward into the enclosed area. Hit the ! Box and break all the boxes that appear here. This ! Box does not activate boxes at the start of the level.
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    Jump out of the enclosed area, over the two platforms that crumble after a while, and onto the solid platforms.
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    Break the big stack of boxes here and go right.
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    Jump down the platforms on the right, being careful of the one that falls, and onto the mouse.
  29. 29
    The platforms on the right fall as you cross them, so move across quickly and jump onto the mouse standing on the safe platform at the end.
  30. 30
    Jump up onto the platform on the right; it crumbles. Jump off it onto the platforms above it on the right.
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    Break open the next checkpoint.
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    Go forward to the end of the platforms. Look across the gaps toward the statue on the right. When it stops blowing flames, jump onto the first platform (which will crumble) and then onto the next platforms.
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    Move out of the way of the flames and kill the mouse.
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    Go forward to a place with a ? platform on the right, which you can ride to the BONUS STAGE.
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    Ahead, pass between the two statues that turn and blow fire when they stop.
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    Break the three boxes at the end and jump to the platforms on the right.
  37. 37
    At the end of these platforms, kill the monkey enemy by jumping on it or spinning into it.
  38. 38
    Jump to the platforms on the right and kill the mouse.
  39. 39
    Jump onto the TNT boxes and start their timers.
  40. 40
    Before they explode, go down to the right and slide into the enemy with the ringed neck walking around.
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    Past him is the Green ! Box; hit it and go forward.
  42. 42
    Wait for the monkey enemy here to come to you to kill it.
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    Run across all platforms (some fall) to the end of the level.
Tips
  • You cannot get all the boxes on this level without going through the secret area via the secret warp room.

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