Game:

Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex (2001)

Duration: 7:14

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Crystals: 8/25
Gems: 10/46 (8 Broken Boxes, 0 Secret Routes, 1 Blue, 1 Green)

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banzai - adjective
3. leading to likely or inevitable death

bonsai - noun
1. a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.

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The name of the level is confusing and can be interpreted in more than one way. I'm fine with that. If you want my honest opinion, it doesn't really have a meaning. The North American producers probably wanted to throw some Japanese words in there.

As far as the actual level is concerned, there's more to it than meets the eye. This is the first level we get to play as Coco Bandicoot. This poses an interesting challenge for us because she's slow and does not have the same abilities as Crash. However, Coco does have one hell of an attack, which I use many times throughout the video. Equivalent to Crash's high jump, Coco will stomp the ground and produce a shockwave. This is useful for taking out opponents without actually having to come in contact with them.

2:50 There's a jump here that you will miss if you are NOT careful. I have died at this exact spot many times. If you pay close attention, there is a little step or ledge below where it looks like the platform ends. Use this step to help close the gap.

3:30 Without a doubt the most crucial part of the entire level. With Coco's limited abilities, she has no way to reach the extra life box if the bouncy box is destroyed. You only have ONE opportunity to time this jump. Do not use the previous box as a guide to line up your jump on to the bouncy box. Use the nitro to the left of the bouncy box to align your jump on to the bouncy box. Do not ground pound the bouncy box after you retrieve the extra life because the shockwave will detonate the nitro crates.

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