Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced challenges Crash to save his friends from the brainwashing of his old enemy N. Tropy! Connect this game to Crash Bandicoot - The Huge Adventure to unlock secret levels, characters and more Exciting multiple modes of head-to-head linked multiplayer action!

N. Tropy has teamed up with his pal N. Trance to turn Crash's friends into his worst enemies. He'll face 40 levels of obstacles and puzzles to get them back on his side!

Face all-new puzzles as you travel through eight unique game environments

Three new types of crates for all-new playing strategies - Freeze, Copter and Magic Carpet

Go wild with Crash's new moves, the Rocket Jump and Super Slide

Play as Crash, Coco or Crunch and pilot multiple vehicles throughout the game

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For those who haven't played any of the previous games in the series, they all have similar plots and gameplay elements. For various reasons, the bad guys want some crystals from the levels. Crash collects the crystals and during the course of the game foils their unspecified evil plans. Along the way are items for him to collect like fruit stored in boxes. Collecting 100 pieces of fruit gets a free guy. There are masks to collect that give him a 1 time shield, and once in a while there is a free guy in some of the boxes. The levels are organized into areas, and completing each area requires "beating the boss". Each boss has some sort of weakness you have to figure out. After beating each boss, Crash acquires another ability like extra-high jump or extra-long sliding.

After you have collected the crystals, more game play is squeezed out in 2 ways - gems and relics. Gems are collected either by breaking all the boxes in a level or sometimes they are hidden in a secret area in the level. The game tells you before you enter a level which items are still available to collect. Each level also has a target time for completion. After you have collected the crystal, you can reenter a level, touch a clock then start racing through. By going as fast as you can and beating the target time, you win a Relic.

Most of the levels are similar to previous games but there are a few new twists. There are levels where Crash is water skiing and a big chompy shark is chasing him (hint: control Crash with the L&R buttons instead of the D-pad). These levels remind me of the jet-ski levels I didn't enjoy on previous games but the water skiing is actually fun. Other new twists are flying on a little helicopter pack and a magic carpet.

I'm not sure if the game could be played through by young children without help as some of the levels are pretty hard. Notably, the 3rd boss level is a difficult. There is a 2nd crash on the screen making mirror moves to him. By much trial and error I figured out you have to run the right-side Crash into the traps to win. I don't think my 6 year old could ever finish that level.

They have recreated the levels from The Wrath of Cortex where Crash is rolling around in a glass ball called the Atlasphere. These levels were the some of the most enjoyable in The Wrath of Cortex. On the N-Tranced, they seem to be the same track every time with new obstacles thrown in. These levels become a little frustrating because it is fairly easy to roll the ball off the side. They can only be beaten by creeping through the level with your finger on the brake button. I could have lived with fewer of these.

5 of 5 found the following review helpful:

Great fun!, it's too bad this game wasn't released for PS2Dec 07, 2004
By Cumulonimbus Harpe "samsmylife"
This is a great game that will provide lots of fun for everyone who enjoys the Crash Bandicoot series and who has a gameboy advance. This is probably one of the best games for the gameboy advance. It has good graphics, smooth game-play, and fun but challenging boss battles. Play as Crash, Coco, and Cruch who each play in a different type of level. Get this game when ever you can, you won't regret it. If you don't already own a GBA, this would be a great reason to buy one.

5 of 5 found the following review helpful:

Crash Bandicoot 2: N.TrancedAug 25, 2003

Wow! Awesome! I love this. It's good about saving, it's a game where yopu can play for a long time without getting bord, and when you beat it once, it becomes quite a thing to do over. I love this game, perfect, and I love all the Crash games. [...].

5 of 5 found the following review helpful:

Great Game!Aug 07, 2003

First off, the graphics are really beautiful. The levels you roam are nice, too. The wakeboarding levels offer a different flavor to the game, but it's not at all a bad thing. Your goals are basicly the same: collect Wumpa fruit and crystals, but I never get tired of it. I actually enjoy watching the cut scenes. No Crash fan should be without this game, and I can't wait for Crash Nitro Kart to come on the GBA!

5 of 5 found the following review helpful:

CRASH BANDICOOT 2: N-TRANCED ROCKS!Feb 11, 2003

This game is one of my favorite gameboy advance games and is most definitely my favorite Crash Bandicoot game! The bosses are cool but Crash is cooler! If you like Crash you will like Crunch Bandicoot as well! Be careful of the bosses!

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