Fumbling in the Dark

''Darkness? It is here, secretly! Be fumbling around in it, but don't miss out on the clear gem unit!!'' - Level description

Fumbling in the Dark is one of the two secret levels in Crash Bandicoot. This level is the thirty-third and true final level in the game; also it can be considered the darkest level in the game, let alone the series. It can only be entered once Crash wins the key in Jaws of Darkness. Fumbling in the Dark expands on the mechanics introduced in Lights Out.

In this level, Crash sneaks his way through the darkened, eerie corridors of Cortex Castle. Because the darkness basically makes the passage he traverses pitch black and the enemies deadly as only their red eyes can be seen, that and he can't tell when to jump over pits. The Aku Aku masks glow brightly, illuminating the level so Crash can navigate. Collecting the masks is the safest and only way to get through the level, meaning that if Crash does not find another mask quickly enough then his current mask will start to dim or if he's by an enemy, he'll be trapped in dark.

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