Under Pressure

Under Pressure, is the 2nd level in Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped and is the first of two underwater themed levels. It takes place under the water, somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. The level name might be a reference to the song "Under Pressure".

In this level Crash puts on his Scuba gear and has to swim through hazards - Electrical Plates, Sharks, Poisonous Blowfish and Sea Mines whilst trying to get the Crystal then reaching the end of the level, past a scenery of: Seashells, Seaweed, groups of Fish, Deep Blue Water, Kelps, Coral, Tubes, Starfish and Rocky Caverny Walls.

About halfway through the level Crash can find and ride a submarine/fish creature that can do a turbo charge and shoot aqua torpedoes. These torpedoes can break crates and defeat enemies from a distance. They can also destroy the red Coral scattered around the level to access any boxes hidden behind them. It acts like an Aku Aku mask, and shields Crash, if Crash is damaged when riding it then it will be destroyed. The turbo it has is very helpful for the Time Trial mode on this level, however the player must be careful when using it, as it can still be damaged during that time. When Crash attempts to go though a tube holding an Electrical Plate on the other side, the creature will blow up as it is too big to be used throughout that section.

Being only the 2nd level, it is not too difficult to complete, but can be slightly tricky due to the Eels and their speed. The controls for this level are rather straightforward. Square and O make Crash spin as normal and X makes Crash kick a little to gain a bit of extra speed. When riding the fish, the O button does the turbo charge and the X and Square buttons fire a torpedo.

Please note that after defeating Dr. N. Tropy and gaining the Death Tornado Spin, Crash is unable to use it underwater and will only do his regular spin. This was changed however in the underwater levels in Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex.