Rooftop Rampage

Rooftop Rampage (あくのパーティーだいハッスル lit. Evil Party Big Hustle in Japanese) is the ninth level in Crash Twinsanity and the final stage of Madame Amberly's Academy of Evil.

Description
The level serves as a tutorial for using Nina's character and shows Cortex the skills that Nina has learned during her time in the Academy of Evil. The level takes place mostly on the night-time rooftops of the academy, though Nina will occasionally enter small portions of the school. She must use the school's gargoyles to traverse as she can grapple onto them with her bionic hand. The roofs are festered with rats and ants who will try and stop Nina's progress as well. Inside the school, the academy's Zombots will also attack the player. Some of the school's chimneys are unstable and will collapse under Nina's weight. Additionally, she must spin through bells when she comes upon them to pass.

Eventually, Nina will be followed by the airship, since Crash anchored it to a school bus which wasn't heavy enough to weigh it down.. This bus ends up becoming a hazard for Nina, as it dangles from the airship and destroys the bridge she is walking on from behind. After getting out of the bus's way, Nina will meet up with Cortex, who sends her back to the airship.

The player takes over as Cortex and fights Madame Amberly in her office, the boss fight of the level.

Falling
Falling is a very prominant threat, with falling off of the buildings easily possible.

Zombot
Towards the beginning there are a few Zombots in a hallway. They can be defeated by spinning them or punching them.

Rats
There are rats in a few locations. They behave as they do in the rest of the game, wandering around randomly and not actively attacking Nina, but damaging her if she touches one. They can be defeated by spinning them or punching them.

Ants
Ants appear later on in the level. They teleport in and attack Nina with laser swords. They can be defeated by spinning them or punching them.

Nitro Crates
Nitro crates explode if touched, killing Nina instantly. They can be detonated from a distance, however, using Nina's punch attack.

TNT crates
TNT crates will explode instantly if spun, killing Nina instantly. They can also be jumped on, triggering a 3 second timer. Lastly, they can be detonated from a distance using Nina's punch attack.

Bus
There is a chase section where a school bus, dangling from Cortex' airship, drifts towards Nina. It kills her instantly upon colliding with her and must be outrun.

Intro
[Cortex arrive in Nina's dorm room, and sees what he thinks is Nina sleeping in her bed.]

Cortex: (quietly) Sleep soundly, Nina. (normally) There's no need to hide, from claws that scratch and jaws that bite. Under the covers, there's no need to hide, for your uNCLE'S THE MONSTER, AND HE'S ON YOUR SIDE!"

[A ragdoll head falls out of the bed, revealing that Nina wasn't in it.]

Cortex: "AH!"

[Nina jumps out from behind the bed and begins slowly dancing across the room towards Cortex.]

Cortex: "GAH! Nina! My adorable young niece! My my, you've gotten big! And sneaky... Put it here, little lady."

[Cortex reaches out for a handshake. Nina grabs Cortex's hand and crushes it.]

Cortex: "(grunts in pain) I... see they need some adjustments. Let me take a look."

[Nina is shown standing at the door to the beginning of the level.]

Cortex: "Now young lady, let's see what you've learned."

Catching the bus
[Cortex's airship is shown floating over the school, a schoolbus dangling below.]

Cortex: "My ship! Tie it to something secure, I said... Hurry Nina, or you'll miss the bus!"

The bus catching you
[The bus is shown forebodingly rising up over a building, flying towards Nina.]

Ant's arrival
[A portal appears and three ants emerge.]

Cortex: "They found us...! Hurry, Nina! Get back to the airship!"

[Nina runs off.]

Madame Amberley's introduction
[Madame Amberley suddenly rises out of the mist, shocking Cortex.]

Madame Amberley: "You are in detention!"

[Cortex turns to Amberley, looking terrified.]

Cortex: "Madame Amberley...!"

Madame Amberley: "So! Cry-baby Cortex is all grown up! I see you've found employment as a barber."

[Cortex looks down at himself.]

Cortex: "I'm an evil scientist...!"

Madame Amberley: "A scientist, are we? Well, to me you'll always be a little worm!"

Boss fight - Madame Amberley
Madame Amberley is suspended over a pit. Cortex is standing on the valves of a giant organ. The boss starts with Amberley shooting lightning at valves, causing them to pop open and spray hot air upwards, damaging Cortex if it touches him. When a valve is open, Cortex can't get around it. He must shoot the valves closed again to stop them from trapping him.

After doing this for a little bit, Amberly draws back and lauches bells towards Cortex. Cortex must shoot the bells back at her. Failing to shoot every bell causes Amberley to taunt you and go back to electrifying valves. If every bell hits her, she spins around, exposing her back.

Shooting the mechanism on her back damages her by 1 hit point, also severing one of the ropes that are suspending her. She has 3 hit points. After removing all of her hit points, therefore severing all of the ropes, she falls down into the mist with a high pitched screaming sound and is defeated.

Trivia

 * Players can, if the jumps are timed right, hop around the bells.
 * It is possible to spawn in Rooftop Rampage as Nina and Cortex together. However, if players move without spinning, the game will crash due to incomplete code.
 * This is the only level in the game where Crash isn't played as (without hacking or using glitches, that is).
 * This level is the one of the only two times in the game where you can play as Nina, the other being the final boss against the Evil Twins.
 * This level is the only time in the entire series that Madame Amberley appears in person.

Rooftop Rampage