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Level 20: Bee-Having
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

Level 20: Bee-Having

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Level 20: Bee-Having walkthrough. Includes Purple Gem Path, Bonus Stage, 92 boxes, 1 Silver Gem, and 1 Purple Gem.

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Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Level 20: Bee-Having walkthrough. Includes Purple Gem Path, Bonus Stage, 92 boxes, 1 Silver Gem, and 1 Purple Gem.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    At the start, kill the guy with a mallet.
  2. 2
    Jump over the pit to reddish-colored ground you can burrow under.
  3. 3
    Burrow under the ground, kill the plant, and break the boxes behind it.
  4. 4
    Jump back up, jump over the pit to the Aku Aku Box and break it.
  5. 5
    Jump onto more reddish-colored ground, burrow under it, and kill the guy with the mallet (be careful, he can hit you while burrowed).
  6. 6
    Jump over the pit and pass the beehive.
  7. 7
    Jump over the next pit and break the box on the other side.
  8. 8
    Pass the next beehive, jump over the pit, and land on more reddish ground.
  9. 9
    Burrow in this ground and go past the beehive to avoid the bees.
  10. 10
    Steer away from Nitro boxes and jump over the pit after exiting the ground.
  11. 11
    Break the checkpoint (an auto-save point you restart from on death) and pass the next beehive.
  12. 12
    Slide under the electric fence and jump over the next pit.
  13. 13
    Jump onto the box between the Nitro to get a life.
  14. 14
    Jump back over the Nitro and then over the next pit.
  15. 15
    You will be on reddish ground by a beehive; burrow and continue forward to avoid bees.
  16. 16
    Break the first box and go around the Nitro towards the big stack of boxes.
  17. 17
    Run into the stack of boxes to break them all, then jump out of the ground.
  18. 18
    Jump over the line of Nitro boxes and burrow again to avoid bees.
  19. 19
    Break the two boxes and, when you reach the pit, jump out of the ground and over the pit.
  20. 20
    Break this box and go past the statue.
  21. 21
    Go around the pit on the left and pass another beehive.
  22. 22
    Run by the electric fence right before it turns off to make it through.
  23. 23
    Slide under the next electric fence and jump over the pit.
  24. 24
    Break the checkpoint and go forward, passing another beehive.
  25. 25
    Jump the pit just past the beehive and land on ground you can burrow in.
  26. 26
    Burrow to dodge the bees and go forward.
  27. 27
    Spin to kill the guy with the mallet and jump out of the ground.
  28. 28
    Jump over this pit and break the two boxes.
  29. 29
    Pass by the beehive and jump over the next pit onto ground you can burrow in.
  30. 30
    Burrow and kill the guy with the mallet.
  31. 31
    Jump back up and jump over the pit.
  32. 32
    Jump on the metal boxes forming stairs (they are not real Nitro) and stand on the top ones to be warped to the PURPLE GEM PATH.
  33. 33
    Go around the pit next to the stairs to the left and break the two boxes.
  34. 34
    Go around the statue and jump over the pit it was in front of.
  35. 35
    Pass the beehive and avoid the exploding seeds from two plants ahead.
  36. 36
    Ignore the first plant, jump over the pit, and kill the second plant if you wish.
  37. 37
    Break the two boxes behind the second plant, including the checkpoint.
  38. 38
    In front of you is a pit with a platform; a plant spits seeds at it. Right after a seed on the platform explodes, jump onto it and then to the other side of the pit.
  39. 39
    Pass the beehive and ignore the plant.
  40. 40
    Jump over the pit with two boxes on the other side.
  41. 41
    Pass the next beehive and run over the speed boosts.
  42. 42
    Slide under the electric fence just past the speed boosts and jump over the pit.
  43. 43
    Pass the next beehive and dodge the seeds from the plant ahead.
  44. 44
    Ignore the plant and jump over the pit right behind it.
  45. 45
    Break the checkpoint and enter the BONUS STAGE.
  46. 46
    Pass the next beehive and run into the two speed boosts after it.
  47. 47
    Jump over the pit and land on ground you can burrow in.
  48. 48
    Burrow and kill the guy with the mallet.
  49. 49
    Jump out and jump over the pit.
  50. 50
    Get the CRYSTAL here and break the box right next to it.
  51. 51
    Go forward, past the beehive, and jump over the next pit.
  52. 52
    Burrow here and kill the guy with the mallet.
  53. 53
    Go all the way to the end and jump out of the ground.
  54. 54
    You will be at a pit with a platform and a plant spitting seeds. Jump onto the platform and over the rest of the gap right after a seed explodes.
  55. 55
    You will be on ground you can burrow in, so burrow.
  56. 56
    Kill this plant if you want and pass the beehive.
  57. 57
    Past the beehive, avoid Nitro boxes.
  58. 58
    When you get to the next pit, jump out of the ground and over the pit.
  59. 59
    Pass the Nitro on the left and hit the Green ! Box on the metal boxes.
  60. 60
    Finish the level.

Bonus Stage:

  • Follow the Wumpa Fruit around the two big sets of Nitro boxes.
  • At the end, jump over the pit onto the two metal boxes.
  • Go down and break all the boxes.
  • Jump onto the metal boxes to the right and jump over the pit onto the two metal boxes on the other side.
  • Get the Wumpa Fruit, jump up onto the metal boxes on the right, then jump over the pit onto more metal boxes.
  • Break all the boxes here and jump on top of the metal boxes on the right side of this platform.
  • Jump across the pit onto the metal boxes and go down, bouncing onto every box atop the Nitro.
  • After breaking the last box, jump up to the metal boxes on the right.
  • Jump over this pit and stand on the ? Platform to be taken back up to the level.

Purple Gem Path:

  • Jump up to the next platform on the right and jump on top of the metal box there.
  • Jump to the next platform on the right, following the Wumpa Fruit.
  • Kill the rats to make a mushroom appear that you can bounce on to get to the next platform.
Tips
  • You can burrow under certain reddish-colored ground to avoid enemies and hazards like bees.
  • Be aware that the guy with the mallet can hit you even while you are burrowed.
  • Electric fences turn on and off; time your movement to pass through when they are off.
  • Nitro boxes explode when touched, so avoid them unless they are part of a specific objective or path.
  • The metal boxes forming stairs are safe to jump on and lead to the Purple Gem Path.
  • Plants spit exploding seeds; time your movements to avoid them.
  • Speed boosts on the ground can help you move faster.
  • The Green ! Box changes Nitro boxes into regular boxes.

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