Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced

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Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced

Developer(s)	Vicarious Visions
Release date(s)	January 7, 2003 March 14, 2003 December 4, 2003
Genre(s)	Platform
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone (E)
Platform(s)	Game Boy Advance
Media	Cartridge

Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced (クラッシュ・バンディクーアドバンス2 ぐるぐるさいみん大パニック!?, Kurasshu Bandikū Adobansu 2: Guruguru Saimin Dai Panikku!?^?, lit. "Crash Bandicoot Advance 2: Round and Round Time See Panic?!") is the second handheld installment in the Crash Bandicoot series.

[edit] Gameplay

Aside from the powers you gained in Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure, two new powers are included, Super Slide and Rocket Jump. Because of these two new powers, the double jump and super body slam are standard when you start. Again, many of the gameplay that was used in Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped was used in this game, similar to the Huge Adventure

[edit] Story

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Deep in the heart of hyperspace, Uka Uka complains about Doctor Neo Cortex's incompetence, and how his last scheme to shrink the Earth failed miserably. He now trusts Doctor Nefarious Tropy with the task of aiding him in universal domination. N. Tropy sees into the future as phase one in his new scheme. He sees himself standing amongst the Bandicoots, and concludes that since the Bandicoots keep thwarting them, their only solution is to bring them to their side. With this, he recruits N. Trance, master of hypnotism.

Meanwhile, back on N. Sanity Island, Crash Bandicoot sleeps away while his friends, Crunch and Coco are abducted by a strange vortex. Aku Aku alerts Crash of the situation and tells him to bring him a Power Crystal so that he can see into what's going on. But when he does, Crash begins to be sucked in by the vortex. While Aku Aku tries to rescue Crash, he uses the Power Crystal's power to discover that N. Tropy is behind this. With the last of his power, he rescues Crash. N. Tropy ends up abducting a strange character named Fake Crash, but he doesn't seem to notice. He has N. Trance successfully hypnotise the Bandicoots into doing his every whim.

Meanwhile, somewhere else in hyperspace, Crash and Aku Aku plan to collect more Power Crystals so that Aku Aku can open more areas of hyperspace, free Coco and Crunch, and foil N. Tropy's plan. Crash frees Crunch after a battle in the skies of Saudi Arabia, and Coco is freed after a battle inside a volcano. After Crash defeats Fake Crash, N. Tropy realizes that what they captured the wrong Crash. N. Trance ensures N. Tropy that the Bandicoots will never find their hideout in a million years. However, with a few more Power Crystals, Crash and Aku Aku enter the hideout. When Crash and Fake Crash defeat N. Trance, N. Tropy flees into one last vortex. Crash defeats N. Tropy after a long and tough battle. With N. Tropy's defeat and capture, Aku Aku decides they should take a picture to celebrate. The Bandicoots group around N. Tropy and the picture is taken by Fake Crash. This turns out to be the future N. Tropy saw. Meanwhile, Uka Uka is upset over N. Tropy's defeat, and promises that next time they will face a real adversary...